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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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SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 03 Day THREE - Monday 18th Feb. 2008 Indian Navy Looks Outward for Regional Tie Ups

up to achieve the aims of inters operability. The armada of over 27 warships totaling some 300,000 tons of lethal and some US nuclear arsenal, war planes from USA, India’s Navy and Air Force, Singapore and Japanese MSDF including few P3C Orions and some 12,000 uniformed professionals jostled with each other in naval war games, ship manoeuvres and anti terror moves. Proliferation Security Initiatives (PSI) with boarding of ships for nuclear inspection was also practiced jointly. USA is pressing ahead for India to forge a Framework for Maritime Security on the he year 2007 saw the large tactical cum amphibious ers USS Nimitz, Kitty Hawk lines of the land mark De- Indian Navy show its exercise was conducted in the both nuclear powered 80,000 fence Framework that Pranab Toperational prowess in Andaman Seas from 10 to 16 ton flat tops with F-18s and Mukherjee signed in Washing- home waters and also wa- Oct 07 with tri service partici- E2C Hawkeyes joined India’s ton DC with Donald Rumsfeld ters far away from home. The pation and finally the annual 27,900 INS Viraat with Sea in his office in the Pentagon Indian Navy’s front line units exercise called the Defence of Harriers forming the carrier in 2004 in the presence of the displayed a high state of com- Gujarat Exercise (DGX) was bat readiness and a continuous held with Air Force units taking tempo of operations was main- part from 13 to 23 Nov 07. tained, though it was marred The Indian Air Force operates by a few accidents, going in to dedicated maritime Jaguars the New Year. from Pune and MiGs and Su- In 2007 three major tacti- 30s also take part for strike at cal exercises were conducted. sea practices and interception These were, a theater level control is also exercised by the exercise conducted on the Navy at sea. . Western seaboard called the The IN also took part in bi- TROPEX 07 from 06 to 20 lateral exercises with Chinese, Feb 07, with Indian Air Force US, Japanese, Singapore and participation. This year also Omanese navies in their home TROPEX was held in Febru- waters and also showed the ary off the East Coast, with Flag in Japan, China, Russia the inclusion of LPD INS and in the Middle East. From groups. Singapore’s latest three Vice Chiefs and CIDS. Jalashawa which is proving to 4th September, 2007 one of La Fayette class stealth frig- USA would also like to have In- be an asset, though a freak the largest multilateral exer- ate RSN Formidable, which dia on board in the Proliferation accident of gas poisoning due cises ever to be held in the resembles Indian Navy’s INS Security Initiative PSI and com- a leak reportedly from the Bay of Bengal took place away Shivalik in building, Australia’s mit to a Logistic Support Agree- sewage plant in the ship killed form the gaze of the media and HMAS Sirius and support ship ment which will permit more five sailors and one officer. A citizens. Three aircraft carri- Adelaide and Japanese Self calls by US ships and facilitate Defence Maritime Force under inter exchange of logistics, and Fleet Commander Admiral Yoji it appears these initiatives have Koda flew his flag on Destroyer support of the Navy’s brass. Oonami and Yudachi. US However the hiatus in the sign- Navy’s nuclear attack sub- ing of the Indo US Nuclear deal marine USS Chicago and an and objections to close co-op- Indian Navy 1500 HDW class eration with USA the moves submarine simulated the under are not supported by all politi- water threat in the ASW anti cal parties, though the Navy submarine warfare drills. is outside the ambit of politics. The armada of the five Cooperation with navies world countries at sea, formed what wide in this age of globalistion is being described as a ‘coop- is the mantra for stability. erative strategic group’ working -Ranjit B Rai

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SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 05 Day THREE - Monday 18th Feb. 2008 Offset Policy `on its way’ ndia will spell out by April its muscles-terrorism and insur- revised procedures for pur- gency in the country continued Ichasing military hardware to pose a graver threat-Antony after attuning them to top in- said the country was continu- ternational practices, Defence ally taking precautions. “We Minister A.K. Antony. are prepared-I cannot reveal ‘We have received a everything”. number of suggestions. We are seriously applying our The big spread minds to this and fine tuning A record 475 defence the procedures. We should be manufacturers - 273 of them ready with the new rules by from abroad - are showcasing April,’ Antony had said at the their wares at DEFEXPO-2008 Defexpo-2008 in New Delhi. as they eye purchases worth billions of dollars required by `We’re in no hurry’ India over the next five years. Stating that the Defence Spread over eight halls Procurement Policy (DPP) and 32,000 sq m of open and 2008 was well on its way, covered space, DEFEXPO- Antony said that in view of 2008 has seen the launch of the complexities involved, the an astounding 91 new prod- government does not want to ucts ranging from radars, to hurry into announcing a policy communications systems, only to keep changing it later- torpedoes, anti-mine vehicles, and therefore the deliberate Hon. Defence Minister A.K. Antony unmanned aerial vehicles and way of going about it. at the show. indication of the government’s combat clothing. ‘Discussions are going on Elaborating on a level resolve. Transparency would US companies which have with regard to few important playing field and complete not be compromised at any landed up for the exposition issues like banking of credits, transparency in defence deals, cost, Antony said, adding that include big guns like Boeing, transfer of technology, licens- Antony remarked that “the otherwise “things are moving Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, ing requirements, the minister most advanced technology at at a fast pace” in other deal- Northrop Grumman and Sikor- had earlier said. a reasonable price is what we ings. “Next year, we will be sky, besides the US defence Regarding the absence want”. demanding more money for department. of China and Pakistan at the our budget”, he said. A high point of Defxpo-2008 expo-Antony chose to be non- No middlemen are the16 seminars to enable committal. “We are friendly to When questioned about the Effective deterrence exhibitors to make technology everybody”, he said. China prickly issue of middlemen, On the cagey issue that and product specific presenta- has chosen to stay away from the Defence Minister made the India was getting high profile tions targeted at Indian defence Defexpo and Pakistan was not government stand clear-“there in its arms acquisition agenda, establishments, R&D institu- invited. Meanwhile, the Ameri- is no question of middlemen”. the Defence Minister squarely tions, visiting official delega- can presence has doubled at He emphasized that major said that India was buying tions, defence public sector un- the Defexpo with a total of 46 contracts had been cancelled only for “effective deterrence”. dertakings, ordnance factories US companies, the largest on grounds of non-transpar- Cornered over the fact while and Indian industry. from any country, represented ency-and that was enough India was flexing its military -Amitabh Joshi Raytheon bags US $17 m TOW Missile Pact aytheon Company has wireless radio frequency com- connection that the system has received a $17 mil- mand data link version of the used since it was introduced Rlion U.S. Army contract TOW Bunker Buster missile to more than 30 years ago. The to build 462 TOW (Tube- Canada. Said Jim Riley, vice system performs exactly as the Launched, Optically-Tracked, president of Raytheon’s Land wire- guided version, enabling Wire-Guided) Bunker Buster Combat Product Line. “The soldiers to continue using the missiles for the Canadian Army. TOW missile system continues proven weapon without chang- The Canadian contract is the to be the most effective and ing tactics or incurring additional first international sale of the affordable precision-assault training. Because the wireless TOW Bunker Buster missile, missile system in the world,” system is built into the missile which employs a fragmenting, “Our international customers and the missile case, wireless high-explosive warhead de- rely on its proven capabilities TOW is compatible with all signed to breach or destroys a as they deploy their soldiers existing TOW 2-capable ground multitude of target sets -- par- into hostile areas to fight the launchers including the Cana- ticularly those in complex urban global war on terror.” Wireless dian Light Armoured Vehicle terrain. TOW receives commands from with TOW Under Armou r and Under this contract, Ray- the gunner through a wireless the Improved Target Acquisition theon will deliver the new data link, rather than the wire System, as well as the U.S.

