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The tenth edition Def expo India , the biennial Land, Naval and Internal Homeland Security Systems Exhibition, to be held at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Content Editorial Advisory Board from 11th to 14th April 2018 offers an excellent 6 Countdown Begins for Defexpo 2018 Dr. C.G. Krishnadas Nair platform for the Indian companies to showcase 8 Procurements Give a Boost to the Combat-Readiness of Forces Air Chief Marshal S. Krishnaswamy (Rtd) their capabilities to the world and grow through PVSM, AVSM, VM & Bar partnerships. In order to promote Indian Industry in www.aeromag.in n March - April 2018 | Vol 12 | Issue 2 13 Unveils Defence and Aerospace Production Policy Air Marshal P. Rajkumar (Rtd) the Defence Sector under the Make in India initiative, HAL Invites Private Players to PVSM, AVSM, VM the Defence Ministry has offered big concessions for Manufacture ALH Dhruv 14 Lockheed Completes Delivery of 400th C-130J Super Hercules Air Marshal Ajit Bhavanani (Rtd) booths at the Def Expo 2018 and this is one of the PVSM, AVSM, VM new initiative which the industry was looking for a 16 Singapore Airshow Concludes with Symphony in Sky Rear K. Mohanan (Rtd), AVSM long time. Rolls-Royce Launches IntelligentEngine Mr. Pushpindar Singh Chopra 18 Dr . K. Ram Chand Defexpo will provide great opportunity for the Overseas industries to become 20 ST Electronics sets up JV with SatixFy Mr. J.K.Sharma more aware of Indian Defence Industry & its R&D capabilities as well as readiness of in association with Society of Indian Aerospace Mr. Arunakar Mishra various State governments with their proactive policies encouraging partnership Technologies & Industries 23 ECA Group, Petrus to Join Hands in Subsea Robotics Services Air Cmdre. (Rtd) Joseph Varkey with local industries including SMEs and develop sustainable supply chains and Delhi long term strategic partnerships. 26 ACODS 2018 - DRDO Conference on Control & Guidance Systems Advertising is all about visibility Ashok Iyer India continues to be one of the promising defense markets in the world. A We provide you the Maximum Advertise with AEROMAG Official Show Dailies 30 ‘UMEX howcases Latest Unmanned Systems Technologies E : [email protected] number of Indian companies are now suppliers to several international OEMs For details Trivandrum directly or through their Tier one suppliers. This goes to show the development Contact : Preethi M | Email: [email protected] | [email protected] Mob: +91 9448447509 36 The Role of Additive in Industry 4.0 S.Radhakrishnan and quality which our industry has achieved in recent years. In addition to the large 1 E: [email protected] PSUs and Private Industries, many of the Indian MSMEs are performing extremely 38 P.1HH HammerHead – Aerospace’s Berlin, Germany well in the defense manufacturing sector. Detlef Becker The global defense industry can take advantage of the promising Indian Defense 8 38 AOC Organises Conference on Electronic Warfare E : [email protected] market by partnering with Indian industries. Global Defence and aerospace T : + 497 112317595 industries must, leverage on the offset packages and the lower infrastructure 45 “TN Defence Corridor will Boost Employment” M : + 491 701626053 and human resource costs in India and form JVC with Indian Public and Private 50 U.S and French Air Force Chiefs Take to Skies on LCA Tejas Paris, France Industries. Global industries must link their tier one suppliers directly with Indian Marie-Thérèse Bonfigli SMEs to form partnership of mutual advantage and become suppliers to their 52 India-Israel: Dawn of New Era in Defence Ties E : [email protected] Indian JVs and to their overseas operations. M : +33 (0)6 89 20 95 68 SIATI and Aeromag Asia wish participating companies and delegates all success. 54 BEL to set up STP to Restore Doddabommasandra Lake Moscow, Russia George Smirnov 55 SODET Presents Awards for Defence PSUs E : [email protected] 56 AAI to Install LED Lightings at Airports M : +7 (906)711-03-51 / (495)644-17-33 London 58 Concludes Exercise XPL-18 Ezhil Bharathi S.A. 14 Email: [email protected] 61 TBAL Inaugurates New Facility in Hyderabad

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4 5 Naval shipyards in public sector including Mazagon Docks, GRSE, Goa Countdown Begins for Shipyards, Hindustan Shipyard and private shipyards will bring to view their capabilities in manufacturing and Defexpo 2018 servicing ships. There is growing demand for Indian built vessels from many countries in South Asia, ASEAN and Africa and DefExpo will be a perfect stage to all three Services - Army, Navy and Air Apart from HAL’s platforms, the Expo will unfold the might of India’s shipbuilding Force. While showcasing strengths of also promote domestic private industry capabilities. India’s substantial public sector, it will and aero-components industry. About land systems, India will unveil its also uncover India’s growing private As the DefExpo is being held on sea- 155mm Advanced Towed Artillery Gun industry and spreading MSME base for shore, along the East Coast road from (ATAG) in DefExpo. This is the first time components and sub-systems. Chennai to Mahabalipuram, it provides that India has its own ATAG which has The exhibition will brandish Hindustan Indian Navy to brandish its domestic been designed and developed by DRDO Aeronautics Ltd’s various flying platforms design and manufacturing capabilities. in partnership with Kalyani Group, Tata including domestically designed and India will proudly present its Naval Power and OFBs. India also proposes to manufactured Light Combat Aircraft designing capabilities in shipbuilding. showcase its tank making capabilities, (LCA) - Tejas; Advanced Light India is one of the few countries with including MBT , T90 and T-72, Bridge Laying Tanks (BLTs) with a span of over 70 feet among others. India will also be showcasing 155mm artillery gun ‘’. The Defence Minster Nirmala Sitharaman has said that DefExpo will LCA Tejas attract visitors from over 80 countries by providing an environment for partnership he countdown for Def Expo venue for the massive four-day event. the Ministry of Defence has reduced and growth for the defence suppliers as 2018, the biennial Land, Naval The tenth edition of DefExpo will be the participation charges significantly well as OEMs which want to be a part of Tand Internal Homeland Security held at Kancheepuram near Chennai in compared to last year. This will give a the climbing economic trajectory India Systems Exhibition, has begun. And this Tamil Nadu, from 11th to 14th April 2018. major boost to MSMEs for showcasing enjoys. time the South Indian city of Chennai In order to encourage the Indian small their latest defence products at the expo. It will cover the complete spectrum of has been selected for the first time as the and medium scale defence companies, Over the past editions, DefExpo has the country’s aerospace, defence and witnessed an unprecedented growth in security interests. India’s mammoth terms of exhibitors, visitors, delegations, - Dhruv which have both civil as well as capabilities to design a naval vessel from defence expenditure, sheer size, geo- etc. The ninth edition of DefExpo India, combat variants; Light Combat Helicopter scratch to finish. India will also physically political standing and growing military held in Goa in March 2016, has recorded for which IOC was received recently; showcase, along the shoreline several modernisation make it a prime market an unparalleled growth in foreign as well Dornier civilian aircraft for which DGCA frigates, corvettes and other ships. for foreign companies looking to export as domestic companies’ participation clearance was received and which is likely The exhibition will also unveil India’s aerospace, defence and security products. over its previous editions. It has witnessed to be inducted for regional connectivity capabilities in manufacturing Scorpene This year’s expo will give the State of a 50% increase in terms of participants, purposes. class submarine. Tamil Nadu an opportunity to prove its 60% growth in number of exhibitors and strength as one of the largest hubs for nearly twice the number of delegations. defence manufacturing in India. The event has marked around 100,000 Given the focus on highlighting India footfalls and around 1000 companies put as an emerging defence production on display their latest innovations and hub, DefExpo has earmarked at least products. Around 230 foreign companies half the space for domestic exhibitors. from 32 countries have participated in the This will make DefExpo the biggest ever event with 15 country pavilions. opportunity to show their capabilities and Def Expo 2018 will, for the first time, integrate with the global supply chain project India’s Defence manufacturing of defence manufacturing. Emphasis capabilities to the world. This is is being put on inviting delegations reflected in the tagline for the Expo, from countries which have shown keen which is ‘India: The Emerging Defence interest in India’s weapon systems and Manufacturing Hub’. The event will brand platforms so that DefExpo provides a India as a defence exporter of several boost to overall defence manufacturing defence systems and components for capabilities in the country.

6 7 cost of live aircraft training. announced the latest defence Procurements Give a Boost to the The P-8I ‘training solution’ procurement by clearing contract includes 10-year the proposal worth Rs.15935 comprehensive maintenance Crores to shore up the Army’s Combat-Readiness of Forces service. infantry firepower and other The P-8I used by the Indian deals. The approval includes Navy is a variant of the the procurement of 16500 of P-8A Poseidon of US Navy. Light Machine Guns (LMG) for Currently, the Indian Navy all the three services through has a fleet of eight Boeing the Fast Track Procedure at a P-8I planes at the INS Rajali in cost of Rs.1819 Crores, which Tamil Nadu. They have been will meet the immediate fully integrated into Indian operational requirement Naval operations. The Navy of the soldiers across the has ordered four more P-8Is border. The approval of the - a military derivative of the procurement of 7.4 lakh multi-role carrier-borne Electronic Warfare System 737-800 commercial aircraft Assault Rifles for Army, Navy fighters for its aircraft carriers. (LICEWS) for the Army, at in 2016, and the delivery will and Airforce has also been For the Air Force, the plan to a total cost of Rs.2419.32 begin in 2020. The planes have made by the DAC. They will buy 36 Rafale fighters from Crores. Nirmala Sitharaman replaced the Soviet-era Tu-142 be ‘Made in India’ under the France is still not confirmed has also cleared a proposal fleet, are expected to be in categorisation of ‘Buy and and even if 36 Rafale’s and 83 for the procurement of naval service beyond 2050. Make (Indian)’, through both Anantha Narayanan K LCA Tejas are inducted, there LICEWS from Ms Bharat Later in January, giving the Ordnance Factory Board ith an aim to are finally being answered. the aging weapons and with lighter kits that include will only be 31 squadrons Electronics Limited (BEL) for firepower-starved army aand Private Industry at an speed up the Reportedly, the country’s equipment. steel helmets and enhanced against the required 42. Rs.470 crore. This system great relief, the DAC, chaired estimated cost of Rs.12280 Wmodernisation of defence procurement The need for upgraded bulletproof jackets. Hence, the need for more will equip with by Nirmala Sitharaman, has Crores. the armed forces, the Defence regulations including the ones weaponry is very much crucial The army has been using immediate procurements is upgraded communications decided to put an end to The DAC has also approved Ministry has been approving that restrict arms deal with for ensuring the security of obsolescent equipment, inevitable. infrastructure to effectively the decade-long wait of the Rs.982 Crores worth several procurement policies. single bidders have forced India, especially at a time especially tanks, infantry The recent procurements, deal with advanced the soldiers to get modern procurement of 5,719 Sniper Now, enough impetus is the government to cancel when cross-border terrorism fighting vehicles. The need for though will not clear all communications systems firearms. The DAC has decided Rifles for the Indian Army being provided to the defence $25 billion worth of tenders and conflicts at the North future-ready combat vehicles problems, has significance being used by terrorist groups. to make the procurement of and . The industry with a prime motive in three years. But finally, the and North-Eastern borders is inevitable for the ground in the current scenario. Through the P-81 Training 72,400 assault rifles and 93,895 ammunition for these high to enhance the combat Defence Ministry has heard are on the rise. All the three forces. The aging T-72 and Earlier in December, the Solutions contract worth carbines for Indian Army at precision weapons, to be readiness of the armed forces. the calls for modernisation of forces, The Army, Navy and T-90 tank fleet needs to be Defence Minister Nirmala Rs.1950 Crores, the Indian Navy the cost of Rs.3547 Crores on bought with ‘Buy Global’ Moreover, on the lines of the armed forces. The Defence Airforce have been facing replaced with new tanks and Sitharaman has approved will buy full motion simulator ‘fast-track’ mode to enable the categorisation, will be initially Make in India programme, Acquisition Council (DAC) the lack of modernisation of DRDO’s Arjun Mark II Tank the contract proposals for from US defence firm Boeing defence forces to meet their procured and subsequently the central government has has recently cleared an array combat capabilities. It is high is still in the trial phase. The the communications and to train aircrews for missions immediate requirement for manufactured in India. The been pushing Indian defence of proposals to procure time the Indian Army’s Indian Indian Army mostly rely on the weapons advancement on the P-8I submarine hunter the troops deployed on the 8.6mm sniper rifles, which players to encourage the arms and weapon systems Small Arms System Rifles outdated Bofors artillery guns. of both Navy and Army. planes. This training solution borders. The assault rifles will have an effective kill range of defence production. for all the three forces. (INSAS)and AK-47 rifles got Recently, the government has The projects, cleared by accurately simulates P-8I be of 7.62mm calibre, while 1,200-metre, will replace the The long demands of the These procurements are replaced by modern assault cancelled the deal with Israel’s the Ministry of Defence, aircraft and mission systems. the carbines will be of 5.56mm Army’s old 7.62mm Dragunov armed forces regarding undoubtedly a major shot rifles. The personal kit of the Rafael to buy Spike anti-tank include the procurement of It is expected to help the Navy calibre. Both the deals have sniper rifles with 800-metre the upgradation of their in the arm for Indian armed soldier that comprises of missiles, after DRDO promised simulated training solutions in the training and realistic been repeatedly cancelled in range. The Dragunov rifles, weaponry, from basic assault forces, which have been bulletproof jackets, helmets to make indigenous missile in for the Navy’s P-8I long range rehearsal for sophisticated the past due to lack of cost- bought from Russia in 1990, rifles to the heavy artillery, struggling to cope with and boots needs replacement four years, making the army to , missions involving P-8I effective tenders. lack the modern magnification wait more. and Low Intensity Conflict aircraft, at a fraction of the And in February, the DAC has and sight systems as well Though the strategic as bipod stands, and their partnership chapter of ammunition is very expensive. the Defence Procurement In order to enhance the Procedure 2016 mentions the anti-submarine warfare shortfall of equipment in the capabilities of Indian Naval services, the actual situation Ships, the DAC has approved is much worse. The Indian the procurement of Advanced Navy has already “requested Torpedo Decoy Systems for information” on naval (ATDS). The ‘Mareech’ system, utility , naval multi- developed indigenously role helicopters, submarines by Defence Research and through Project 75(I) and Development Organisation,

8 9 has successfully completed of Rs.626 crores. Documentation requirement among the industry. Most extensive trial evaluations. Another important policy at various stages of the importantly, there will be no The ‘Mareech’ systems will taken by the Defence Ministry, process, has been minimised foreclosure of project after the be produced by Bharat to promote the participation and timelines for various project is sanctioned, except Electronics Limited, Bengaluru of private players in defence stages of process have been on default by the vendor, to at a cost of Rs.850 crore. manufacturing, is the reduced. ensure that the successful Though all these approvals simplification of the Make As per the earlier ‘Make II’ vendor has assured orders. are the Acceptance of II category of the Defence procedure, only two vendors For acquisition of defence Necessity (AoN), the first step Procurement Procedure. The were shortlisted to develop equipment and the of the Defence Procurement simplified procedure, which prototype equipment. Now, modernisation of the Armed Procedure, which can take is more industry friendly, with all vendors meeting the Forces, the procedures years, it is still hopeful for the minimal government control, relaxed eligibility criteria will prescribed in various forces. will boost the Make in India be allowed to participate in manuals and rules, including On 20 February 2018, the initiative in the defence sector. the prototype development the Defence Procurement Defence Acquisition Council With the revised procedure, process. The vendor will not Procedure – 2016 (DPP) and has accorded approval to the Ministry of Defence can be required to submit Detailed the Defence Procurement Capital Acquisition Proposals accept suo-motu proposals Project Report. After accord Manual 2009 (DPM), are of the Services valued at from the industry and also of approval of the ‘Make II’ followed. The Indian Armed over Rs.1850 Crores. These allow start-ups to develop project by the council, all Forces follow an approach include procurement of equipment for Indian Armed clearances will be accorded at of continuous training of its essential quantity of Infantry Forces. It will enable greater Service HQ (SHQ) level. officers wherein each officer Combat Vehicle (BMPs-2/2k) participation of Industry To hand-hold industry and at different stages of his for Mechanised Infantry and in acquisition of defence start-ups, SHQs will now setup undergoes training courses other Arms and Services at an equipment and to promote project facilitation teams to of different contents and estimated cost of over Rs.1125 innovative solution. act as the primary interface durations. Crores from the Ordnance The salient features of between the SHQ and the As part of these courses, Factory Board (OFB), aimed Make-II procedure have done industry during the design the officers are provided at meeting the operational away with the concept of and development stage. These introductory training in requirement of the troops selection of two Development teams would provide technical various issues concerning in rapid deployment of Agencies. All the vendors inputs, trial infrastructure procurement. This training is Mechanised Forces. For meeting the minimum and other facilities as both built into the curriculum Navy, DAC has also accorded qualification criterion have required by the vendor. Even and covered by means of approval for procurement of been allowed to participate if a single individual or firm lectures by guest speakers. one Survey Training Vessel in the process. The eligibility offers innovative solutions, Besides, training on financial (STV) for meeting it growing criteria in terms of parameters the SHQ will now have the management at macro level ‘Hydrographic Survey’ needs such as Profitability, Minimum option to accept and process is provided to cover various in ports, harbours, Exclusive period of registration of the vendor’s development aspects related to defence Economic Zone, etc. The company, Minimum Credit initiative. SHQs will be allowed procurement. construction of the vessel rating requirement, etc, has to hire domain experts/ Specialist courses are is to be undertaken under been relaxed for participants. consultants from private also conducted at Service, Buy (Indian-IDDM) by Indian Eligibility criteria for start- sector to increase outreach Tri-service and Ministry of shipyards at an estimated cost ups has further been relaxed. and enhance awareness Defence level at Material Management Institute of IAF, College of Defence Management of IDS and Defence HQ Training Institute, Ministry of Defence. All these assist in developing the required knowledge base among the officers for handling issues related to defence procurement. With the support of government the procurements should be completed at the earliest to make the armed forces combat ready with advanced weaponry.

