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Dr. C.G.Krishnadas Nair ndia has emerged as one of the biggest defence and aerospace markets in the world. Air Chief Marshal S.Krishnaswamy (Rtd) The offset policy introduced and revised PVSM, AVSM, VM & Bar I recently by the Indian government in defence Air Marshal P. Rajkumar (Rtd) procurement has created opportunitiesfor PVSM, AVSM, VM Indian and overseas industries to collaborate Air Marshal Ajit Bhavanani (Rtd) for business development.The Indian SMEs have PVSM, AVSM, VM developed robust skill-sets to become active Rear Admiral K. Mohanan (Rtd) AVSM members of global OEM supply chain through Mr. Pushpindar Singh Chopra R&D, Innovations and working as suppliers to Dr . K. Ram Chand Indian major aerospace and defence industries. TheIndian SMEs are making Mr. J.K.Sharma significant up-gradations in capability, technology and quality.Government of Mr. Arunakar Mishra India has appointed SIATI and Bangalore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Air Cmdre. (Rtd) Joseph Varkey to be nodal agency for establishing National Skill Development Council for the sector to meet the growing needs of the industry for skilled human resource. Delhi Also special incentives are provided to the overseas industry for collaborations, Gp. Capt. (Rtd) H.C.Bhatia investments and export from SMEs and JVs formed by overseas companies with SMEs. Ashok Iyer A number of Indian industries and their JVs with Overseas partners are E-mail : [email protected] participating in the Airshow 2013. SIATI extent best wishes to all the participants for excellent interaction with other participants and networking for Bombay mutually beneficial strategic alliance. It is also useful to take note of a significant P. A. Augustine forthcoming event in Bangalore, MSME DEFEXPO 2013, scheduled from 12-14th Email : [email protected] December 2013. The event is supported by the Ministry of MSME, Government of India and organized by the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC). Germany SIATI is supporting this event along with other industry organizations. This Detlef Becker is a unique event which provides a perfect platform for Indian & Overseas Email : [email protected] companies to promote their products and services to domestic, international Phone : + 497 112317595 and top regional players in defense, aerospace and homeland security. Mobile : + 491 701626053 We wish MSME DEFEXPO a grand success and encourage companies to Bahrain & UAE participate and exhibit their products and capabilities in the MSME DEFEXPO. Roy Mathew Email: [email protected] Tel: +973-7711-3349 Mobile: +973-6633-7571 London Ezhil Bharathi S.A. Warmly, Email: [email protected] Advertisements : Aeromag Asia Dr CG Krishnadas Nair Aeronautical Society of India Building Honorary President, SIATI Suranjandas Road, Off Old Madras Road, Bangalore 560075. Karnataka, INDIA Tel - + 91 80 25284145 / 65952377 Fax - + 91-80 -25284145 Email: [email protected] www.aeromag.in Printed and Published by Sunny Jerome, Managing Editor, Aeromag Asia, Aerosun Media Pvt. Ltd. B-2, SAPPHIRE, 1 st Block, 3 rd Street, 2nd Cross, Prakruthi Town Ship, Babusapalya, Kalyan Nagar Post, Bangalore -560043. Printed at Rashtrotthana Mudranalaya, 19/1, K.G.Nagar, Bangalore-19.

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Page 25 Contents VTI Instruments forays into embedded computing market Page 27 MiG-29M/M2 fighters enter market Page 28 ILA 2014 on course to repeat Biz aviation mkt in Middle East set for strong growth record numbers 14 Page 30 Dhruv clocks 1,00,000 flying hours Page 38 A specialist for machining aluminium and titanium – the Be-200 Symbol of new HBZ Trunnion 5-axis HPC 18 capabilities in aviation machining centre Page 44 How corporate jets began Page 50 Mahindra Aerospace inaugurates new Aerostructures facility in Bangalore Page 54 DRDO focuses on Birth of Aircraft - 20 development of strategic a Fascinating Story Mr Avinashsystems Chander Aeromag 6 Aeromag 7 EWAS sets up microwave design & fabrication facility Antony asks DRDO to WAS Technologies Pvt. Ltd was established in EW processor boards, RF Digital Receiver Boards, DRFM 2007 by a team of Senior Engineers with vast Controllers and Specific To Type Test Equipment (SITE) focus on high-end research Eexperience in Electronic Warfare, Radar and for the subsystems. Avionics domain. The founding team has developed and fielded systems, subsystems and operational support tools EWAS has recently added a new Boutique Capability in Microwave development and trial. such as ATE, GSE and EW Integration Rigs and successfully Integrated Circuits (MIC) & has set up a full fledged Microwave Complimenting the DRDO for its managed major programs from concept to delivery in the above design & fabrication facility. The company designs, develops and several successes, Antony said the areas. manufactures a wide variety of sub-systems for RF and Microwave Organisation has contributed to our systems for applications in defense, aerospace, Meteorology and national defence preparedness and Air Marshal EWAS has nurtured a pool of dedicated communication. Applications include weather radar deterrence capability. It has developed hardware and software engineers (50 + in applications, satellite communications, radio latest technology, as well as strategic Arup Raha will size) capable of executing design and communications, telemetry applications, and tactical defence systems. “The development and production of missile guidance systems, mobile recent successful launch of Agni V EW subsystems, embedded radio base stations and air traffic missile has catapulted our country be the next CAS software and Pre-Flight control and communications. into an elite group of technologically Message Generators advanced countries having such a (PFMG). The software EWAS excels in capability”, he said. team developed and hardware design, Speaking at the Meeting, Scientific delivered several software design, Advisor to Defence Minister, Avinash PFMG products system integration, Chander said structural changes have for fighter product A K Antony been brought about, since 2 September aircraft and engineering & Defence Minister 2013, in the functioning of DRDO on other airborne packaging. EWAS lines with the recommendations of the platforms. The has capabilities Rama Rao Committee Report for greater hardware team to undertake trongly urging the Defence efficiency and accountability. has engineered development Research & Development Cutting across party lines, the and delivered and production SOrganisation (DRDO) to complete Members of Parliament appreciated modern ATEs of subsystems all its projects within the prescribed the successes of DRDO, especially in and laboratory (RF and digital) time-limits, the Defence Minister A the field of missile systems. They were, integration meeting all the K Antony said DRDO should mainly however, bitterly critical of delays in the rigs for airborne avionics standards. concentrate on high-end research, development of Main Battle Tank (MBT), EW systems. The particularly in critical and strategic LCA and the Kaveri Engine. The MPs felt subsystems fielded The company areas. that DRDO has to plan its by EWAS include, has talented and Speaking at a meeting projects keeping in mind he Government has decided amongst others, a accomplished leaders and of the Consultative the futuristic security needs to appoint Air Marshal Arup Video Interface Unit goal driven managers who Committee attached to of the country and deliver TRaha, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC, which assists in switching RF can accurately translate user his Ministry, he said, DRDO on time. The Members of at present the Vice Chief of Air Staff, receiving channels of Airborne requirements into deliverable should also invest more Parliament also expressed as the next Chief of the Air Staff after RWR to overcome masking effects, finished products without time and time and resources in concern at the dwindling the retirement of Air Chief Marshal EW suite controllers, high performance cost overruns. fundamental research, lay allocation of resources for NAK Browne, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC on more emphasis on major DRDO and were unanimous December 31, 2013. mission-mode programmes for Armed that the government should provide Air Marshal Raha was commissioned Our COTS products range Forces and pool together resources and adequate funds to keep the R&D efforts into the IAF on December 14, 1974 in the  Airborne Recording and  XMC/PMC/Graphic Cards  Interface Cards talent available in academic and other going without any hiccups. 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Aeromag 8 Aeromag 9 Up to 150 aircraft on display at Dubai Airshow

UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mo-hammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum inaugurating he Dubai Airshow will welcome up to 150 aircraft on the the Dubai Airshow 2011 static display next week; with some appearing for the first Ttime in the Middle East. The Dubai Airshow takes place 17 to 21 November 2013 and is moving to a new purpose built home at Business aviation continues to play Middle East’s business aviation market related industries together under one roof; Dubai World Central (DWC), located in Jebel Ali, Dubai. increasingly important role within the is expected to reach Dh3.67 billion ($1 the biennial show prides itself on providing The 13th edition is set to be the largest in the show’s 26 year Middle East region, helping to sustain billion) by 2018, and by 2020 and the the ideal platform for the business aviation history, with more than 1,000 exhibitors and up to 60,000 trade current economic activity and drive new regional fleet size of registered business community to come work together and visitors expected - up 5% and 7% respectively from 2011. developments within the market; as jets is expected to cross 1,375. mutually benefit – this is firmly reflected by The daily flying demonstration will take place between 2pm emphasised by the Middle East Business Fahmy shared this positive outlook saying: the resounding amount of business aviation and 5pm approx.; displaying a full range of both civil and military Aviation Association (MEBAA) – the “The Dubai Airshow brings all aviation- exhibitors and aircraft taking part.” aircraft, including the , ’s F/A 18 Super Hornet and making its debut in the Gulf - the A400M. Meanwhile, the static park will feature the Bell/Boeing V-22 Tilt Rotor, B787-8 Dreamliner, A380; amongst the power line up of new to show aircraft is the Boeing CH-47F Chinook. The static will also showcase various types of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) such as Adcom’s United-40 and Adasi’s Aerostat 200; plus over 50 business aircraft comprising of family fleets from all the major OEMs including Bombardier, , Gulfstream and Dassault Aviation. Attendees will experience first hand many of the industry’s key aircraft parked on the static at the Dubai Airshow. The flying display will see the return of the UAE’s very own aerobatics team, the Al Fursan – which will fly Alenia Aermacchi aircraft along with the from the UK, flying the dual control BAE Systems Hawk T1. Sharief Fahmy, CEO, F&E Aerospace said: “The number of aircraft booked is a testament to the strength of the show; consisting of both commercial and military. The Dubai Airshow static and aerial UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of display historically has always been visually impressive and this Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mo-hammed bin Rashid year’s show will be no different – the Dubai Airshow takes place Al Maktoum visiting the Dubai Airshow 2011. every 2 years, so it’s an event not to be missed!”

Aeromag 10 Aeromag 11 main hotels in Dubai as well as Ibn Battuta Metro station for trade It’s celebration time at Dubai Airshow, visitors. Could you briefly discuss the profile of some of the key business aviation-focuses companies that are participating? says Sharief Fahmy We are expecting over 220 business aviation focussed companies signed to date. Amongst some of our business aviation exhibitors are: Aurora Aviation, UAE, Execujet Middle We see this year’s show as a East, UAE, Jetex, UAE, Bombardier, Canada, Embraer, Brazil and celebration of how the UAE has Royal Jet, UAE. Could you talk about the static park and the range of aircraft developed, showcasing the country’s that would be on display? The purpose built show site will offer a larger static park with up achievements in the aerospace to 150 aircraft on display including the return of the Dreamliner and A380; the military aircraft – Airbus A400M, will be in the flying display industry and reaffirming its which is a first for the Gulf region, meanwhile there will be over 50 business aircraft on display including family fleets from all the major commitment to the future of aviation OEMs including Gulfstream and Dassault Aviation. Attendees will experience first hand many of the industry’s key aircraft parked on the static at the Dubai Airshow. and beyond, says Sharief Fahmy, The flying display will run daily between 2pm and 5pm approx. and will see the return of the UAE’s very own aerobatics team, the Al CEO of F&E Aerospace, Dubai Fursan, along with the Red Arrows from the UK.

Airshow organisers, in this exclusive Could you give us an update on the Middle East business aviation market and its growth prospects going forward? interview to Aeromag Asia. Business aviation continues to play increasingly important Sharief Fahmy role within the Middle East region, helping to sustain current CEO of F&E Aerospace economic activity and drive new developments within the market; as emphasised by the Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) – the Middle East’s business aviation market is expected Dubai Airshow 2013 is all set to be We see this year’s show as a celebration This year the Dubai Airshow moves to reach Dh3.67 billion ($1 billion) by 2018, and by 2020 and the largest ever with great turnout. What of how the UAE has developed, to a new venue at Dubai World regional fleet size of registered business jets is expected to cross thoughts come to your mind? showcasing the country’s achievements Central (DWC), Jebel Ali, Dubai. We are 1,375. Yes, we are expecting this year’s show to in the aerospace industry and reaffirming preparing for the 13th edition of the be the largest yet. The show takes place its commitment to the future of aviation Dubai Airshow to be the biggest yet Could you talk about Skyview, the public event being held from 17 to 21 November, at Dubai World and beyond. and given the new location we expect alongside Dubai airshow? Central (DWC) and our show attendees Could you talk about the purpose- to see continuing growth with expected For the first time, Dubai Airshow will be launching a separate will have the opportunity to experience built Dubai World Central, and how it numbers of up to 60,000 attendees and public area called Skyview at the Dubai Airshow, featuring a safe the custom built venue; Dubai has built us would offer great experience for trade over 1,000 exhibitors - making the move environment and dedicated seating area for families, aviation a wonderful new home. visitors and exhibitors? to the new venue particularly well timed enthusiasts and tourists, to watch the Dubai Airshow flying display. as the exhibition space and footprint Skyview at the Dubai Airshow will take place 18-21 November, will now total 645,000 sqm in size, between 12pm and 6pm and whilst visitors won’t have access to the making it more than double the size of Dubai Airshow exhibition hall or static display there will be lots of the old site. entertainment and activities on the ground as well as perfect views The purpose built show site will offer of the flying display. a larger static park with fewer flying restrictions, improved media and catering What are the other new initiatives at the Dubai airshow? facilities; along with three times more The Dubai Airshow continues to be the region’s leading aerospace parking spaces than at the previous site. event – in addition to the show features seen in previous years this The venue is also very accessible as it is year the Dubai Airshow with the support of the UN World Food just 20/30 minutes’ drive from most key Programme (WFP) presents a new humanitarian pavilion; which in locations in Dubai and 40 minutes from turn will showcase 12 charitable organisations, air operators and Abu Dhabi International Airport – thus supporters in order to encourage more key players to join in, raise making it truly central between both awareness and garner support for their crucial work. cities. This year’s Dubai Airshow will also see the return of the Middle As this will be the first time coming to East’s dedicated training event for the aviation industry the Gulf this part of Dubai for a lot of our attendees Aviation Training Event (GATE), taking place 18-19 November and we have been working to make the show Futures Day – an initiative that aims to inspire young people to join site as accessible as possible. Shuttle the aerospace industry in the future, taking place on the final day of Buses will run to and from a number of the show - 21 November.