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SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 07 Day THREE - Monday 18th Feb. 2008 Indian Army to Acquire 347 Extra T-90 Tanks

ndia’s inventory of main bat- Electronics Ltd which is dis- mission This has caused some was the T-72, incorporating tle tanks (MBT) consists of played at Defence by BEL and transmission failures before a 7.45kg kinetic energy pen- I35 Regiments of some 1500 124 Arjuns have been ordered the stipulated life of 6,000km, etrator rod made of tungsten T-72M/M1s acquired since the on Avadi after user trials. plus engine overheating and alloy, reportedly has a muzzle 1980s and six regiments of The supplies of Arjun have engine de-rating challenges, energy of 10.67 megaJoules, recently acquired 310 T-90S proceeded apace and the Army in the harsh conditions of the terminal velocity of 1,720 from Russia’s Nizhny Tagil- has been critical of the Arjun Rajasthan desert summer. It metres/second, and is capable based Uralvagonzavod JSC as the weight of the tank has is for this reason the Army has of penetrating 650mm of rolled and assembled Heavy Vehicle increased to beyond 55 tons supported a radically upgraded homogenous armour out to Factory and DRDO controlled and their mobility was under T-90S named ‘Bhishma’ as 2km. To further alleviate the CVRDE assists the manufac- question and the fire control its future MBT and thus set to negative effects of high tem- turing issues. The T-72s and ability was being compared induct 347 more with licensed peratures inside the T-90S+, T-90S have thermal imagers with the European Leopards CKD assembly and there is India’s state-owned Metallurgi- and tank fire-control systems and US Abrams which have also a plan to manufacture cal & Engineering Consultants (TFCS) and kinetic-energy am- night fighting capabilities and 1000 more in India. The as- Ltd (MECON) has designed munition like the fin-stabilised comparatively superior digi- sembly line for T-72s also and developed within eight armour-piercing discarding tal fire control. In the interim continues to re-equip the 10 years a miniaturised solid-state sabot (FSAPDS). The FCS of Pakistan had acquired the T-80 Regiments now using the T-55 cooling device that ensures the T-90S was augments with tanks from Ukraine. Hence the MBT and 11 Regiments as continuous airflow. Through the French Thales supplied zeal for the Army to go in for an the Vijayanta Mk1 tank fades tubes, to a special costume Catherine thermal imager and equivalent import and have a away. Under Project Rhino an (worn by the crew) that keeps the tank can fire anti air close tank that can survive FSAPDS in house Army project manned body temperatures hovering range missiles. The Armoured rounds, instead of trying to by Armoured Corps there has between 18 degrees and 22 Corps long depended and avoid being hit. Hence the T- been planning to upgrade the degrees Celsius. In addition looked forward to the fruition 90S import. armour, power-pack (this being DRDO has also displayed the of India’s own MBT the Arjun, The over weight Arjun the T-90S’ 1,000hp V-92S2 Ex Tank at DEFEXPO 08 which which has transmission equip- Mk1 MBT, suffers from one fourstroke V-12 diesel engine is a T-72 chassis with the Arjun ment from RENK including fundamental drawback as it fitted with a turbo-supercharger turret and will under go tri- power packs, engine from MTU has it was to be fitted with an that is being licence assembled als. The young engineers of and DEIHL tracks and a mix indigenous 1,500hp based by state-owned BEML) and fire CVRDE are enthused with their of equipment provided from power-pack, but currently has control systems. In Project Rhi- efforts and were on hand at Indian suppliers. The upgraded a 1,400hp (MTU 838 Ka- 501) no these new-build T- 72M1s the show to explain the char- Fire Control and Communica- 10-cylinder, liquid-cooled, die- will proceed in three phases. acteristics of the models in the tions for the 120mm rifled bore sel engine that is connected to DRDO has also offered the DRDO pavilion. Arjun is supplied from Bharat a RENK semi-automatic trans- ‘Combat Improved Ajeya’ which Ranjit B Rai

