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Boeing to Comply with MMRCA Requirements ion hibit Or x ga The Official E n e is c a n t e i f o e n SHOW Daily D is Published by SAP MEDIA Ministry of Defence WORLDWIDE LTD. DAY THREE DAY ONE Monday, 18th FEBRUARY, 2008 FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF INTERNATIONAL AEROSPACE Rafael, BEL Boeing to comply with to form JV harat Electronics Ltd. MMRCA requirements (BEL) Bangalore, India oeing announced that Band Rafael Advanced it would comply with Defense Systems, Haifa, Ball the Indian Air Force Israel, signed a term sheet requirements in relation to that will lead to the formation the MMRCA program at the of a strategic JV. Defexpo 2008. Michael E. Re- The JV will encourage itz, F/A-18 Programme Man- indigenous advanced tech- ager India, Boeing Integrated nology capabilities of missile Defence Systems spoke to electronics and guidance Bhavya Desai after the brief- technologies within India and ing highlighting the details of will enable Rafael to meet Boeing’s proposal to the IAF. offset requirements by trans- This announcement in ferring valuable technologies other words mean that the US and workshare to the JV. Department of Defence has Michael E. Reitz, F/A-18 Programme Manager Boeing India V.V. R. Sastry, CMD of cleared the availability of the BEL says that, “Rafael is AESA Radar to the IAF includ- tilts the plate into the American ics package. well-known in the interna- ing the advanced weapons favour keeping in mind that the “The US Navy has cleared tional defense community, avionics suite along with the AESA radar is one of the key the APG-79 AESA radar for the including its state-of-the-art US aircraft. This news heavily components of the F/18 avion- Contd. on page 02 missile systems. Setting up the JV will enable BEL to ex- pand its portfolio to meet the Signs MoU worth US$ 800m with Tatas growing demand of missile electronics.” Sikorsky Offering `Luxury` in Air V. Adm (retd) Yedidia ikorsky Aircraft and Tata tional commercial as well as Yaari, President and CEO of Advanced Systems military products. The com- Rafael says that “BEL is a Ssigned an MOU on the mercial value of the agree- leading player in the field of second day of the Defexpo08 ment is in excess of USD 800 defense electronics and it will show to manufacture cabin million over a 7-8 year period be a privilege to work to- fuselage and composite mate- added Estill. gether to produce indigenous rial for the S-92 helicopter. Under the agreement Tatas high quality defense systems Stephen B. Estill, Vice Presi- will produce fuselage, door for India and the international dent and Chief Marketing Of- structures, aircraft exterior defense market.” ficer, Sikorsky Aircraft Corpo- skins and a combination of BEL manufactures a com- ration spoke to Bhavya Desai these products for Sikorsky. prehensive range of radars, before signing the MoU. Although the finer details of for defence and civilian appli- Said Estill, ‘although the the agreement have not been cations, like surveillance, fire MoU is in the initial stages finalized, Sikorsky is looking at control, tracking, navigation currently, it involves the the fuselage for the S-92 to be and air traffic control. Estab- manufacturing of composites Stephen B. Estill delivered within a time period lished in 1954, to meet the and advanced materials as a of 18 months. “However it is specialised electronic needs second source for the S-92 fu- which is why we have elected important that they meet the of the Indian defence ser- selage.” “The global demand to work with Tatas.” company standards and we vices, BEL has grown into a for the S-92 has increased The agreement not only are now working with Tatas to multi-product, technological, to a point that we have taxed involves delivering composite establish the manufacturing world-class enterprise serv- our existing supply, hence materials for the S-92 but also and quality systems to meet ing the needs of customers in we needed a second source, parts for the other interna- Contd. on page 02 diverse fields. SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 01 Day THREE - Monday 18th Feb. 2008 Boeing to comply ... From page 1 will have the opportunity to as- contract has been awarded.” MMRCA programme, which semble the aircraft kits as well SUPER HORNET While the company is build- means that we will be in a posi- as fabricate the parts them- MANUFACTURING SCHEDULE ing the first 18 aircraft at their tion to offer the same to the selves and assemble them for 1st aircraft delivery St. Louis facility, Boeing will IAF,” said Reitz. the Super Hornet.” (36 months after contract also immediately start helping Reitz also said that the Speaking about the delivery awarded) HAL in setting up a production Super Hornet’s manufacturing