Aeromag 12 Aeromag 13 Biz aviation mkt in Middle East set for strong growth

n its 22nd annual Business Aviation Wilson, president, Honeywell Business business liner, implying these types other characteristics. Emerging markets Despite the regional distress, operators implemented across the region”. Outlook, Honeywell is forecasting up and General Aviation. of aircraft will command the bulk of generally show higher, but historically in the region indicate their purchases “Our joint initiative to work together Ito 9,250 new business jet deliveries In its latest survey, Honeywell found the value billed from now until 2023. more volatile, levels of demand and a may happen sooner in the next five- to further promote and develop globally worth over $250 billion from 2013 that the operators interviewed plan This large cabin group is expected to more pronounced preference for larger year window than expected last year, business aviation in the MENA region to 2022. to make new jet purchases equivalent account for more than 80 percent of all aircraft. As traditional regional markets with about 47 percent of purchases has come at an opportune time when The 2013 Honeywell outlook reflects an to about 28 per cent of their fleets expenditures on new business jets in have coped with economic variability planned before 2016. the region is on the threshold of rapid approximate 3 to 4 per cent increase in over the next five years either as a the near term. Volume growth between and political uncertainties, key emerging As the Middle East continues to adapt expansion in this sector of aviation” projected delivery value over the 2012 replacement or in addition to the their now and 2023 will be led by this class of markets have been shaping recent to a new economic reality, the business said Founding Chairman, MEBAA, Ali forecast. Despite slightly lower unit current fleet. This level of interest has aircraft, reflecting nearly 60 percent of industry growth, backlog and portfolio aviation outlook is still within a strong Ahmed Al Naqbi. “It is a step in the right deliveries, the expected value comes been largely stable for the past four additional units, and nearly 85 percent composition. up-cycle, say officials of the Middle East direction to synergize the experience of from pricing increases and a continued survey cycles, and compares favorably of additional retail value. Middle East and Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA). both associations for the orderly growth change in expected business jet with results of 25 per cent or less that “The trend toward larger cabin aircraft The share of projected five-year global MEBAA and the General Aviation of this industry in the region that is still delivery mix, which reflects the ongoing were the norm until 2006. Of those new with ever-increasing range expectations demand attributed to the Middle East and Manufacturers Association (GAMA) in the developing phase”. trend toward larger business jet models. business jet purchase plans, 19 per cent and advanced avionics is seen more Africa region moved toward the lower last year launched a joint initiative to The objective of this joint effort is to Honeywell forecasts 2013 deliveries of are intended to occur by 2014, with strongly than ever in this year’s survey,” side of its historical 4-to-7 per cent range work together to further promote and transform the regulatory environment approximately 600 to 625 new business larger shares of more than 22 per cent Wilson said. “As a full- spectrum supplier this year. develop business aviation in the Middle by encouraging civil aviation authorities jets, a single-digit decrease over each year scheduled for 2015 and 2016 to the industry, Honeywell has been In the Middle East and Africa, 26 East and North Africa (MENA) region. in the region to adopt a common set levels reported last year. The reduced purchases. The survey does not allocate successful in anticipating the needs percent of respondents’ fleets are “The Middle East and North Africa of principles to facilitate business deliveries expected in 2013 are largely specific years beyond 2016. This is of and advancing the technological projected to be replaced or added region is of growing importance for aviation operations. “Business aviation due to new program delays rather than slightly improved from last year’s results capabilities of the popular supermidsize to with a new jet purchase, down business aviation, and we want to is not commercial aviation and should deterioration in demand. and leads to a modest gain in projected and larger aircraft in production or from 32 per cent last year. The level ensure it develops to its full potential” not be regulated as such; it needs “2014 industry deliveries are demand in the near term. scheduled to enter service over the next of purchase plans is near the world said GAMA President and CEO, Pete access to airports and airspace, airport anticipated to be up modestly, reflecting Higher purchase expectations few years.” average even though 2013 has been a Bunce. “It is important we combine our infrastructure tailored to its needs, and recovery in supply- side constraints and continue to focus on larger cabin aircraft Regional purchasing results are year of significant political upheaval efforts to ensure business aviation is the freedom to operate with flexibility some gains linked to the projected pace classes ranging from supermidsize nuanced according to each market’s and ongoing conflict in the region. treated fairly, with proportional rules and agility,” Bunce stated. of global economic recovery,” said Rob through the ultralong range and maturity, economic environment and

Aeromag 14 Aeromag 15 P US companies at Dubai Airshow

E Company Name Booth # R Aero Kool Corporation 2366 Aero Precision 2360 F Aerojet 2370 O Aerospace Precision, Inc. 2366 R AGSE 2276 Centres of Excellence Airgroup Dynamics, Inc. 2366 M ATK Defense Electronics Systems 2473 Role of media and think tanks Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation 2175 A for vital to bring about changes in Avionica, Inc. 2366 N Bin Hilal Enterprises 2364 perception about countries of - MRO & Upgrades of military aircraft C Bristow Academy 2366 South Asia: Antony - Aviation manufacturing Caliber Sales Engineering, Inc. 2366 E Carbon Component Tech Services 2272 - MRO commercial aircraft he Defence Minister Mr. A K Antony has said, the media Dakota Air Parts Intl. Inc. 2271 and think tanks have a major role to bring about DIMO Corp Tchanges in perception about countries of South Asia. T 2364 Inaugurating the 7th South Asia Conference, Mr. Antony H Discovery Aviation 2176 said, “Perceptions of neighbours about India and the region R Dynatech International Corporation 2274 are quiet important. We hope that the perception about India Enterprise Florida 2366 will change gradually, as we make earnest efforts to build trust O and mutual confidence. The issue that we need to focus on is U General Atomics Aeronautical Systems 2486 how to make perceptions favourable to bring about a positive G Global Turbine Parts Corp 2366 change in the region. In this context, think tanks, civil societies, H Hontek Corporation 2372 intelligentsia and media have a crucial and responsible role to play”. Integrated Procurement Technologies (IPT) 2470 Elaborating further, he said, “In international relations, P JBT AeroTec 2366 perceptions often prove to be as important as reality. In L-3 Communications 2191 regions plagued by conflict and under development, mistrust R Laversab, Inc. 2270 has an impact on the behavior amongst States. In such a scenario, perceptions often get divorced from the reality”. O Lektro, Inc. 2356 He said the perception of countries about each other Miami NDT, Inc. 2279 in South Asian regions is not too favourable for regional F Pan American Tool Corp 2366 cooperation. He also highlighted the unique role played by India in furthering regional cooperation. E PartsBase 2275 Allaying the fears of suspicion of some neighbouring S Potomac Solutions Inc 2177 countries, Mr. Antony said “India’s natural predominance is Segers Aero Corporation 2266 viewed with concern by some states. Such concerns about Spirit Aero Systems Indian intentions are far from real and often misplaced”. S 2278 He also said that “over the years, India has assumed a I Sprung Instant Structures E.C. 2269 responsibility to improve its relationship with neighbours. Sunrise Aviation 2366 This policy has paid off at bilateral level. However its Tanury Industries 2374 relationship with some other countries continues to be O problematic”. N Telephonics Corp 2391 He reiterated India’s commitment to further and maintain The Timken Company (Europe) 2176 UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness peace and friendly relations with all its neighbours. Since, A Thrane & Thrane 2472 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visiting the US Pavilion India accounts for 80% of the regional GDP and 70% of at the Dubai Airshow 2011. Mr.Thomas Kallman, President & CEO of South Asia’s population, it has an important role to play in L Turbine Controls, Inc. 2279 Kallman Worldwide Inc , the organiser of the US Pavilion is receiving making regional cooperation possible, he remarked. TurboPower LLC. 2366 Sheikh Mohammed. The two-day long conference organised by the Institute I U.S. Commercial Service - Dubai 2471 of Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA) was attended Str.Condorilor nr.9, Bacau 600302, Romania ViaSat 2478 by delegates from South Asian Countries, including S Tel: 00.40.234.575.070; Fax:00.40.234.572.023/572259 Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka & VSI - Vision Systems International LLC 2375 Pakistan. M http://www.aerostar.ro; e-mail: [email protected] Woodward, Inc. 2291

Aeromag 16 Aeromag 17 Be-200 airborne torpedoes, anti-ship guided auxiliary power unit, which allows its adoption by the Russian Navy. In May torpedoes, air-to-air missiles, sonar buoys, fully autonomous operation. Moreover, 2013 the Russian Ministry of Defense Symbol of new capabilities in aviation and a photographic equipment pod. there are no special requirements for its signed a contract for the purchase And, of course, the Be-200 is of interest basing. This can be either off-aerodrome of six planes. Of these, two will be he Russian Beriev Be-200 military missions including participation A-40 Albatross jet amphibian, whose to military as a transport aircraft for rapid basing on the ground – in that case delivered in the basic Be-200ES is primarily in search-and-rescue operations efficiency was confirmed by 148 world airlift and airdrop of personnel (up to only an equipped onshore ramp to the configuration (similar to that supplied Tan effective fighter against large- in maritime zone, environmental records. Like the Be-200, the A-40 was 42 people), transportation of military water surface is needed -- or the aircraft to the EMECOM) and the other four in scale fires. In 2004, Be-200s began to monitoring, transportation of goods and developed at the Taganrog-based Beriev supplies and weapons. Moreover, the can remain afloat moored to a ramp. the Be-200PS patrol version (without enter service with Russia’s Ministry for passengers. Aircraft Company for the Russian Navy. amphibious qualities of the Be-200 Preparation of these basing facilities can the fire extinguishing function). While Emergencies (EMERCOM) and they were The baseline model of the aircraft Since its foundation in 1934, the Company give new tactical capabilities as well, be carried out in a short time and does not the new planes are under construction, actively used to extinguish large fires is additionally fitted with special has specialized in design and particularly in delivering special purpose involve significant costs. In addition, there in June of this year the military already not only in Russia but also in Greece, equipment. For example, its search-and- has gained enormous experience in or combat swimmer teams. In addition, are no restrictions on its use at sea, as held joint exercises with the EMERCOM, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and rescue version may be equipped with developing and building this class of the Be-200 has the largest payload (up to the developers have made it completely during which the possibilities of using France. During these missions, the Be- an electro-optical system having TV aircraft. 7,500 kg) for this class of aircraft and can resistant to corrosion. the Be-200 for fighting fires on drilling 200s was piloted by not only Russian but and infrared channels and a laser range The patrol version of the Be-200 is of handle a wide range of freight containers. During ten years of active service, the platforms, ships as well as in search- also foreign crews, who noted their high finder, a searchlight and on-board rescue utmost interest to the Navy. It provides The Be-200 is equipped with modern Russian Be-200s have demonstrated the and-rescue and anti-terrorist operations performance enabling them to accurately equipment. The plane can evacuate up to the detection and tracking of surface, avionics – an upgraded ARIA-200M highest reliability of their airframes and at sea were tested. and safely perform compound maneuvers 57 victims. A special ambulance version of underwater, air and ground targets, and integrated avionics suite developed jointly systems and their serviceability in any at high g-loads and rolls. the Be-200 is equipped with outpatient then produces targeting data for naval with leading Western manufacturers and weather conditions. High-altitude trials Be-200 versions: The Be-200 can scoop up to 12 tons facilities and accommodates 30 lying- ship strike groups. Owing to its capability enabling round-the-clock operation in that took place in Armenia serve as a good Fire ExtinguishingSearch & RescueT of water into its tanks in just 14 seconds down or seriously ill patients. for long-term loitering missions in any weather. All information is displayed example. During the tests the Be-200 took ransportPassengerAmbulancePatro while skimming the water surface and Military versions of the amphibious specified areas, the Be-200 is very effective on six liquid crystal multifunction displays off and landed on the land aerodrome lASW drop an average of up to 240 tons of water aircraft offered by Russian arms exporter for control of the 200-mile maritime and two customized navigation displays, Gyumri (1580 m above sea level) and per mere one fueling, which is far beyond Rosoboronexport on the international economic zone. The aircraft can perform which greatly facilitate flight control of high-altitude Lake Sevan (1950 m) where Be-200 performance the capabilities of any other aircraft. arms market are equally of interest as well. patrol missions for nearly six hours. In this sophisticated plane. Crew of the Be- water scoops and drops were also carried Maximum take-off weight, kg: The Be-200 is capable of taking off from They are ideal for Navy for performing this case, the mix of equipment is tailored 200 consists of two pilots and effective out. In addition, a single-engine takeoff of from land 42,000 any open water area at least 2.6 meters specialized missions. After all, the Be- solely to meet customer requirements. training aids are available for their the Be-200 was successfully practiced at from water 40,000 deep and land airfields with a 1,800 meter 200 has “military” roots as its hydro-and The designers have also studied the training. the same time. long runway. It can be successfully used aerodynamic layout is derived from its external attachment of weapons and The Be-200 also features the D-436TP According to some experts, the Be-200 Service ceiling, m 8,000 to perform a number of other civil and unique predecessor – the biggest-ever other special equipment, including fuel-efficient bypass corrosion-resistant is really a symbol of new capabilities in Maximum cruise speed, km/h 680 engines with a capacity of 7650 kg each the world of aviation. The plane has flown Economy speed, km/h 560 complying with all ICAO requirements. around many countries in Southeast Rate of climb, m/s 12 They provide a maximum cruise speed Asia, Europe and South America, where Ferry range (1-hour fuel reserve), km 3150 of 680 km/h, which is higher compared it took part both in fire extinguishing Take-off length (water/land), m 1,000/1,350 with all its counterparts. In addition, and in dozens of exhibitions and Landing length (water/land), m 1,300/1,020 the developers have also studied the demonstrations. And everywhere the Be- Seaworthiness: possible installation of engines from other 200 received rave reviews. wave height, m 1.2 manufacturers. But these amphibians have even sea state 3 The Be-200 is also equipped with an greater export prospects after their Crew 2