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SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 09 Day THREE - Monday 18th Feb. 2008 Controp Puts on Show Wide Range of Electro-Optical Items srael’s CONTROP specialis- maritime vehicles. es in the development and CEDAR Compact Elec- Iproduction of Electro-Optical tro-Optical Intruder Detection and Precision Motion Con- System: It is a highly sophisti- trol Systems. The company’s cated electro-optical Day/Night specialists have over 30 years Automatic Panoramic Intruder of experience in electro-optics, Detection System, which electronics, servo-control, pre- automatically detects motion in cision mechanics and software. a wide panoramic view in real Few of the products they time, with long-range detec- are showcasing are as below: tion capabilities! The CEDAR STAMP Stabilised Miniature is part of a “family” of unique Payloads: It is a miniature, Automatic Intruder Detection lightweight, electro-opti- Systems providing solutions cal, gyro stabilized, airborne for ground, air and maritime sensor, which was designed security. Each of the systems to be carried by a miniature in this series creates a “vir- UAV, for tactical “Over the Hill” tual fence”, offering innovative reconnaissance in daylight automatic and passive intruder and optionally at night. The detection solutions where most STAMP operates in Observa- required. These state-of-the-

detects motion in a wide pan- This unique feature makes oramic view in real time, with target tracking easy and user especially long-range detection friendly during FOV changing. capabilities! The SPIDER may The FOX Thermal Imaging be used on high masts, patrol Cameras use a 3rd generation vehicles and other applications InSb FPA and are highly sensi- where a stabilized system is tive the 3 – 5 micron spectral required. The SPIDER serves range. They come in three as passive Electro-optical different lens sizes- 250mm, “imaging radar”, scanning a 450mm and 720mm, providing designated area, and providing magnification from x12.5 up to protection for a wide range of x36- yes, times thirty-six mag- security and surveillance ap- nifications! The FOX Thermal plications, such as the security Imaging Cameras incorporate of sensitive facilities (for ex- a special proprietary Automatic ample air fields, airports, power Local Gain Control feature plants, fuel storage depots, oil which is most applicable in refineries and the like), ground important defense situations troops security, border surveil- whereby image quality is not tion Mode, providing real time art systems serve as passive lance, military base security affected by hotspots, explo- live video. The STAMP is very Electro-optical “imaging radar”, and coastal surveillance. sions and fires. Other video light weight, weighing from only scanning a designated area, FOX Thermal Imaging enhancement capabilities 650 grams and is highly cost and providing protection for Cameras with Continuous enable maximum surveillance effective. The D-STAMP uses a wide range of security and Zoom Lens capabilities in a variety of envi- a high resolution colour CCD surveillance applications, such are high resolution, high ronmental situations. The FOX camera with 10x optical zoom as the security of sensitive performance cameras with a Thermal Imaging Cameras lens for daylight observation. facilities (for example air fields, unique continuous zoom lens. have very small size dimen- Also available is CONTROP’s airports, power plants, fuel sions allowing their integra- new U-STAMP Uncooled IR storage depots, oil refineries tion into very small payloads, mini gyro stabilized payload for and the like), ground troops which is crucial for weight and nighttime applications, weigh- security, border surveillance, balance features. The FOX ing only 1000 grams! These military base security and Thermal Imaging Cameras new revolutionary and state- coastal surveillance. are sold as a stand alone unit of-the-art payloads are now SPIDER Stabilized Long which can be integrated with flying on several different UAVs Range Electro-Optical In- different customer applications worldwide. The STAMP mini truder Detection System: It is and they can be provided with payloads are ideal for use on an extremely sophisticated or without an enclosure, allow- UAVs, VTOLs, small manned long range stabilized electro- ing easy integration through a aircraft, aerostats, manned and optical Day/Night Automatic flexible configuration suitable unmanned ground vehicles, Panoramic Intruder Detection to the customer’s specific ap- and manned and unmanned System, which automatically plication.

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SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 11 Day THREE - Monday 18th Feb. 2008 DRDO, Navy Barak Missile Deal A Breakthrough in Air Defence? n today’s warfare unless Singapore Navy which has class saw the long range Shtil in both navies took shape. a warship of any size can close links with Indian Navy system but it was found not as In October 2006, around the Idefend it self against mis- and exchanges information user friendly and portable as time IAF had decided to go in sile or air attack, the Com- had successfully inducted the the Barak. The Navy needed a for the Israeli SPYDER sys- mander who sent that ship in system. The Navy hurriedly long range SAM system for its tem, and the Navy had earlier to battle will be sending it in to got approval and ordered the new class of ships and DRDO decided to induct the Derby Air harm’s way, a phrase coined Barak systems and the current had good experience of the -to -Air missiles for its Sea Har- in America, as almost certain order has gone to nine. AKASH system recently of- rier upgrade now on going at disaster. In the 1970s the Navy The induction proved very fered to the IAF for operational Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, all inducted the ship borne Seacat successful in trials and the trials and it looked for develop- eyes had been eyeing Israeli missile systems from UK which system was even fitted on INS ment locally. SAMs. The IAF was also con- were equivalent of the Tigercat Ganga and other ships as it In February 2006 after sidering the Python missiles inducted in to the Army. The could be transported between many discussions and visits by for service with its air force Indian Navy took full advan- ships, but the range was limit- Indian teams to Israel a joint fighters. The DRDO and Israel tage of the training provided by ed up to 8 km and depends on Indian-Israeli development which already has a longer the Army at the artillery school the speed of the incoming mis- agreement to create a new range Barak 8 inked the deal Devlali and fitted two on each sile/aircraft which determines medium range ship borne air worth some Rs 1200 crores for side of the six Leander class the point of interception. There- defense missile, based on the co- development. The 6,700 ships. This made the Indian after the induction of the Talwar basic Barak system for service ton Type 15A Kolkota class Leanders capable of defend- Destroyer with VLS BrahMos ing the fleet from air attack and missiles under construction could guard the aircraft car- at MDL Mumbai is slated to fit rier INS Vikrant, and later INS out the longer range Barak. Viraat in what is known in the IMARAT and other DRDO labs Navy as a screen. Later war- in Hyderabad will coordinate ships from the erstwhile Soviet the Barak NG (next genera- Union inducted the OSA-AKM tion) both in India and Hyder- (SA-8B) system for the smaller abad. The Barak NG may ships and Godavari class, well become the primary air and the VOLNA-RZ-61(SA-3 defence system for all naval Pechora equivalent) for larger acquisitions including the INS Rajput class Kashins. Kashins Vikramaditya (Gorshkov) as it were the most powerful 3500 is delayed and the ADS under ton destroyers of the time in construction at Kochi. The air the region. defence at sea challenge has The Navy was building the been taken on, at a time when follow on Godavaris called the DRDO had scored successes Brahmaputra class, at Garden in its ‘Exo and Endo’ air de- Reach in Kolkota and DRDO fence interceptions off Balsore had promised to deliver the and Wheeler’s Island, late last home made short range 9 km year. TRISHUL SAM but air de- There is also talk of another fence systems being the most MR-SAM, an Rs 10,000 crore challenging to design and build (almost $2.5 billion) project, DRDO could not meet the bill. to develop a medium range That is when the Navy having SAM for use with India’s land seen trials and experience of forces and may depend on the the Barak SAM system which Akash progamme, unless it is manufactured by IAI and has progressed. The foreign Rafael in Israel, decided to partnership and joint efforts induct the direly needed sys- seen in the PJ-10 BrahMos tem for air defence of the Fleet supersonic cruise missile may especially on INS Viraat and see DRDO achieve another other ships. Barak is a super- success and critical air defence sonic, vertically-launched short issues to protect vital and stra- range air defence system. It tegic ground assets and area is currently in service with at air defence may be met, suc- least India, Israel, Singapore, cessfully in the coming years. and Venezuela as Europe has The Armed Forces already the Aster and USA has the have the Russian supplied Igla Standard longer range sys- (SA-16 shoulder-fired) missile tems. Admiral Arun Prakash systems. witnessed trials in Israel and -Ranjit B Rai