schedule of the aircraft, Reitz Remaining 17 aircraft line in India to manufacture programme will be completed said that in essence our plan (1 year after the 1st aircraft and assemble the 19th aircraft. in four phases with 18 aircraft right now is to deliver the first delivery) “The initial production line for out of the 126 being as- aircraft to India 36 months after 19th aircraft delivered from the license produced aircraft sembled in the US while the re- the contract has been awarded HAL (unknown) will be slow but at the peak maining 108 being assembled while remaining aircraft will be 20 aircraft at peak produc- production level, HAL will be at HAL’s facility in Bangalore. delivered in the following year. tion level able to manufacture 20 aircraft “In the later stages of the co- “This means that we will be an year.” production programme HAL delivering all the 18 aircraft in a 48 months time frame after the -Bhavya Desai Sikorsky Offering `Luxury` ... From page 1 assist with the technical trans- of Thailand, Emirate of Qatar our standards. Ideally within a fers. We will have a core team and Kuwait, the Royal Saudi time period of 18 months we of engineers located here to family, Prime Minister of Tur- would like to be able to export manufacture the tooling as per key, besides there are several fuselages to our global distri- our specifications and concur- fortune 100 companies who bution supply chain.” rently the process managers also use the S-92 for their “Sikorsky’s integrated will help Tata develop the VVIP travel. product team that specializes metal and quality processes Estill mentioned that Sikor- in developing quality suppliers for the international environ- sky is also considering open- is already ready in the US to AVM (Retd) AJS Walia ment.” ing a maintenance facility in Currently there are no S-92 partnership model India and a customers in the country but concrete decision on the same Estill hopes that after today’s will be around the end of this developments the situation year. “We will have a service might change. “Generally we center in the country so that like to have access to the the customers can service market that we have a supply their commercial aircraft in the chain from but that is not the partnership model.” reason of this agreement. We AVM (Retd) AJS Walia, are bidding for the Air Force’s Managing Director, India, VIP Program with the S-92 Sikorsky Aircraft said, “Sikor- aircraft for the Prime Minister’s sky realizes that there is a flying.” huge potential market in India The other VVIP officials and we are delighted to be that are already operating the able to offer products that are S-92 in this version include the reliable, fast and a proven plat- President of Korea, The King form to the Indian market. 3 New Frigates Boost Singapore Navy’s ‘Green-water’ Capabilities The commissioning of three defense of Singapore and the follow their sister ship, the built locally by ST Marine. The new Formidable-class frigates protection of her sea lines of 3,200-ton Formidable, which value of the six-ship deal was — RSS Intrepid, Steadfast and communication.” was commissioned in May not announced. Tenacious — into the Republic One defense expert here 2007. The remaining two frig- The frigates are armed with of Singapore Navy (RSN) is “a concurred. “They are the most ates of the six-ship class, RSS the Harpoon anti-ship missile major milestone in the transfor- capable warships of their size Stalwart and RSS Supreme, system, MBDA ASTER missile mation of the third-generation in any Asian navy,” said Sam will become operational next system, OTO Melara 76mm RSN,” according to Defence Bateman, senior fellow at year. Singapore signed the gun and Whitehead A244S Minister Teo Chee Hean. the Institute of Defence and contract with French shipbuild- torpedo system. The ships can “The introduction of the Strategic Studies at the S. er Direction Des Constructions travel in excess of 25 knots, a frigates will provide the RSN Rajaratnam School of Inter- Navales (DCN) for the con- maximum range of 3,500 nauti- with a quantum leap in warfare national Studies. “They move struction of six Formidable- cal miles, with a crew of 71, capabilities,” Teo said during the RSN well into the league class frigates in 2000. Under a plus a 15-man air detachment. the Feb. 5 commissioning cer- of a ‘green-water’ navy — not technology transfer agreement Despite a full range of emony at Changi Naval Base. yet a ‘blue-water’ navy due to with DCN, the first ship was armaments, Bateman warns, “The frigates will contribute sig- the lack of under way support designed and constructed in the ships are vulnerable to air nificantly towards the seaward capabilities.”The three frigates France, while the rest were threats.
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