Aeromag 18 Aeromag 19 production of weapons systems. We cannot continue Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO). to be eternally dependent on imports to meet our DRDO, along with its production partners, prominently displayed India’s DRDO focuses on development requirements. Innovative thinking, particularly in R&D, strength and expertise in design, development and production of such is a must, if DRDO is to meet its items at the recent International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition ADEX- mandate of providing the world’s best equipment to of strategic systems our Armed Forces. For this, DRDO will have to become a forward-looking and a receptive organisation and not remain rooted to old mindsets”, says Defence ver the last 50-plus years, the their reasonable expectations are fully weapon systems and adequate high-end Minister Mr. A K Antony said. list of Defence Research and met,” he said. critical defence technologies for Armed “If our indigenisation goals are to be realised, ODevelopment Organisation’s While the DRDO has developed “- Forces. DRDO will have to take the lead in this regard. Other achievements spans the fields of missile off” products that have greatly benefitted DRDO officials said there is a need to stakeholders, for instance, the Services, the Ministry development, electronics, tactical the civil society, it strongly focuses its raise the DRDO budget to 15 per cent of of Defence and private industry in the defence sector weapons and the development of critical energy and resources on developing the Defence Budget, at par with some too must cooperate to ensure quick, honest and defence technologies for Armed Forces. of the neighbouring countries, and to transparent acceptance of the systems”, added Mr. The DRDO has earned praise for its implement the sort of incentives that have Antony. remarkable achievements in recent years, been advanced to similar organisations He said all the stakeholders must meet at regular most notably, for Agni-5 and the BrahMos like the ISRO. intervals to undertake periodic reviews and suggest missile systems. A country like India cannot go on corrective action. Both DRDO and the Services must The DRDO scientists are focusing on depending on one country or the other place more trust and confidence in each other’s priority areas and fully aware that the for its defence requirements as it has had abilities and work with close synergy. “The concept of ultimate test of success of the organisation bitter experiences in the past. Nations are block acceptance and spiral development that is being lies in the satisfaction of the users i.e., the unwilling to part with strategic defence followed in most leading countries of the world must Services. technologies, or at best willing to provide be embraced after due deliberations and required The DRDO top brass are leaving no previous generation tactical systems changes”, Mr. Antony said. stone unturned to nurture talent and and that too on unacceptable terms and The Defence Minister stressed on the need for ensure “fairness at all levels” in order to conditions. In such a scenario, there is a partnership between DRDO and the Armed Forces. realise the organisation’s goals. strong need to optimize self-reliance in “It is the collective duty of the Defence Industry, “No amount of technology and financial these areas. Armed Forces and the scientific fraternity to hold resources can ever match the vibrancy Development of strategic systems is regular and healthy interactions among themselves to of human resource. Effective HR policies being given highest priority by DRDO. understand each other’s concerns and requirements in are the key to a dynamic, vibrant and The organisation is also developing a better way… As the technology hub for our Armed futuristic organization”, a DRDO official cutting edge technology in partnership Forces and the nation, DRDO needs to enhance the said. with Academia and Industry. frequency of its interaction with all the concerned “We want to retain and attract the With increasing participation of foreign S&T departments, as well as the end user – our Armed vast pool of talent. We are creating and companies and the private sector, Forces”, Mr. Antony said. sustaining a creative, positive, vibrant and organisations like DRDO are left with no Meanwhile, India has for the first time displayed dynamic work environment, where the choice, but to be globally competitive. during an international event its latest, state-of-the-art other levels of personnel feel motivated Dr. AvinashChander “Our Government is committed weapon systems, platforms, sensors, communication to give off their best and at the same time, Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister towards achieving self-reliance in the systems and equipment designed and developed by

Aeromag 20 Aeromag 21 DRDO team at KINTEX, Seoul, South Korea.

2013 at KINTEX, Seoul, South Korea, where by DRDO and produced by Indian Industry Meanwhile, unleashing a new era of more than 30 countries participated. The including those displayed at ADEX- DRDO-Academia Partnership, Institute DRDO team will be led by its chief Mr. 2013, have immense export potential. of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences AvinashChander, the Scientific Advisor Recently, the Explosive Detection Kit (INMAS) and Delhi Technological to Defence Minister, Secretary Deptt of (EDK) developed by DRDO and already University (DTU) signed a MoU for Defence R&D and DG DRDO. being produced in India, was launched enhanced academic interaction and The indigenously developed systems in the USA after the technology for its R&D collaboration at INMAS, DRDO, displayed included Akash-Air Defence manufacture was transferred to a US firm. New Delhi. System, Tejas-Light Combat Aircraft and “DRDO’s participation in the event will This collaboration will include applied its variants, expandable high speed aerial go a long way in promoting international research and projects. The MoU was target-Abhyas, Airborne Early Warning collaboration andgenerating fruitful exchanged between Prof. P.B. Sharma, and Control system – AEW&C, advanced interactions with leading global Vice Chancellor, DTU and Dr. Rajendra radars, sonar and communication system leaders from industry and Defence R&D Prashad Tripathi, Director INMAS in the among others. institution especially those from South presence of HODs, officials and faculty A large number of products developed Korea”, a DRDO official said. members of INMAS and DTU. Initially the MOU is between INMAS and Dept of Biotechnology and Dept of Applied Physics, DTU. The MoU is aimed at fostering the interactions between INMAS and DTU in the areas of mutual interest to enhance the value of research and training at both places by undertaking collaborative research projects and enhancing the quality of human resource by imparting training. This collaboration will be implemented in a manner that supplements the resources of both the institutions to facilitate research and training in areas of mutual interest. There will be exchange of Scientists/Faculty and students between the participating institutions. “We are going from era of cooperation to collaboration, which will be mutually beneficial for both the parties. We value our relationship with DTU and believe that our collaboration with DTU will help us in strengthening the knowledge and innovation eco system in the country.” He further elaborated that the fruits of joint collaborations should help Indian Armed Forces in particular and the benefits should gradually trickle for society at large.

Aeromag 22 Aeromag 23 one of five companies worldwide with voltage VTI measurement accuracies VTI Instruments forays into of 0.005%, and one of only three companies Instruments worldwide embedded computing market We will continue to develop more products and solutions, in the future, in tune with our core principles

Praveen Srivastava of product longevity, reliability, TI delivers precision measurement integrity and channel instrumentation for the Vworld’s most demanding test density, says Mr Praveen Srivastava, applications. Applications range from the Boeing Company ensuring the structural VP- Business Development – India integrity of the 787 Dreamliner through complete structural test to Carrier performing highly accelerated life testing & Asia Pacific VTI Instruments Pvt to qualify components on commercial HVAC Ltd, in this exclusive interview to systems, to Raytheon Mr Praveen Srivastava performing functional electronic VP- Business Development Aeromag Asia. test on Sidewinder missiles to validate India & Asia Pacific VTI Instruments Pvt Ltd performance levels that our troops that depend upon. can achieve thermocouple Our Customer list is comprised of leading accuracies better than 0.5ºC. Could you talk about your recent Gigabit Ethernet was used for interface Fortune 1000 companies who depend entry into the embedded computing (instead of proprietary standards like on our data acquisition instrumentation New Generation Turnkey Data market? MXI etc), there are no PC side special to support product qualificationAcquisition Software--- EXLab VTI instruments has started its foray interfaces are needed. This protects and production. Additionally, prime A sustained focus on innovation and into embedded computing market as customers from obsolescence of PC and contractors and defense organizations technology enables our Customers strategic move to expand its business its proprietary interfaces. Since E.Net is worldwide depend on the product to optimize their capital investment operations. The aim is to bring the open an IEEE maintained standard its forward performance of VTI Instruments to help through product longevity, while industry standards to the commercial backward compatibility is far better them maintain a competitive edge in ensuring unmatched measurement market, so as to protect the IP of the than any other PC based interfaces. today’s global market and preserve the integrity and data reliability. With customers. With our past success in T&M This board also doubles as LXI interface integrity of their brand as stated by Mr. decades of experience VTI continues industry standardization, like founding unit, meaning that it will support IEEE- Praveen Srivastava, VP- Asia Pacific. to lead in the development of open LXI consortium etc, we would like to 1588v2 (PTP) and other LXI protocols, VTI’s products are used to monitor and standards for test and measurement; VTI bring Soft-FPGA technologies close to such that PXIe-LXI hybrid systems can be record data that characterizes the physical Instruments Corporation is a founding the end users, in usable format. Starting easily realized, with seamless timing and integrity and performance of aircraft, member of the LXI Consortium, presides with our VIU, VPU products, we have synchronization between instruments. engines, and other large structures, as over the VXI Consortium, as well as been engaging the aerospace clients who For more information on EMX2500, please well as automate the functional testing being active in other industry standards are looking for SWaPC saving Solution refer to below datasheet. of complex electronic systems. Knowing organizations. These efforts also focus (Size, Weight, Power, and Cost). We will we address applications that range from on scalable, modular products that continue to develop more products and Could you throw some light on your flight safety to troop security to critical maximize performance in a small solutions, in the future, but all following key products and industry solutions? infrastructure defines our ongoing footprint. our core principles of product longevity, Our key products can be categorized commitment to product performance VTI Instruments Corporation serves the reliability, measurement integrity and into various platform based or application and quality. following key industries: channel density. oriented solutions. Our products for Customers demand measurement Aerospace and Defense ATE market include Switching, IO, fidelity and performance; whether the Power Generation What are the highlights of EMX 2500? Communication etc., cards in VXI, LXI, signal type is a voltage, current, resistance, Energy EMX2500 is designed to make PXIe PXIe and VME platforms. We also sell pre- temperature, pressure or strain, few  Automotive instrumentation as distributable as LXI engineered subsystems and total turnkey companies can match our capabilities.  Commercial Electronics instruments. Its essential function is to act solutions and associated services for this VTI is the industry leader in full bridge as slot-0 controller for PXIe mainframes, market. For mechanical data acquisition strain gauge measurement accuracy, Email: [email protected] and performing associated tasks. Since applications, we offer products to general

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us to upkeep our promise in the past and we strive to keep up the same promise across all product range. As for the software support, sheet. we try to keep it as open as purpose, High speed data logging, possible. We typically support Could you talk about control, dynamic signal analysis/NVH Linux and Windows platforms, and your partners? etc, in VXI, PXIe and LXI platforms. RTOS for a few products. The drivers of VTI believes in mutually beneficial The formfactor of these instruments is our latest PXIe products are based on partnership and we have strong allies optimized for applications. RestfulHTTP, which is a step forward in with many companies all over the world. making the PC-independent solutions. Since no single company can do all that What are your thoughts on the While we provide COTS products for is needed for fulfilling the needs of T&M company’s focus on innovation and the market, we have also designed and market, it becomes compulsory to have technology? supplied custom products for specific partnerships to provide total solutions. At VTI Instruments, we not only follow customer needs. Over the years we have nurtured ince 2012 the MiG-29M/M2 are a Mr. Sergei Korotkov, CEO of MiG Corp., development its ship-born fighter. the industry standards but help defining vendors for partnering and supporting part of the MiG-29 family, which says that MiG-29M/M2 have got really It should be noted that MiG-29M/M2 has them. Our partnership in VXI, PXI, LXI, PCI- Could you share details of PXIe-LXI our quality objectives. Our worldwide Sare being manufactured in series new enhancements. The aircraft have a got some differences from its ship-born SIG, VITA, IVI, AXI and other consortiums Chassis highlights? network of partners has been providing and showcased at international air new glider, aero-engines with increased proto-type. In particular, it is equipped will help our outlook for developing With our experience of supplying to ATE well integrated software & system shows. Only its experimental model was thrust, its combat load is augmented with new systems, like the attacking newer products. We have invested primes and system integrators for past integration solutions for decades. For demonstrated in public, like MiG-29M2 two times, while its fuel capacity is missiles detection system and laser millions of dollars in market research 30 years, we have observed that many more information on our partners, please MRCA. increased by 1.5 times. MiG-29M/M2 irradiation detection system. Both the before rolling out our Sentinel series of them spend considerable amount of visit the following link: For the first time, the in-series produced have got an increased life cycle of up to systems are designed for increasing its products for example. This helped us to engineering on integrating them into a MiG-29M2 double-seated fighter was 6000 flying hours, while the cost of its survivability in combat conditions. Special understand the customer needs better core subsystem. This includes IO cards, What are the trends in Precision data show-cased at KADEX Arms Exhibition flying hour is decreased by 2.5 times. anti-radar surfaces had been used, while than just catching-up in the data speed Switching and High performance interface acquisition industry? (May 2012, Kazakhstan). Later on, it was Mr. Korotkov said the MiG designers there has also been an increased level of game. connectors. CMX-34 is designed to reduce Having seen the success of LXI demonstrated in Serbia and Slovakia, have implemented significant reservation of the main systems. Product support for 25-20 years is one this burden by means of a pre-engineered instrumentation, many companies have which are considering the option of breakthroughs aimed at achieving One more difference of MiG-29M/M2 of the major objective for design and solution for all 3 aspects. EX1200 platform started converting their static their replacing their MiG-29’s fleet with such parameters like the autonomy of from MiG-29K/KUB aircraft is an option component selections. The same has provides a versatile LXI solution for all GPIB products into LXI. This has made these modern fighters with enhanced stationing and the capacity to withstand to equip it with a container with opt- helped switching needs (DC to 20GHz) and the LXI fastest growing product pool, performance. In August 2012, the new external affects in operation in humid, electronic systems. static IO needs; while the as compared to PXI and VXI. The high MiG-29 took part in the group flight with heat and mountainous environments. The MiG Corp.’s officials say that the joint PXIe provides enough performance IO requirements have been T-50 5th generation fighter at the Airshow, It has come up as a result of efforts order book for both MiG-29K/KUB and slots for high performance slowly moving towards the PXIexpress, devoted to the 100th anniversary of the in meeting the IN’s requirements to MiG-29M/M2 a/c has crossed 70 pieces. instrumentation. The VPC/ which has opened the doors to high Russian Air Force. MAC Panel modules can bandwidth which were almost thought From the technological point of view, also be ordered with our impossible. For example, digitization the single-seated MiG-29M and double- switch cards, so that solution of RF IQ data, replaying, thousands of seated MiG-29M2 represent development comes pre-wired with internal channels of synchronized DSA, etc are of MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB, which are signal routing harness. We few examples. On the ATE front ATML operational with the Indian Navy and believe that (Automated Test Markup language) will be operational with the aviation this approach is picking up the steam, which is XML formation, based on “Admiral Kuznetsov” reduces the adaptation for test industry. More aircraft-carrier. schedule risk to increasingly products are being designed According to MiG Corp. officials, the a large extent. with end application in mind, rather MiG-29K/KKUB/M/M2 family is not a For more than generic types. Software is playing a mere up-gradation of the ‘classical’ MiG- information, critical role and development platforms 29 fighter, but in fact it’s a new aircraft refer to our are becoming open, allowing 3rd party with increased combat and operational CMX-34 vendors to develop applications on performances. product data products like Oscilloscope! Comparing it with the classical MiG-29,