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SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 13 Day THREE - Monday 18th Feb. 2008 CAE - Govt of India Flight Academy Pact Indian Aviation Spreading Wings AE has signed a con- tract to become the Cmanaging partner of the Indian government’s flight training academy, Indira Gan- dhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA). CAE has also formalised and signed a joint venture agreement with the Airport Au- thority of India (AAI) to develop the Rajiv Gandhi National Fly- ing Training Institute (RGNFTI). Memorandums of understand- ing for these contracts were announced during the Paris Air Show in June 2007. The signatories were Ashok Chawla, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation; R. K. Singh, Joint Secretary for the Ministry of Civil Aviation of the Government of India; Dr. K. Ramalingam, Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI); mous use CAE’s training curriculum, CAE has been supplying and Mr. Jeff Roberts, Group demand for pilots, cabin courseware and innovative the Indian market with training President, Innovation and Civil crew, maintenance staff and training methodologies. Under solutions for the past 35 years. Training & Services, CAE. infrastructure. The Air Passen- the terms of the contract, CAE Over the past year, it has un- “We are pleased that the gers will manage dertaken a series of initiatives government of India has Association of India esti- IGRUA’s existing flight to expand its footprint within recognised CAE’s expertise in mates that the annual air traffic school activities, including India’s growing aviation market. creating and managing world- growth rate in the country has maintenance of aircraft, flying In February 2007, CAE class flight-training organisa- been around 26 per cent over operations, air traffic control, announced it would establish tions,” said Jeff Roberts. “With the past two years, causing the runway maintenance, NAV its first Indian aviation train- our long history of serving the Indian airline industry to order aids, fire fighting facilities, ing centre in Bangalore, India. Indian market, we understand approximately 400 new aircraft medical facilities, security, In July 2007, CAE acquired that India needs to develop a to be delivered by 2010. staff and student facilities, as Macmet Technologies Ltd., the solid infrastructure and imple- Both IGRUA and RGNFTI well as transportation. Indira leading simulation company in ment state-of-the-art standards will become members of the Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Aka- India. CAE is a world leader in in flight training. These two CAE Global Academy, subject demi (IGRUA) opened in 1986 providing simulation and mod- academies, together with our to agreement on the terms and and is the Indian government’s eling technologies and integrat- upcoming training centre in conditions of membership. national flying school located ed training solutions for the civil Bangalore, will help us ad- The CAE Global Acad- at the Fursatganj Airport in Rae aviation industry and defence dress the urgent need for pilots emy is a worldwide network Bareli. Under the terms of the forces around the globe. With throughout the region.” of flight training organisations contract, the Rajiv Gandhi Na- annual revenues exceeding Ashok Chawla explained that offers pilot candidates an tional Flying Training Institute C$1 billion, CAE employs more that the government of India optimized programme with will be jointly owned by CAE than 6,000 people at more than and CAE are working together standard operating procedures. and the AAI. Located at Gondia 75 sites and training locations to create world-class institu- Once students have gradu- in the State of Maharashtra, the in 20 countries. It claims to tions that both enhance the ated from the Academy, the school will operate new aircraft, have the largest installed base quality of cadets within India new first officers may pursue and will use CAE’s training of civil and military full-flight and address the growing short- type-rating in one of CAE’s curriculum, courseware and simulators and training devices. age of Indian pilots. There is training centres, including innovative training methodolo- Through its global network of a requirement of up to 1,000 CAE’s upcoming training centre gies. 27 civil aviation and military pilots per year in India over in Bangalore. CAE is under The state-of-the-art facility training centres, it trains more the next five years to meet the contract to recruit, train and will include a hostel, a library, a than 75,000 crewmembers growing needs of the industry. supply more than 800 pilots workshop, dining facilities and a yearly. It also offers model- He added that with these new for commercial airlines. CAE sports centre. The joint venture ing and simulation software to schools, significant steps were will transform both schools into will manage flying operations, various market segments and taken towards resolving the centres of excellence for India, the maintenance of aircraft as through its professional servic- pilot shortage in India. leading the Indian market in the well as staff and student facili- es division assists customers Over the next ten years, delivery of a complete range ties. The total investment for with a wide range of simulation- constant growth in air travel is of high-quality aviation train- RGNFTI from CAE and AAI is based needs. expected to produce an enor- ing programmes. IGRUA will approximately US$25 million. - Colonel (retd) Anil Bhat, VSM

