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It’s Page 14 Contents PVSM, AVSM, VM & Bar Iheartening to note that the defence ties Air Marshal P. Rajkumar (Rtd) between the two countries are transforming from PVSM, AVSM, VM a vendor-seller relationship to joint development Indo-Russian cooperation going Air Marshal Ajit Bhavanani (Rtd) and production partnership. from strength to strength PVSM, AVSM, VM Joint design and development of the Fifth Rear Admiral K. Mohanan (Rtd) Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) and Multi- Page AVSM Role Transport Aircraft (MTA) bears testimony 27 Mr. Pushpindar Singh Chopra to this. BrahMos cruise missile programme is Dr . K. Ram Chand a shining example of this “unique” relationship. Delivery of BATL eyes participation in Mr. J.K.Sharma INS Vikramaditya is round the corner and the aircraft carrier is Mr. Arunakar Mishra bound to be a key showpiece of the vibrant bilateral defence development of Ramjet engines Mr. R. Sundar cooperation. Air Cmdre. (Rtd) Joseph Varkey India and Russia have expressed readiness to take all necessary Page 28 measures to further expand the cooperation on a mutually Delhi beneficial basis, and deepen interaction in the development of Indian Navy in the throes of major Vikrant reborn in Gp. Capt. (Rtd) H.C.Bhatia defence technologies, modernization and joint development / 20 indigenous avtar manufacture of military equipments. expansion Ashok Iyer There is tremendous scope for greater involvement of Indian E-mail : [email protected] private companies especially SMEs in the ongoing and proposed Page 36 projects for acquisition, joint development and production and Bombay joint defence R&D and one must not lose sight of the fact that P. A. Augustine Saraswati Dynamics offers value- several systems, subsystems and components developed by 6 Email : [email protected] Indian companies have the potential to add a lot of value to for-money products Indo-Russian defence co-operation. India has developed a lot of Germany DRDO: concentrating components, equipments and systems for the ALH and for the Detlef Becker Page 40 on making India Email : [email protected] LCA programme as well as for the Sukhoi-30. Such products could be considered for joint projects from the design stage ammunition import Phone : + 497 112317595 itself. There is also scope for co-op with Indian Private Sector MiG-29K/KUB enters into the Mobile : + 491 701626053 and SMEs for MRO of Helicopters, Engines and equipments free / systems to provide cost effective and timely support to service of Indian Navy Dubai customers. Rajan Joseph The Russian Air Show (MAKS 2013 Airshow) is an ideal platform Page 44 Email : [email protected] for showcasing the Indian capabilities, and there are clear signs London that cooperation between the two countries are set for greater BrahMos Aerospace hosts Ezhil Bharathi S.A. heights. 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Printed at Rashtrotthana Mudranalaya, 19/1, K.G.Nagar, Bangalore-19. infrastructure by year-end: MDL Aeromag 4 Aeromag 5 Programmes of National importance such as Underwater Missiles, BrahMos Cruise Missiles, Nag, Air Defence systems etc. He laid the Technology Roadmap for Missile concentrating on making India Complex Laboratories and EXPLEXPLDORINGORINGR NEWNEWD FRONTIERSFRONTIERSO ININ led the R&D in the advanced Navigation Systems, Onboard THETHEammunition REALMREALM OFOF import CUTTINGCUTTING free EDGEEDGE Computers, Servo Valves and Seekers. Mr. Avinash DEFENCERDO, India’s premier Defence TECHNOL Research and Development OGIES Chander joined DRDO DEFENCEOrganisation, has a mission toTECHNOL design and develop state-of-the-artOGIES in 1972 after completing defence systems and technologies and to provide technological graduation in Electrical solutionD to India’s Defence Services. The technology spectrum under the Engineering from IIT Delhi. DRDO banner is wide-ranging and versatile. Making India Stronger He obtained M.S in Spatial Enhanced focus on self-reliance during recent years has led DRDO to enter with 55 Years of Information Technology a new phase of delivery of state of the art systems and critical technologies from JNTU, Hyderabad. He to the Services, taking the self-reliance index from 30% to over 55%. All Innovation, Research & is a Fellow of Indian National the endeavours of DRDO have a single-minded focus: to transform India Development dedicated Academy of Engineers, into a world-class centre for design development and production of defence Fellow of Systems Society systems and technologies, ensuring freedom from denial regimes and to the Nation of India, Fellow of Andhra external controls. Pradesh Academy of Sciences Dr Avinash Chander has been appointed as the new Scientific Advisor to DRDO has placed India among elite and Vice-President of Defence Minister, Secretary Deptt of Defence R&D and DG DRDO. group of : Astronautical Society of India. The distinguished scientist Dr Avinash Chander, is an eminent Missile Scientist and the Chief - 4 countries to have multi-level has received numerous Architect of the Long Range Ballistic Missile System AGNI. He Envisioned Strategic Deterrence capabilities and evolved the Strategies for Long Range Missiles and led the design and awards and honours development of AGNI series of Missile Systems – AGNI A1, A2, A3, A4 and - 5 countries to have its own Ballistic including DRDO Scientist A5 providing cutting edge, decisive Strategic Weapon Missile Defence (BMD) program of the Year, Astronautical systems to the Armed Forces, leading to the Successful - 6 countries to have developed a Society of India Rocketry and development of the Nation’s pride, ‘5000+ Km range Nuclear – Powered Submarine related Technologies Award, AGNI 5 Strategic Weapon System’ propelling India to Dr. Biren Roy Space Science - 7 countries to have developed own join the elite club of five advanced nations. th and Design Award, Agni Self- Development of Agni Range of missiles in highly Main Battle Tank and 4 generation reliance Award, Path Breaking restrictive International Control Regimes was possible Combat Aircraft. Research/Outstanding only out of his technology forecast, perspective planning and relentless DRDO has established 52 laboratories Technology Development efforts. He created the infrastructure, industry base, production lines, and with over 7500 scientists and around Award, Outstanding integration facilities to produce different classes of AGNI Missile Systems. 20,000 support staff and exhaustive Technologist Award by Today, the AGNI A1, A2, A3 Missiles occupy the pride of place in the infrastructure for testing and Punjab Technical University, inventories of the Indian Armed Forces comprehensive evaluation of weapon Technology Leadership His pioneering research in the