10 11 EOS Announces Expansion Maharashtra Unveils Defence and Plans in Asia-Pacific Aerospace Production Policy 2018 lectro Optical Systems (EOS), one of the leading technology be held in February. contributing significantly to the central Esupplier in the field of industrial 3D printing of metals and Under the policy, the government government’s target to reduce India’s polymers, has announced its expansion plans in Asia-Pacific also plans to create five defence hubs at defence and aerospace imports from 70% as part of the company’s bid to meet strong demand for the Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Aurangabad and to 30%. “The government hope to attract additive manufacturing (AM) sector in the region. EOS has also Ahmednagar; all cities with significant many investment proposals in aerospace announced three recent leadership appointments in Asia- cantonment areas to generate demand. and defence sectors during the business Pacific region to expand its regional footprint. The changes in The government hopes to leverage summit and the policies are an attempt to leadership and expansion in APAC is part of EOS’s policies to Nagpur’s maintenance, repair and show what Maharashtra is ready to offer. capitalize on widespread industrial 3D printing adoption in the overhaul facility and develop the city The government have fine-tuned the region, especially Japan, China and Singapore. In the year ahead, as a global hub for air traffic. The policy policies for quite some time now and tried EOS plans to expand its India team and office space, as well as also talks about offering financial to make them as dynamic as possible. explore further developments to its consulting offerings with initiatives for the manufacturing sector, EOS has expanded concessions and incentives to public There are policies to specifically address Additive Minds. its Singapore team to provide adequate resources to meet sector undertakings for the establishment the MSME sector which has the potential Dr. Adrian Keppler, CEO and Speaker of the Corporate customers’ needs and requirements. EOS Singapore has also of ‘anchor units with a view of nurturing to create jobs,” stated in an official release. Management at EOS GmbH, has said that Industry 4.0 has relocated to a new office space and technical centre in April market and ecosystem for the MSMEs. The policy will offer a mega project brought about tremendous opportunities for AM and great 2017. In China, EOS has expanded its team from four to 32 Also, the proposed corpus of Rs.1000 status to defence and aerospace traction for the adoption of AM in Asia-Pacific. “We are already employees since its establishment in 2013, focusing on enabling Crores, which will be managed by companies with a minimum fixed seeing demands from our customers in industries such as organizations strengthen their innovation capability and key Maharashtra Industrial Development capital investment of Rs.250 Crore and aerospace, automotive, medical and fast-moving consumer technologies. Corporation (MIDC) on behalf of the state employing 500 people in the Category A goods, where excellence in technical precision and structural As part of widening its business in the region EOS has made government, will be used to give working and B industrial areas. engineering are paramount. Hence, we are extremely excited some recent leadership appointments. EOS has appointed Jack Devendra Fadnavis, capital for defence and aerospace MSMEs For other industrial areas, it will give a to expand our global footprint, especially in Asia-Pacific, and Wu in November 2017 as the Sales Director of Asia-Pacific. Based Chief Minister, Maharashtra and to ensure that there will not be any mega project status to companies with to broaden our leadership team to tap on this market demand,” in Singapore, Jack oversees the sales function and take on a fund crunch. a minimum fixed capital expenditure said Keppler. key role to boost EOS’ customer portfolio for the region in key ligning to the central government’s The policy also proposes reimbursement of Rs100 crore and employing 250 Advancements in additive manufacturing will continue to drive markets – Singapore, China, India, South Korea and Japan. Jack Atarget of promoting aerospace of stamp duty, establishment of exclusive people. With the FDI cap in defence and rapid adoption for the technology in the Asia Pacific region. By was formerly the General Manager for Greater China in EOS since and defence manufacturing in India industrial townships and rationalisation of aerospace sectors raised to 49 percent Q3 2018, the AM market is forecasted to reach more than USD3.7 2010, where he was pivotal in setting up EOS China’s branch and and thereby reducing the imports, industrial laws. from the current 26 percent, the state billion globally, and more than USD15.7 billion by Q3 2025. In operations in Shanghai. the Government of Maharashtra have The government also aim at hopes to have great opportunities. Asia-Pacific, CAGR is expected to reach 18.6 percent, with China Along with Wu’s appointment, Ye Jiyuan has joined EOS as approved and unveiled capturing over 70 percent of the market share. In order to help General Manager for Greater China in November 2017, based the state’s Defence and businesses in building up their AM capabilities, EOS has entered in Shanghai. Jiyuan, a tech industry veteran of more than 15 Aerospace Policy 2018. Job Work for Laser Marking on Wire/Cables into a partnership with Japan’s NTT Data Engineering Systems years, has extensive experience in product design, simulation By creating a corpus Print Specification Corporation (NDES). Based in Yokohama, EOS and NDES will and smart manufacturing. Before joining EOS, Jiyuan has held of Rs.1000 crores, to Ÿ Standard Specification : Up to 96 character provide further expanded sales, maintenance engineering and management roles in ZXLearning.COM, LMS International and provide initial working per identification. Barcode Marking Possible. Ÿ Character set : Full uppercase and consulting services for AM in the country. Altair Engineering. capital to the small and lowercase alplanumeric ( A-Z,0-9) plus extra Terrence Oh, Senior Vice President (Asia-Pacific), EOS GmbH, In Japan, EOS has appointed Yasuaki Hashizume as General medium enterprises, characters. . has said that Japan is poised to benefit the most from the rise of Manager to oversee business operations in the country. Yasuaki the policy aims at Wire Size Range: Ÿ advanced manufacturing and smart factories, according to the has more than 12 years of experience in the AM industry. attracting investments 0.8 mm to 6.35 mm ( 0.031” - 0.25”) Ÿ OD 26 AWG - 6 AWG nominal. World Economic Forum’s ‘Readiness for the Future of Production Before joining EOS, he was the General Manager of NTT Data worth $2 Billion in the Ÿ Single core or multi core wire and cable. Report 2018’. EOS in Japan currently has three employees and Engineering Systems Corporation (NDES). Terrence Oh, Senior next five years. It also Cable Length: the company will be partnering key customers to offer ‘Additive Vice President (Asia-Pacific), EOS GmbH, has added that EOS’s aims to create 1 lakh Ÿ Minimum 150 mm (6 in.) Minds’ to increase businesses’ competitive edge in defining APAC customers were gradually transforming their businesses job opportunities by Ÿ Unlimited maximum cable length. and developing AM applications. “The country has been highly for the fourth industrial revolution and the company wants to promoting defence Wire Types regarded as one of the leaders in technological advancements help accelerate that process by contributing more to their AM and aerospace Polymide / Kapton wires, Dispersion coated Teflon ( PTFE ), ETFE and FEP or Teflon tape in APAC, and it has been observed that the demand for industrial strategy and production. “We also want to be there at every manufacturing in the wrapped ( TKT / TK ). Teflon ( PTFE), Tefzel 3D printing in Japan’s manufacturing and medical sectors is stage of the journey, from helping them set up their in-house AM state. The release of (ETFE, XLETFE) or FEP e.g. BMS 13-48, substantially rising. Thus, this is an opportune time to enter capabilities to enabling them to deliver high quality products the policy is a highly M22759/32 etc. the market and offer our expertise to bridge any gaps as AM within a shorter time span or having eco-friendly spare parts prospective move Horizontal and vertical mark spacing continues to develop rapidly in Japan,” said Terrence. produced. Through our in-house consultancy unit, Additive from the part of the Ÿ Between 25mm and 1000mm (1 in 39 in) According to the World Economic Forum, Singapore is another Minds, we hope to further strengthen our customers’ AM state government Inter Character Spacing country that is well-positioned to benefit from advanced value proposition and ensure that they are at the forefront of ahead of the Magnetic Ÿ Variable in increments of 0.1 mm (0.003 in) Ÿ Minimum inter character pitch <1 mm ( 0.07 in) manufacturing. Aligning with Singapore’s Smart Nation implementing advanced technologies,” he said. Maharashtra Summit to Ÿ Maximum inter character pitch 20 mm (0.19 in)

12 13 Lockheed Completes Delivery of MARPOSS AEROSPACE 400th C-130J Super Hercules YOUR WORK IN GOOD HANDS The C-130J is defined by its versatility and flexibility. The C-130J supports 17 different mission configurations including Process monitoring transport (military and commercial), Documentation firefighting, , Special Operations, weather reconnaissance, and aerial refuelling. In continuous production longer than any other military aircraft, the C-130 has earned a reputation as a workhorse ready for any mission, anywhere, anytime. This aircraft has another distinction MRO Tools C-130J Super Hercules. other than being the 400th C-130J delivered. It is the 13th MC-130J to be merican aerospace behemoth almost any mission requirement, any converted into an AC-130J Ghostrider ALockheed Martin has achieved time, any place. gunship. It will be assigned to the 1st another major milestone as the company George Shultz, Vice President and Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, completed the 400th delivery of its main General Manager, Air Mobility & Maritime . The AC-130J is a highly modified workhouse aircraft C-130J Super Hercules. Missions at Lockheed Martin, has said C-130J that provides close-air support, air The 400th aircraft is a Super Hercules MC- that all the 400 C-130Js meet a global interdiction and armed reconnaissance. 130J Commando II Special Operations demand for the proven performance The U.S. government operates the aircraft that has been assigned to the U.S. and unmatched versatility found only largest C-130J Super Hercules fleet in Air Force’s Special Operations Command in a Super Hercules. “C-130J’s durability, the world. This delivery represents the (AFSOC). relevancy and capability will continue to U.S. government’s continued transition The C-130J Super Hercules is the set the aircraft apart as the world’s choice to the C-130J as the common platform Process monitoring current production model of Lockheed’s in tactical airlift for decades to come. We across Air Mobility Command, AFSOC, Air Machine Protection legendary C-130 Hercules aircraft, with celebrate this accomplishment with our Combat Command, U.S. Coast Guard and operators in 17 nations. Till date, the employees, industry partners and the U.S. Marine Corps. The Air National Guard Fastner holes inspection global fleet of C-130J has surpassed more Super Hercules operator community that and Reserve still operate a mixed fleet of than 1.7 million flight hours supporting spans 17 countries,” said Shultz C-130J and legacy aircraft. Russia to Supply Ignition Systems for Chinese Civil Aircrafts

echnodinamika , in Chinese narrow-body short- and of the quality and competitiveness of Tpart of Rostec State Corporation, will medium-haul civil aircrafts. In addition, the company’s items. “We expect our soon supply ignition systems for Chinese there are plans to evaluate a potential cooperation to develop in the future, with civil aircraft engines. Technodinamika, contract for the supply of special mica- a growing number of joint projects,” he which specializes in the manufacturing paper capacitors manufactured by said. and after-sales service of aircraft systems Technodinamika for using in ignition A meeting between representatives and aggregates, and the Chinese aggregates designed and produced by of AVIC SAEC and Rostec State company AVIC Shaanxi Aero Electric Co., SAEC. Corporation, and the management of JSC Ltd. have signed a cooperation protocol At this stage, it is planned to supply Technodinamika and JSC “Molniya” Ufa on the design and manufacturing of no less than 200 ignition systems for Research and Development Enterprise ignition systems and their components. civil aircrafts engines, and at least has been held in July 2017 at MAKS 2017 ONE PARTNER, MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS. The agreement envisages a role for 1000 capacitors. After the signing International Aviation & Space Salon. Technodinamika (JSC “Molniya” Ufa of the protocol, Igor Nasenkov, CEO, The main outcome of the meeting has Marposs Aerospace produces tools for MRO inspection, assembly, and machining components used Research and Development Enterprise) Technodinamika, has said that such keen been a decision to develop cooperation for the . With thousands of tools manufactured and over 40 years of industry knowledge, as a partner in engineering the ignition interest from the Chinese partners to in the field of civil aircraft systems and Marposs can do it all. Currently, Marposs Aerospace can be found in Mexico, China, and in the U.S. www.marposs.com system for engines that are to be installed Technodinamika products are the proof aggregates engineering.

14 MARPOSS INDIA Pvt. Ltd. 147, Sector 7, IMT Manesar 122 050 - Tel. +91 124 4735700 | [email protected] Singapore Airshow Concludes with Symphony in Sky Anantha Narayanan K than 1,000 exhibitors from 50 countries its 50th anniversary, Royal Thai Air and regions worldwide, showcasing Force, Air Force and Royal their latest products and innovations to Malaysian Air Force etc. close to 50,000 trade visitors from 150 RSAF’s integrated aerial display team, Warning aircraft, the Royal Thai Air Force’s their appearances at the show, taking virtual man-in-the-loop simulators countries. The organisers have said that comprised of an F-15SG along with two Gripen jet and the United States Air Force photos with and enthralling visitors. and constructive simulation forces in the Singapore Airshow 2018 saw over 10 F-16Cs fighter jets, together have given an RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aircraft The airshow has taken the immersive a networked environment to enhance percent increase in trade visitors, as well exhilarating visual feast of death-defying system (UAS). The Singapore Airshow technologies to new levels. Enhancing training realism and effectiveness. as 287 VIP delegations. It has focused on aerobatic flying. They have performed 15 has witnessed a range of business and the visitor experience with disruptive and Leck Chet Lam, Managing Director of the latest technology innovation trends thrilling manoeuvres, displaying the high commercial aircraft making their debut innovative technologies, the exhibitors Experia Events, organisers of Singapore including cybersecurity, autonomous degree of precision and coordination appearances at an Asian Airshow. They have provided the visitors of all ages Airshow, has said that they are heartened technology, unmanned aerial vehicles required between the three aircrafts. have been the Gulfstream G500 and with a whole new immersive experience to see the overwhelming support and and smart technologies. Their spectacular routine included six new G600 aircraft, Textron Aviation Cessna to engage and interact with the exhibits interest in the latest edition of the On the last two days February 10 and 11, integrated manoeuvres that has been Citation Longitude, and Embraer’s fourth through 3-D simulations, virtual reality Singapore Airshow. “This goes to show which were open to the public, the visitors performed for the first time ever in public, prototype of a next-generation narrow- and augmented reality, along with the that Singapore is an aviation hub not have been treated with a remarkable such as the 3-Ship Dedication Pass and body jet – the E-190 E2 prototype. existing physical mock-ups. An example only to the industry, but also aviation fans Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister, array of static aircrafts and weapons on the Golden Salute. Other breath-taking Nicknamed the "profit hunter", the is ST Engineering’s Live, Virtual and around the globe,” he said. The organisers Singapore, addressing the inaugural display at the centre’s massive exhibition flying displays included the Indonesia Air E-190 E2 prototype has featured a tiger's Constructive demonstration, a military have announced that the Singapore function of the Singapore Airshow 2018 grounds. The visitors have been seen Force (TNI-AU) Jupiter Aerobatic Team’s face painted on its nose as a gesture training solution that integrated live Airshow 2020 will be held from 11 to 16 arking around 80000 footfalls making a beeline for the sweeping KT-1B, the U.S. Air Force (USAF)’s F-16 and showing Embraer's respect for Asia. Also, trainers with augmented reality targets, February at Changi Exhibition Centre. Mon the last two days and taking 100,000 sq. metre outdoor display area B-52 Stratofortress, the Sukhoi Su-30MKM the HondaJet, the fastest, highest-flying, aerobatic feats to new heights, the that housed around 50 aircrafts from the from the Royal Malaysian Air Force quietest, and most fuel-efficient jet in Singapore Airshow 2018, one of the RSAF, Textron Aviation, US Air Force and (RMAF), and Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF)’s its class, has made its first appearance largest airshows in the world, has come other transport majors. The people have JAS-39 C/D Gripen, which have made their at the Singapore Airshow. Moreover, at to an end. On the last two public days, marvelled at the wide arrau of display debut appearances in Singapore. the Meet-the-Pilots sessions, the visitors visitors of different ages from across the items like the Chinese UAV Wing Loong Other major attractions at the static had the chance to interact and receive world have marvelled at the spectacular II, luxury jet Bombardier 6000, Ah-64D aircraft display have been the F-35B autographs from the pilots and personnel aerial display performances and the Apache and CH-47 Chinook Helicopters. Lightning II, the world’s first supersonic from the RSAF, RTAF, TNI-AU and RMAF. latest commercial and military aircraft, They have got the opportunity to sit in the short take-off/vertical landing (STOVL) The Singapore Airshow mascots, creating symphony in the skies above cockpit of a F-15SG and F-16C/D fighter stealth aircraft, making an appearance Leo and Captain Leonette, have also made Changi Exhibition Centre. The latest jet. Also, the visitors have been enthralled at an Airshow in Asia for the first time. edition of the airshow, which is a global with the astounding aerobatics of the Other military aircraft that made their marketplace and networking powerhouse flying performances of various air forces appearance at an Airshow for the first for the world's aviation community, including the Republic of Singapore Air time in Asia, are the Royal Australian has marked the participation of more Force (RSAF), which commemorated Air Force E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early

16 17 Rolls-Royce Launches IntelligentEngine New Flag Officer Takes Charge

they are now inseparable. With – Civil Aerospace has said that more people flying than ever the company is determined of Naval Aviation before and an increasing demand to pioneer the power that for more efficient travel, the matters for the customers and earlier served as the Assistant King Squadron and served company sees it as an opportunity the IntelligentEngine vision Chief of Naval Staff at the as the the commissioning to improve the way it provides will allow us to do this. The Ministry of Defence in Delhi, Commanding Officer of the power to its customers. coming together of product and overseeing aviation assets. Naval Air Station, INS Shikra. The IntelligentEngine vision service, supercharged by digital During his tenure as the He has also commanded the enables Rolls-Royce to find new technology, offers Rolls-Royce a ACNS, he has overseen the aircraft carrier-based anti- ways of pioneering power. In wealth of opportunities to improve induction of 8 Boeing P8I, 45 submarine squadron INAS addition to designing, testing, the way it provides power to its MiG 29K, and 17 Hawk aircraft 330. and maintaining engines in the customers. “We have the right into the Navy fleet, besides Besides doing a tenure digital realm, the IntelligentEngine people, the right skills and the the conclusion of crucial as Executive Officer of the vision sets out a future where right infrastructure to grasp this contracts including the 4 Guided Missile Destroyer an engine will be increasingly opportunity and deliver world- Boeing P8i Option Clause, P8i INS Delhi, Pynumoottil has Philipose George Pynumootil taking connected, contextually aware beating digital insight, helping us Simulator, 16 ALH, 12 Dornier, commanded the 1241 RE over charge from Rear Admiral Puneet K Bahl. and comprehending, helping to deliver even greater value for 08 Chetak, 12 Microlight and corvette, INS Nashak, the to deliver greater reliability and our customers,” he said. he Indian Navy has appointed Rear Admiral Philipose George 10 28 MLU. Missile Corvette INS Kirpan efficiency. The IntelligentEngline Rolls-Royce’s R2 Data Labs, TPynumootil as the new Flag Officer of Naval Aviation (FONA) Being a helicopter and the Guided Missile is connected with other engines, an acceleration hub for data and Flag Officer of Goa Naval Area (FOGA), transferring Rear pilot, qualified on the Frigate INS Brahmaputra. The its support ecosystem, and with innovation launched in December Admiral Puneet K Bahl to the Maharashtra Naval Area. Rear Admiral Sea King 42 B/C and officer has been awarded its customer, and allows regular, 2017, will play the major role Philipose G Pynumootil, an alumnus of the Lawrence School, Alouette, Pynumoottil has the Nao Sena Medal for his Rolls-Royce’s two-way flow of information in achieving the aims of the Lovedale and the National Defence Academy (67th course), has commanded INAS 330, tenure in command of INS IntelligentEngine between many parties. The engine IntelligentEngine. Using advanced been commissioned in the Indian Navy on 01 Jan 1986. He has the Carrier borne ASW Sea Brahmaputra. ontinuing its push towards “Big Data”, British is aware of its operating context, data analytics, industrial Artificial Cengine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has launched constraints and the needs of the Intelligence and machine learning its pioneering IntelligentEngine vision at the Singapore customer, allowing it to respond to techniques, R2 Data Labs develops Airshow by taking machine intelligence to a new level. the environment around it without data applications that unlock HI-TECH The IntelligentEngine project aims at developing human intervention. It is also able design, manufacturing and IMPORT EXPORT CORPORATION engines that are not only more efficient and safer than to learn from its own experiences operational efficiencies within EXCLUSIVE DANIELS USA AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR FOR INDIA earlier models but are also able to communicate with and from its network of peers to Rolls-Royce, and creates new other engines and sense the environment around adjust its behaviour and achieve service propositions for customers. them. According to the company, the IntelligentEngine best performance. Rolls-Royce will set out further vision is based on a belief that the worlds of product Dominic Horwood, Rolls-Royce, details of the IntelligentEngine and service have become so closely connected that Director, Customer and Services vision over the coming year.