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SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 15 Day THREE - Monday 18th Feb. 2008 Raytheon to Play Crucial Role in MRCA Programme hile the MRCA pro- gramme is heating Wup and further an- nouncements are expected to follow soon, Raytheon will play a crucial role on the US plat- forms in the remainder of the programme. However much depends on the clearance from the US Department of Defence on some of the advanced missiles on both aircraft. Mark Nicol, Business Development Director, Raytheon spoke to Bhaya Desai about there offing’s to the IAF. Excerpts:

What are products that could be involved in the Indian Air Force’s MRCA Programme? Both the F-16 and the FA- Raytheon recently carried out are working to find a teammate Indian government decides 18 aircraft fly with Raytheon tests in India to ensure that the in India to produce the air foil how it wishes to proceed, weapons on them. Currently, existing systems still had shelf portion of the Paveway. Raytheon stands ready to there are several Raytheon life for use with the Jaguar Raytheon has a proud provide the products and missiles that are expected combat jets. Any new Pave- history of teaming with govern- services should India choose to be offered in support of way™ sales will again be on ments and companies around any of our weapons. both platforms, which include the government to government the world. We do business in AMRAAM, AIM-9, Paveway, level and up to their decision, some 80 countries so we are Can you throw some light HARM and JSOW. However, but Raytheon stands ready to adept at meeting the individual on how the future procure- this will be a government to provide India with the very best requirements of work in a wide ment of the same weapons government decision. products and mission support variety of places. Raytheon work should IAF choose possible. currently has 48 obligations in one of the US manufac- India has already purchased 16 countries with a total value turers in the MRCA pro- the Paveway in the 90s. Will We understand that the com- of $4.2 billion. gramme? the U.S. Government and pany is currently evaluating This would be governed by Raytheon be offering the en- plan to co-produce Paveway Are any other Raytheon the Foreign Military Sales hanced Paveway III DMLGB in India. Can you update us products, combined with the programme. Most of Raythe- to the IAF? on the same? other aircraft, in the running on’s international sales are The Paveway™ system, Raytheon has opened discus- for the MRCA programme? accomplished through this which uses laser guidance sions with India’s Ordnance Raytheon products can be programme and we are quite and is an all-weather preci- Factory Board on licensed integrated onto multiple plat- familiar with it and accus- sion weapon, was sold to the production of the Paveway forms including the Grippen tomed to working within its Indian Air Force in the 1990s. precision guided bombs. We and Eurofighter. When the parameters.

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SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 17 Day THREE - Monday 18th Feb. 2008 United States’ Inroad to Defence Sector Indo- Russian Defence Ties Needs Balance here is no denying that Russia has been India’s Ttime tested strategic partner and 75 per cent military needs have come from Rus- sia till date, though Israel has moved in as India’s second largest defence supplier with advanced equipment and Israel’s sales probably has the tacit support of USA, as their strategic relations are inter- twined and many technologies have American connections and pedigree. It would be un- wise to think USA does not ap- prove some strategic transfers like the 3 Phalcon AEW&C on IL-76 platforms, which tech- nology was earlier denied to China. Israel had to pay a large compensation to China. K.P Singh, Atul Kirloskar chairing the CII briefing at the Defexpo show wherein USA’s military grants to William Cohen (speaking) and on extreme right is V. Komordin Israel are regular and sub- stantial, and Israel’s foreign William Cohen leader of the the Indian Army’s $1 billion tac- Mukerjee in Washington on reserves are meager, and the US delegation, and former tical communications system 26th June 2005. The defence Palestinian issue is burning. high profile Defence Secretary project. Separately, Tata Ad- frame work is one of the most India will have to take the past of USA in President Clinton’s vanced Systems said it would open ended documents the in to consideration and retain time. Speaking in fluent English jointly explore opportunities opening statement and the last some continuity with Russia Komardin also stated a new with Israel’s Urban Aeronautics para say it all. These are re- to keep India’s ORBAT in a set up in Russia will ensure for manufacturing and market- produced. “The United States high state of readiness and better cooperation. ing unmanned aerial vehicles and India have entered a new that cannot be wished away In his turn William Cohen UAVs. Hitherto IAI/Malat has era. We are transforming our in a hurry. Even today Indian speaking from the podium supplied all Searcher and relationship to reflect our com- Armed Forces depend on stated the recent closure of the Heron UAVs and has agree- mon principles and shared na- Russia for the supply of 1,347 $ 1 b 6C-130J contract on FMS ments with HAL and DRDO. tional interests. As the world’s T-90S tanks, 190 SU-30MKIs, terms and supply by Lockheed These announcements are two largest democracies, the three Krivack ships from Martin, which possibly includes new developments of impor- United States and India agree Yantar, the lease of a nuclear technology transfer and not tance as the new DPP-06 has on the vital importance of Akula, help for DRDO’s ATV offsets per se, was a very ‘A Make In India with a Foreign political and economic free- nuclear submarine, BrahMos heartening sign for the fruition Partner’ procedure, and a new dom, democratic institutions, ramjet engines though it is a of more defence business with more business friendly DPP-08 the rule of law, security, and business deal and in the long USA in this era of globalisa- is due in April. opportunity around the world. term MOD is tied up for the co tion. In passing he mentioned The US presence in Hall No The leaders of our two coun- -development of India’s fifth the Indo US nuclear deal. 14 and elsewhere in the show tries are building a U.S.-India generation fighter FTA and a This came in the heels of the where many US companies strategic partnership in pursuit Medium Range Transport MTA welcome announcement that have discussed impending of these principles and inter- aircraft. There have been some Boeing would invest $ 500 m offsets or collaborations with ests”. And the last para states, disagreements on costs of in Tatas as Boeing is obliged to Indian companies is the largest “the Defense Policy Group and Gorshkov and SU-30s and effi- execute $1. 76 b in offsets for at DEFEXPO-08 and the heart- its subgroups will rely upon cacy of the KLUB missiles and the 68 aircraft National Aviation ening feature is that the top of this Framework for guidance IL-38s and INS Sindhuvijay is Company of India NACIL which the line defence technologies on the principles and objec- held up in Severodnisk after will be monitored by the State of the world are on display. tives of the U.S.-India strategic a refit, but with the impend- Trading Corporation STC. This Another telling example is that relationship, and will strive to ing visit of Defence Secretary will have defence spin-offs as Indians including its profes- achieve those objectives”. The Vijay Singh to Moscow on Tatas various defence compa- sional and respected Armed document is advisory in nature 19th February there is hope nies are in dialogue with US Forces personnel are living in for future dealings and the chal- some issues will be resolved. defence and other companies an age of rising expectations at lenge for India’s strategic plan- Though not in specific words and its strength in soft ware a time when a slew of oppor- ners will be to balance defence this was the clear message Mr (TCS) and manufacturing is tunities and a new favourable purchases in the best, short V Komardin the deputy head strong. Tata Advanced Sys- investment climate has come and long term national interests of Rosboronexport gave at tems also announced that it about for India. for it well said there are no per- the CII organised joint brief- planned to form a partner- An India US Defence manent friends only permanent ing at DEFEXPO-08 on 16th ship with an arm of European framework was signed by national interests. February in the presence of plane-maker EADS to bid for then Defence Minister Pranab -Ranjit B Rai