Aeromag 26 Aeromag 27 Could you give us an update on the key industry representatives. Specifically will enable participants to establish and preparations under way for the Berlin for buyers, there will be three Buyers’ cultivate their business partnerships. ILA 2014 on course to 2014? Days at the ISC to promote direct business Preparations are well under way for meetings between exhibitors and trade Could you discuss the Air Show’s ILA 2014. At ILA 2012, the last event, we visitors. These are only three examples expansion over the years since it repeat record numbers opened our new exhibition grounds of how we are constantly developing the relocated in 1992? What updates are at ExpoCenter Airport. At this debut concept of ILA. In particular, reserving there on the expansion of the new event we already achieved a huge step the first three days of the event for trade exhibition grounds? forward in terms of the quality of the visitors has proved a success. ILA first took place in 1909 and is the infrastructure, and we will be building world’s longest-running air show. After on that at ILA 2014. Next year we will be How will you ensure that current World War Two and following eventful dividing up the grounds according to market developments are reflected by years, ILA celebrated its re-opening in individual aerospace segments again, all the various segments at ILA? Hanover where it was held until 1990. thereby ensuring visitors need cover only The German Aerospace Industries After moving to Berlin in 1992 ILA joined short distances at ILA. Association (BDLI) has been a strong the ranks of the world’s leading aerospace and close partner for many years. This events and has continued to expand Could you throw some light on the organisation’s knowledge of the industry since. Today, participation in ILA is three growth you expect compared to as well as its ties and expertise help to times greater than it was in Hanover. 2012 as regards exhibitor and visitor shape the concept of ILA. For example, we As I mentioned earlier, participation in numbers as well as the increase in were quick to recognise the significance ILA 2012 marked a new record. The new indoor and outdoor display areas, of UAVs and subsequently created exhibition grounds were almost fully chalets and aircraft? a segment at ILA, with considerable booked up. Exhibitor demand could result Bookings for ILA 2014 are going according to plan. We are delighted that we are on course for the record numbers achieved at the last event. At ILA 2012 more than 1,200 exhibitors from 46 countries gave an impressive display to 230,000 visitors of high-tech-products from all parts of the aerospace industry Bookings for ILA as well as of 280 aircraft in the air and on the ground. It is already clear that certain segments will expand. At ILA both the 2014 are going International Suppliers Center (ISC) and the Aerospace segment will grow. according to plan. What improvements are you planning compared to 2012? We are delighted that We are continuing to improve the infrastructure on our new exhibition we are on course for grounds. This concerns the actual success. Messe Berlin also maintains a in ILA 2014 being booked to capacity, so grounds, road and transport links and the network of foreign representatives in we have already begun thinking about surfacing in additional parking areas. This over 100 countries around the world. This expanding the grounds with a view to the record numbers is where our experience with other trade enables us to not only attract specific future events. fairs helps, ones which take place at Berlin audiences to ILA but by individual country achieved at the last ExpoCenter between air shows. as well and to develop our marketing Could you give us an overview of the concept according to the needs of various various segments at ILA 2014? Could you discuss the exact regions and market niches. ILA was the first air show with clear event, says Stefan programme and layout you are divisions between individual segments, planning for next year’s event? Could you share some details of the establishing a concept which has now Grave, director of Messe Berlin can draw on more than supporting programme of conferences been copied by many others. We are 20 years of experience in organising you are planning? the originators of this idea, so to speak. and holding aerospace exhibitions. The The programme of conference events At ILA 2014 segments will include ILA at Messe Berlin concept of ILA is adapted continuously will mirror the individual segments at “Civil Aviation”, “Space“, “Defence and to meet the latest market needs. ILA 2012 ILA. One example of conference planning Security“, “UAS“, “Equipment, Engines and GmbH, in this was our most successful air show to date that targets specific audiences is the Materials“, alongside the International and the task now is to fine-tune this event. Space Day, a major aerospace event that Suppliers Center ISC (20 - 22 May), At ILA 2014 our outstanding programme will once again provide an opportunity “General Aviation“ with “Helicopters“ exclusive interview to of conference events, a USP of ILA, will for leading industry representatives and the ILA CareerCenter (23 - 24 May). Stefan Grave target audiences even more directly. to engage in a dialogue at the next The organisers of ILA will continue to set Director Aeromag Asia. Delegation management procedures will ILA. There will also be a fully organised future trends and showcase the individual ILA at Messe Berlin GmbH be improved for setting up meetings with programme of B2B events at the ISC that areas of the aerospace industry.

Aeromag 28 Aeromag 29 the 5.5 tonne redundancy with twin-engine, dual weight class hydraulics and controls, 30 minute and meets Federal dry- run capability of gear boxes, Aviation Regulations (FAR) crashworthy bottom structure, landing specifications. It has demonstrated gear, crew seat and fuel tanks with Dhruv clocks its capability in long distance self-sealing capability, extensive use flights, vertical climb and in of composite material on and Tsunami manoeuvring. rotor system, integration of role and (2004), flash floods at Leh The advanced technology features optional equipments such as rescue (2010), earth quake at Sikkim (2011) incorporated in the design of Dhruv hoist, stretchers and cargo-hook. 1,00,000 and the biggest ever helicopter based include hinge-less main rotor and Dhruv also has advanced avionics rescue operation undertaken by Indian bearing-less tail rotor, integrated (communication, navigation & defence forces in flood & rain-hit areas of dynamic system encompassing main surveillance) and mission systems. All this Uttarakhand recently. gear box and upper controls in a makes Dhruv, a versatile multi-mission, flying hours ALH Dhruv is an all weather helicopter single housing, higher powered Shakti multi-role helicopter capable of operating which can carry 10-16 people at heights engines, integrated architecture in all-weather and extreme climatic of 10,000 feet. It is a multi-role, multi- display system (glass cockpit), duplex conditions with high degree of reliability he first indigenous chopper of to develop helicopters of this class. Dhruv Guard, BSF and state governments since mission new generation helicopter in automatic flight control system, and survivability. India, Advanced Light Helicopter has been exported to Ecuador, Mauritius, 2002. Currently, more than 132 Dhruv (ALH –Dhruv) designed, Nepal and Maldives”, said Dr. R.K. Tyagi, helicopters are serving the Indian Defence developed, produced and Chairman, HAL. He also thanked Indian Forces. HAL has also built 12 civil variant maintainedT by Hindustan Aeronautics armed forces, BSF and other precious Dhruv helicopters and they are being Honeywell global business aviation forecast sees Ltd. (HAL) to meet the requirement of customers for their continued support to used by its customers. The Ecuador Air military and civil operators, achieved a this product. Force (FAE) operates six Dhruv helicopters new milestone of flying one lakh hours. “One lakh hours flown by the machine is with their President choosing to fly in 4 to 5 percent average annual industry growth The land mark has been achieved with an awesome feat to achieve. It is a dream them. n its 22nd annual Business Aviation economic recovery,” said Rob Wilson, to focus on larger cabin aircraft classes the flying of helicopter IA 3104 of 301 machine for any pilot”, said Lt Col Kapil Dhruv is extremely useful to the Indian Outlook, Honeywell is forecasting up president, Honeywell Business and ranging from supermidsize through Army Aviation Sqn (Spl ops). “It is a proud Agarwal who completed the landmark defence forces in meeting the arduous Ito 9,250 new business jet deliveries General Aviation. the ultralong range and business liner, moment for us that Dhruv has proved its flying hours. tasks in difficult terrains of Himalayas like worth over $250 billion from 2013 to 2022. implying these types of aircraft will mettle over the years. India is the sixth ALH is being operated by Indian Air Siachen Glacier and Kashmir. It played The 2013 Honeywell outlook reflects Survey findings command the bulk of the value billed nation in the world to have the capability Force, Indian Army, Indian Navy, Coast a key role in rescue operations during an approximate 3 to 4 percent increase In its latest survey, Honeywell found that from now until 2023. This large cabin in projected delivery value over the the operators interviewed plan to make group is expected to account for more 2012 forecast. Despite slightly lower unit new jet purchases equivalent to about 28 than 80 percent of all expenditures on deliveries, the expected value comes from percent of their fleets over the next five new business jets in the near term. Volume pricing increases and a continued change years either as a replacement or in addition growth between now and 2023 will be led in expected business jet delivery mix, to the their current fleet. This level of by this class of aircraft, reflecting nearly 60 which reflects the ongoing trend toward interest has been largely stable for the past percent of additional units, and nearly 85 larger business jet models. four survey cycles, and compares favorably percent of additional retail value. Honeywell forecasts 2013 deliveries of with results of 25 percent or less that were “The trend toward larger cabin aircraft approximately 600 to 625 new business the norm until 2006. Of those new business with ever-increasing range expectations jets, a single-digit decrease over levels jet purchase plans, 19 percent are intended and advanced avionics is seen more reported last year. The reduced deliveries to occur by 2014, with larger shares of strongly than ever in this year’s survey,” expected in 2013 are largely due to new more than 22 percent each year scheduled Wilson said. “As a full- spectrum supplier program delays rather than deterioration for 2015 and 2016 purchases. The survey to the industry, Honeywell has been in demand. does not allocate specific years beyond successful in anticipating the needs of and “2014 industry deliveries are anticipated 2016. This is slightly improved from last advancing the technological capabilities to be up modestly, reflecting recovery in year’s results and leads to a modest gain in of the popular supermidsize and larger supply- side constraints and some gains projected demand in the near term. aircraft in production or scheduled to enter linked to the projected pace of global Higher purchase expectations continue service over the next few years.”

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Admiral, D. K. Joshi, Chief of Naval Staff and Dr. R.K.Tyagi, Chairman HAL (third from left) at the unveiling of plaque to mark induction of HAL produced Hawks at Visakhapatnam. Indian Navy inducts HAL-produced Hawks

he Indian Navy inducted the first in every possible way. “Our support is be flown at night and can perform wide fully Indian manufactured Hawk not only for Hawk but for all platforms of range of aerobatic manoeuvres. The TAdvanced Jet Trainers produced Indian Navy”, he assured. aircraft can remarkably accommodate by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) The highlight of the day was the a wide variety of external stores. The at INS Dega, Vishakhapatnam. Speaking ceremonial fly past by various aircraft of cockpit is arranged in an efficient on the occasion, the Chief of Naval Staff, Indian Navy such as Chetaks, Dornier and ergonomic manner in order to provide a Admiral, D. K. Joshi hailed the efforts Kamov followed by exhilarating display of lead-in to modern front line aircraft. The made by HAL and said the navy looks Hawks. cockpit provides an excellent field of view forward to increased participation from The Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer is a dual for both pilots. The instructor’s station in the defence PSU. “We are proud of Indian seat multi-purpose aircraft powered by a the rear cockpit has appropriate override manufactured products and it is evident single Rolls Royce Adour Mk.871 engine. control of vital functions. from the fact that HAL made aircraft such The Hawk AJT is primarily used for basic, The primary flight control systems are as Vampire and Kirans are with us for advanced and weapons training of the provided by means of an all-moving decades”, he added. pilots. However, the Aircraft has the tailplane, and deflections Saluting the sea warriors on this pristine capabilities to be used as a ground attack respectively. The secondary flight control occasion, Dr. R.K. Tyagi, Chairman, HAL, aircraft or for air defence. systems comprise wing double slotted The focal said the Company remains committed to The Hawk AJT has excellent flying flaps and an air brake on the underside of serve the country and its defence forces characteristics with good stability, can the rear fuselage. MBDA’s Sea Ceptor selected for Royal New point of aerospace Zealand Navy’s ANZAC frigate upgrade May 20–25, 2014 he New Zealand MoD has allied forces in the vicinity. systems. We also want to leverage off confirmed its preferred Following a meeting in Wellington, advances in technology over the past Berlin ExpoCenter Airport Ttenderers for the Royal New Mr Des Ashton, the NZ MoD Deputy 20 years and incorporate additional Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) ANZAC Frigate Secretary of Defence (Acquisition), functionality and performance through www.ila-berlin.com Systems Upgrade project to include said: “The primary objective of the the selection of modern Combat MBDA as the provider of Sea Ceptor ANZAC Frigate Systems Upgrade System Elements. for the Local Area Air Defence (LAAD) project is to restore the ship’s combat The LAAD Sea Ceptor system is a system; subject to the New Zealand capability and utility to a comparative key component of the overall project (NZ) Government’s final approval to level to that of a current generation, ensuring that crucial constituents of proceed. Sea Ceptor will equip frigates new release Combat System. This is the RNZN fleet are best equipped HMNZ Te Kaha and Te Mana with the required to counter the combined to respond to the emerging threats latest generation naval air defence challenges of an increased level of and protect not only the frigates Hosted by system capable of protecting not only threat sophistication coupled with themselves but also high value units in the host ship but also combined joint obsolescence of some of the current company.”