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18 19 ST Electronics sets up JV with SatixFy

system, which was showcased at the Smart City Cluster of the ST Engineering booth at Singapore Airshow 2018, utilises Digital Beam Forming technology based on SatixFy UK’s first-of-its- kind chip technology. This technology will enable seamless and simultaneous communications with multiple satellites, at higher performance, lower SWAP (Size, Weight and Power) and significantly lower cost than existing solutions. In addition to providing enhanced broadband connectivity experience for in-flight passengers, the technology will improve operational efficiencies of commercial and business airline operators. Ravinder Singh, President, ST Electronics, has said that the joint venture will enhance the company’s satellite communications Yoel Gat, CEO of SatixFy Limited, Simona Gat, CEO of business. “Together with SatixFy, we will deliver an affordable SatixFy UK, Mr Tang Kum Chuen, President of Satellite and high-performance technology solution that generates Systems at ST Electronics, Ravinder Singh, President significant cost savings for airline operators and gives enhanced of ST Electronics, at the JV agreement signing. in-flight experience for their customers. We believe this ingapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics), innovative technology has the potential to generate tremendous Sthe electronics arms of ST Engineering, has signed an value for the growing worldwide aviation connectivity market,” agreement with SatixFy UK Limited (SatixFy UK) through its said Singh. subsidiary ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Systems) Pte. Ltd. to Yoel Gat, CEO of SatixFy Limited, the parent company of SatixFy jointly invest in a joint venture company aimed at high growth UK, has said that the JV will bring together respective strengths in-flight connectivity market. ST Electronics’ planned investment in satellite solutions and Aerospace to provide a unique In-flight of US$20m is for a 49% stake in the JV, with the remaining 51% Connectivity (IFC) offering to the Aviation industry. “The satellite to be held by SatixFy UK. The JV, which will be set up in the UK, industry is undergoing significant changes with the launch of is part of ST Electronics’ plans to enhance its global access to the various LEO or Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) constellations and emerging high growth commercial aviation connectivity market. Ultra High Throughput Satellites (U-HTS). Our solution will The JV will develop a state-of-the-art satellite antenna provide customers with a solution that is future proof and can system that delivers enhanced in-flight connectivity (IFC) for leverage the best available satellite infrastructure now and, in commercial aviation. The concept of the satellite antenna the future,” said Gat. AAR Announces New MRO Facility in India

opening the new facility in a joint venture including some of the existing Indamer with India’s Indamer Aviation, which will workforce. provide the local experience needed for A training school under Indamer’s CAR success. 147 certification and the Government John Holmes, President & Chief of India’s Skill Development Program is Operating Officer, AAR has said that the expected to allow hundreds of students new MRO facility at Nagpur, which is to gain skill sets and employment in lobal aviation services provider, already under construction, will initially Nagpur. The initial group of students GAAR, will soon open its first be comprised of six narrow-body bays, will receive practical training at one of MRO facility in in Nagpur, India, for including one bay for paint. Additional AAR’s MRO facilities in the United States. the development of a new phases are planned for a total of 16 “We are excited to expand AAR’s MRO maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) bays, as well as component repair shops. expertise outside of the Americas in facility. Also, the facility will be AAR’s The MRO will serve India’s fast-growing partnership with Indamer, which has the first MRO outside North America. The commercial aviation market and is local market and cultural knowledge decision has been announced by AAR at scheduled to open in the fall with FAA, needed for success. We are looking the Singapore Airshow 2018. AAR, which EASA and DGCA certifications. Fully forward to bringing our MRO experience has been planning to expand its MRO aligned with the ‘Make in India’ initiative, to central India to help serve the country’s expertise into emerging markets, will be the facility will employ Indian nationals, fast-growing airlines,” said Holmes.

20 21 ECA Group, Petrus to Rear Admiral P&W Launches New Data Analytics Join Hands in Subsea DS Gujral Takes Capabilities for V2500® Engines over as ACNA acquisition and predictive analytics tools Robotics Services that enable both operators and Pratt & Whitney to make recommendations that reduce operational disruptions and increase aircraft utilization. eFAST has the ability to capture thousands of engine and aircraft data parameters throughout the full flight cycle instead of snapshots at take-off and cruise, allowing for better monitoring of engine performance, minimizing disruptions and predicting future maintenance visits. Operators A18D Autonomous Underwater Vehicle can then use Pratt & Whitney’s suite of engine health management tools for nnouncing a significant partnership to ECA Group a cumulative turnover of € better visibility into their fleet and overall Ain Subsea Robotics Services for the 6 million over the next four years, which V2500 operations. oil & gas market, ECA Group and Petrus can increase according to the rate of use “We look forward to applying these have signed a cooperation agreement for of the underwater robot. Depending on ratt & Whitney, a division of United Services at Pratt & Whitney, has said new capabilities on other platforms. It subsea robotics services to oil companies. the commercial success, additional A18D Rear Admiral DS Gujral PTechnologies Corp, has launched that last year, the company launched helps us be more predictive, mobile and After evaluating the market since June AUVs could be commissioned as part of Rear Admiral DS Gujral, NM, has taken new data analytics capabilities for its its EngineWise services brand, which responsive in support of our customers 2017, the parties have entered into a this partnership. over as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff V2500 engines as a result of achieving represents a commitment to sharing and will continue be a major focus for partnership agreement to offer the Oil & Finally, it can be extended to other (Communications Space and Net-centric a supplemental type certificate for the intelligence with customers to develop us in 2018 and beyond,” said Azoulay. Gas sector inspection and survey services robots in the ECA Group range such as Operations) at Integrated Headquarters A321 aircraft powered by the the best solutions together. “With this The V2500 engine is offered through using an Autonomous Underwater A9 type portable AUVs (A9-S or A9-E) or of Ministry of Defence (Navy). V2500 engine. With the supplemental supplemental type certificate, we are able IAE International Aero Engines AG, a Vehicle (AUV), the A18D AUV. ROVING BAT ROV cleaning and inspection The Flag officer, an alumnus of 69th type certificate, Pratt & Whitney will to expand our current EngineWise data multinational aero engine consortium The A18D AUV is designed and ROVs according to the needs. The use Course National Defence Academy, be better able to develop Aftermarket analytics capabilities for our customers whose shareholders comprise Pratt & manufactured by ECA Group, to dive up to of autonomous underwater drones is a Khadakwasla has been commissioned services catered to customer’s needs and currently flying the A321 aircraft and be Whitney, a division of United Technologies 3000m depth and work autonomously for growing demand within the Oil & Gas into the Executive Branch of Indian respond faster and better to incidents more agile and flexible than ever before,” Corporation; Pratt & Whitney Aero 24 hours. It can carry out inspection and industry, because they significantly Navy in 1987. Being a Communication in the field utilizing the eFAST™ data said Azoulay. Engines International GmbH; Japanese 3D mapping missions, revealing seabed reduce the cost of operations compared & Electronics Warfare Specialist, his ecosystem on these aircraft. Under the EngineWise services brand, Aero Engines Corporation; and MTU Aero conditions before or after construction / to traditional processes that require larger afloat appointments include EXO of INS Eva Azoulay, Vice President, Engine Pratt & Whitney is investing in data Engines GmbH. installation of an underwater structure, and more expensive vessels as well as Nashak and INS Delhi, and Command of pipeline or cable and before, during longer durations for a given operation, INS Nishank, INS Karmuk and INS . and post decommissioning of subsea and also because they provide superior He has held appointments of Directing installations. data quality. Staff at Defence Services Staff College As part of the contract, ECA Group This agreement is the largest ever signed Wellington, Officer-in-Charge of Signal will lease the AUV to Petrus, while also by ECA Group for its AUVs in the Oil & School, Deputy Director Naval Signals, providing operational support. Petrus, Gas sector. It is the result of R&D efforts Director Naval Operations and Principal with its solid experience in the Oil & Gas that ECA Group has been conducting Director Network & Space Operations. market, will carry out and coordinate for several years in this sector. Based in He has undergone Joint Staff Course at missions from preparation to data Brazil, West Africa, and South East Asia, Collège interarmées de defense, France processing and delivery of results to the Petrus is a global Oil & Gas services group and Higher Command Course at Naval customer. The partnership guarantees employing approximately 400 people. War College.

Pratt & Whitney has signed a 5-year master service agreement with Hawker Pacific. Alan Smith, CEO, Hawker Pacific and John Saabas, President, Pratt & Whitney Canada holding the agreement. Pratt & Whitney Canada’s Ron Norris, Sales Manager, Asia Pacific; Pascale Tremblay, Vice President, MRO Operations, Customer Service; Frederic Lefebvre, Vice President, Sales and Marketing; Frank Shum, General Manager, Asia Hub; and Doug Park, COO, Hawker Pacific are also seen.

22 23 Airbus Bags Order “US Policy will Lead for Eighth A330 to Arms Race”; Rostec CEO MRTT from NATO

Airbus A330 MRTT

ollowing Belgium’s decision selection of the A330 MRTT for to joint the European/ MMF, along with the earlier similar FNATO Multinational Multi- decisions by the United Kingdom Sergey Chemezov, CEO, Rostec Role Tanker Transport Fleet (MMF) and France, will ensure that Europe programme, Airbus Defence and has the world’s most operationally ergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Space has bagged the order for capable tanker fleet for many years SCorporation, has expressed his concerns about eighth A330 MRTT. The company to come. “We encourage other the new aggressive nuclear policy recently announced has received a firm order for an European nations to contribute by the United States of America and said that it will MRTT Multi Role to MMF in order to maximise trigger another global arms race. “The closer relations Tanker Transport from Europe’s the operating and financial are between Russia and America, the more arms organisation for the management advantages of a large fleet based should be reduced; first and foremost, nuclear arms. of cooperative armament on a common type,” he said. The United States is adopting a new program. This programmes – OCCAR – on behalf The programme is funded by will not lead to an improvement in the situation in the of NATO Support & Procurement the five nations who will have the world. It will lead to another arms race, because we Agency (NSPA). exclusive right to operate these will have to do the same as the Americans. This will The order follows the NATO–owned aircraft in a pooling keep building up and building up, and then a mere announcement on 14 February arrangement. The aircraft will be spark will be sufficient. With the number of weapons of Belgium’s official accession to configured for in-flight refuelling, in the world today, there will be no winners. The world the European/NATO Multinational the transport of passengers and will be destroyed,” said Chemezov during an interview Multi-Role Tanker Transport cargo, and medical evacuation with The Washington Post. Fleet (MMF) programme, which flights. The US Defense Department has recently announced already consists of Netherlands, will deliver the eight aircraft from its intention to revamp the country’s nuclear arsenal Luxembourg, Norway and its tanker conversion line at Getafe and develop new low-yield atomic weapons. The Germany. An amendment to the near Madrid between 2020 and Pentagon’s first “nuclear posture review” since original MMF contract adds the 2024. 2010, published in February, talks about expanding aircraft to the seven previously The European Defence Agency America’s nuclear options. The decision has not been ordered for the MMF programme. (EDA) has initiated the MMF well received by many around the world as they fear The contract also includes three programme in 2012. OCCAR it could lead to another cold war. Some has even additional options to enable other manages the MMF acquisition pointed out that the new nuclear policy of the US is nations to join the programme and phase as Contract Executing Agent a “blueprint of war”. The words of Chemezov, who is a provides for two years of initial on behalf of NSPA. close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has much support. vFollowing the acquisition phase, significance, and is critically important at a time when Bernhard Brenner, Head of Sales NSPA will be responsible for the trust in the relationship between the two nations has and Marketing, Airbus Defence complete life-cycle management deteriorated, and the threat of miscalculation and and Space has said that the of the fleet. misperception has risen.

24 25 ACODS 2018 - DRDO Conference Russian Helicopters to Make RAdm SC Verma- Aircraft for Regional Aviation New ACNA on Control & Guidance Systems (Submarine)

ussian Helicopters, the Ministry Undoubtedly, the company has all of Industry and Trade of the skills needed to implement this project RRussian Federation, the Ministry successfully. Furthermore, SibNIA of Transport of the Russian Federation, as named after S. A. Chaplygin, the plane well as the Republic of Buryatia and the developer, wished to arrange TVS-2DTS Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, have signed an manufacturing in Ulan-Ude,” said Andrey agreement on arranging local air routes. Boginsky, CEO, Russian Helicopters. Rear Admiral Shishir C Verma The document stipulates launching The Ministry of Industry and Trade production of TVS-2DTS light airplanes at will provide financial support to finish Rear Admiral Shishir C Verma, VSM Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant and creating an TVS-2DTS R&D, plane certification has taken over as the Assistant Chief airline-operator. and other potential measures of state of Naval Staff (Special Submarine The agreement talks about the support in order to arrange large-scale Projects) at Integrated Headquarters production of TVS-2DTS at Ulan-Ude manufacturing. Ministry of Defence (Navy) at New Aviation Plant by 2019. The plant is TVS-2DTS will replace An-2 planes Delhi. He is a graduate of the National obliged to deliver at least 200 machines which are abundantly used in regional Defence Academy, Pune, India (1986), for regional aviation from 2021 till 2025. aviation and whose production was shut Defence Services Staff College, The new airline company, which will be down in the USSR in 1971 (they were Wellington, India (2002) and Naval War Dr S. Christopher, Chairman, DRDO and Dr G. Satheesh Reddy, SA to RM & DG Missiles founded on the basis of one of Yakutia manufactured in Poland up to 2002). It College, , India (2009) at 3rd IFAC International Conference at Hyderabad on 18Feb 2018. airlines, will become the operator. is planned to use this aircraft to address Verma, commissioned into the Indian ighlighting the role of Control, Guidance and Dynamical and any disturbance of even a smaller magnitude will rapidly Currently, potential delivery of aircraft to poor transport accessibility in remote Navy in July 1987, has specialised in HSystems in the futuristic weaponry, International magnify in very short time. Hence, it becomes difficult for any the new operator with the assistance of Russian settlements, state problems with Navigation and Direction in 1993. He Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) International Conference pilot to control the vehicle, but our home grown Tejas has the State Transport Leasing Company is being emergency medical treatment, forest has done his specialist tenures on on Advances in Control & Optimization of Dynamical Systems finest handling capability making it a state-of-the-art system discussed. firefighting, agricultural work. Foxtrot and Kilo Class Submarines and (ACODS-2018) has been held at Hyderabad on 18 February providing stability even under extreme unstable conditions. As Moreover, Russian Helicopters and “There is much work to be carried out. has also served as Executive Officer 2018. The third edition of ACODS, has been organised by the a matter of fact, Tejas has got rules based Artificial Intelligence Polar Airlines based in Yakutia will sign Regional aviation, virtually, has to be of INS Sindhuratna, INS Sindhuraj and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in (AI) incorporated into its FCS. To add additional features and a contract on delivery of 200 TVS-2DTS created from scratch. The government is Commanded INS Sindhukesari, INS collaboration with Automatic Control and Dynamic Optimization capabilities, continuous R&D is going on in the AI area,” he said. planes in order to improve regional willing to partially subsidize certification Rajpur & INS Ranjit. Society (ACDOS), the national member organization of IFAC. Dr G. Satheesh Reddy, Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri and aviation. “We appreciate that the Ministry expenses to manufacturers of aircraft His staff assignments include Officer- Addressing the inaugural session, Dr S. Christopher, Chairman Director General Missiles and Strategic Systems has said that of Industry and Trade and the Ministry for local transportation, as well as in-Charge Submarine School, Director DRDO and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D has said Synergetic efforts of R&D institutes, Academia and Industries of Transport of the Russian Federation expenses on implementation of projects of Submarine Operations, Principal that Control and Guidance technologies are most crucial have enabled the country to achieve self-reliance on many chose Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant as a for manufacturing preparation and Director Submarine Operation and technologies that find widespread applications in both Civil as technological fronts. “Technologies have been evolving quickly manufacturing area. certification. Principal Director Nuclear Acquisition. well as Defence sectors. “Over the years, the developments in the and we need to focus on smart, adaptive and learning systems areas of Control, Guidance and Dynamical Systems have brought to make our Aerospace vehicles cost effective and state-of-the- in paradigm shift in Defence R&D capabilities of our country. art. Integrated, miniaturized avionics and smart sensors will be RCI; Ramkalyan Ayyagari, President the efforts of ACDOS, India in this field of Control and Guidance. Futuristic weapon systems will be smart, intelligent, complex and the backbone for futuristic Aerospace and Defence Systems. ACDOS, India; along with other eminent direction. Ramkalyan Ayyagari, President, Many globally renowned Control technologically advanced. To meet the requirements of several We need to establish necessary infrastructure, pool resources to academicians, scientists, industry ACDOS India (NIT, Trichy) has said that and Guidance experts including Dr Aerospace and Defence programmes of national significance, we provide highly accurate and effective algorithms for control and partners were present during the it has been a continuous endeavour PK Menon, Chairman & CEO, Chief have to take the lead and develop innovative guidance schemes guidance to take the aerospace vehicles like fighter inaugural session of the event. More than of the society to nurture the controls Scientist, Optimal Synthesis Inc, Prof and control algorithms,” he said. He has emphasized that the aircrafts, missiles and launch vehicles to the next generation 500 students, engineers, academicians community in our country to align it Reza Moheimani, University of Texas, Prof control systems have wide applications varying from Aircraft, systems,” he said. and industry representatives have with the international standards. Dr Sarah Spurgeon, University College of Submarines to the Missiles. The conference has been attended by Frank Allgower, IFAC participated in the International N.V. Kadam and S.K. Ray, former senior London, Prof Min-Jea Tahk, Christopher has cited the example of Tejas, the Light Austria President; Dr BN Suresh, President Indian National Conference. scientists with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Korea Advanced Institute of S&T have Combat Aircraft of ADA, to explain the importance of Artificial Academy of Engineering; MSR Prasad, Director DRDL; Dr Frank Allgower has highlighted the Complex have been felicitated for their delivered Plenary and Invited talks during Intelligence (AI). “Tejas has a longitudinally unstable airframe , Director ASL; BHVS Narayana Murthy, Director activities of the IFAC and complimented phenomenal lifetime contributions in the the International Conference.