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SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 19 Day THREE - Monday 18th Feb. 2008 Environmental Trials on MAN Military Trucks

inetiQ has just com- second phase created tropical same exacting standards. Fur- are destined for the Army, but pleted a series of hot / wet conditions at around ther testing is planned in early there will also be new vehicles Qrigorous environmental +40oC but with relative humid- 2008 on the winterised variant. for the Royal Marines and trials on 12 different types of ity levels of 80 per cent. In addition to testing mili- RAF. The trucks are expected MAN military logistic trucks The final phase saw tem- tary and other land vehicles, to be in service for at least 20 in its test chambers at MOD peratures plunge to recreate QinetiQ’s climatic environment years, are designed to carry Boscombe Down, part of Artic temperatures of -46oC chambers can accommodate around 400 defined loads and an independent 18-month for specially prepared win- other similarly large equipment will replace a diverse fleet of evaluation contract for the terised vehicles and a chilly including large commercial carriers, some of which date new supply vehicles fleet for -32oC for the standard fleet road and rail vehicles plus back to the 1970s. the MOD’s General Support During each of the phases can simulate the conditions These new support ve- Vehicles IPT. every piece of equipment, aircraft, their systems and the hicles will become the logistic Over three separate six- on each of the vehicles, was aircrew regularly experience. workhorse for the military and week phases, the 12 vehicle regularly tested to ensure The military logistic ve- are considerably more tech- types have been subjected it functioned consistently in hicle supply contract between nically advanced than their to temperatures of between the various conditions. This MOD and MAN is worth predecessors. The trucks are +49oC and -46oC to ensure included engine starts and around pound1.3 billion, is fitted with more comfortable reliable operation. The first crew heating and cooling sys- the biggest truck procurement cabs, air conditioning and the simulated desert hot / dry tems, right down to operating programme in Europe for 25 latest in diagnostic and fault conditions going to +49oC the wiper blades and brakes. years and currently includes finding systems. They can also with solar levels for a typi- All ancillary items including over 7000 vehicles in 4x4, be fitted with an armour pack cal day cycle reaching 1120 winches, pumps and cranes 6x6 and 8x8-wheel variants. to protect crew from small watts per metre square. The were similarly tested to the The vast majority of the trucks arms fire and mine blasts. Supply of Thermal Imaging Systems Elbit Systems Awarded $40m Contract lbit Systems Electro- Electro-Optics Elop Gen- deliver significant added value ing products. It produces a Optics Elop Ltd. (Elop), eral Manager, Haim Rousso: to our customers, providing thermal image of outstand- Erecently has been ‘Building on previous sales, outstanding performance and ing quality based on Elop’s awarded contracts valued at covering the full spectrum of unique image processing cir- a total of approximately $40 military and homeland secu- cuitry and software algorithms million from several customers rity applications.’ implemented in the system. for the supply of its CORAL The systems are CORAL-CR is a hand-held and CORAL-CR hand-held members of Thermal Imaging system that lightweight Thermal Imaging the indus- includes target acquisition cameras. try-leading capabilities in order to identify The projects covered CORAL fam- self positioning and detected under the new contracts in- ily, already target position. These ca- clude applications for infantry, in service pabilities are achieved by a scouts and special units, night around the laser range finder, a digital sight and target acquisition, globe. CORAL compass and a GPS which security and perimeter de- is a dual FOV Thermal Imag- are mounted and boresighted fense and target acquisition this latest string of orders ing camera, based on Elop’s together with the FLIR. The for infantry commanders. Elop continues our momentum advanced, proven 3-5 m FPA CORAL-CR has a 1:5 continu- foresees substantial potential as a major force in the field InSb detector technology, ous optical zoom, high resolu- for follow-on orders. of Thermal Imaging. The already utilised in many of tion, 3-5 m FPA InSb detector According to Elbit Systems CORAL hand-held systems Elop’s other Thermal Imag- and advanced algorithms.