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ILA_AeroMag_B2B_205x280_en.indd 1 15.04.2013 16:50:49 COMSOL Multiphysics hosts annual conference in Bangalore Are you looking for Dynamic and credible Partners(IOPs) for your initiatives in Indian strategic sectors? OMSOL Multiphysics hosted annual conference in Bangalore Need clarity from experts on defence procurement procedures Cwhich saw over 260 attendees offset policies, regulatory and other policies? from both commercial and academic backgrounds. The two-day event was packed with mini-courses, user presentations, keynote talks and some networking events. Close to 100 COMSOL users presented their work either as oral presentations or posters. Users who presented their work as posters had their work displayed at the poster session. A reception to re you interested in supplying for the Defence, showcase the poster session was held AAerospace and the Homeland Security? during the evening of the first day. The keynote session on day one kicked Have you been waiting for the perfect platform? off with an introduction to the new December version of the software COMSOL 4.4. 12th,13th &14th Svante Littmark, President & CEO, Look No Further! COMSOL Inc, spoke about the latest INTERNATIONAL MSME SUB-CONTRACTING & SUPPLY EXHIBITION FOR @ DR. PRABHAKAR KORE CONVENTION CENTER (KLE GROUNDS) version and new developments. The Institute of Technology. Next to KLE Dental College, Tumkur Road, next keynote was by Dr Amit Gupta, For the first time at the COMSOL DEFENCE - AEROSPACE - HOMELAND SECURITY Yeshwanthpura, Bangalore - 22. Assistant Professor at the Indian Bangalore Conference, there was also Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. Dr. an exhibition. Exhibitors included AMD, Gupta’s talk was about the use of high- Cycloid Systems, Electronics For You and energy Li-ion batteries in a variety of Electronics Maker. Over 575 B2B Meetings, 500+ MSME’s & 50+ OEM’s portable devices. He explained how One of the highlights of the lithium is the most electropositive as conference for the attendees was the well as the lightest metal with reversible variety of training applications under characteristics. one roof. Attendees got to choose from The final talk for the day was by Mr. K 26 different mini-courses across diverse Create Value as part of Global Supply Chain in Defence, K Rajan, Outstanding Scientist, Indira areas. The list of courses was a mix of Homeland Security & Civil Aerospace with a 1.5 Multiplier Gandhi Center for Atomic Research. introductory and advanced sessions. He started by emphasizing the Some of the courses on offering were importance of nuclear power in the Multi Body Dynamics, Structural Indian context. The focus of his talk was Mechanics and CFD. on how multiphysics simulation plays Ideal Place for MSMEs to interface & an important role in the design and network with OEMs development of components for a fast reactor fuel cycle. On the second day there was a keynote by Mr. Suresh Arikapudi from For further details log on to: Tata Motors. Mr Arikapudi spoke as part of improving the fuel economy http://www.msmedefexpo.in. of automobiles, electrification is considered to be one of the key Contact Us @ +91 9964-168-200 || +91 9964-169-200 options. He also spoke about how the conventional ICE-based power train EVENT KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZED BY SUPPORTED BY SUPPORTED BY SUPPORTED BY PARTNER PARTNER system is limited in delivering the best operating point in all load scenarios due to system sizing for broader needs. The second day’s session concluded with an awards ceremony with prizes being distributed for the best paper and poster. Awards for the best papers Branch Office: V. Suresh Babu, Senior Branch Manager I Zonal Office: P. Ravi Kumar, Zonal General Manager were presented to TVS Motors and IIT Kharagpur. Poster awards were bagged NSIC Limited (A Government of India Enterprise), No. 6 & 7, Industrial Town, West of Chord Road, by presenters from Tata Institute of Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560044. Ph: +91-080-23109059, 23307790, 23307791. E-mail: [email protected]. website: www.msmedefexpo.in Fundamental Research and Vellore

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Aeromag 38 Aeromag 39 The Jacksonville Region: America’s Growing Aviation Hub Global aviation companies have strong presence s the gateway to Florida and working on a variety of Department of the Southeastern United States, Defense aircraft and avionics systems. Athe Jacksonville region is Other leading aviation companies in the becoming known as an aviation center area include Unison Industries, LSI, Parker of excellence due to the area’s skilled Hannifin and . workforce, business-friendly climate, Major aviation projects have recently quality of life and available land. More been announced in the region. Brazilian than $117 million in capital investment company Embraer and Sierra Nevada and 880 new jobs have been added to Corporation won a $427 million U.S. the region this year from top global Department of Defense contract to aviation companies, including Boeing, presence. Cecil Airport is well suited for build the Super Tucano military aircraft Northrop Grumman, Embraer and a mixture of aviation and aeronautical in Jacksonville that will be utilized Mr Krishna C Kamath Impact of Electronics Kaman Aerospace. uses including maintenance, repair and worldwide. Head – Aerospace Practice Jacksonville is the center of the overhaul. It is the only privately owned, In addition, Northrop Grumman UL DQS India developing aviation corridor that runs certified spaceport on the East Coast Corporationdesignated its St. Augustine from North Carolina to Cape Canaveral. and has the third longest runway in plant as an Aircraft Integration Center Industry on Avionics Also known as the “America’s Logistics Florida. Aviation companies have access of Excellence by investing $80 million in Center,” Northeast Florida is one of the to competitive rates and direct flight and capital investment and adding 400 new have been conducting Assessments for Moving towards a Lead free environment only centrally located East Coast regions ramp line access. jobs. The company’s E2 Hawkeye tactical the Aerospace sector specific Industries offering all four pillars of logistics: rail, air, The region produces a steady stream airborne early warning aircraft, which is Ifor the past 20 months and see that maritime and highway. of skilled, disciplined workers. More used by the U.S. Navy and several allied Hazardous Lead Materials are extensively as a part of targets set for the collection, systems designed and manufactured for Aviation companies value Jacksonville’s than 9,000 workers are employed in the international forces, is manufactured in St. being used in the Avionics manufacturing recycling & recovery of electrical goods other industries. location because it is accessible to aviation industry and 100+ aviation- Augustine. Industries. This is a small attempt to to help reduce e-waste, that restrict or Lead-free not for Aerospace or the Military the world and offers cost-effective related defense contractors operate in the The aerospace sector in Jacksonville is encourage our readers to enhance their eliminate the use of substances with lead Aerospace and military applications are assets for profitable company margins. region, offering a diverse talent pool of growing at an impressive rate. Combining knowledge towards using lead free in most electrical and electronic equipment excluded from the abovementioned lead- Aviation industry wages in the region skilled technicians and laborers. a mixture of trained and readily available consumables in bringing out products which took effect in 2006.However, it is free requirements. Suppliers, however, are well below those of the U.S. overall. There are also four major military talent, global logistics support, industrial for the Avionics systems and emphasis not yet been implemented in the EASA especially those who rely on consumer Expansion Management magazine installations in the region, two with buildings and ready to build sites and a on managing the Process rather than a legislations/Guidelines and it is only a electronics companies, will have to begin to ranked Jacksonville as one of the “Top 10 significant aviation and MRO operations. quality of life envied around the world, product. matter of time that EASA too follows the incorporate lead-free production. This will Hottest Cities” for business relocation and More than 3,000 retired military workers Jacksonville is the prime location site for Today’s electronics industry is having a directive set up by the EU. enable them to remain in the competitive expansion in the U.S. return to private work in the area each aerospace www.jaxusa.org. growing impact on the aerospace industry All this comes in the context of the international markets. Aerospace, Defense Cecil Airport and Cecil Commerce year, largely within the aviation industry with its worldwide move to reduce the relentless pressure on component and High Performance is one of the few Center, the 17,000+ acre former Naval Air sector. 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Aeromag 40 Aeromag 41 One area of concentration is the development of new and more productive machining processes on existing and also on new machine designs. Added to this are the even stronger global Focused internationalization and the associated optimization of local project support for our customers. And there is never a dull moment when it comes to adapting the existing range of products and options to expertise suit the changing material trend. You only have to think of the challenges associated with the use of carbon fibre materials or The DMG MORI Aerospace Excellence the increased use of titanium in aircraft Center acts as a central partner for the manufacture. As a summary, the increasing cost pressure requires intelligent machine international aerospace industry T he concepts and processes, combined manufacturing methods and a total service aerospace sector has been a growth concepts in the form of Life Cycle Service market for many decades. For this growth, solutions. This is exactly how the Aerospace Excellence Center supports its customers manufacturers and their suppliers need A provocative question, Mr. Kirbach: In your opinion, what are the from the initial idea to the finished process. Why does DMG MORI need an challenges in the near and medium reliable partners throughout the value- Aerospace Excellence Center? future? www.dmgmori.com That is quite simple. The challenges in added chain. On the one hand, they the aerospace sector can only be mastered Michael Kirbach must be capable of providing sufficient by a specialized team of experts which is Manager focused on the individual industry and Aerospace Excellence Center innovation, technology and capacity, and customer requirements and its projects. A Read & Subscribe standard machine manufacturer would not on the other, must be ready and able to be able to afford this in its normal day-to- provide innovative support and even to day business. What specific functions does the Machinemag help determine long-term developments. www.machinemag.in Aerospace Excellence Center undertake? Against this background, DMG MORI Internally we operate as a cross-company has for many years been supporting its entity for our customers in the aerospace industry by combining the mechanical customers in the aerospace industry with engineering and manufacturing engineering expertise of our group in one its Aerospace Excellence place. With this focus, we also support DMG Center in Pfronten. MORI sales with all aerospace enquiries. Michael Kirbach, What services does the Aerospace Excellence Center offer its customers in Manager of the particular? First and foremost, services relating to Aerospace Excellence all aspects of manufacturing technology. Center, describes Starting with feasibility studies and the process development that we have already about its tasks and discussed, to staff training, and process support for the customer. In addition, we ambitions and the undertake the turnkey function for complex special demands projects, and ensure as smooth as possible implementation by means of high-level Machine Mag, placed on metal project management. A further important Aerosun Media Pvt. Ltd. function of the Aerospace Excellence AeSI Building, Suranjandas Road, Off Old Madras Road, cutting machine tools Center is the close collaboration with the Bangalore 560075.Karnataka, India. by the aerospace industry. respective production plants in the DMG Cell : +91 9480551925, Phone : +91 80 65952377, +91 80 25284145 MORI Group – whether it is the initiation of [email protected], web: www.machinemag.in new machine options, or strategic advice to For Advertisement & Advertorial central product development. Email - [email protected]

Aeromag 42 Aeromag 43 How Airbus corporate jets decisions. What private jet customers want to do is began to give “wings to their lifestyle”, by taking into the air the kind of comfort, space and freedom of movement that they have on the ground, in their home and office. Special issues for Def Expo 2014 n the mid-1980s, Airbus received an was very much a new departure for the selling widebody family, with more than Contrary to popular misconception, unusual request from a head of state company. The value to a government of 1,600 airline and private jet orders to its what most private customers want in their Iin the Middle East – could it provide having an airliner as a corporate jet is in credit – more than any competitor has private jets are practical arrangements two private jets? The request was unusual it being able to carry a larger delegation, ever achieved. And the twin-engined – such as somewhere to sit, socialise because Airbus was just 15 years old at because a head of state will typically A330, which continues in production, is and sleep, somewhere to work, watch that time, and had so far only produced travel with senior advisers and support today being produced at a rate of ten entertainment and wash. And somewhere aircraft for the airlines – namely its staff and, often, with accompanying aircraft a month – the highest rate of any to eat, enjoy and express themselves. So www.machinemag.in original A300/A310 Family. industrialists and media. widebody – because of its continuing what you’ll most often see in corporate Airbus was nothing if not innovative, Airbus delivered two A300-600s to the popularity with customers. jets are office, lounge and dining areas, however, because, right from its inception Middle East head of state, equipped in In 1997, Airbus took another decisive plus bedrooms and bathrooms. in 1970, it faced competition from three comfort and style by specialist cabin- step in its corporate jet business, by Airbus continued to expand its private big established players – Boeing, Douglas outfitter Lufthansa Technik. The aircraft, starting to offer corporate jet versions of jet offering with the ACJ320 and ACJ318, and Lockheed. In fact, when Airbus which featured an impressive Majlis – the what was, at the time, its smallest aircraft which entered service in 2000 and 2007, salesmen began knocking on the doors meeting room typically found in Arabic to date, the A319. Airlines had begun respectively, and most recently with the of potential customers, they were often cultures -went on to do sterling service for receiving the A319 only the year before, ACJ321 – the first of which is currently faced with a response along the lines of many years. so Airbus could not have offered this being outfitted with its cabin. “we already have three aircraft suppliers, The next big step in Airbus corporate corporate jet - now called the ACJ319 – These offer the same great cabin cross- why do we need a fourth?” jets came in the mid-1990s, when any earlier. The significance of this move section that is more of a room shape than Fortunately, Airbus did have something governments began ordering corporate was that, for the first time, it took Airbus the “tubes” of traditional business jets, to offer that other manufacturers did jet versions of Airbus’ latest aircraft family, corporate jets into the same size and price differing mainly in the floorspace that they not – the world’s first large aircraft with the A330 and A340. league as the traditional business jets offer. Extra fuel-tanks in all of them give just two engines, the first widebody- The A340 in particular, was Airbus’ offered by companies such as Bombardier the ACJ318, ACJ319, ACJ320 and ACJ321 twin. This interested the airlines, because first long-range aircraft, so it meant that and Gulfstream but with one important intercontinental range, while features such it delivered better economics than the governments could now fly “nonstop difference. While the Airbus ACJ319 is as built-in airstairs ensure rapid boarding three and four-engined aircraft of the to the world”, as well as carry large similar in size externally – in length and and disembarkation at airports. High thrust time. Airbus never stopped innovating, delegations. Its four engines were also wingspan – to traditional business jets, it engines also ensure a take-off performance delivering the first two-man cockpit a big plus, delivering better “get where offers a cabin that is around twice as wide. in line with that of competitors. in a large aircraft, the first airliner with you’re going” capability which, even In fact, the Airbus ACJ319 family has the There is also more evolution in prospect For articles , advertisements , please contact : fly-by-wire controls, the first jetliner to today, beats widebody twins, which must widest and tallest cabin of any business for the future, as Airbus continues to grow Editor, make extensive use of weight-saving divert if an engine fails. Quads also deliver jet, delivering unmatched spaciousness. the world’s most modern aircraft family. Sailors & Warriors, Aeromag Asia carbonfibre and more. better take-off performance from “hot The importance of this cannot be This includes corporate jet versions of AeSI Building, Suranjandas Road, Off Old Madras Road, So when it got the call asking for a and high” airports. overstated because, when it comes to Airbus’ newest airliner family, the A350, Bangalore 560075. Karnataka, INDIA private jet, Airbus was open-minded Today, the A330 and A340 – they were business jets, it’s the cabin that is most as well as the world’s largest airliner, the Cell - +91 9480551925, Tel - + 91 80 25284145 / 65952377 about responding. Airbus knew airliners, launched as a joint programme and share important – unlike in the airliner business, double-deck A380. But that’s a story for Email: [email protected], www.aeromag.in but private jets were different, so it the same airframe – are the world’s best- where economics dominates purchasing another day.