26 27 HAL Flies Hawk-i with HAL’s LCH Completes Maiden Indigenous Avionics System Flight with Indigenous AFCS development project will replace the HAL had earlier taken up the onus of high value imported system. “The AFCS designing an indigenous RTOS for safety- is a digital four-axis flight control system critical and mission-critical avionics capable of performing control & stability systems. augmentation function and auto-pilot The HAL-RTOS provides a modes of helicopters. The indigenous comprehensive feature set based on development of the Hardware, Software international specification - ARINC-653, and Control Law is a fully in-house effort of to support Integrated Modular Avionics HAL R&D Centres - RWR&DC and MCSRDC (IMA) architecture. Key features include at Bengaluru, SLRDC at Hyderabad and address, space and time partitioning, Korwa Division,” said Suvarna Raju. priority pre-emptive process scheduling During the , Wg Cdr (Retd) and health monitoring. The RTOS Unni K Pillai, Chief Test Pilot and Gp. Capt performance has been validated on the (Retd) Rajesh Verma, Test Pilot have been Mission Computer of HAL’s Hawk-i trainer at the controls of LCH. Representatives aircraft. The complete Operational Flight from certification agencies and senior iving further fillip to Hindustan applications and optimal use of hardware Program, which includes real-time sensor officers from HAL have also witnessed the GAeronautics Ltd.’s (HAL) increased resources which is of paramount data processing, navigation algorithm flight. HAL has already indigenised the thrust towards technology development, importance for increased complexity of computations, controls and display he state-run defence PSU Hindustan The flight of the LCH using the HAL’s own Cockpit Display System on LCH namely the the State-run defence undertaking has modern avionics software,” said Raju. management and interface management TAeronautics Limited has successfully designed and developed AFCS has been Integrated Architecture Display System flown the advanced jet trainer (AJT) Advanced modules like network stack have been ported and the RTOS has met carried out the first flight of the Light the first time in the country. The LCH (IADS) with the participation of Indian Hawk-i in Bengaluru for the first time and file system have been co-developed all its design requirements during the Combat Helicopter (Technology has flown the maiden flight flawlessly for private industries and development flight with an indigenous Real Time Operating with IIT- Kharagpur which also carried out flight. Demonstrator) with indigenous about 20 minutes with the engagement testing is under progress. The LCH has System (RTOS) developed by it. Suvarna formal method-based verification of the “With this development, the HAL- Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS), of the system throughout. received its Initial Operational Clearance Raju, CMD, HAL, has said that the feat RTOS kernel. RTOS can be made as a standard Real giving further thrust to the Union T. Suvarna Raju, HAL, CMD, has said (IOC) for LCH on August 26, 2017 in the is another milestone for HAL as it is the At present, avionics systems in India Time Operating System for any future Government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, that the HAL-funded indigenous AFCS presence of Defence Minister. first indigenous RTOS that has been are developed using commercial RTOS avionics systems development in the developed in the country from scratch, procured from foreign suppliers. The country. The real-time operating system and it is also the first instance that an import of technology leads to high is a key technology for executing Latvia Signs €108 Million indigenous RTOS has been certified by cost, provides very limited flexibility multiple applications and optimal use of CEMILAC. in incorporating new features and hardware in modern avionics software,” “The RTOS is the system software adaptation to new hardware platforms. added Suvarna Raju. The tandem- Deal with EuroSpike which provides a standard run-time The imported RTOS may also be seat Hawk-I aircraft is used for ground environment for real-time applications vulnerable to cyber-attacks which may attack, flying and weapons training at systems, providing high precision and high lethality against execution in a safe and reliable compromise the safety and security of supersonic speed. Powered by Adour Mk various targets, including advanced MBTs. The missiles, which are manner. The RTOS is a key technology the avionics system. To overcome this 871 turbofan engine, it is also used for expected to be delivered by 2023, will be fitted on Latvia’s CVR-T for concurrent execution of multiple dependency and achieve self-reliance, aerobatic manoeuvres. armoured fighting vehicles acquired from the United Kingdom to provide a highly mobile and flexible anti-tank capability. “The development of anti-tank capability is one of the priorities Navy Installs IAAMS at INS Garuda for defence industry purchases and the anti-tank missile system “Spike” has been recognised as the most appropriate one aking a further step in the modernisation of monitoring process. meeting operational requirements of the National Armed Forces. meteorological infrastructure at Naval Air Stations, Equipped with the state of the art Meteorological Sensors viz., The newly acquired Spike missile system, which will complement MThe Indian Navy has unveiled the newly installed Radar Vertical Wind Profiler, Transmissometer, Ceilometer and the existing stockpile of this armament, will significantly Integrated Automation Aviation Meteorological System (IAAMS) Automatic Weather Observation System, IAAMS undertakes strengthen the combat capabilities of the National Armed Forces at INS Garuda naval air station located in Kochi, Kerala. Rear automatic and continuous recording of relevant weather and the National Guard,” said a statement by the Ministry. Admiral RJ Nadkarni, VSM, Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Southern parameters that are vital for accurate weather forecasting. It Spike is in operational use in over 29 countries, including Naval Command has inaugurated the IAAMS, making INS Garuda has a special alarm feature that alerts the duty staff about any the Lithuanian, Polish, Finnish and German armed forces and the fourth air station to have been installed with this integrated abnormal change of weather parameters that may affect safe many NATO countries. Over 29,000 missiles have been supplied system. IAAMS is an ambitious project of the Indian Navy to flying operations. The system can also provide automatic he Latvian Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth worldwide. Approximately 5,000 SPIKE missiles have been fired modernise the meteorological infrastructure of the nine Naval dissemination of routine weather reports of the air station as per T108 million Euros, with EuroSpike GmbH, for the production in combat and in training. SPIKE has been integrated on more Air Stations. The newly installed system at INS Garuda will give World Meteorological Organization (WMO) standards to other and delivery of a variety of Spike Family Missiles. The Spike than 40 platforms, aerial, vehicular and naval, including from a major fillip to aviation safety through automation of weather Air Stations and to ATC tower without human intervention. Family consists of 4th and 5th generation electro-optical missile modern remote-controlled weapon stations.

28 29 UMEX showcases Latest Unmanned Third Scorpene Submarine Systems Technologies ‘Karanj’ Launched for construction of the Scorpene class submarines has ensured superior stealth features such as advanced acoustic silencing techniques, low radiated noise levels, hydro-dynamically optimized shape and the ability to launch a crippling attack on the enemy using precision guided weapons. The attack can be launched with both torpedoes and tube launched anti-ship missiles, whilst underwater or on surface. The stealth of this potent platform is enhanced by he UMEX 2018, at the manufacturers and providers of aerospace equipment and parts, defence the special attention given to various National Exhibitions Centre components required for unmanned electronics and other equipment and signatures. These stealth features give T(ADNEC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab systems in the air (UAVs), ground (UGVs), space apparatus. As an ideal business Karanj an invulnerability, unmatched by Emirates during February 25-27, has been surface (USVs) and underwater (UUVs). platform to meet the objectives of the most submarines. a reflection of the growth and investment The highlights at the event, included UAE Armed Forces, UMEX also addresses According to MDL, Scorpene The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba addressing the launch of the third Scorpene in unmanned systems technology in the unmanned systems, equipment, changes in the market environment. submarines can undertake multifarious Submarine ‘Karanj’, at Mazagon Docks, Mumbai on January 31, 2018. UAE and GCC countries, giving a further technologies, and vehicles; attend the The Simulation & Training (SIMTEX) types of missions i.e anti-surface warfare, fillip to the unmanned technologies and Unmanned Systems Conference; live section has been to promote cooperation he third Scorpene class submarine giant strides taken through the ongoing anti-submarine warfare, intelligence systems market in the Middle East region. unmanned systems demonstrations; among the Armed Services, Industry, constructed by Mazagon Dock ‘Make in India’ programme, which is being gathering, mine laying, area surveillance Building on the success of UMEX 2016, network with regional Governments, Academia and various Government TShipbuilders Limited (MDL) for actively implemented by the Department etc. the latest edition has been a business Armed Forces, Official Delegations, Agencies in pursuit of improved the Indian Navy has been launched. The of Defence Production (MoD). The submarine is designed to operate platform to promote unmanned systems academia and industry peers. The training and education programmes submarine ‘Karanj’, the third after the Admiral Sunil Lanba has said that the in all theatres, with means provided technology and capability to a dedicated participants have been able to network identification of common training recently commissioned INS Kalvari and launch of Karanj marked a significant to ensure interoperability with other and focused industry audience in the with senior military and industry leaders issues and development of multiservice to-be-commissioned Khanderi, has been departure from the manning and training components of a Naval Task Force. It is a Security & Defence industry. With the and hear about the latest military programmes. The display of aviation, launched by Reena Lanba, President, Navy philosophy that was adopted for the potent platform, marking a generational three-day event, the UMEX 2018 has simulation training requirements across shipbuilding technology, autonomous Wives Welfare Association, at a ceremony first two submarines and added that shift in submarine operations. been bigger and better than the previous the GCC and Middle East. UMEX has system investment, to that of advanced held at MDL. Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of from third submarine onwards the Navy Last year, on 14 December 2017, edition with a broader scope and with marked the participation of government armour engineering-based products and the Naval Staff has been the chief guest would be fully self-reliant in training INS Kalvari, the first Scorpene class Simulation and Training (SIMTEX) zone agencies and regulators, top level services associated with the field has on the occasion. Karanj is the third of and certification processes. He has also submarine was commissioned into the has been a support to the manufacturers international delegations, senior military been the highlights of UMEX. the six Scorpene-class submarines being mentioned that the old Karanj had Indian Navy, by Prime Minister Narendra by bringing the next generation of personnel, prime defence contractors, The UMEX 2018 Conference, comprises of built by (MDL) under the P-75I project. served the nation for 34 years from 1969 Modi. Khanderi, the second Scorpene defence technology to the region. industry suppliers, pre-qualified defence world-class speakers and the international The historic event has reaffirmed the to 2003 including participation in 1971 class submarine has been launched in The impressing cutting-edge trade professionals, defence media etc. defence fraternity to deliberate about the war. After the launch, the submarine has January 2017 and is currently undergoing unmanned vehicles, the latest models in has future developments, opportunities and been towed to Mumbai Port Trust, for the rigorous phase of sea trials and is this field, showcased at UMEX 2018 has Supported by UAE Armed Forces challenges relating to unmanned systems separation from the pontoon. also scheduled to be delivered shortly. been an attraction for a lot of visitors and GHQ, the UMEX aims to promote across the globe, with focus on infra “Karanj will now undergo rigorous The Scorpene submarines are a primary participants from the defence industries, unmanned systems technology and structural development and create unique trials and tests, both in harbour and at modernisation requirement of the Indian media representatives etc. from all capability to a dedicated and focused prospects for military, government, sea before it is commissioned into the Navy at a time when the Chinese navy has over the world. UMEX and SIMTEX have industry audience. Keeping pace with simulation manufacturing and academia Navy. It is one of the most advanced a growing presence in the Indian Ocean. been ideally positioned to provide a the forefront of industry innovations professionals to share information about submarines and better than those that Leveraging the experience and the professional platform for manufacturers and market requirements, UMEX has their advanced research and projects. the enemy country has. As of now, four transfer-of-technology of the Scorpene to showcase their latest innovations to been a standalone show which will Since UMEX and SIMTEX were delinked to five companies have responded to project, with enhanced and upgraded a qualified and targeted audience, and feature an exhibition, conference and from the International Defence Exhibition the request for information (RFI) issued infrastructure, MDL is ready to undertake establish lucrative business relationships live flying demonstrations, providing and Conference (IDEX) to become by the Indian navy. The meeting has also construction of the next generation while promoting the ecological, an ideal platform to discuss the latest standalone biennial events, they have been conducted with the Indian navy submarines. The contract for the environmental, civil and humanitarian developments, trends and innovations emerged as the leading platforms for Reena Lanba, President, Navy Wives and finalisation of the firm will soon be construction and transfer-of-technology benefits of unmanned systems and in the UAS sector. As part of Vision 2030, the full spectrum of civil defence and Welfare Association, along with the decided. Karanj is expected to be handed for six Scorpene submarines in series military simulation and training. The Abu Dhabi has been concentrating on military segments, such as marine, air and Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba over to the Navy after two years,” said has M/s Naval Group (formerly DCNS) of participants of UMEX and SIMTEX have its capabilities in the manufacturing land search and rescue, as well as aerial launching the third Scorpene Submarine Lanba. France as ‘Collaborator’ and are being been able to meet local and international and maintenance of civil and military photography. ‘Karanj’, at Mazagon Docks, Mumbai. The state-of- the-art technology utilised built by MDL.

30 31 of Indian Railways has decided to use drones for monitoring the maintenance UAV Era - India’s Drone of tracks and other railway infrastructure development, via aerial videography of the entire division track. The ministry of railways has earlier directed the officials Market to Conquer Skies to utilize the service of UAVs to enhance safety and efficiency of train operations. Research & Skill Development Centre surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) the enemies. (RSDC), a Hyderabad-based drone tasks. DRDO is also going ahead with the Non-Military Drones manufacturer has developed a drone plan to develop a new class of UAVs. The Drones have found an array of for the Andhra Pradesh Panchayati Raj government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, is applications in sectors other than military, Department for mapping of villages in the encouraging private companies to boost and manufacturers are developing state. More similar drones would be made manufacturing unmanned surveillance advanced UAVs to meet diverse needs and sold to state-owned departments devices and weapon systems for the of various sectors. One of the latest like police, municipal administration & armed forces. applications of drones is shipping and urban development for various tasks and UAVs are more preferred for missions delivery of parcels, which is going to operations like mapping of cities and that involve too danger and risk for be revolutionary for the world in the towns. soldiers as well as manned aircrafts, coming years by significantly reducing Giving a major fillip to organ donation especially in adverse terrain conditions delivery times and human labour. Chinese in the state of Kerala, Kerala Network for and hostile grounds. The greater e-commerce firm Alibaba has recently Organ Sharing (KNOS), in collaboration manoeuvrability of drones coupled with completed delivery of packages six boxes with Canadian scientists, has decided Anantha Narayanan K lower capital and operating costs, longer of passionfruit with a combined weight of to use drones for transporting organs he production of Unmanned Aerial the uses of the UAVs are not limited to just their own UAV fleet. The UAVs assume operational duration, less maintenance around 12 kilograms using three drones. from brain dead patients to recipients TVehicles (UAV) or drones is constantly military. Now, business players focus on high relevance because of their relative and higher energy efficiency increase E-Commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart in hospitals, as makes drones a faster on the rise in today’s world, and in India the untapped potential of drone industry simplicity, manoeuvrability, flexibility and the acceptance of drones in military. For too are working on bringing to fruition and comparatively cheaper option. The too, a young drone industry is booming by investing millions to manufacture affordability for a wide range of missions decades, countries like the United States its home delivery project using drones. trials of the project will be soon started with tremendous practical applications unique UAVs, with innovative and and applications like surveillance, and Israel have held the edge in the The draft policy, recently unveiled by to check the feasibility. The drones will that can no longer be disputed. Drones practical purposes. Moreover, the new set scouting enemy activities, collecting development and use of aerial unmanned the Indian Civil Aviation Ministry seeks transport the harvested organs, which have started becoming part of Indian of drone rules, unveiled by the Ministry information, and even attacking military systems. The Predator of the US and to promote drones for the use of parcel have a short shelf life, from one hospital life with a plethora of roles just like of Civil Aviation, came as a relief for the targets and terrorist hideouts. the Heron of Israel are examples of top- delivery. will be delivered directly to another the smartphones became inevitable. industry, and has given the boost for Being a country with one of the largest of-the-line UAVs which are being used At the Singapore Airshow in February, hospital within 200 to 250 km in the initial Earlier the UAVs have been purely used drone-makers in the country, and the military spending, India is focusing on worldwide. The drones are one of the Airbus has announced the launch of phase. for reconnaissance purposes, but now coming years will see a massive growth of strengthening its UAV capabilities of primary weapons in U.S. counter terrorism its Asia-Pacific operations for aerial For the rescue purposes during last drones are everywhere with defined drone industry in India. the armed forces. The DRDO has made strategy as both the Predator and the commercial drone services. Aiming at the month’s heavy rain floods in Chennai, The roles. Drone manufacturers, including Drones in Military many unmanned aerial vehicles like Reaper have strike capabilities, usually emerging business of package delivery, Tamil Nadu Disaster Rescue Force (TNDRF) Indian Start-ups, are revolutionising Today, the world’s military forces Abhyas High Speed Expendable Aerial carrying a payload of AGM-114 Hellfire Airbus has demonstrated its Skyways and personnel from TN Commando Force the multifarious drone-applications in are competing each other to go more Target, Nishant UAV, Lakshya Pilotless air-to-ground missiles. But now, more UAV at the Singapore National University, (TNCF) have used four UAVs to locate both military and non-military sectors unmanned. India is no exception in the Target Aircraft, Rustom-Medium Altitude countries are reaping the advantages of where the drone showed its automatic people stranded in certain pockets of including communication, combat roles, case. The advent of drones in military Long Endurance Unmanned Combat unmanned systems after being convinced loading and unloading capability of the city’s interiors, which was submerged electronic warfare, surveillance, bomb sector has brought in potential changes in Air Vehicle and AURA-Autonomous by its uses. parcels using a robotic arm. Recently, in the flood water. The high-resolution detection, shipping and delivery, rescue the way armed forces work. Now, drones Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle, which is India hopes to expand its army’s Boeing has unveiled a new unmanned surveillance drones have covered 2.5km operations, agriculture, surveying, in military, known as Unmanned Aerial an unmanned stealth . Rustom- existing fleet of Searcher Mk 2 UAVs electric vertical-take-off-and-landing,radius and transmitted a direct feed to the disaster management, safety inspection, Combat Vehicles (UACV), have become II MALE UAV is the latest addition to the and procure mini-UAVs. With an aim of (eVTOL), cargo air vehicle prototype that control room. The drones, equipped with weather forecasting, wildlife monitoring, indispensable lethal assets and almost all Rustom series of UAVs, intended for use by keeping a close watch on the borders it plans to use for cargo, logistics use. thermal and high-definition cameras, filming and journalism and even law countries are now focusing on developing the in intelligence, with Pakistan and China, the Director Boeing Chief Technology Officer Greg have hovered at a speed of up to 60Kmph. enforcement. General of Artillery of the Indian army Hyslop has said that the eVTOL cargo air The drones have applications in wildlife Drones even have some creative has recently decided to procure 60 short- vehicle is designed to transport a payload monitoring and forest study. Haryana’s purposes these days like drone selfies and range UAVs for aerial scrutiny. The UAVs, up to 500 pounds and will assist in future forest department has planned to use drone racing. They also have increasing which can be equipped with different cargo and logistic applications. Earlier in drones to increase surveillance in the uses in civil applications, such as policing, types of surveillance payloads such as December, Boeing has unveiled its MQ-25 most ecologically sensitive areas of the firefighting and inspection of power lines electro-optical and infra-red (IR) with unmanned aircraft system for the aerial Aravalli mountains to prevent poachers and pipelines. State departments and laser designator, electronic intelligence, refuelling of U.S. Navy jets, operating and activities like cutting trees, building ministries such as the railways, surface communication, synthetic aperture, from aircraft carriers. roads and encroachments. Drones transport, power, and law enforcement maritime patrol radar, radio relay and Drones are being utilized to ensure are better than satellites in capturing are also using drone-enabled services. All traffic collision avoidance systems, will effective monitoring and maintenance images and can take videos that become these applications of the UAV confirm that give the Indian armed force an edge over works. The Thiruvananthapuram Division important evidence in these cases.