20 SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 Monday 18th Feb. 2008 - Day THREE Lockheed’s Savi Tech, AVAANA to deliver RFID solutions avi Technology, a security and transportation homeland security to Lockheed Martin sectors. As Savi’s partner, AVAANA™ transportation and port company, and India- AVAANA will provide Savi’s provides complete infrastructure, the opportunities basedS AVAAN have entered into range of innovative and proven standards-based to apply active RFID solutions a strategic partnership for active active RFID services and with Savi in India are diverse Radio Frequency Identification technology products, which and custom RFID and vast.” AVAANA Systems (RFID)-based supply chain have a long history of success solutions that are & Services Pvt. Ltd. is a solutions, products and services working in harsh and diverse proven to work in technology, innovation and to prospective government and environments.. AVAANA will integration services company commercial customers in India. collaborate with Savi to deliver mission-critical focused on the high growth The partners announced Savi’s customised active and production RFID technology market. An today that they have signed RFID-based solutions that are environments Indian company headquartered an exclusive teaming and mission-critical to customers. in New Delhi, AVAANA™ has marketing agreement focused “The powerful synergies expertise, innovation, and been instrumental in pioneering on markets in India. created by the Savi-AVAANA relationships make it the RFID technology in the region. The regional partnership partnership in India will help perfect partner for Savi in the AVAANA™ provides complete was developed to leverage deliver leading-edge supply India marketplace.” “There is standards-based and custom the technology expertise chain and infrastructure tremendous interest in India RFID solutions that are proven and geographic knowledge solutions to one of the world’s to capitalize on the proven to work in mission-critical and base of the two companies largest and most rapidly benefits of active RFID, and production environments. These in delivering state-of-the-art, growing economies,” said Bruce Savi Technology clearly has enable organizations to create real-time solutions that enhance Jacquemard, Savi’s managing distinguished itself as a world and maintain a competitive the visibility, management, director of International leader and innovator in this edge to their businesses security and efficiency of supply Business. field,” said Bimal Sareen, chief by enhancing operational chains in India, especially in the “AVAANA’s proven RFID executive officer of AVAANA. efficiency, security, and reducing government, defense, homeland experience, technology “From defense and costs.

SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 21 Day THREE - Monday 18th Feb. 2008 Kintex Displays New UAV

ombining modern aero- dynamic design and Chigh performance with the capability to carry a wide variety of advanced surveil- lance and communications equipment on board Kintex, the Bulgarian Company has developed NITI – the new un- manned aerial vehicle (UAV). Apart from providing all round solution to the Bulgarian military industry, the company has also been serving the Indian army as well as air force since more than 36 years. NITI UAV can perform various tasks for the needs of army, border guard, and police forces as well as civilian tasks, by means of TV surveillance of the terrain in the visible and infrared spectra. Measurement and transfer of a wide spec- trum of atmospheric values, meteorological data, radiation values. NITI UAV solves the assigned tasks with equal suc- UAV is the crowd puller for us Wingspan : 5.38m;Length Power: 5 hp;Maximum range: cess under field, town, moun- in this year’s Defexpo.” : 2.7 m;Height: 0.55m ;Wing 600 km;Maximum Flight dura- tain and tropical conditions. Speaking of Defexpo he area: 2.35 m2;Wing aspect tion 20 h;Maximum Operating According to Javor Stoykov, said the exhibition is growing ratio: 2.3;Maximum fuel weight: speed : 150 km/h;Cruising Area Sales Manager, Kintex, strength to strength every year 37 kg;Maximum useful load: speed: 125 km/h;Manoeuvring “We supply armaments of dif- along with the growth in the 10 kg;Engine: Two-stroke speed: 55 km/h;Stall speed : 35 ferent caliber and we are also market. gasoline;Engine Manufac- km/h;Ceiling : 5000 m;Maximum developing and offering new turer: 3 W-Modellmotoren glide ratio : 14.5 products for our clients. NITI NITI Performance: GmbH;Lifetime: 3000h;Horse -Rojita Ttiwari Johnson Machineries - A Name to Reckon ohnson tions, Public Sector and Private In BETA Utensili, a com- continue upgrading the offer, Machineries Sector Undertakings. JML has prehensive range designed changing the range of pliers JLimited was already made a mark with Beta to satisfy the requirements of and nippers and introducing established and products in the Indian Market and provide safety to electrical a comprehensive set of new incorporated under from its base at Nagpur in con- installers and repairers. In order models into the BetamaX companies Act junction with a strong dealer to guarantee the highest quality – Maximum Performance in 1995 having a network covering all over India. and performance standards range, technological innova- Registered office at It has many more ambitious as well as compliance with EN tion being its main strength. 1, Bhagwaghar lay- plans in the pipeline. 60900, thorough checks are A comprehensive range of out, North Amba- BETA Utensili established in conducted on every single tool, professional impact wrenches zari Road, Nagpur 1923 and an ISO 9001 Com- including pullout resistance and made from composite material - 440 010. JML pany (UNI EN ISO9001:2000) flame propagation tests for the synonymous with unparalleled is the sole India manufactures a wide range of handles as well as 10.000 Volt performance, with 3/8”, ½” and distributor for BETA quality professional hand tools tests. ¾” square drives, fitted with Utensili Tools who (currently more than 11,000 Today BETA Utensili sturdy double hammer impulse is a market leader items) like Wrenches, Sockets, launched the C26 NewTank devices. with a reputation Special tools, Pneumatic Tools, trolley which represents the Beta Utensili presents the for excellence in Precision Tools etc. It is one name for increased capacity, new safety footwear collection manufacturing the of the first Company making comfort and functionality. The 2007 – which has been en- tools. In a short Safety Anti-Sparking tools used BetamaX screwdriver is the riched and changed in terms of duration JML has in special applications made name for exclusive design; both design and manufacturing established a high of Beryllium Copper & Alumi- the thumb rest and the soft technology and fully complies functional profile num Bronze. BETA Utensili is grip transform the force ap- with new European safety with various Gov- an official supplier of Scuderia plied by the palm of the hand norms EN ISO 20345 – 20347, ernment Organiza- Ferrari, Yamaha, Honda into torque load. Beta Utensili introduced in 2004.