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TU Maintenance Dallas, MTU Maintenance’s center Mof excellence for on-wing and on-site services, has moved to a new facility thereby expanding its engine maintenance business and associated storage capacity. The new building has a floor space of 3,800 square meters – more than three Increased times the size of the old shop – and six engine maintenance bays as well Executive Vice-President of Pine Telecom, Mr. Changwoo Ro and CEO of Rafael, VADM as the capacity to store up to fifteen operational (ret.) Yedidia Yaari. engines. The opening of the new facility is accompanied by additional contracts capabilities for afael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., Israeli developer and manufacturer of air, which MTU Maintenance Dallas has sea, land and space systems, reached an agreement for acquisition of 49% of recently signed with a major low- Eurofighter Typhoon RPineTelecom, a South-Korean Communication technology developer. cost carrier based in the US as well Rafael is a leading developer and manufacturer of military communication systems, as with a European engine lessor. including airborne Data-links and Software Defined Radio for ground forces, as well as The contracts include engine storage Cassidian has successfully finalized Phase 1 airborne C4ISR systems, such as Litening and Reccelite. These systems join Rafael’s other and housekeeping services and Enhancements tests Raytheon awarded US Navy air and state of the art defense solutions, such as the combat-proven Iron Dome, The Spike establish the fundament for further  missile Family, in use by the Korean military. Rafael’s cutting-edge solutions are widely development of MTU Maintenance Deploying multiple weapons with attack missile defense radar contract used by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and various forces worldwide. Dallas’ services while securing constraints simultaneously in all weather aytheon Company has been awarded a $385,742,176 PineTelecom specializes in Wireless Data Links for military and commercial capacity utilization for the coming easier than ever cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the engineering and applications. PineTelecom has capabilities, technologies and a proven track-record in years. Rmodeling development phase design, development, the development, manufacturing and installation of UAS Data Link Solutions. The new building is conveniently assidian, the defence division of EADS, has successfully integration, test and delivery of Air and Missile Defense S-Band Rafael and PineTelecom will closely cooperate in the design, development and located close to Dallas/Fort Worth finalized the flight testing of the Eurofighter Typhoon Radar (AMDR-S) and Radar Suite Controller (RSC). manufacturing of high-end communications systems for the Korean military, including International Airport and fully air- CPhase 1 Enhancements (P1E) programme. After an AMDR is the Navy’s next generation integrated air and missile technology transfer. Rafael and PineTelecom are already working together in the conditioned providing the capability intensive test programme of this First Batch of Enhancements defense radar and is being designed for Flight III Arleigh Burke framework of several local defense programs. to store any engine type. Further the on Instrumented Production Aircraft 4 and 7, this enhancement (DDG 51) class destroyers beginning in 2016. As part of the agreement, PineTelecom will continue to operate as an independent new shop offers MTU Maintenance is confirmed to deliver a robust simultaneous multi-/swing- AMDR consists of an S-band radar, an X-band radar and a Radar company with engineering and operational collaboration from Rafael, enabling Dallas the best scaffolding to role capability to the Nations’ Air Forces. It will be ready for the Suite Controller. AMDR-S is a new development integrated air PineTelecom to strengthen its competitiveness in the Korean and international defense minimize down-time and to support customers by the end of 2013. and missile defense radar designed for long range detection and communication market and continue offering comprehensive solutions and advanced customers with full-service on-time The testing took place at Cassidian´s Military Air Systems engagement of advanced threats. The X-band radar is an existing systems to Korea’s and international defense communication market. maintenance solutions. Centers in Manching/Germany and Getafe/Spain, in horizon-search radar. The RSC provides S- and X-band radar CEO of Rafael, VADM (ret.) Yedidia Yaari said that this agreement is in line with As MTU Maintenance’s center of cooperation with BAE Systems and Alenia Aermacchi. “The resource management, coordination and interface to the Aegis Rafael’s international strategy to widen partnerships with local industries. “Today’s competence for on-site services Phase 1 Enhancements will provide a significant leap in combat system. signing marks our strong faith in PineTelecom’s role as a partner in the Korean market. MTU Maintenance Dallas’ highly Eurofighter’s operational capabilities. Deploying multiple Under the contract, Raytheon will build, integrate and test the PineTelecom, like Rafael, is a strong believer in the development of holistic systems, trained technical staff of A&P licensed weapons with attack constraints simultaneously in all weather AMDR-S and RSC Engineering Development Models (EDMs). For rather than individual components. With this common vision, we look forward to technicians provide rapid response has never been easier”, said Chris Worning, Cassidians the ship sets covered under this contract, the AMDR suite will sharing our knowledge and expertise with PT. Our partnership will allow our companies to maintenance needs, whether Eurofighter Project pilot. integrate with the existing AN/SPQ-9B X-band radar. The base to continue developing leading technologies and to explore new possibilities in the scheduled or unscheduled. The P1E implements full Air-to-Surface capability on Eurofighter contract begins with design work leading to Preliminary Design field of C4I. Our cooperation will be mutually-beneficial and will combine PineTelecom’s company’s mobile unit is able to Typhoon - including Laser Designator Pod -, full smart bomb Review and culminates with system acceptance of the AMDR-S and impressive experience in the development and manufacturing of communication perform a wide range of maintenance integration, modern secure Identification Friend or Foe RSC engineering development models at the end of testing. systems with Rafael’s long-standing expertise in the field.” tasks including engine pre-buy (Mode 5), improved Radios and Direct Voice Input, Air-to- This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring Mr. M.H. Yun, Owner of Pine Telecom stated: “It is an honor for Pine Telecom to be inspections and field service engine Surface Helmet Mounted Sight System, improved Air-to-Air the cumulative value of this contract to $1,633,363,781. Previously engaged in this strategic partnership with Rafael. This cooperation is another step repairs. Further services also include capabilities including digital integration of Short Range Air- appropriated FY13 funding in the amount of $156,960,000 will forward in our efforts to grow into a system level second tier Communication Systems AOG support, engine on-wing to-Air Missiles and updated MIDS (Multifunctional Information be obligated at time of award. This contract includes options for provider for the Korean and international defense markets, and realize the vision of routine, end of lease inspection, Distribution System) Datalink functionalities for enhanced manufacturing low-rate initial production systems which may be becoming a leading defense industry, both domestically and internationally.” borescoping and engine change. interoperability with Coalition Forces. exercised following Milestone C planned for fiscal year 2017.

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DENEL confident of sustainable future enel intends to grow its revenue optimisation and savings. to more than R7-billion in the Revenue has improved by more than Dnext five years and create a long- 10% and profit grew by R30 million to R71- term order book of more than five times million. The only remaining loss-making its turnover. unit in the group, Denel Aerostructures, Briefing the Parliamentary Portfolio has improved its position by 35%. Exports Committee on Public Enterprises,South now contribute 50% of the group’s Africa, the Group Chief Executive of revenue. Denel, Riaz Saloojee, said the company is The company is investing more than in the process of modernising its product R528 million a year in Research and offerings in most of its divisions to provide Development which will grow in the it with a competitive edge in the global coming years with a specific focus in the defence industry. fields of artillery and UAVS production. The company will continue to develop Denel is improving its technology base in world-class products in the strategic the field of asymmetrical warfare through areas of artillery, unmanned aerial vehicle the acquisition of specialised armoured systems, ammunition and in the provision vehicle manufacturer, LMT, and the of maintenance services to aircraft and introduction of new missile technology. helicopters on the African continent. Among its primary achievements “By 2018 Denel will have moved from its during the past year were the delivery current position as a ‘good company’ to Riaz Saloojee of the final Rooivalk combat support be a ‘great company’ and a national asset Group Chief Executive helicopter to the SA Air Force, the on- that all South Africans can be proud of,” Denel going qualification of the A-Darter air- said Mr Saloojee. to-air missile in collaboration with Brazil Already, Denel is supporting and the start of the contract to deliver South Africa’s national security and There are also a number of opportunities the Badger infantry combat vehicle to peacekeeping efforts, contributing to the in other primary target markets in South the SA Army. country’s strategic military independence America, the Middle East and the Asia- Mr Saloojee said Denel continues to and defence stature. Pacific region. contribute to national developmental The company is steadily growing Mr Saloojee said Denel has undergone objectives through skills development its order book and is pursuing an significant restructuring in the past and socio-economic initiatives and opportunity pipeline of R35-billion – year with 11 businesses integrated into support for the efforts to combat rhino of which almost 50% is on the African six divisions. Support services are now poaching and protect South Africa’s continent, including within South Africa. shared across the group leading to cost natural resources. World freighter fleet to reach almost 3,000 aircraft in next 20 Years

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Mr. Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group and Mr. Inaki Gandasegui,Chairman, Aernnova Group inaugurating the Aerostructures manufacturing facility of Mahindra Aerospace at the Narsapu-ra Industrial Estate near Bangalore. THE MENA REGION’S LEADING INTERNATIONAL Mahindra Aerospace inaugurates new MARITIME DEFENCE EXHIBITION & CONFERENCE Aerostructures facility in Bangalore

ahindra Aerospace recently and military aircraft programs for several unique capabilities and skilled teams, inaugurated its state-of-the- global aircraft OEMs. This technology this new facility will accelerate Mahindra Mart 25,000 sq.m. aerostructures partnership is Aernnova’s first with an Aerospace on its mission to strengthen manufacturing facility at the Narsapura Indian aerostructures manufacturer. India’s place in the global Aerostructures Industrial Estate near Bangalore. This Aernnova and Mahindra Aerospace will supply chain.” service-oriented facility has the ability work together to develop capabilities and According to Hemant Luthra, President to accurately craft large, complex sheet meet market demand for mutual benefit. – Mahindra Systech, “This facility metal parts using CNC routing, stretch- The new plant has been established demonstrates our commitment to forming, bladder press, heat treatment at a total cost of approximately Rs. 150 aerospace and to strengthening our and other specialized equipment. crore and has the capacity to deliver domestic eco-system. We will deliver The facility also features 5-axis CNC about Rs. 250 crores in revenue per complex, build-to-print parts and machining, a fully-automated surface annum when operating at peak capacity. assemblies out of this facility and offer treatment line, priming and painting Initially the company plans to commence cost-competitive, world-class aerospace capabilities for parts and assemblies manufacturing activities with smaller manufacturing capabilities. The plant and nearly 10,000 sq. m. of space for parts and sub-assemblies, and then ramp will be a service provider that can service the manufacture of major airframe up to larger, more complex assemblies. multiple OEMs and their supply chains. assemblies and sub-assemblies. With its It is currently in the process of gaining With our Group’s strength in aerospace comprehensive mix of capabilities, the industry-standard AS9100C and NADCAP engineering, we would like to progress facility is intended to assist OEMs and accreditations, alongside stringent from ‘build-to-print’ towards ‘design-to- www.dimdex.com Tier 1’s mitigate concerns on single-point quality approvals for individual customers delivery’ offerings in the future.” responsibility for cost, schedule and and programs. It is also investing in skilled According to Inaki Gandasegui, quality of deliverables. aerospace sheet metal, special processing Chairman, Aernnova Group, ““This facility Mahindra Aerospace also announced and assembly workers, and will generate has been designed to be world-class, and the signing of a technology partnership significant employment as operations is an excellent addition to India’s supply with the Aernnova Group, a leading ramp up over the next 5 to 7 years. chain. We believe it will play a strong role aerostructures Tier 1 supplier that is Commenting on this initiative, Anand in the regional eco-system and also help headquartered in Spain with facilities Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group, address capacity challenges for the OEMs around the globe. said “Our aerospace vision is to build as they ramp up production rates. We are Aernnova specializes in the design and a robust business encompassing both proud to be associated with the Mahindra manufacture of major airframe assemblies aircraft and component manufacture Group and look forward to a vibrant, and is a key supplier on numerous civil for Indian and global markets. With its mutually beneficial partnership.”