32 33 HAL Invites Private Players Rear Admiral Rolls-Royce Showcases New Mukul Asthana to Manufacture ALH Dhruv Appointed Engines at Wings India 2018 (APAC) – Civil Aerospace, has Royce, which early in the next ACNA (Air) said that with rapid growth in decade will be powering India’s civil aviation industry, more than 50 per cent of in- the company expects a service widebody passenger huge demand for widebody aircraft, has a strong track aircraft by airlines to meet record of supporting airlines’ increased passenger growth growth and helping them and operational efficiencies. transition from narrowbody to “Our Trent family of engines, widebody fleets. powering leading widebody In India, Rolls-Royce has aircraft, has delivered been steadily building outstanding performance its capabilities across and reliability and is well- engineering, manufacturing, positioned to support India’s supply chain, digital and he Ministry of Defence has aviation sector with a more customer support to support Tappointed Rear Admiral Mukul efficient & cleaner portfolio of local growth. The Aerospace Asthana, NM as the Assistant Chief t Wings India 2018, more efficient and reliable products and solutions,” he Engineering Centre in of Naval Staff (Air) at New Delhi. the premier civil experience to travellers. said. Bangalore has over 600 Asthana has been commissioned in Aaviation exhibition The Rolls-Royce booth (Hall According to aviation engineers contributing to 1986 in the Executive Branch of the in the country, Rolls-Royce A Booth 31) also features a regulator, Directorate General global aerospace engine Indian Navy. A graduate of the Naval showcases its latest Trent visualisation of a CTi fanset of Civil Aviation (DGCA), programmes. Rolls-Royce’s Academy, he has attended the 141 aero engines including the being developed for Rolls- India’s domestic air traffic R2 Data Labs, an acceleration Pilots Course and was awarded wings Trent 1000, Trent XWB and Royce’s UltraFan® engine, and nearly doubled to 117 million hub for data innovation romoting the defence the customers throughout the life of the in Jun 1988, at the Air Force Academy. Trent 7000 which offer fuel a quarter scale model of Trent passengers in 2017 compared which set up a facility in Pmanufacturing in India by involving product (20 years) thereby ensuring long An experienced pilot, he has flown four efficiency and environmental 7000 engine that powers with 67 million in 2011, driven Bangalore last year, develops more private players, the Hindustan term business relationship,” said Suvarna types of aircraft and held operational performance to support India’s the , along by a strong economy and data applications that unlock Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has invited Raju. and supervisory assignments in Indian growing civil aviation industry. with interactive audio-visual low-fares and most airlines design, manufacturing and private defence manufacturers to make As a technology provider, HAL shall Naval Air Squadrons 551, 550 and 310, Rolls-Royce is pioneering the content. are pursuing expansion plans operational efficiencies the civil version of its Advanced Light provide transfer of technology through the IW Squadron. He has attended power that matters so that its Ewen McDonald, Rolls-Royce, to support this rapid growth and creates new service Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv. HAL has offered license and transfer of know – how, the Command and Staff Course at customers can give a cleaner, SVP, Customers and Services in passenger traffic. Rolls- propositions for customers. the indigenous ALH Dhruv’ (Civil version) technical assistance and license rights the Defence Services Staff College, for manufacturing to potential Indian for production of ALH-Dhruv (Civil) for Wellington in 2000 and the Higher private companies through Transfer of the selected business partner. HAL is Command Course and the Naval War AeSI Governing Council Technology. The move, which is for the looking for the Indian Partner, who has College, Mumbai in 2009. first time in the history of India, will give the capability of having five years of Asthana has commanded INS Rajali a major boost to defence manufacturing experience in engineering/aerospace a premier Naval Air Station, from Aug Holds 225th Meeting and Government’s ‘Make-in-India’ industry (including manufacturing 2009 till Dec 2010. During this period, initiative, and assembly); having net worth of he has overseen the drawing-up and deliberated on various policy initiatives in the direction of air T Suvarna Raju, CMD, HAL, has said Rs.2000 crores and minimum turnover implementation of plans for induction safety, MRO facilities and S&T/R&D activities which needs to be that the Company invited Expression of of Rs.2500 crores; possessing skilled and of the state of the art Boeing P8I Long undertaken in the country. Interest (EOI) for identification of Indian qualified manpower; registered in India Range Maritime Reconnaissance The Aeronautical Society of India, formed in the year 1948, is Partner. considering the increasing need or having majority holding by Indian ASW aircraft. His staff appointments celebrating 70 years of its contribution to the country in the area of helicopters in civil operations of the stakeholders and willing to enter strategic include Command Aviation Officer at of aerospace and aeronautics. Various chapters of AeSI spread country, this will be a mega deal from HAL collaboration with HAL. Headquarters all over India have already conducted various theme meetings/ which is the OEM and Licensor. “HAL is the ALH Dhruv has successfully proved itself Visakhapatnam, Chief Staff Officer (Air) seminars in the areas related to sustainable aviation - Green Taxi Design Authority and Original Equipment with different customers in varying roles at Headquarters Naval Aviation, Goa and Solutions, Design in India for Make in India, emerging trends in Manufacturer (OEM) of ALH-Dhruv. The and missions in demanding operational Principal Director Naval Air Staff at the repair, reclamation and life extension technologies etc. Company is now looking forward to conditions and has bright business Naval Headquarters, New Delhi. During While addressing the Governing Council, Dr. R.K. Tyagi, developing a reliable Indian Partner (IP) to prospects. Besides the current orders, these assignments, he has steadily President, AeSI, has called upon all the 13000 professional service the potential demand to different Dhruv is envisaged to have potential steered various cases and policies for he 225th meeting of Governing Council of the members of the Society spread over 18 work centres to customers in civil sector in shorter time demands in domestic as well as foreign enhancing and optimising operational, Aeronautical Society of India has been held at New rededicate themselves for the cause of a stronger India by span. The selected Indian Partner would markets due to flexibility of configuration training, and modernisation aspects of TDelhi in February. The Council has appreciated the contributing to the emerging areas of aerospace, aeronautics also be required to provide support to for different roles. Naval Aviation. recent UDAN initiatives by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and also and defence.

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A processes yield clear cost benefits. using DLMS, EOS offers a comprehensive key component in making industry 4.0 a Anand Prakasam, Country Manager, EOS GmbH selection of metal powders ranging from reality are machines that can produce the India Branch Office (Electro Optical Systems), Could you share with us the recent aluminium, Maraging steel and high- desired components faster, more flexibly developments of AM in the aerospace grade steel through to titanium as well and more precisely than before. Sivananda Nagar, Kolathur, Chennai, joined EOS industry? as nickel and cobalt chrome alloys. This For the fourth industrial revolution, in 1998 and over the years has built a strong EOS We are already seeing quite a number of allows highly individualised products the technique used for 3D printing will Indian team. An Engineering (Mechanical) graduate additively manufactured parts based on to be manufactured with exceptional have to go one step further: from rapid from the Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, he has our technology that are used in making of quality. prototyping to advanced manufacturing, accumulated 22 years of experience in Technical engines and are currently being certified We will be more than happy to provide the production of lasting and functional Sales, Marketing, Business Development and for use. We are partners to many big intense advice and support when it components with defined mechanical organisations that have adopted our comes to selecting materials. In this way, and thermal properties i.e. products Operations. When Additive Manufacturing was a technology. One of the most successful customers benefit from our longstanding made from metals or ceramics. less known technology, Anand had extended his examples is MTU, where EOS technology experience and our high-grade, When it comes to the aerospace support to the sales channel in South East Asia and enabled a cost-effective development extensively quality-tested materials industry, digitalization is a standardized Australasia. Anand was awarded best Metal AM of an engine component for Airbus so as to be able to meet customers’ approach and has existed for a while. promotion in the country by RPSI. He is an Adviser A32Oneo. requirements for design, development in the Additive Manufacturing Committee in GE is another partner that worked on and production goals: Could you elaborate on how AM can be EOS’s advanced 3-D printing technology, • Materials expertise developed considered a green technology? India, a member of the SAE and the Indo-German Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) to continuously over a period of more than AM can be considered ‘green’ when Chamber of Commerce. manufacture much stronger components 20 years. we are talking about the level of with less material waste for GEnx engines • Materials, systems and process recyclability of materials used during that are impossible to create using parameters are harmonised for excellent the manufacturing process. For plastic Anand Prakasam, We hear a lot about components with complex only incurred for the parts traditional techniques. For details, click results. materials, powder refreshing rates are Country Manager, 3D Printing, Additive geometries and definedthemselves, at the time they GE. • Very high degree of flexibility in design at around 50 per cent, i.e. sieving used EOS GmbH India Manufacturing (AM). Could aerodynamic properties can are manufactured. Even small and development. material, mixing it with new material, then you talk about the value be manufactured quickly production runs and one-off What makes EOS’ DMLS technology • Matching materials ideally support reusing the same for the next building Branch Office additions AM have in store for and cost-effectively. Material pieces do not cause added unique? the required product property profiles. process. (Electro Optical the Aerospace Manufacturer? and weight savings lower cost. In addition, system EOS puts a high emphasis on technology EOS materials are able to meet most In metal, only smoke residues and Systems), Chennai, fuel consumption and CO2 parts designed for optimum development and quality assurance. At requirements. bigger particles are removed so we have speaks about We can only speak for EOS emissions. Manufacturer- function can often be realised the headquarters in Krailling alone, there • Efficient production processes and a refreshing rate of 100 per cent. Our among those who are offering specific adaptations andas a single part, simplifying is an area of around 2,300 m² reserved for high-tech materials allow economical technology can also be called green the innovative a powder-based industrial small production runs are assembly and quality the 70 Additive Manufacturing systems production of innovative components when the discussion is around sustainable role of Additive 3D Printing manufacturing further arguments in favour assurance. used for research and development, according to the very highest industry solutions for our customers – meaning Manufacturing process. In general, the of Additive Manufacturing Lightweight design: quality assurance, application and training standards. parts that have been manufactured in the fourth technology offers manytechnology. This is why Intelligent lightweight for both polymer and metal products. An with our technology can have huge advantages for quite a few leading aerospace companies structures manufactured additional 20 systems are available in the What are the typical applications with contribution during the use phase. industrial industries. Aerospace is one of have integrated AM into their using laser sintering processes international EOS technology centres in respect to the materials that DMLS and In the aerospace industry, a study we revolution and how the most important industries planning of future production combine high strength with China, Singapore and the US. SLS technology can process? conducted with Airbus revealed that the leading aerospace we are serving. In aerospace, strategies. a weight reduction of 40–60 At the EOS Oy plant in Finland, an As mentioned earlier, EOS lays huge use phase has by far the biggest impact companies have we see three key application Compared to engine parts per cent. The material savings additional 15 systems are being used emphasis on quality. The materials we in terms of energy consumption and CO2 areas for our technology, that are being manufactured translate into more flexibility for the development, qualification and use have an influence on the quality of emissions over the whole lifecycle of the integrated AM into namely engines, interior parts based on conventional in design and engineering. As quality assurance of metal materials. the manufactured component and our bracket. their planning of and UAVs (Unmanned Aerial technologies, additively a result, airplanes consume The powder-based DMLS (Direct Metal partners are the best examples. CO2 emissions over the whole lifecycle future production Vehicles). manufactured parts can significantly less fuel and emit Laser Sintering) technology from EOS GE, for example uses EOS technology to of the nacelle hinges were reduced by strategies, Engine and turbine parts reduce delivery times for the less carbon dioxide. assures high quality levels that are critical additively manufacture high temperature nearly 40 per cent via weight saving that as well as cabin interior parts substantially. Tool-less production: for aerospace. EOS has an extremely components based on nickel alloys and/ resulted from an optimized geometry, underscoring key components are typical Key advantages of EOS EOS industrial 3D printing high level of materials expertise and a or cobalt chrome materials. enabled by the design freedom offered by advantages of EOS applications for industrial technology for aerospace are: technology enables maximum comprehensive portfolio of sophisticated Inconel 718/625 is normally used to the DMLS process and the use of titanium. technology for 3D printing / Additive Cost reduction: flexibility in production metals for Direct Metal Laser Sintering additively manufacture hot parts. In More significantly, using DMLS to build aerospace. Excerpts Manufacturing (AM). This Since part production using planning. In addition, tool- (DMLS) using Additive Manufacturing. the front end of engines, additively the hinge may reduce the weight per is where the benefits of Additive Manufacturing does less production processes Our materials, systems and process manufactured parts are normally made plane by 10 kilogrammes, a noteworthy from the interview innovative EOS technology not create set-up and tooling require less energy and raw parameters are perfectly matched, of titanium. For brackets, our customers saving when looking at industry “buy-to- with Aeromag: come to the fore: functional costs, production costs are material than conventional allowing excellent reproduction of the normally use aluminium. fly” ratios.

36 37 & Management System (VCMS). The VCMS, combined with the advanced Mission Management System (MMS), P.1HH HammerHead – Piaggio Aerospace’s manages the UAV and its mission specific equipment. The VCMS is commanded from the Ground Control Station (GCS) via an airborne datalink system. It conducts Unique Redefinition of UAS the vehicle commanding aerodynamic control surfaces and manages on-board equipment with a triple redundant Flight Control Computer (FCC) system and multiple remote multi-lane Servo Interface Units (SIU), that helps Hammerhead in achieving the required level of safety and mission reliability. HammerHead’s VCMS also features an Automatic Take-Off and Landing (ATOL) system served with dual redundant external sensors to assure reliability and safety. All VCMS LRU’s are installed in such a way to provide zonal separation and temperature analysis for achieving a state of the art operative temperature range, highest VCMS reliability and above all, the drone’s safety, with one of the best maintainability in the segment. y redefining the concept of to design, develop and build unmanned true airspeed (KTAS) or sprint as fast and offshore security, COMINT/ELINT, generation and distribution system caters An advanced Ground Control Station BUnmanned Aerial Systems with Medium Altitude Long Endurance class as 395 KTAS with its ISR payload. It has electronic warfare as well as other roles. to all the energy needs of the UAS with (GCS), developed and supplied by its uniquely designed and developed systems (MALE). P.1HH Hammerhead, a flexibility that allows it to extend its With its hammer-headed front and the adequate operational reserve through the Leonardo Spa, is the P.1HH HammerHead UAS P.1HH Hammerhead, ’s Piaggio which is the prime product in the capabilities with an array of features that rear positioned wings, the UAS stands UAS’s Command & Control centre. The Aerospace has earned its own identity segment, is an unmanned derivative makes the P.1HH Hammerhead a unique distinct from others in the market in With its state-of- GCS is located in an autonomous shelter in the field of defence and security. With of Piaggio Aerospace’s P180 Avanti II UAS in the market. terms of design. The P.1HH HammerHead that hosts crew, equipment and consoles its peerless operational versatility, this twin-turboprop aircraft, which is one The Hammerhead is a UAV system UAV platform has an aerodynamic the-art UAS P.1HH necessary to manage up to three UAVs one-of-a-kind hammer-headed UAS is of the fastest business aviation aircrafts Piaggio Aerospace claims to be Europe’s configuration largely similar to P.180 Hammerhead, Piaggio (two operational, one in transfer mode) Piaggio Aerospace’s assurance to play a in the world. Based on the P.180 Avanti only medium altitude long endurance Avanti II. The unique patented 3 lifting Aerospace offers and their related payloads. The GCS is character role in the UAS segment. Being II’ architecture and technologies, P.1HH (MALE) program, with top-of-the- surfaces configuration and high aspect provided with multiple Ground Data a promising future of land, sea and air HammerHead is designed to be an all- line combination of performance and ratio laminar wings of the Avanti II have the Middle East and Terminals (GDT) that when coupled with security with its sophisticated navigation weather aircraft with twin turboprop operational characteristics. Piaggio been adapted for the P.1HH design by Asian markets yet the associated Air Data Terminals (ADT) and mission management systems, the propulsion to provide maximum safety, Aerospace has designed the P.1HH moderately increasing the wing span on the vehicles provide Line of Sight (LOS) P.1HH HammerHead, one of Piaggio’s operational reliability and the lowest HammerHead to suit for a wide range of to sustain larger vehicle masses and another potential and Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) Link for main attraction at the Unmanned Systems mishap rate in its category, inheriting ISR, Defence and Security missions, and it allocating a quick detachable joint to the and Payload Control. The P.1HH Exhibition & Conference (UMEX) 2018, the P.180 Avanti II’ proven service record defines a peerless mission role flexibility outer wings for rapid aerial deployment system that can bolster HammerHead UAS Mission Management gives a new meaning to the very notion of of more than 20 years and 800,000 flight and sets a new frontier of Concept of of the UAS in remote areas. Being a System redefines the concept of aerial patrol. hours. The Hammerhead has a flight Operations (CONOPS) for Defence. The derivative of a Mach 0.70 aircraft, P.1HH defence security. patrolling and ISR missions, to encompass Piaggio Aerospace is one of the few endurance time of up to 16 hours, can Hammerhead can host several payload HammerHead is the one of the fastest threats that range from terrorist attacks to companies in the world in possession of soar up to 45,000 feet and has the unique combinations and perform multiple MALE UASs in the market. Its design illegal immigration, as well as protection both the technology and the experience ability of loitering as slowly as 135 knots missions like aerial, land, coastal, maritime complies with STANAG USAR 4671 envelope, and completely satisfies large of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ), standards that authorises it to fly in both power demands from a variety of power infrastructures and critical sites. The restricted and unrestricted flight areas. consuming payloads. onboard airborne Mission Management The P.1HH HammerHead is powered Apart from having the same design of the System (MMS) manages sensors, video by Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PT6A-66B P.180 Avanti II aircraft, the Hammerhead and data, communications, and ISR turbine engines integrated with 5-blade also inherits several of its general systems functions and it is capable of recording propellers. With its smart fuel system that and sports a hydraulic dual pressure video and mission data. With its state- controls and minimize the movement system for landing gear extensions/ of-the-art UAS P.1HH Hammerhead, of the aircraft’s centre of gravity, retraction and brake activation. These Piaggio Aerospace offers the Middle East Hammerhead has maximum operational subsystems are all commanded via and Asian markets yet another potential flexibility in a wide range of mission fail-safe Remote Interface Units by a unmanned aerial system that can bolster payloads. The triple redundant electrical technologically advanced Vehicle Control defence security.