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In 1671, Francesco de Lana, an Italian priest Birth of Aircraft - a Fascinating Story namely Shakuna applied Roger Bacon’s principle. His flying machine consisted of Vimana, a a boat of four hollow spheres complete with mast and sail. This sixth century BC. The winged bull in Assyrian sculpture belongs bird concept, in any case, would not have been possible in reality to to ninth century BC. Greek mythical hero Bellorophon mounted construct because, after removal of air, the thin spheres would on his winged horse Pegasus was able to fly faster, farther and have collapsed! higher than any bird. Cupid, Roman God of love is represented as a little boy with wings. Balloon: Up in the Air Indian Vedas record events that occurred 12,000 to 15,000 years Evengelista Torricelli in 1643 ago, when the flying vehicles were designated as Ratha. Later demonstrated that Earth’s on, these were referred to as Vimanas in the epics Mahabharata atmosphere contains and Ramayana, where there is a mention that Ravana, the air, which like any king of Lanka abducted Sita in Pushpak Vimana. Hindu other gas God Hanuman had the power to fly. The existence of has aerial chariots, in whatever form it might be, was so well- known that it found a place among the royal edicts of Emperor Ashoka, which were executed during his reign from 256–237 BC. The Vaimanika Shastra by Maharishi Bhardawaja refers to about like Wg Cdr (retd) DP Sabharwal 97 different works of which at least 20 deal with mechanism aircraft with wings and various descriptions of aerial flying machines. The treatise and tail; Rukma Vimana made of metal that shone like gold; Sundara Vimana, a jet engine aircraft and the t is a common knowledge that the first controlled and amphibian plane Tripura Viamana weight sustained flight of an aircraft happened on December 17, and density. This was I1903 in Flyer-I with Orville Wright on the controls. The flight Irrational Efforts the beginning of understanding lasted for just 12 seconds, covered a distance of mere 120 feet, There is no concrete evidence as to when the real efforts of buoyancy; the ability of a body to float in air rose to a height of about 10 feet and achieved a speed of 30 started but there are about 500 documented instances of various just like a boat floats on water. Another mile-stone that took the miles per hour. The parameters of the flight appear to be trivial, attempts to fly between 15-18th century. Many people actually man closer to being-up in the air was the discovery of hydrogen yet it was a historic flight that changed the future of mankind. In tried to emulate birds and jumped from heights, hoping that gas more than a century later in 1766 by Henry Cavendish. All less than four decades the aircraft proved itself to be the ultimate something would keep them afloat like the birds, bats and bees. these findings gave birth to the real era of human flights when weapon in wars and a useful tool in bringing the world together. However, most of them met a tragic end though a few lucky ones two brothers Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier, observed paper In fact it turned the world into a global village. survived with broken limbs. lifting up the chimney when it was put on fire. They started In 1490, an Italian named Danti, made wings to help him fly. For experimenting with linen bags covered with stiff paper and Mythology and Legends a moment it looked as if they would work, but it did not happen fastened with buttons, and filled with smoke from burning a It is difficult to say as to when the first thoughts of flying and he crashed to ground. mixture of wool and straw which was nothing but hot air. One entered a man’s mind but the story of man’s dream to fly and his Wan Ho, a Chinese, tried to fly around 1500 AD. He tied 47 of their balloons rose to a height of about 300 meters and came desire to reach the stars is as old as the mankind itself. The ability rockets to the back of his chair. Then he strapped himself in. His down after covering a distance of almost one kilometer. to fly however was reserved for the Gods and most of the Gods friends attached two kites to the chair, and then lit the rockets. had some means of flight. All ancient civilizations have such There was a big explosion. Wan Ho was never seen again! accounts. In Greece, Phaeton, son of Helios the sun God, drove In 1742, Marquis de Bacquieville tried to fly across the Seine wild horses that pulled the sun chariot. The Sphinx, a symbol River in France with giant wings tied to his hands and feet. He of Egyptian royalty, had wings as depicted in tomb structure of succeeded only in breaking both his legs. The Englishman Thomas Palling became a local celebrity as a birdman, but he met an untimely end when he jumped from a church tower: The rope broke and he fell to his death.

Ideas that made sense There were many people who went beyond just imitating birds. They did have rational thoughts and ideas, though not quite workable. Leonardo da Vinci, (1452-1516) gave the concept of Ornithopter, a flapping-wing machine. The so called wings were to be moved by a man’s arms and legs. Many men tried this, in particular Jacob Degen of Vienna around 1811. His Ornithopter had two flaps that were fastened to his back by a yoke. He moved them up and down with levers that worked by his hands and feet. It never resulted in a successful flight. Robert Hook, in around 1650, claimed success in flying but also wrote that it was very difficult to remain in the air. He was the first man to recognize that feathers were not needed for flight. Roger Bacon an Englishman in thirteenth century envisioned a

Aeromag 54 Aeromag 55 a glider, but it was un-manned. In reality, it was more than a hundred years after the first balloon lift-off that a human being literally jumped into the air and flew with wings in any type of Inmarsat eyes to provide controlled fashion. It was in 1891 that Otto Lilienthal made the first successful flight in a glider, an aircraft without an engine, from a natural hill at Derwitz in Germany. He started with bi- next-generation services in India plane gliders but shifted to monoplanes that had a tail. During a period of five years, till his untimely death in 1896, he made more than 2,500 successful glider flights. The Wright Brothers carried on from where Lilienthal left. They Inmarsat has been providing moved methodically and perfected the glider. They built first glider in 1900 and two later and better versions in succeeding safety services over India since its year. Their third glider incorporated a rudder as well and is presumed to have made more than 700 manned flights, the introduction over 20 years ago. longest glide being 190 meters lasting 26 seconds. Inmarsat is in discussions with the Worthwhile but Fruitless Efforts Karl Jatho was a German who made progressively longer hops Government of India to provide (flights) in a pusher biplane. From August 1903 onwards, he made many flights covering distances in excess of 18 meters at next generation Inmarsat land, above 1 meter altitude, but none of them was controlled flight. He eventually gave up, saying ‘In spite of many efforts, I cannot aero and maritime services in make longer or higher flights, motor weak.’ His last effort was in November 1903, when his machine covered a distance of 60 and over India, says Ben Griffin, meters at about 4 meters altitude. Regional Director MEA, Aviation, Samuel Langley was an American astronomer and physicist who turned to a pioneer in aviation. He made successful flights in this exclusive interview to On September 19, 1783 the brothers put a sheep, a duck and with quarter-scale models in 1903. A full-scale aircraft was then a roaster, the first air travelers, in a balloon that rose to about developed and launched in October 1903 with the help of a Aeromag Asia. 500 meters. Te balloon was in the air for about 8 minutes and catapult from atop a house-boat. It tumbled over and fell in to Ben Griffin traveled almost 3 kilometers. This was demonstrated at the the river. Another attempt on December 8, 1903 met the same Regional Director MEA, Aviation Palace of Versailles and was witnessed by King Louis, his court fate and the project was abandoned. and some 13,000 astonished spectators. Next month, on October 15, another big balloon carried Francois Pilatre de Rozier and Success at Last Could you talk about the just- inflight Wi-Fi, because it provides a of India to provide next generation the event is considered to be the first manned lighter-than-air Some had to succeed some day and it was Wright Brothers. launched SwiftBroadband High Data faster connection. It will therefore bring Inmarsat land, aero and maritime flight. The balloon flights became popular in the ensuing years. Powered and controlled flight had seemed impossible till then. The Rate streaming (HDR) and how it the inflight experience closer to what services in and over Republic of India. In January 1785, Blanchard, the most famous early balloonist, key to their success was that their engineering went beyond the enhances customer experience? we are used to having on the ground. crossed the English Channel along with another passenger. Both trail and error methods of their contemporaries. They proceeded SwiftBroadband High Data Rate offers What are the new opportunities you were numb with cold when they landed in France. systematically, started with kites and then moved to gliders. When significantly enhanced streaming IP data Could you talk about operations in are seeing in these two markets? their test flights did not produce as much lift as they expected, they rates. It provides four new streaming India and the Middle-East? These markets represent areas of Airships: The Next Machine went back to first principles and carried out a series of scientific rates, including asymmetric services Airlines and aircraft operators around significant investment opportunity for For almost seventy years nothing new happened except experiments starting with the bicycle balance and moving on to to allow users to access the service the world use Inmarsat satellite services aircraft OEMs; in turn they represent that people kept on working with the balloons and trying to their wind tunnel experiments. They were the first to understand configuration that most precisely meets for both passenger connectivity and a vast opportunity for connectivity make them steer and hence controllable in flight. The next how the lift from the aerofoil changed in flight and also the first their needs. Customers benefit from the safety services. The key reason they services. Aviation is a global business type of aerial-vehicle arrived in the form of an airship. In 1852 ones to design their propellers in the form of aerofoil. Under the higher rate communications either to or choose Inmarsat is that our networks and Inmarsat services offer unrivalled Henri Giffard flew first powered airship that was streamlined, circumstances nothing could go wrong for the Wrights! Their from their aircraft, or in both directions, are designed specifically to provide global connectivity services, perfectly had a screw propeller and a 3 horsepower steam engine from successful aircraft was aptly named as the Flyer-I depending on their application consistent global coverage to mobile complementary to where the carriers Paris to Trappes at a speed of about 8kmph! It took another 30 requirements. And they only purchase assets, such as aircraft. in these markets fly. In this case, years for the airships to be improved and it was only in August the bandwidth they need. Airlines from the Middle East have connectivity is not limited to passenger 1884, that first controllable and powered airship was flown by HDR is expected to be commercially been early adopters of in-flight services such as GSM and WiFi, but also Charles Renard and Arthur Krebs, officers from French Corps of available on the Inmarsat network in connectivity. They have traditionally operational and safety services. This is Engineers. It was the first airship to fly back to the starting point. November 2013. Offering full channel been at the forefront of providing their all uniquely offered by Inmarsat across Te next major step was the making of rigid airships that came streaming at an expected rate of up passengers with cabin entertainment our SwiftBroadband and GX aviation to be referred to as Zeppelins. The first Zeppelin was flown on to 650kbps, the first aircraft system and connectivity services. A high level networks, providing true nose-to-tail July 2, 1900. It was a giant, 128 meters long and contained almost available will be the Honeywell of investment in new aircraft in this communication. 400,000 cubic feet of hydrogen, but proved to be underpowered. HSD400i. Other terminals will be able to region means that airlines will benefit But it paved the way for much bigger and more powerful access the service through an upgrade. from having connectivity services Could you briefly talk about your Zeppelins that were used for passenger and mail services in the Manufacturers such as Cobham also installed from the factory. range of services? ensuing years. plan to launch SwiftBroadband HDR Inmarsat has been providing safety The Inmarsat network has been compatible terminals in the future. services over India since its introduction designed and developed to provide Gliders: The Path-maker It will enhance the passenger over 20 years ago. Inmarsat is in ultimate connectivity for a consistent Though Cayley is credited with the first full-sized flight in experience, particularly when using discussions with the Government global experience to the whole

Aeromag 56 Aeromag 57 aircraft from nose to tail, from safety communications to high-speed Airshow / Defence Expo Bombardier broadband and live TV. Transportation Inmarsat has over 30 years’ Calendar 2013 -14 experience in providing satellite selects TCS as a based communication solutions. With Dubai Airshow 2013 November 17 – 21, 2013 (Dubai, UAE) more than 15,000 aircraft using our strategic partner services, we have unrivalled expertise in Milipol Paris 2013 November 19 – 22, 2013 (Paris, France) delivering reliable, global connectivity ata Consultancy Services, a and safety services. Gulf Defence & Aerospace 2014 December 10-12 (Kuwait) leading IT services, consulting Inmarsat’s existing L-band solutions, and business solutions DEF Expo 2014 February 6-9, 2014, (New Delhi, India) T including SwiftBroadband, enable organization, announced that it connectivity for a multitude of service Singapore Airshow 2014 February 11 – 16, 2014 (Singapore) has been selected by Bombardier domains, like safety, cockpit and cabin, Transportation, a global leader in using low cost, lightweight, high-speed India Aviation 2014 March 12-16,2014, Hyderabad rail transportation technology, to equipment. manage its IT infrastructure for newly These services will be complemented DIMDEX 2014 March 25-27,2014 (Doha) commissioned data centers. by GX Aviation, our next generation of The multi-year, multi-million deal, is high speed global broadband aircraft FIDAE March 25-30, 2014,( Santiago, Chile) the first that TCS has signed with a rail- connectivity, expected to be globally DSA 2014 April 14 – 17, 2014 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) transportation technology provider. available in early 2015. As part of the contract, TCS will ILA May 20-25, 2014 (Berlin, Germany) provide remote infrastructure What are the new initiatives of the management (RIM) to Bombardier company? Eurosatory 2014, Paris June 16-20, 2014 (Paris) Transportation’s recently established The first Inmarsat 5 satelliteproviding data centers in Germany. The new data GX Aviation is scheduled for launch July 14-20, 2014 (Farnborough, England) centers will establish a leading-edge before the end of the year. The second Africa A&D September 17-21, 2014 (Centurion, South Africa) technology platform for Bombardier, and third satellites that will make up through introduction of private cloud the constellation are planned to be Euronaval 2014,Paris October 27 – 31, 2014 (Paris, France) services paired with a high level of launched during 2014, with the service virtualization. globally available in early 2015. Inmarsat Indo Defence 2014 November 5 – 8, 2014 (Jakarta, Indonesia) Besides standard RIM Services, triggered an option to purchase a Milipol Qatar 2014 November 10-12, 2014 (Doha, Qatar) managing server, storage, network and fourth GX I-5 satellite under its existing security services, TCS will also operate contract with Boeing, with a scheduled Airshow China November 11-16, 2014 (Zhuhai, China) and be responsible for all operational delivery date of mid-2016 processes within Bombardier GX Aviation will be the first global Ka- Exponaval 2014 December 2-5, 2014 (Valparaíso, Chile) Transportation’s data centres. TCS band network, deliveringaconsistent will also provide SAP Basis support to IP service of up to 50Mbps across the MEBA December 8-10, 2014( Dubai, UAE) Bombardier Transportation. global spot beam coverage. With the introduction of GX Aviation we will enter a new era of cabin connectivity, with superior TCOM 12M Tactical Aerostat provides global high speed communication. In parallel we continue to develop our SwiftBroadband service, with as diverse affordable portable surveillance solution initiatives as Helicopter wave forms and SwiftBroadband Safety Services. COM, the global leader in combat- platforms. It is ideally suited for time- a vehicle with minimal manning and is GX Aviation will be the first global Ka- proven airborne persistent critical surveillance missions, when easily transported in a single 7.5x7. 5x6.5 band network, providing the very best Tsurveillance solutions, announced operators need to improve or restore container. The system’s mooring station inflight connectivity services available. the launch of its newest aerostat platform, domain awareness in their area of is built on a versatile base that uses ISO the 12M Tactical Aerostat. The system is responsibility. “The 12M Tactical Aerostat corners to standardize mounting on various Could you discuss the latest designed specifically to meet the needs of is an essential tool for anyone who needs platforms or directly on the ground. technology trends in the space you the warfighter and first responders who reliable surveillance or communications The system is very affordable, with an are operating in? require a compact, affordable persistent rapidly,” stated TCOM President Ron extremely low hourly operating cost There is little doubt that the demand surveillance solution that can be Bendlin. “The compact size and portability as compared to other manned and for bandwidth and capacity will grow. of airline passengers, we are introducing To do this Inmarsat is investing almost transported anywhere, rapidly deployed allows for quick deployment, and the unmanned aerial surveillance systems It is a trend that has been accentuated the latest Ka-band technology that will $1.5bn in GX and continues to invest and easily retrieved. extended range means that operators while providing unmatched persistence even more over the last couple of enable a step-change in connectivity heavily in developing the existing This new 12M system is the most are able to obtain actionable information from a single platform. Its ease of years, and therefore, anyone providing and provide customers with the ability to L-band services, to ensure they continue compact tactical aerostat in TCOM’s when they need it most.” use, portability, and small operational connectivity to aircraft needs to be deploy new types of solutions previously to address the customer needs today line of aerostat platforms incorporating Like the 17M, the 12M aerostat system footprint all add to the value this new prepared for ever-increasing demand. not possible due to bandwidth or cost and in the future, both on and beyond design innovations from the company’s is highly versatile and simple to operate. system brings to the warfighter or first To ensure we can meet the future needs constraints. the existing satellites. battlefield-proven 17M and 22MThe system can be quickly deployed from responder.