38 39 AOC Organises Conference Leonardo Displays its Defence on Electronic Warfare Capabilities at DIMDEX talian aerospace and defence arranged a retrospective display of its Imanufacturer, Leonardo has solid foundation of over 20 years in the showcased its state of the art capabilities industry partnering with Qatar. in defence and aerospace sectors Qatar has ordered 21 new-generation at the Doha International Maritime AW139 helicopters for a number of military Defence Exhibition and Conference applications, while, in the commercial (DIMDEX). At the 10th anniversary of market, Gulf Helicopters operates a fleet DIMDEX exhibition, held in Doha in of AW139s for offshore transport missions March, Leonardo has demonstrated its and of AW189s for the same application. top products in defence, security and In addition, the company has a strong aerospace sectors aimed at promoting position in the Gulf’s commercial and Acquisition and Reconnaissance) security in Qatar and the surrounding military helicopter markets and sees capabilities. region by protecting civil infrastructures significant future opportunities for a Of note is Leonardo’s significant in the Gulf, such as airports, ports, sports number of its helicopter types on display contribution to the , stadium and oil and gas platforms. in Doha. 24 of which ordered by Qatar at the end Leonardo’s focus at the show has In the avionics domain, the visitors have of 2017. Qatar’s Typhoon platforms will be been to promote its range of naval been able to see some of Leonardo’s the most advanced type and will include capabilities, spanning from turnkey most advanced electronics products the Leonardo-led ‘Captor-E’ E-scan/ combat management systems for all including airborne radars, Directed AESA radar. Beside a significant share of classes of military vessels to naval guns, Infra-Red Counter-Measure (DIRCM) the airframe, Leonardo provides more ammunitions and underwater defence systems and Identification Friend or Foe than 60 percent of the avionics for the systems which are increasingly being (IFF) equipment. An interactive display Typhoon, including leading the consortia recognised in the Gulf region as the on the stand has also given visitors the responsible for providing the aircraft’s he Fifth International Conference harmony among the neighbours. Make for the right involvement of young gold-standard for integrated maritime opportunity to find out about Leonardo’s radar, defensive aids suite and infrared Ton Electronic Warfare has been held in India concept of our prime minister professionals in the field to infuse fresh security. At DIMDEX, Leonardo has ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target search and track (IRST) system. during February 13-16 at IISc Bengaluru. supports the swadeshi production of blood leading to new applications. The three-day conference has been critical software technology products The conference has addressed the organised by Association of Old Crows leading to saving the nation’s exchequer technical and commercial needs of Elbit Systems Wins $65 Mn (AOC) India Chapter with support from in a big way. BEL is committed to work Operational Users, Planners, Developers, Defence Research and Development hard in its field because more than 15 % Procurers, Testers and Trainers of the Establishment (DRDO), of the R & D budget is utilized to produce latest EW Technologies and Systems. Limited (BEL), Bangalore, Armed E W systems for the branches of armed A large scale Indoor Exhibition with Contract for SAR Solution Forces and many Industries like Alpha force of the country,” he added. more than 50 booths has been organised, Pacific country Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) Technologies Ltd, Bangalore. Lisa K. Fruge, International President, displaying the latest EW products to provide a onboard various mission aircraft and The conference and exhibition have AOC, U.S. has said that India is emerging from National and International EW comprehensive rotorcraft platforms in use by the been inaugurated by M V Gouthama, as one of the most successful and active Organisations. The conference has Search and customer’s Air Force, Army and Navy, and Chairman and Managing Director, B E hubs of electronic warfare professionals envisaged to be a confluence of EW Rescue (SAR) will also supply thousands of Personal L, on 14th Feb 2018 at National Science in the world due to the advancement of professionals who would collaborate and solution. The Survival Radio (PSR) systems. Seminar Complex, Indian Institute of technology in the defence systems. “This share their knowledge and experience project will be Yehuda (Udi) Vered, General Manager, Science, Bangalore. Many senior officials mutually vibrant set up of technologists in the field. Hence, the theme of the performed over Elbit Systems Land and C4I, has said from MoD, DRDO, Defence Services, envisages the faster connectivity conference has been chosen as “EW: a three-year that the contract award to supply Defence PSUs and industries have marked for communication, collaborating, Share for Success”. period. a comprehensive SAR solution is their presence. Nearly 400 delegates and membership driving and mentoring The conference will create adequate Under the an attestation to the maturity of 100 exhibitors have participated in the among the professionals to help their interest and enthusiasm among the Indian contract, and the company’s systems and market Conference. country to grow,” she said. entrepreneurs and Scientists to venture as part of leadership. “Based on our vast portfolio Gouthama has said that the dynamic As no single platform can be used by into effective solutions for Armed Forces. Elbit Systems’ of Radio and Communication solutions, electronic warfare field has a tremendous the different branches of armed forces Besides, the conference has thrown comprehensive already operational with dozens of armed scope for innovation and continuous of a country, it is the need of the hour to up ample of opportunities to develop airborne radio forces worldwide, we are able to provide research process in tune with galloping innovate in this field, because the future Business Partnership for the Development communication a technological edge, and we hope technology. “The progress in this area warfare would be only an electronic of EW Systems, with advanced countries solutions that additional customers will follow in is definitely required for future warfare warfare, the technology of which is which will further enhance the expertise srael’s Elbit Systems has been awarded portfolio, the Company will install selecting our unique SAR systems as their and will establish growth of peace and growing very fast, said Lisa, while calling in India. Ia $65 million contract by an Asian- Airborne Locator Systems (ALS) and solution of choice”, he said.

40 41 PBS TJ150-The New Engine from PBS Velka Bites jet engines stand out from competing engines.

New development PBS TJ150 Weighing just 19.6 kg and 272 mm in diameter, the engine PBS TJ150 offers 1,500 N thrust. It features an integrated starter-generator with 600 W electrical power output and is controlled through full-authority digital system FADEC. The engine can operate at speed up to 0.9 M, ambient temperature of -50 °C to +45 °C and altitudes up to 9,000 m. It has an ability of ground and in-flight restart up to 4,000 m and at maximum speed 0.6 M. PBS Turboprop and Engines PBS is also a manufacturer of turboprop and turboshaft engines designed for PBS TJ 150 MALE UAVs, unmanned helicopters and zech aircraft engine manufacturer CPBS Velka Bites, a.s., has developed a new aircraft turbojet engine, PBS TJ150, to cater to the needs of missile and UAV markets. With its in-house expertise in design, development, production and testing, PBS continually works on new engine development in order to meet missile and UAV market requirements. This year PBS has finished the development of its new turbojet engine PBS TJ150. The newly developed engine PBS TJ 150 has been derived from PBS Velka Bites’ most commercially successful model of PBS TJ 100 turbojet engine (1,300 N thrust). It is a single-shaft engine composed by a starter generator integrated in the radial compressor impeller, one axial turbine, Spanish Target Drone DIANA with PBS Turbojet Engine TJ 100 autonomous oil system and digital control system. environmental control systems mainly for small experimental aircraft. The PBS So far, almost 800 units have been small helicopters and trainers. TP100 and TS100 delivers a max. power delivered to customers. of 180 kW. Low weight, small installation PBS is a producer of jet engines in PBS Turbojet Engines dimensions, extended intervals between the power range from 200 to 1,500 N. PBS turbojet engines have proven to overhauls (TBO), and high efficiency The company also produces a range of be efficient propulsion units in hundreds at high altitudes are the competitive gas turbine auxiliary power units end of aerial targets, UAV and UCAV systems, advantages of PBS engines. They are able powered gliders and piloted micro jets, to achieve flight levels of 9,000 m with a mainly in Spain, China, Russia, UAE, maximum starting height of 6,000 m. the USA, France, Germany and other PBS turbine machinery design and countries. manufacturing processes meet the With an excellent power-to-weight ratio, highest standards and successfully compact design, reliable operation, low completed a rigorous programme of fuel and oil consumption, and starting certification by the European Aviation at high altitudes and at high speeds, PBS Safety Agency (EASA). PBS Turboprop Engine TP 100

42 43 RKS Shera DAC Clears Rs.9435 “TN Defence Corridor will Boost Appointed AOIC Crore Procurement Employment”: Nirmala Sitharaman help to boost the production so that the Maintenance requirements of the Air Force could be met faster. She has ascertained the need to increase the rate of defence production and thereby diminish India’s image as a defence importer. The meeting has been attended by several people from defence manufacturing industry, both public and n a major boost to the Make in India under ‘Buy & Make (Indian)’ category private sectors. initiative the Defence Acquisition and the remaining will be through OFB. She has observed that Tamil Nadu ICouncil (DAC), chaired by the The earmarked quantity for the OFB already have a well-established Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has has been kept to optimally utilise their ecosystem for manufacturing, as accorded approval to Capital Acquisition infrastructure and capacity, as well as demonstrated in the automotive sector, Proposals of the Services and Coast Guard provide a window for assimilation of which with right policies and investments, valued at approximately Rs 9435 Crores. critical technologies towards building could be converted for defence Air Marshal RKS Shera The approval allows the procurement indigenous capability in Small Arms manufacturing. However, since units Air Marshal RKS Shera, AVSM, VSM has of 41000 LMGs and over 3.5 Lakh Close manufacturing. The total cost for involved in manufacturing were scattered taken over as the Air Officer-in-charge Quarter Battle Carbines under Buy and procurement of Carbines and LMGs all over the state, it would be desirable Maintenance of Indian Air Force . He has Make (Indian) category. for the soldiers of the three Services to identify three or four locations with been commissioned in the Aeronautical The outdated personal weapons, is Rs.4607 Crores and Rs.3000 Crores The Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Odrnance Factory, Trichy. concentration of such industries and link Engineering Electronics Branch of Indian Assault Rifles Carbines and LMGs being respectively. he Defence Minister Arun Jaitley in the production with a target them physically and infrastructurally to Air Force on 05 Jan 1981. The Air Officer operated by the troops of the three The DAC has also accorded approval for Minister, Nirmala union budget, with an aim of 30% of nationwide each other in order to optimize and share has been Senior Maintenance Staff Services, especially by soldiers positioned procurement of essential quantity of High TSitharaman, has to give a boost to defence defence manufacturing,” available resources required for design, Officer at HQ Maintenance Command on the borders and in areas affected by Capacity Radio Relay (HCRR) for the Indian said that the defence manufacturing industry she said. A series of testing and skill development, specifically before taking over as Air Officer-in- militancy has been a cause of concern Army and Indian Air Force under Buy corridor to be set up in by nourishing the already interactions have already for defence systems. charge Maintenance at Air HQ. for over a decade. The Government has (Indian) categorisation at an estimated Tamil Nadu will boost vibrant manufacturing been held at Hosur, The minister has also observed that the Shera is a post graduate from IIT been conscious of the requirement to cost of over Rs.1092 Crores. These state- employment, reduce ecosystems in the two Coimbatore and Salem recent policy changes, introduced for Kanpur He has been trained in Russia modernise basic fighting weapons for of-the-art, High Capacity Radio Relays dependence on defence states. with all the stakeholders making defence production more hassle- on MIG-29 aircraft at the time of fleet the soldiers and has therefore accorded would provide the Services with fail-safe imports, and promote the “Establishment of the to obtain inputs on free, persuaded many major industrial induction in 1986. He is an alumnus of utmost priority to these cases. With the and reliable communication along with state’s image as a defence defence corridor in Tamil formulating a policy for houses involved in manufacturing to prestigious National Defence College approval of these two proposals, the increased bandwidth in the Tactical Battle manufacturing hub. She Nadu is not only aimed establishing the defence enter into defence production. These (NDC) and a Fellow of Institute of Government has cleared procurement of Area. was addressing a defence at increasing India’s self- corridor. are primarily for manufacture of ships, Engineers, Institute of Electronics and the entire range of personal weapons for To enhance the ability of the Indian corridor meeting in Trichy reliance in the defence Sitharaman has said the submarines, aircraft, helicopters, Telecommunication and AeSI. the three Services. Of these, immediate Coast Guard to rapidly undertake on March 16, organised sector, but also creating a TN defence corridor also armoured fighting vehicles, artillery During his career of 37 years, the operational requirement for the soldiers pollution control measures off the East by the Trichy Ordnance minimum of one lakh jobs aims at increasing the systems etc. These consist of sub-systems, officer has held several important deployed on the borders will be procured Coast and Island Territories, the DAC Factory. The creation of in the state and propel production rate of Light equipment and components, which are command and staff assignments that through Fast Track Procurement and for has cleared the proposal for acquisition two corridors has been Tamil Nadu into leadership Combat Aircraft Tejas. primarily manufactured by companies in include Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Engg the balance production lines will be set of two Pollution Control Vessels (PCV). mentioned by the Finance position in defence The new corridor will the MSME sector. A), SMSO HQ WAC, Station Commander up in India. These would be built by Indian shipyards TETTRA School, Director MiG-29 These weapons, which are essential for under Buy (lndian-lDDM)’ category at an Weapon Cell at Air HQ, Chief of Aircraft strengthening the combat capabilities of approximate cost of Rs.673 Crores. These Production at Base Repair Depot, troops, will provide a major fillip to the ships in addition to carrying out pollution Inspector in Directorate of Air Staff fighting capability of the three services. control would also undertake patrolling, The Chief of Staff Inspection (DASI), Chief Engineering Out of total quantities envisaged, 75 search and rescue and limited salvage of the US Air Force, Officer of a Fighter Base and Instructor percent will be through Indian Industry and fire fighting operations at sea. General David L Goldfein at Technical Training School, Botswana inspecting the Guard of (Africa). He has rich experience in the Honour, on his arrival, field of maintenance of aircraft from ‘O’ at Air Headquarters, to ‘D’ Level. For his distinguished service, in New Delhi on the Air Officer has been awarded “Ati Vishisht Seva Medal” in 2014 and February 01, 2018. “Vishisht Seva Medal” in 1993 by the President of India.

44 45 RB Pandit Takes Charge as INA Commandant

INever stop exploring. Be part of the digital future. The Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat presenting the Indian Army Coffee Table Book to the Chief of General Staff, UK, Gen. Sir Nicholas Carter, who was in New Delhi in February as part of an official visit. Vice Admiral RB Pandit AVSM

BEL wins Four PRCI Awards he Indian Navy has appointed Vice Admiral RB TPandit, AVSM, as the Commandant of , Ezhimala, Kannur, replacing Vice Admiral SV Bhokare AVSM, YSM, NM. RB Pandit, is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakvasala; Defence Services Staff College Wellington; the College of Naval Warfare, Mumbai and the Royal College of Defence Studies, London, UK. The Flag Officer, specialised in Anti-Submarine Warfare, has commanded INS Nirghat, © Airbus Group INS Vindhyagiri, INS Jalashwa and the 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron at Mumbai. RB Pandit has been the Naval Adviser at the High Commission of India at Islamabad, Pakistan. He has The BEL Corporate Communication team comprising Ashish Kansal, also held important staff assignments such as ACNS Sr DGM (Corp Comn), Hari Haran, DGM (Corp Comn) and Naveen (Foreign Cooperation and Intelligence) at IHQ MoD Namboodiri, Manager (Corp Comn) receiving the PRCI Corporate Collateral Awards for BEL from Dilip Kamble, Minister of State for (Navy) and Chief of Staff, . Social Justice and Special Assistance, Government of Maharashtra. He was the Flag Officer Commanding at Mumbai, prior being appointed as the Commandant of The aerospace industry relies on co-operation and collaboration. avratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has won four Indian Naval Academy. The officer has been promoted Therefore, strong partners with a high level of expertise are NCorporate Collateral Awards of the Public Relations Council of to the rank of Vice Admiral on 19 February 2018 and India (PRCI) for its Theme Song video, Corporate Brochure, Annual Diary took over as the sixth Commandant of Indian Naval essential. In Bavaria you’ll find the right ingredients: a wealth and Advertisement. The awards have been presented at the 12th PRCI Academy, which the premiere training centre for naval of potential partners and customers throughout the entire Global PR Enclave 2018 held at Pune. officers. industry value chain and highly qualified personnel. We are happy to be there for you: BEL Corporate Communication team comprising Ashish Kansal, Sr DGM The outgoing commandant, Vice Admiral Bhokare has State of Bavaria | India Office (Corp Comn), Hari Haran, DGM (Corp Comn) and Naveen Namboodiri, handed over his responsibilities as the Commandant Bavaria is the home of digital future and your perfect busi - John Kottayil – Executive Director Manager (Corp Comn) has received the award from Dilip Kamble, of INA to Pandit at a grand ceremony held at the INA. ness location. Invest in Bavaria is the expert partner for for - Telefon +91 80 40965025 Minister of State for Social Justice and Special Assistance, Government Bhokare, who has taken over as the Commandant of eign investors and assists you to set up and expand business [email protected] of Maharashtra. Recently, BEL has also received five Governance the Indian Naval Academy in October 2016, completed operations in Bavaria. Of course, our services are confidential Now Awards: for Business Diversification, Adoption of Technological a successful tenure of over 15 months at INA. and free of charge. Get in touch with us! www.invest-in-bavaria.com Innovations, HR Excellence, Environmental Sustainability and Research During his tenure, the Academy has witnessed and Development. transformation in infrastructure and training facilities.

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ASR-NG Deployable

Russell Barnes, Johann Strobl, Bernd Staufer, Kevin Lewis, Michael Steigberger, Thorsten Julich, and Bernd Raithel, who were presenters at the event.

n order to introduce new products, thinking move to Digitalization, the discuss emerging technology and current theme for the Siemens marketing Imarket trend outlooks, Siemens message across its entire industrial has hosted SCADA/IPC Days 2018 at platform. ENSOLDT, one of the leading the Riverwalk Westin in San Antonio in Kevin Lewis, Russell Barnes, Thorsten Hindependent sensor houses, has February. Approximately 130 people Julich, Bernd Raithel, Michael Steigberger, launched a new variant of its ASR air have gathered for four days of product Bernd Staufer and Tom Elswick have been traffic control (ATC) radar family onto the presentations, emerging technology the key speakers. The primary message market. The new product, designated discussions and a market trend outlook takeaway for the group has been that “ASR-NG Deployable”, is a rapidly at the Siemens Factory Automation event. digitalisation will hallmark the factory deployable ATC radar complying to all Members of the Siemens management, of the future and SCADA will be the ICAO, Eurocontrol and safety standards sales and support team have joined “digital doorway for data” in that rapid for civil and military ATC. It capitalizes their Solution Partners and a diverse evolutionary process, as it impacts all on the superior detection performance assortment of end user companies from industries, both discrete and process. and accuracy of the stationary various market segments to review new There have been presentations on cloud ASR-NG variant combined with air product offerings in the IPC segment of computing and edge computing, the transportability in one aircraft and a the Siemens portfolio, plus a number of constituent elements of the Digitalization deployment time of less than six hours. new platforms in the SCADA segment. trend, comprising both hardware and Thomas Müller, CEO, HENSOLDT has A series of presentations have been software elements. This discussion said that the versatility of the new made to the entire group by Siemens has led directly into the program’s product combined with ASR-NG’s management and technical thought introduction of various new thin client IPC superior performance makes it ideally leaders, covering the digital factory product offerings and the latest version of suited for ATC purposes in joint and strategy and the company’s forward- SIMATIC WinCC SCADA systems. combined missions of expeditionary units. “Thus, it allows for maximum efficiency of combined air, ground and naval forces while contributing to safe operations and avoidance of friendly fire,” he said. The ASR-NG Deployable will be delivered to the first customer in the course of the year. The ASR radars consist of an integrated primary and secondary radar system each. The primary radar helps to detect non-cooperative objects such as small aircraft that do not have transponders or hostile aircraft. It is based on a semiconductor transmitter and includes special signal processing techniques for wide-area surveillance and windfarm mitigation. The secondary radar, MSSR 2000 I, ensures the automatic identification of The Commander of Sri Lankan Army, Lieutenant General N.U.M.M.W. cooperative aircraft. Senanayake meeting the Defence Secretary, Sanjay Mitra, in New Delhi.

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040218_IDEX 2019_AEROMAG 20.5x28cm.indd 1 3/4/18 10:26 AM U.S and French Air Force Chiefs P.1HH Take to Skies on LCA Tejas HAMMERHEAD chief to fly Tejas. The indigenously built UAS aircraft has taken-off from the Jodhpur Air Force Station, with Lanata in the rear seat of the twin- seat trainer aircraft. He has been accompanied by Group Captain Rajesh Joshi, the commander of the IAF’s Jodhpur station. According to Defence Spokesperson, Lanata has also been about the air force station, which is strategically located in the western part of the state. Other IAF aircrafts have been shown to Lanata who was in the country to enhance bilateral The Chief of the Staff of the French Air Force, General Andre Lanata, sitting defence cooperation between India and in the rear cockpit of the twin-seat trainer IAF fighter LCA Tejas. France. ndia’s indigenously made Light I’m also very proud of the strong ongoing The French Airforce Chief, who reached ICombat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has relationship forged between the @IAF_ the station with his wife, has been made another step towards boosting its MCC and the Rhode Island Air National informed about the defence strength international acclaim as it was flown by Guard’s 143rd Airlift Wing.” and functioning of Asia’s important the chiefs of two most powerful air forces Following the US Air Force Chief, later Jodhpur Air Force Station, and they have in the world, The U.S. and the French, on in February, the Chief of the Staff of the also visited other operational units of the two separate sorties. ‘Tejas’ is a single- French Air Force, General Andre Lanata station. Earlier in June 2014, during the seat, single- multi-role combat also has flown a sortie on the Indian joint exercise of Garuda 5 between India aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Air Force’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and France, the then Chief of Staff of the Development Agency (ADA) and ‘Tejas’ at the Jodhpur Air Force Station, French Air Force, Denis Mercier has flown Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL). becoming the second foreign military IAF’s Sukhoi 30 MKI. In a first, General David L Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, has flown a sortie in LCA Tejas aircraft at Air Force Station in Jodhpur, and has become the first foreign military chief to fly Tejas. Goldfein’s flight in the Tejas, during his official visit to India in February, has been a gesture of cooperation between the Indian and the US air forces. Goldfein, who arrived at the Jodhpur Air Force Station, has been accompanied by Air Vice Marshal AP Singh as co-pilot during the sortie. Goldfein has sounded optimistic about the military relationship between the two countries. In a tweet, he has said, “Grateful for the welcome reception from @IAF_ General David L Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, and Air Vice Marshal AP MCC. We look forward to deepening the Singh, standing in front of the LCA Tejas on which they took to skies on a sortie. relationship between our two air forces.

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The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu during Press Statement, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi.

n the midst of January 2018, the Israeli countries, and they together have hailed Netanyahu has been an effort to build IPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the “the dawn of a new era” in the bilateral on the decision to elevate the existing has visited India marking the silver relations with special mention to defence. ties to a “strategic partnership”. Last jubilee of the establishment of diplomatic For the past few years, India, which year, India has signed the largest deal in relations between the two countries. is the biggest defence importer in the Israel’s history that was worth nearly $2 The trip has come just six months after world, have been in the process of billion, and the mega deal would supply Narendra Modi visited Israel to become modernisation and diversification of its to India with an advanced defence the first Indian PM to visit the Jewish weaponry replacing the aging Soviet system of medium-range surface-to-air nation. Also, Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to and Russian equipment. Israel has been missiles, launchers and communications India is only the second one by an Israeli one of the major supplier of arms to technology. The increasing defence deal prime minister and comes after a gap India. Between 2012 and 2016, India have between the two nations show that Israel of 15 years, when then PM Ariel Sharon accounted for some 41 percent of Israel’s is India’s important defence ally. visited India in 2003. During Netanyahu’s arms exports. India is now Israel’s biggest During the joined press conference of six-day visit, accompanied by his wife Sara arms market, with purchase of about $1bn the two PMs, Narendra Modi has said that Netanyahu and a 130-member business worth of weapons per year. For its export- he wanted the two countries to “scale delegation, the two countries have signed driven economy, Israel need markets like up” their partnership and invited Israeli deals to improve the bilateral ties. And India, which have been known for its defence companies to invest in India. He defence cooperation has appeared to be defence expenditure. If the defence ties has urged Israeli defence firms to take at the heart of this, which was clear in the proper in the same rate Israel will replace advantage of India’s “liberalised” foreign statements made by the two PMs. The Russia as India’s largest arms supplier. direct investment (FDI) regime. Both words have been designed to showcase Both the nations have robust defence the Prime Ministers have also directed the increasing camaraderie between the ties with each other and the visit by their Defence Ministries to hold further discussions in 2018 by actively involving the public and private sectors to create the basis for a viable, sustainable and long-term cooperation in defence. Israeli defence companies such as Israel Weapon Industries and Rafael Advanced Systems have already made their presence in India as Rafael constructed a missile-manufacturing facility near Hyderabad in joint venture with the Kalyani group. The Defence Ministry has cleared the purchase of $ 70 million deal for 131 Barak surface-to-air missiles from the Israeli firm. As Netanyahu had said The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi welcomes the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin last year the Indo-Israeli relations are in a Netanyahu, on his arrival, at Air Force Station, Palam, in New Delhi. state of “constant upswing”.

52 53 BEL to set up STP to Restore SODET Presents Awards Doddabommasandra Lake for Defence PSUs

of Vidyaranyapura, Govindayyanapalya, Doddabommasandra and Thindlu areas. Rainfall is the only source of water for this lake, which is presently running dry. Even the water collected during the monsoons is lost due to percolation and evaporation. The lake is fast being depleted of its biodiversity and socio-ecological balance. BEL proposes to replenish the lake with waste water treated at the proposed plant Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda inaugurating the event. and create a large water body, rich in biodiversity. The Sewage Treatment Plant n a bid to rejuvenate the on February 17, 2018 by D V Sadananda will be designed on the latest ‘Sequential Doddabommasandra Lake, Navratna Gowda, Union Minister for Statistics Batch Reactor Technology’ (SBR). IDefence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd and Programme Implementation, This is an advanced version of the Dr. Ajaykumar, Secretary, Defence Production, inaugurating the event. D K HOTA Chairman & Managing Director BEML; MV Gowtama, (BEL) is setting up a 10 MLD (million litres . Krishna Byre Gowda, well-established ‘Activated Sludge CMD, BEL, T Suvarna Raju, CMD, HAL; V Udaya Bhaskar CMD, BDL and Chairman SODET, are also seen. per day) Sewage Treatment Plant at a cost Minister for Agriculture, Government of Process’ of the Central Public Health and of Rs.13.5 crores. BEL has taken up this Karnataka, presided over the function. Environment Engineering Organisation he Society of Defence said the government was emphasising on together to achieve self-reliance. initiative, a first-of-its-kind, as part of its Sampath Raj R, Mayor, BBMP, Gowtama (CPHEEO). Technologists (SODET) defence production in the country. “Our Ajay Kumar has presented the awards Corporate Social Responsibility activities, M V, CMD, BEL, and Nataraj Krishnappa, The sewage is fed into the SBR Units for Thas presented Technology goals should move beyond ‘self-reliance’ for defence technology development in collaboration with the Karnataka Director (Other Units), & Chairman, CSR biological treatment involving organic Development and Technology Innovation and in the coming years, we must be able and innovation in the years 2013-14, Lake Conservation and Development Apex Committee, BEL, have also attended matter degradation, nitrification, de- Awards to personnel from various defence to export defence productions to other 2014-15 and 2015 -16. The awards have Authority (KLCDA), BBMP and the the function. nitrification and phosphorous removal. public sector undertakings to recognise countries,” he said. He has also said that been presented to acknowledge the Revenue Department. BEL will construct The Doddabommasandra Lake The oxygen required for the process is their significant contribution to defence India is among top ten countries in the active participation of the PSUs in the sewage treatment plant in the next 18 contributes to the recharge of ground supplied through ‘Fine Bubble Diffused sector. The awards have been presented world in terms of defence capabilities. defence manufacturing and promotion months and will maintain it for a period of water in the Doddabommasandra Aeration System’ with auto control of at a function held at Bhanur unit of Bharat Dr. Kumar has urged SODET member of developing technology innovations. 20 years. watershed region. The lake covers an area oxygen levels in the basin. The complete Dynamics Limited (BDL), Hyderabad organisations to go beyond self-reliance SODET has recognised the role of the The foundation stone for the installation of 50.31 hectares (124.35 acres). operation, including filling of sewage, which was inaugurated by Dr. Ajay Kumar, and start exporting. “SODET should PSUs in supporting the Make in India and commissioning of the proposed The Doddabommasandra watershed aeration, sludge recirculation and Secretary, Defence Production. take-up coordination of activities such initiatives and defence indigenisation Sewage Treatment Plant has been laid region replenishes the ground water table decanting will be SCADA/PLC-controlled. The award function has been attended as accreditation for conducting audits, plans of the government and thereby by several prominent personalities from IPR, Leveraging of IT, use of Artificial promote the image of India as a defence the defence sector and the leaders Intelligence, Startups and Innovation manufacturing hub. AAI Opens Aviation Skill of defence PSUs, including D K HOTA Projects across the DPSUs. Dr. Kumar has SODET is a non-profit organisation Chairman & Managing Director BEML; also commended the role of SODET as comprising all the Central defence MV Gowtama, CMD, BEL, T Suvarna Raju, a platform to the DPSUs and Ordnance PSUs with an objective to share unique Development Centre CMD, HAL; V Udaya Bhaskar CMD, BDL Factories to interact and work towards manufacturing facilities and core and Chairman SODET etc. strengthening the Defence Forces by competencies in order to have an effective s part of its CSR initiatives, the aviation job roles over the next 3 years, with new air routes and operationalization In his keynote address, Dr. Kumar has pooling the resources and working utilisation of technological strengths. Airports Authority of India(AAI) has already received a very enthusiastic of unserved or underserved airports Ahas opened a first-of-its-kind response. “I would like to see many through the UDAN Regional Connectivity Aviation Multi Skill Development Centre more such Centres for aviation skill Scheme. MRO and ground-handling (MSDC) in Chandigarh. The centre has development to be set up across the demands for skilled personnel are also been inaugurated by the Union Minister country,” he said. rising in tandem. of Civil Aviation, P Ashok Gajapathi Demand for aviation skilled personnel Recognising this demand and to bolster Raju. The Centre has been set up in has been rising commensurately with the Skill India Mission, the Ministry of collaboration with the National Skill the boom in the civil aviation sector Civil Aviation (MoCA) and the Ministry of Development Corporation (NSDC) and is witnessed in the last 3-4 years. More than Skill Development & Entrepreneurship supported by the Aerospace and Aviation 900 new aircrafts are expected to be (MSDE) have collaborated to launch this Sector Skill Council (AASSC) of India. inducted by Indian scheduled airlines in Aviation MSDC at the Chandigarh old Speaking on the occasion, Gajapathi the coming few years. airport terminal building. With an outlay Raju has said that the centre, which will Air connectivity for both passenger of Rs.5.25 crore, this project which is a train about 2,400 youth and women in 8 transport and air freight are increasing, unique CSR initiative of AAI.

54 55 Under the Patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group

AAI to Install LED Schiebel Wins NEW Camcopter 2018 AIRPORT SECURITY MIDDLE EAST Lightings at Airports S-100 Contract 7-9 May 2018 DICEC, Dubai with MDA ACCELERATING BUSINESS AND INNOVATION FOR MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA FUTURE AIRPORTS TO SEEFASTEST AIR PASSENGER

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WITH NEXT20 YEARS 170 A fleet of Schiebel’s Camcopter® TECHNOLOGY & IT GROUND SUPPORT BUILD S-100 Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Anil Kumar Sharma, ED [Engg/PNIQA], AAI & Saurabh Kumar, MD, EESL, Ajay has been commissioned by MDA, a BILLION Kumar Bhalla, Secretary [Power] and Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, Chairman, Maxar Technologies company, to fulfil a

AAI and other senior officials of AAI & EESL with the signed MoU. contract with an international customer. ALLOCATED FOR irports Authority of India has ESSL is the implementing agency of The Vienna-based Schiebel Group’s REGIONAL AIRPORT signed a MoU with the Energy UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for Camcopter® S-100 UAS has been chosen AEfficiency Services Ltd. (EESL) All), world’s largest zero-subsidy domestic by MDA for its impressive track record EXPANSION to replace existing lights with energy LED bulb programme. of providing critical support in sea and efficient LED lights at various airports and The MoU entails the replacement of land-based intelligence, surveillance buildings of AAI. conventional light fixtures with LED and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The MoU was signed by Anil Kumar fixtures on deemed energy savings based Being a Vertical Take-Off and Landing INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION Sharma, Executive Director (Engg), on Energy Service Company [ESCO] model (VTOL) aircraft, the S-100 has a relatively AAI and Saurabh Kumar, Managing where upfront investment is done and small logistical footprint, which allows BUSINESS CONNECT Director, EESL in presence of Ajay Kumar recouped on annuity basis during project for flexible and rapid deployment. Even MATCHMAKING Bhalla, Secretary, Ministry of Power, Dr. period of five years by EESL. The entire during day and night, the UAS functions Guruprasad Mohapatra, Chairman, AAI project is estimated to cost approximately as a platform capable of carrying a wide CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS and senior executives of AAI and EESL. Rs.24.41 Crores. range of high-end payloads. With its successful history of ACCESS TO AIRPORT SECURITY GRSE Kolkata Pays Dividend to conducting surveillance in challenging, MIDDLE EAST & ATC FORUM complex and hostile environments, MDA Government of India offers a turnkey service to an unnamed international customer. Such will include Visit the world's largest annual airport exhibition responsibility for the acquisition of the fleet and its required infrastructure, 7-9 May 2018 training, airworthiness, logistics, supply chain management, maintenance and REGISTER ONLINE FOR FREE ENTRY all flight operations. Hans Georg Schiebel, Chairman, Register for FREE entry quoting promotion code A2 at www.theairportshow.com/visit Schiebel Group, has said that the SPONSORS company was honoured that MDA has chosen the best-in-class CAMCOPTER® S-100 to fulfil the requirements of the

prestigious contract. “We are excited SUPPORTED BY The Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, receiving cheque of Rs.54.07 crore about this partnership and look forward towards Dividend for the Financial Year 2016-17, from Rear Admiral VK Saxena, (Retd.) to the opportunity to once again Chairman & Managing Director of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd., demonstrate the proven capabilities of Kolkata, in presence of Sanjiv Mittal, Financial Adviser (Acquisition) & Addl. Secretary, Vijayendra, Joint Secretary (Naval System), SS Dogra Director (Finance), AK Nanda the S-100 and its unique suitability for Director (Personnel) and Cmde. Sanjeev Nayyar, Retd. Director (Shipbuilding). ISR missions,” he said, OFFICIAL AIRLINE OFFICIAL HOTEL PARTNER CO-LOCATED EVENTS ORGANISED BY

AIRPORT SECURITY MIDDLE EAST 56 7-9 May 2018 57 Western Naval Command UMEX 2018 Concludes with Concludes Exercise XPL-18 Live Flying Performances

witnessed intense flying activity by the carrier borne Mig 29 Ks, P-8Is, IL-38SDs, Dorniers as well as Remotely Piloted Aircraft. The exercise has also seen enhanced participation by the aircraft of the Indian Air Force, with coordinated flying missions with the Indian Navy’s air assets. Maritime role Jaguars, Su- 30 MKI, AWACS, Flight Refuelers have participated in large numbers from different airfields in Gujarat, Maharashtra and North India. An amphibious landing has been also conducted, which included the participation of the 91 Inf Bde of the Indian Army. The XPL 2018 has enabled testing and revalidation of operational plans he third editions unmanned aircraft at Al Ain simulation and training have deals worth AED291.654 he Western Naval Command of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, frontline and manoeuvres in a hostile maritime of the Unmanned International Airport. Drawing discussed the key challenges, million. Major Pilot Saeed the Indian Navy has concluded a ships of the Western Fleet and Eastern scenario on India’s Western Seaboard. TSystems Exhibition the participation of 9 local developments and future Mohammed Al Yamahi, the Tlarge scale operational exercise Fleet (including the newly inducted Defence of Indian offshore assets, such and Conference (UMEX 2018) and international companies, prospects of the rapidly Official Spokesperson of the ‘Paschim Leher’ (XPL) in the Arabian Sea. Kolkata class), submarines, potent missile as oil rigs, escort operations of Indian and Simulation Exhibition and including the UAE-based evolving industry. dual event has revealed that The three-week long exercise has tested vessels of the 22nd Killer Squadron, Patrol merchant ships as well as coastal defence, Conference (SimTEX 2018), ADASI, the live performances UMEX and SimTEX 2018 the Armed Forces signed a the operational readiness of the Western vessels and craft of the Local Flotilla and have been rehearsed at the exercise. held under the patronage of have demonstrated the have attracted a record contract worth AED72.493 Naval Command and the execution of its Indian Coast Guard have participated in The exercise would further refine the Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al sophisticated manoeuvring international participation million with the UAE-based operational plans. the exercise. operational, logistics and administrative Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu and surveillance capabilities from major global defence- Abu Dhabi Autonomous Over 40 naval assets including the In addition, the exercise has also plans of the Western Naval Command. Dhabi and Deputy Supreme of unmanned aerial systems related companies Systems Investments Commander of the UAE Armed as well as their ability to representing 34 countries (ADASI) for the purchase of Forces, have wrapped up at capture high-resolution aerial compared to 23 countries Unmanned Air Vehicles, and Abu Dhabi National Exhibition photos and trace targets with in 2016, registering a 24% AED215,860 contract with LCA-Tejas Completes Successful Centre. The dual event has high accuracy and efficiency. growth. In addition to offering TRUST International for the been a grand success with The conference has drawn a combined exhibition area of maintenance and repair of PD deals worth millions and the leading decision makers and 17,000 square metres, up from – 100 Black Hornet PRS. Hot-Refuelling Trial participation of 122 major civilian and military experts 13,000 in 2016, the dual event The Armed Forces has inked global defence-related who held discussions on has attracted 122 companies, an AED44.076 million worth capability of hot refuelling and HAL has companies representing 34 the role of next-generation compared to 91 companies deal with US-based INSITU for successfully demonstrated this on LCA countries, 12,400 visitors and technologies in addressing in 2016, representing a 25% providing technical support Tejas LSP8 aircraft. 419 media representatives tomorrow’s threats, examined overall growth. The event has for UAV (The Integrator) Hot Refuelling is a single point pressure who covered various activities future of unmanned systems showcased latest unmanned and an AED31.310 million refuelling of the aircraft with the engine over three days. and training requirements. systems and simulation and worth deal with Motion in operation. It is a process by which a The final day of the dual Experts from academics training technologies and Reality Incorporated MRI for is refuelled (in between event has featured exciting and professionals in the facilitated partnerships and the upgrade of 2 training sorties) while its engine is in operation, live flying performances by fields of unmanned systems, business deals among the simulators (VIRTSIM) for thereby cutting down the refuelling time participating companies. (DAUNTLESS) and the by half and turn-around time significantly. Additionally, over AED 878.371 purchase of 1 DAUNTLESS LCA Tejas This capability is highly desired in million worth defence deals training simulator. Meanwhile, aking another step ahead to Final Bengaluru. combat situation which basically puts have been signed between the the UAE-based International Operational Clearance (FOC) of The system performance during the aside the need for the pilot to park the Armed Forces and specialised Golden Group (IGG) has won TLCA Tejas, Hindustan Aeronautics refuelling session has been in-line with aircraft, power down and exit the cockpit local and international events. an AED16.627 million deal to Limited has carried out a hot-refuelling design requirements and was satisfactory. for refuelling to begin. Further, with this, a The opening day of the update joint fire simulators as on indigenous Light Combat Aircraft- In the history of IAF aircraft, LCA will be major requirement of LCA Air Force Mk.1A event itself has witnessed well as buy joint fire simulator Tejas followed by a sortie at HAL airport, the first aircraft to fly with this unique has been achieved. the signing of 10 defence (CUTS208) with accessories.