Aeromag 58 Aeromag 59 Boeing partners with US Air Force to reduce supply chain costs oeing and the U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) have Bentered into an overarching public- private partnership that will streamline supply chain contracting, saving money and speeding up execution by as much as 10 months. The partnership – the first of its kind – allows the three Air Force logistics complexes that are under the AFSC to immediately execute implementation agreements with Boeing, reducing administrative costs and increasing efficiency. “Boeing is proud to lead the way for industry by developing a Flying legends set to thrill at Skyview new, more efficient and affordable way to do business,” said Scott Strode, vice president and general manager of Maintenance, l Fursan , UAE’s aerobatic team event tailored for the public where Modifications & Upgrades for Boeing and the legendary Red Arrows visitors will have direct views of some of Defense, Space & Security. Awill thrill the crowds with their the world’s best pilots in action from a In the past, each complex – Oklahoma City astonishing flying displays at Skyview purpose built grand-stand. Visitors will Air Logistics Complex, Ogden Air Logistics at the Dubai Airshow from 18 to 21 also be thoroughly entertained by a host Complex and Warner Robins Air Logistics November 2013, between 12 – 6 pm at of fun-filled activities taking place on the Complex – would enter into an individual Dubai World Central (DWC), Jebel Ali. ground. partnering agreement with Boeing, a process The flying display will commence at 2pm The Dubai Airshow is renowned for that took 12 to 16 months to complete.The approx. and the aerobatic pilots will also staging the most impressive aircraft and enterprise partnering agreement now in be available to meet the crowds, sign this year’s show will demonstrate just that; place allows the complexes to move directly autographs and take photos with all the with confirmations from Boeing’s F/A 18 to executing the details of the agreement, visitors. Super Hornet, Eurofighter Typhoon and allowing implementation eight to 10 months Skyview at the Dubai Airshow is an new to the gulf region Airbus’s A400M . earlier. Final assembly for the first Israeli M-346 advanced jet trainer begins

lenia Aermacchi’s plant in the aircraft’s structure. automated, production line, the program Venegono has begun assembling Israeli’s first M-346 will make its way is on time and budget to deliver the AIsrael’s first M-346 advanced jet down the assembly line and roll out of the aircraft to the Israeli Air Force that will trainer. factory for final checks and delivery to the fly soon the most advanced jet trainer The three major components of the first IASF in the mid of 2014. available on the market. aircraft--called Lavi in Israeli Air & Space Thanks to an highly skilled workforce Israel ordered a total of 30 M-346 as Force-- are currently being joined to form and to one of the most up-to-date, advanced trainers to replace the TA-4 Skyhawks currently in service. The M-346 is the ideal platform for a latest-generation integrated training system. Its flexibility means that it can also be configured as an affordable advanced defence aircraft for operational roles. Thanks to its innovative technical characteristics, the aircraft also stands out because of its high degree of safety and low acquisition and operating costs. The M-346 was been designed using the latest “design-to-cost” and “design- to-maintain” concepts, with an avionics system modelled on those used in current (F-16, F-18) and new-generation fighter aircraft, such as Eurofighter, Gripen, Rafale, F-22 and the future JSF.

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India launches maiden Mars mission ndia’s maiden mission to Mars was successfully of India’s vessels SCI Nalanda and SCI Yamuna in the launched with its polar rocket placing the South Pacific Ocean. Ispacecraft precisely into an intended Earth orbit There was a data break of over 10 minutes as in its first-ever historic inter-planetary odyssey in a expected after burn-out of the third stage and the bid to join a select band of nations. Mission Control Centre got signals on ignition of the In a “new and complex mission design”, ISRO’s fourth stage. PSLV C 25 successfully injected the 1,350-kg “The biggest challenge will be precisely navigating ‘Mangalyaan’ Orbiter (‘Mars craft’ in Hindi) into the the spacecraft to Mars,” said Radhakrishnan, adding, orbit around Earth some 44 minutes after a text “We will know if we pass our examination on Sept. book launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, 24, 2014.” marking the successful completion of the first stage The robotic satellite, which is undertaking the of the Rs 450 crore mission. journey to Mars, is equipped with five instruments, Entering a new frontier in space technology, Indian including a sensor to track methane or marsh gas - a Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s mission is possible sign of life - on Mars. aimed at establishing India’s capability to reach the If all goes well and the satellite orbits the Red Red Planet and would focus on looking for presence Planet, ISRO will become the fourth in the world after of methane, an indicator of life there. those of the US, Russia and Europe to undertake a “The PSLV C25 vehicle has placed the Mars Orbiter successful Mars mission. The Mars missions of China spacecraft very precisely into an elliptical orbit and Japan have failed. Though there have been 51 around Earth,” ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan said after missions to Mars (excluding MOM) by a few countries, the launch. only 21 have been successful. This is the 25th flight of the Polar Satellite Launch The ISRO chief said that “five beautiful Vehicle (PSLV) and “it has been a new and complex instruments”-- Lyman Alpha Photometer (LAP), mission design to ensure that we would be able to Methane Sensor for Mars (MSM), Mars Exospheric move the MARS Orbiter spacecraft from the orbit of Neutral Composition Analyser (MENCA), Mars Earth to the orbit of MARS with minimum energy,” he Colour Camera (MCC) and Thermal Infrared Imaging said from Mission Control Room. Spectrometer After going around Earth for 25 days in an elliptical (TIS) on Mars orbiter were expected to beam orbit (perigee of 250 km and apogee of 23,500 km), important information for the Indian scientific the golden coloured probe, the size of a small car, community. would embark on a 10-month long voyage to Mars While LAP and MSM would help in atmospheric around 12.42 AM on December 1. studies, MENCA would focus on studying particle It is expected to reach the Red Planet’s orbit by environment. MCC and TIS would contribute to September 24 next and go around in an elliptical studying surface imaging of the red planet. orbit (periapsis of 366 km and apo-apsis of 80,000 ISRO has made arrangements with NASA to use km). its Jet Propulsion Laboratory facilities at Goldstone “I am happy to say the spacecraft is in good health. (U.S.), Madrid (Spain) and Canberra (Australia) for It has done a task what had to be done,” a visibly communicating with this mission, while on the relieved and happy Radhakrishnan said. Martian journey. The rocket injected the satellite into Earth’s orbit The mission would also explore Mars surface over South America, which was captured by ISRO’s features, morphology, minerology and Martian sea-borne terminals on board Shipping Corporation atmosphere by indigenous scientific instruments.

Aeromag 62 Aeromag 63 their regular operations. The Nishant UAV Station (GCS). We have worked very closely with other uses a mobile-launcher and a parachute Rustom II is designed to carry several partners in DRDO, like R&DE (E) Pune, Users evince interest recovery system, which gives it several types of payload sensors, as required by the and DEAL Dehradun, DLRL Hyderabad, tactical operational advantages. users. This enables round-the-clock and all- IRDE Dehradun, ADRDE Agra to develop Wherever required, the conventional weather operation of the system. Launchers, Ground Support Systems, Data to induct Rustom 1 take-off & landing capability of Rustom 1 Present Status link systems, UAV payloads and Recovery can be used to supplement the existing We have completed the realization system. It has been our endeavor to tap capabilities. We believe that a combination of the prototype hardware of most of capabilities available within DRDO and of Nishant and Rustom 1 will add enormous the subsystems, including the airframe, other agencies within the country to try value to the operational capabilities of the engines, Control system and other onboard and ensure maximum level of indigenous armed forces. Avionics systems. The two engines content in our products. We will continue to use the Rustom 1 were integrated on the airframe and an We realised several years ago that the as a Flying Test Bed (FTB) or Technology integrated engine run, using fuel system emerging trends in the development & Development & Demonstration platform on the aircraft, was completed recently. At deployment of UAVs is showing a very to master further UAV technologies like present first prototype is being integrated clear pattern. On the one hand, the Automatic Take-off & Landing (ATOL), and tested in preparation for Low Speed tactical application of the system was Evaluation & Validation of Payloads and Taxi Trials (LSTT). The successful progress of leading to wider and strategic roles, with Data link. The systems will also be used these trials will lead to High Speed Taxi Trials requirement for bigger systems capable to validate various emerging concepts of (HSTT) and then to the first flight of the UAV of operating at higher altitudes, longer operations of UAVs. by June 2014. We plan to conduct the flight ranges and for longer durations, by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) will trials of the UAV in full-up configuration for incorporating sensing resources across continue to use the Rustom 1 as a Flying Test Bed (FTB) or Could you give us an overview of the users, by December 2014. a wide range of spectrum from audio Rustom-II? What’s the latest on the through EO, IR, RF and others. Technology Development & Demonstration platform to components and the airframe? When Could you talk about LCA-related On the other hand, enormous progresses master further UAV technologies like Automatic Take-off will the integration start and what’ the projects that you have taken up? in MEMS and Nano technologies has time-line for the flight? & Landing (ATOL), Evaluation & Validation of Payloads Rustom II is a project which we have and Data link. Rustom II is designed to carry several types taken up for design and development of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) of payload sensors, as required by the users. ADE also made UAV system as required by the Indian significant contributions in the field of simulation and Armed Forces. The MALE UAV system is being developed to meet the specific simulator for the LCA. Even today the pilots fly the proposed requirements projected by Indian Army, Air missions in the Real Time Simulator at ADE before flying the Force and Navy. actual aircraft, says P. Srikumar, Sc. ‘H’ & Director, ADE, in Scope of the UAV Project this exclusive interview to Aeromag Asia. The UAV is required to operate at high altitudes and cater to long mission durations. We have designed the Data What’s the update on the “Nirbhay” UAV has been developed to validate the link to enhance the existing capability of project after the maiden flight in March missions and train the UAV and Payload line-of-sight system and also to be able to ADE has been a major partner in the enabled development of subsystems and 2013? operators. An External Pilot (EP) Simulator use SATellite-based COMmand (SATCOM) development of LCA right from the capabilities which have propelled the Maiden launch of the indigenously has also been developed and being used system. Adequate redundancy is being beginning. We are proud to be the agency development of the “Mini” & “Micro” class developed ‘Nirbhay’ was conducted by extensively for training the EPs for take- provided for all critical system to ensure responsible for the Flight Control system of of UAVs. DRDO in March 2013. Most of the mission off and landing phases of the missions. reliability for long endurance application LCA, including the Hardware & Software, We have made a modest beginning on objectives were met during the first flight The Avionics Systems have been provided requirements. Initially, the take –off & which has completed more than 2400 Micro Air Vehicles with the design and and the system performed very well. Some with redundant systems and Redundancy landing will be controlled by the External flights without any problems. We have also development of 2 Kg and 300 mm fixed improvements have been incorporated Management has been incorporated and Pilot, based on technology mastered made significant contributions in the field wing configuration and have successfully P. Srikumar in the system design, and the second validated during the development flights through the Rustom 1 project. However, of simulation and simulator for the aircraft. developed the Air Vehicles jointly with Sc. ‘H’ & Director, ADE prototype is in an advanced stage of Present status we are gearing up to incorporate automatic Even today the pilots fly the proposed NAL. We have been demonstrating these integration. It is proposed to have the Rustom-1 has completed more than 30 Take-off & Landing system for Rustom II. missions in the Real Time Simulator at ADE capabilities to potential users in the military next development launch by the end of successful flights, and has accumulated Because of the nature of operation of before flying the actual aircraft. and para-military sector. The users have December 2013. more than 25 hours of flight time to the system, we need to bring in formal shown keen interest in inducting these progressively incorporate various elements certification of all elements of the Rustom What are your thoughts on the micro systems for their day-to-day operational What about Rustom 1 project, the of the UAV and expand the operational II UAV through close interactions with air vehicle programme in the country, of requirements. number of flights so far and the road- envelope of the system. CEMILAC. which ADE is a key part? With the expertise tapped from the map ahead? Will it be used as UAV for the The users have evinced keen interest As in the other UAVs like Nishant & Today ADE is synonymous with UAVs in NPMICAV program, and capabilities Users? in inducting Rustom 1 into service and Rustom 1, the mission functions will be the Indian scenario. Over the years we have already established in the area of all UAVs The project was taken up to develop deploying it for tactical roles. fully automated, with provision for the developed domain expertise in most of the in general, and Mini / Micro aerial vehicles and demonstrate several technologies Future Plans Internal Pilot to intervene and take over areas required for Design, Development, in particular, we are quite confident of required for the development of advanced The Indian Army has inducted our Nishant control during critical phases of the mission Prototype Fabrication and Flight Testing of making significant contributions in this UAVs. A Real Time Simulator (RTS) of the UAV recently, and started deploying it for with commands from the Ground Control Aeronautical Systems. important sector also.

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