58 59 The Armed Forces has also included many Emirati talents. signed an AED47.749 million “This success would not have TBAL Inaugurates New worth contract with Cubic been possible without the Defense Applications from unwavering support of the the US for the operations UAE President His Highness Facility in Hyderabad and maintenance of training Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al simulators for small arms Nahyan and the continued shooting for 30 sites and follow-up and directives of His another deal worth AED12.120 Highness Sheikh Mohamed million with INOVEX bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Simulation & Training Ltd from Their Highnesses Supreme Switzerland to develop and Council Members and Rulers extend virtual life of driving of the Emirates,” he said. Al simulator. Shamsi has also expressed his Al Yamahi has also revealed satisfaction at the continued that Al Tuff International success achieved by the dual from the UAE won deal worth event in attracting major AED41.274 million for the international companies The Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitaraman and , Chairman Emeritus, inaugurating TBAL facility in Hyderabad. purchase 8 UAV (PUMMA AE as well as catering to the III) with all its accessories. evolving needs of unmanned eaffirming commitment to ‘Make Pratyush Kumar, President, Boeing India, regulation process under the Strategy for Another important deal systems and simulation and in India’, Tata Boeing Aerospace has said that TBAL is just the beginning Defence Exports (SDE) of the Government signed on the opening day training sectors. RLimited (TBAL), a joint venture of Boeing’s future journey of partnership of India, and with established capabilities included an AED25.708 Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri, between Boeing and Tata Advanced with India. “As we progress, we see this as and demonstrated deliveries, we are million deal with Denel Group CEO of Abu Dhabi Systems Ltd. (TASL) has inaugurated its a major step towards future opportunities poised to emerge as a supplier of choice Dynamics from South Africa National Exhibitions Company state-of-the-art facility in Hyderabad. to pursue the co-development of for global OEMs,” he said. for the renewal of technical (ADNEC), said: “We are has reflected the growing session of the conference It has been inaugurated by Nirmala integrated systems in aerospace and Sukaran Singh, MD and CEO, Tata support contract for Seeker 2 delighted with the huge significance of this mega has discussed “Enhancing Sitaraman, Union Minister for Defence. defence. Our partnership with Indian Advanced Systems has said that the aircraft for 24 months, and an success achieved by UMEX dual event at the regional Inter-operability of Advanced Spread over 14,000-square meters and industry fulfils the goals of the ‘Make inauguration of the TBAL facility AED78,061 worth deal with and SimTEX 2018 due to the and international levels. The Unmanned Systems in Multi- employing 350 highly skilled workers, in India’ initiative and results in mutual marks an important milestone in our Advanced Media from the UAE record local and international dual event has articulated Domain Environments” the facility will be the sole global growth and productivity growth for both collaborative engineering journey with for the purchase of 10 UAV participation. We attribute this ADNEC’s strategy to attract and outlined the latest producer of fuselages for AH-64 Apache India and Boeing,” he said. Boeing. “As India focuses on indigenous (MAVIC Pro) for demonstration success to ADNEC’s successful a diversified portfolio of technological concepts helicopter delivered by Boeing to its TBAL, Boeing’s first equity joint venture manufacturing in the defence market, this purposes. sales and marketing strategies, events that serve the key to leverage the enormous global customers including the U.S. Army. in India, is the result of a 2015 partnership partnership is testimony to Tata Group’s Brigadier General Rashid including active participation sectors outlined as priorities potentials of unmanned The facility will also produce secondary agreement with TASL. Construction of the commitment to develop global high-end Mohammed Al Shamsi, in 15 international exhibitions in Abu Dhabi Plan and Abu systems in support of future structures and vertical spar boxes of this manufacturing facility began in 2016 and technology in defence manufacturing, Chairman of the Higher and continued engagement Dhabi Economic Vision operations across various multi-role combat helicopter. The delivery was completed on schedule. In addition, making India more self-reliant,” he said. Organising Committee of with its strategic partners. 2030 and increase the direct civilian and military sectors. of the first fuselage is expected in 2018. Boeing and TASL have worked closely to Boeing is expanding its engagement UMEX and SimTEX 2018, has This articulates our priority and indirect contribution Held under the theme Nirmala Sitharaman has congratulated develop a pool of highly skilled aerospace with India’s Ministry of Defence to deliver said that the success of UMEX to diversify our portfolio of of the MICE sector to the “Integration of Unmanned Tata and Boeing for taking the bold step talent through skill development advanced capabilities and readiness to and SimTEX 2018 validated events into sectors identified emirate’s economy. UMEX Systems into Defence towards “Make in India and making a initiatives. the Indian military. The company has the high-level efficiencyin the Abu Dhabi Plan and Abu and SimTEX 2018 has included Mechanism”, the second substantial investment in the defence Banmali Agrawala, President, developed a competitive supplier base and professionalism of the Dhabi Economic Vision 2030. a specialised conference session discussed the need space. “The manufacturing of advanced Infrastructure, Defence and Aerospace, in-country that is integrated into Boeing’s members of UMEX and SimTEX The unprecedented themed ‘Focusing Next- to strike a balance between defence platforms and being integrated Tata Sons, has said that Tata is focused global supply chain. The Indian Ministry Higher Organising Committee international participation Generation Technologies on live demonstrations that with the complex global supply chain will on leveraging opportunities in global of Defence finalised an order with Boeing and its sub committees that in UMEX and SimTEX 2018 Tomorrow’s Threats’ that drew feature realistic scenarios and help Indian aerospace industry acquire markets and reducing India’s reliance on for 22 AH-64E Apache helicopters in the participation of leading interactive trainings through technology, build local capability, provide imports in defence related requirements, September 2015, deliveries for which are local and international military facilitating real-life simulation employment and become a global 60% of which is met through imports. scheduled to begin in 2019. experts, academics, industry technology environment at a exporter,” she said. “With the streamlining of the export More than 2,300 Boeing-made Apache professionals and decision lower cost to achieve positive helicopters are operated by customers makers. The conference outcomes. around the world since the aircraft has featured three sessions Meanwhile, the third entered production. The United States to identify the emerging session, themed “Leveraging Army Apache fleet alone has accumulated trends, issues and threats in the Simulation Industry to more than 4.3 million flight hours, unmanned systems sector. Maximise Training Objectives”, including more than 1.2 million in combat, Moderated by Tate Nurkin, has featured a dialogue on as of January 2018. The helicopter has Senior Director, Strategic global markets, competitive been fielded or selected for acquisition Assessment and Future environment and future by the armed forces of 16 countries, Studies Centre Janes, the first requirements. including India.

60 61 ILA Berlin 2018 Welcomes Aerospace World to Berlin

erlin is all set to give a lift-off for still need to be overcome. Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Chief innovation as ILA Berlin 2018, one One of the highlight of the event Executive Patrick Ky, Boeing International Bof the most innovative aerospace will be the CityAirbus. Airbus is using President Marc Allen and Dassault CEO events in the world, is ready to take-off at this innovative aircraft to focus on the Éric Trappier will examine what the the Berlin ExpoCenter Airport on April 25 constantly increasing transport problems aircraft of the future will look like. They to 29. With the aerospace world growing will be followed by the representatives fast every other day, the event will of Siemens, NASA and Solar Impulse, who offer a platform to create new business will discuss the possibilities for emission- opportunities and find the employees free flight. of tomorrow. At ILA Berlin 2018, more Another highlight of this year airshow than 1,000 exhibitors are expected will be the ILA Future Lab, a joint venture to showcase their expertise from civil between the German Federal Ministry of aviation to defence, security and space, Economic Affairs and the BDLI. It is one and from major corporations to highly in the world’s main cities. The CityAirbus of the main platforms for innovations specialized suppliers. As the demand for is a battery-powered electric aircraft for at the ILA 2018. It will concentrate on qualified workers is steadily increasing, the passenger transport of the future. It the cabins of the future, hybrid-electric the event will have a ILA CareerCenter to can take off and land vertically and a later flight, urban air transport and aero entice the next generation of employees version is also intended to be self-piloting. engines of the future, from the point and recent graduates. The first flight is planned for December of view of digitalisation, sustainability ILA Berlin is the leading fair for this year. Airbus is also presenting its and interconnected systems. At the ILA innovations at the heart of Europe, Zephyr, a solar-powered drone that Future Lab Forum international leaders where prominent manufacturers, experts can remain at high altitudes for several in industry and research, including the and political decision-makers meet to weeks, thereby offering an alternative to DLR and the Fraunhofer Institute, will determine how to address the issues commercial satellites. discuss forward-looking topics. As part facing the aerospace industry in the On April 24 the first Berlin Aviation of the Future Lab Forum, the accelerators future. The latest edition will focus on Summit, claimed to be a take-off for the Airbus Bizlab, ESA BIC and STARBURST are aerospace innovations in five categories: ‘Davos of aviation’, will be organised facilitating networking between start-ups Aviation, Space, Defence & Security, by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and leading players in the industry. Supplier and Special Features. The event and the German Aerospace Industries ‘Space for Earth’, which is Europe’s will give a breakthrough for unmanned Association (BDLI). The summit will bring largest space exhibition, also will take flight and self-pilot aircraft, which is together outstanding personalities place at ILA Berlin. It will show how currently making rapid progress in the from the industry to discuss the main innovations in the space sector are world. All over the world engineers are challenges and opportunities in aviation improving life on earth. The data collected developing entirely new concepts and in the 21st century, including the by the combined German-French climate business models such as air taxis that can achievement of emission-free flight. The mission MERLIN will be used to compile pilot themselves. The ILA will show what debate between Airbus CEO Tom Enders, a map showing methane concentrations is already possible and the challenges that Emirates president Sir Tim Clark, European around the world.

62 63 Indian Navy Concludes War Game AASSC, DFID Aneto Engine to Power has been codenamed ENCORE (Eastern The focus has been on realistic scenarios Join Hands Naval Command Operational Readiness likely to manifest in the future including Airbus’ Racer Exercise) and on the Western seaboard terrorist attacks from sea on critical the codename was Exercise Paschim infrastructure and populated areas, for Training Lehar. The War Games were the first of the Defence of the Offshore oil resources of kind to be conducted on both seaboards the country and protection of the large indicative of the Navy’s threat perceptions seaborne trade of India. The Navy, with of a two-front war. the realisation that future conflicts and he Indian Navy has wrapped up In preparation for conflict, the Navy has contingencies are likely to invariably be its gruelling two-month-long revamped its Operational Exercise plans Tri-service in their responses, ensured TWar Game. The extensive War to make them more contemporary and the participation of the other services Game has seen the participation of all realistic. In a two-year cycle promulgated with critical capabilities and specialised the operational ships, submarines and by Naval Headquarters, the Indian Navy equipment to ensure a National response aircraft of the Navy along with men has literally ‘cut the flab’ in the various to situations. The War Game has seen the he Aerospace and Aviation Airbus’ Racer and equipment of the Army, all types exercises undertaken at sea. Greater Operational Commanders of the Navy and TSector Skills Council (AASSC) of aircraft of the Air Force and ships and focus has been accorded to conflict other services being put through crisis and Department for International afran’s new Aneto engine delivers 25% greater power than existing aircrafts of the Coast Guard. The War readiness across the spectrum as well situations from benign Humanitarian Development (DFID), a UK government has been selected by Airbus engines of the same volume. This results in Game, conducted on both the Seaboards as realistic scenarios likely to be faced at Assistance and Disaster Relief to full- department have jointly organised SHelicopters to power its Racer increased mission capabilities, especially of India, has extended from the Northern sea. The questions, ‘How does this affect fledged conflict situations. The War Training of Trainers (ToT) and Training of (Rapid and Cost-Efficient Rotorcraft) during those requiring more power (such Arabian sea off the coast of Gujarat to the Nation’s security?’ and ‘How does it Game will now be followed by extensive Assessors (ToA) sessions in Bengaluru. high-speed demonstrator. Twin Aneto- as offshore transport, search and rescue, the Southern Indian ocean off the Sunda keep the common citizen safe?’, has been debriefings to identify key takeaways and ToT program has been designed to 1X engines will contribute significantly fire-fighting or military transport), as well Straits near Indonesia. applied across all existing exercises and formulate measures to further strengthen equip participants with the skills to to the new rotorcraft’s cruise speed as better performance in “hot and high” The War Game on the Eastern seaboard War games. contingency plans. design and deliver short training performance of up to 400Kmph. Unveiled conditions. sessions and become an effective in June 2017, at the Paris Airshow, Racer Tomasz Krysinski, Vice-President trainer. The session has focussed on is a technology demonstrator funded for Research and Innovation, Airbus soft skills such as creating lesson aims by the European Commission’s H2020 Helicopters has said that the Aneto Eniram SkyLight 3.0 Introduced for and objectives, effective planning and research programme, through the Clean engine, with its innovative Eco Mode, will delivery of training sessions, delivery Sky 2 initiative. Also, the Racer will be the help Airbus to achieve the demanding of micro tech sessions, virtual learning first rotorcraft to feature Safran’s Power performance and environmental targets Fleet Performance Monitoring environments, working with disability Pack® Eco Mode configuration, whereby set out. “It will play a key role in supporting issues in classrooms, classroom its engines exploit hybrid technologies the wider Racer demonstrator project, insurance underwriting based on accurate new feature sends notifications to mobile assessment methods. to enable more efficient use of the power which brings together technologies from operational data. devices regarding speed over ground, 22 Trainers representing aerospace generated. a wide network of more than 25 industrial, Eniram SkyLight 3.0 is an update to its speed through water, estimated time of & aviation industry have joined the The 2,500 shp Aneto-1X is one of a academic and research partners from subscription-based fleet performance arrival, and charter party compliance, ToT program. A N Chandramouli, family of engines unveiled last October across the European Union to make monitoring service. The service now enabling better transparency and faster who is one of the Governing Council and will offer significant benefits. With a significant contribution to the the includes mobile notifications and virtual reaction times leading to smoother members of AASSC, representing the an excellent power-to-volume ratio, it European aerospace industry”, he added. propeller RPM (revolutions per minute) operations. The new virtual propeller RPM promoter organisation BCIC has been sensing. This latest innovation supports sensing enabled by Eniram SkyLight 3.0 the Chief Guest. D Peter Immanuel, CEO the marine industry’s transformation is achieved without requiring integration AASSC has said that even as we have a towards a Smart Marine Ecosystem via with other ship systems. National Skills Framework and adequate improved connectivity and the use of Johan Backas, Managing Director of infrastructure for the skill development real-time data. Eniram SkyLight 3.0 is a Eniram has said that Eniram is partnering programs across the country, non- innish company Eniram, part cost-effective and highly accurate fuel with London-based Concirrus for the availability of qualified trainers is a of Wärtsilä group, has launched performance monitoring solution for first time to deliver connected insurance serious constraint. Programs like these FEniram SkyLight 3.0 for fleet vessel owners, operators, or charterers for the marine market. The partnership are designed to make structural impact performance monitoring. Eniram wishing to optimise their vessels’ will see navigation and situational data on the skill development ecosystem. SkyLight 3.0 is designed to enable new operation while accurately tracking their supplied by the Eniram SkyLight 3.0 The ToT program has been followed data-driven business development fuel costs. service integrated into Concirrus’ marine by the phase I of ToA program. Phase opportunities across the marine The service is designed to enable new insurance underwriters’ application II is tentatively scheduled in June 2018. sector, including intelligent insurance, data-driven business development Quest. Quest enables marine insurers to Phase I has focused on “Understanding maintenance monitoring, and vessel opportunities across the marine sector, actively manage their risks in real time, the principles and practices of performance monitoring services. Also, including flexible insurance solutions, attaining operating efficiencies and assessment”, while Phase II will focus on Eniram is partnering with Concirrus to maintenance monitoring, and vessel insights that are otherwise impossible to “Assessing occupational competence in The Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba presenting a memento to the Japan Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff, Joint Staff Admiral deliver sophisticated solutions for marine performance monitoring services. The achieve. the work environment”. Katsutoshi Kawano, in New Delhi.

64 65 Nuclear-Capable Prithvi - II Completes Night Trial systems, radars and other tracking Prithvi - II technologies. The terminal events and splashdown at designated impact point in the Bay of Bengal has been monitored by the downrange teams onboard the ship deployed there. The successful test launch came after successful trial of the -5 missile on January 18, Agni-1 on February 6 and Agni-II from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha Coast. The test has further validated the operational readiness of the missile. According to a defence statement, the night trial has high significance as all preparations for the launch were ndia has made another leap in art Surface-to-Surface missile is capable completed in dark so that it could be strengthening its missile capabilities of carrying 500 to 1,000 kg of warheads invisible to the enemies. Ias the nuclear-capable Prithvi-II and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twin Prithvi-II, which has a strike range of successfully completed its night trial. The engines. 350 km, uses advanced inertial guidance indigenously developed missile, with a The missile has been randomly chosen system with manoeuvring trajectory to strike range of 350 km, has been test- from the production stock and the hit its target. The nine-metre-tall, 4600Kg fired from a mobile launcher from launch entire launch activities were carried heavy, single-stage liquid-fuelled Prithvi- complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range out by the specially formed Strategic II has been inducted into the Armed at Chandipur around 8.30 pm, as part of Force Command (SFC) of the Army and forces in 2003. It is the first missile to have a user trial by the Indian Army’s Strategic monitored by the scientists of the Defence been developed by the DRDO under the Force Command. The missile hit the target Research and Development Organisation Integrated Guided Missile Development with precise accuracy. The state-of-the- (DRDO) using electro-optical tracking Programme (IGMDP). DRDO’s Rustom 2 UAV Completes Successful Test-Flight

nhancing India’s unmanned crore UAV project has been initiated aperture radar, electronic intelligence systems capabilities, India’s apex considering requirement of the the Army, systems and situational awareness Edefence research institute DRDO Navy and Air Force. payloads. has successfully test-flighted its Rustom Rustom 2 is being developed on the Dr. S. Christopher, Secretary Department 2 drone. The medium-altitude long- lines of predator drones of the US to of Defence (R&D) & Chairman DRDO; Dr. endurance unmanned aerial vehicle carry out surveillance and reconnaissance CP Ramanarayanan, Director General (UAV), has been test-flighted at DRDO’s (ISR) roles for the armed forces with an of Aeronautical System; J Manjula, DG Aeronautical Test Range(ATR) at Chalakere endurance of 24 hours. Electronics & Communication Systems, in Chitradurga district. The flight assumes It is capable of carrying different along with senior scientists have significance due to the fact that this is combinations of payloads like synthetic witnessed the flight. the first flight in user configuration with higher power engine. All parameters have been normal and met the objectives. The UAV has been designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of the DRDO, and aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd and Bharat Electronics Ltd are its production partners. The Rs.1500- Rustom 2

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