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SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 23 Day THREE - Monday 18th Feb. 2008 India Modernisation Programme Indo-US Business Council to Play Pivotal Role his year’s Defexpo witnessed the largest- Tever U.S. Delegation at the show led by the Former Secretary for Defence William S. Cohen, Chairman and CEO, Cohen Group, Admiral (Rtd) Walter F. Doran, President, Raytheon Asian and former Commander US, US Pacific Fleet and Paul J Kern, Senior Councilor, The Cohen Group. Former Secretary Cohen stated that a 28-member dele- gation was delighted and eager to work very closely with the Indian government. “India has certainly attracted attention from the global companies, which is evident with the massive partici- pation at this year’s show. We would like to be able to partici- pate in India’s modernization (From L-R) Admiral (Rtd) Walter F. Doran, President, Raytheon Asia, William S. Cohen, Chairman and CEO, Cohen Group plans as we foresee India as a and Paul J Kern, Senior Councilor, The Cohen Group major player in the future.” The U.S.-India Business said that we have worked very continued US investments in We will comply with all the Council (USIBC) arrived today hard on the deal and while the Pakistan, keeping in mind that it laws and procedures that are with a U.S. Executive Defense ultimate decision lies in the is a military dictatorship, Cohen devised by the Indian govern- Mission to India with the largest hands of the Indian govern- said, “General Musharraf has ment.” ever delegation in the 33-year ment and its people, but we will been very helpful in the fight The show also witnessed history of the business advoca- continue to co-operate. against terrorism during my the largest ever US participation cy organization whose mandate But when asked about the time in office and he continues of companies, which included is to deepen U.S.-India com- possibilities of the delay in the to do so.” participation from GE Avia- mercial ties.This visit comes hot deal due to the change in the Responding to a recent tion, General Dynamics, ITT, on the heels of India’s purchase US Government, Cohen re- initiative by the Indian govern- Lockheed Martin, The Boeing of the Lockheed Martin C-130J sponded that every government ment on the non-acknowledg- Company, L-3 Communications, Transport Aircraft, as well as needs time to get its cabinet ment of Indian representatives Northrop Grumman, Oracle, direct commercial sales of P-8 as well as the bureaucracies in for international companies Ad- Raytheon, Sikorsky, Stonebridge Naval Reconnaissance planes. place, which might take at least miral Doran said, “The nature of International, BGR Holdings, Sharing his views on the two years, which means that conducting business is similar The Cohen Group, Tri Polis, EP Indo-US nuclear deal, which this is the right opportunity for to that of any other country and Team, The Fremont Group, and has received increased opposi- both the nations. the US companies are well ac- DRS Technologies. tion from the Left front, Cohen When asked about the customed to these procedures. - Bhavya Desai Swil Offers All Round Protection tar Wire India Ltd stiffeners capable to withstand velopment under Ministry of Military and NATO Standards. (SWIL), the world minus 70 degree temperature Home Affairs of Government Some of the important Srenowned company for required for shipbuilding by of India. products being showcased in all types of bullet proof pro- naval industry and manu- SWIL has ISO 9001-2000, this exhibition are “Yask” Bul- tective gears and provider of facturing of very high quality ISO/TS 16949 and certified let Proof Retrievable Fighting / personal protection products armour steel. SWIL is lead- manufacturing facilities ensur- Living Bunker, Caltrops Road for all types of security forces ing provider of all types of ing quality control at all levels Spikes of alloy steel which and police organization is bullet proof protective gears of manufacturing and devel- can be very effectively used displaying some of its exciting personal protection products opment process and it is en- for stopping the vehicle of any product ranges in this year’s for all types of security forces sured that at all level, rigorous insurgent while making an Defexpo. and police organization all in house testing are done at attempt to crash in the high SWIL has created a niche over the world. The bullet every stage of production, and security area and Red Eye La- by providing the nation with proof steel produced by SWIL all our products are externally ser Aim Point etc. import substitute of Valve is patented as Phantom Steel and internally tested against The corporate office of Star Steel in automobile industry, approved by the Director all relevant ballistic standards, Wire is located in Delhi and all types of power turbine General of Quality Assurance such as National Institute of the main steel plant is at Bal- blades and turbine casings for Ministry of Defense & Bureau Justice (NIJ), UK (PSDB), labgarh (Haryana) India. power industry, electrodes and of Police Research & De- German DIN, European, US - Rojita Tiwari

24 SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 Monday 18th Feb. 2008 - Day THREE Eurocopter: All Geared Up ndia’s potential as a heli- copter market is growing Iby the day, says Eurocop- ter-undaunted by its recent reverse after the government scrapped a 600 million dollar deal with it. Confident of its products, the company is in full force at the Defexpo. It is showcasing specifications and mock up models of its most compre- hensive range of helicopters like Armed Reconnaissance & Observation AS 550 C3 Fen- nec and its naval version, the twin engine AS 555 SP. According to company spokesperson Christopher Bach, the company sees India Christopher Bach and Rainer FARID at the Eurocopter stall. emerging as a highly strategic market. “The market potential 600 helicopters to the military. “The administrative procedure Eurocopter sells its highly in India is great, in both the Of these, 350 would be in the in the Ministry of Defense has versatile machines to police civil and military sectors”. small segment and the rest to be streamlined”. He said departments in the US and In the civil sector, oil & gas spread over the medium and decisions needed to be taken other countries concerned with operations present an impor- heavy segments”. faster and a modern outlook homeland security. tant market-ranging from 3.5 On the scrapped Euro incorporated. Regarding However, the company said tones to huge 10-tonne craft. copter deal, Rainer maintained the offset policy, he felt that it would first have to receive Air charters and corporate that there was nothing wrong transfer of technology should specific requests from the gov- transport is the other sector with the product and that be routed to private players as ernment-before it could offer which is booming at about misunderstandings had been well-and not only PSUs. a product. This remains a key 30% growth. created in the media. Pres- He also said he was contention among many ob- But its in the military seg- ently, Singapore, Malaysia and encouraged by the message servers. While India is arming ment where a lot of excitement S Korea are the big markets in going out at Defexpo at the itself to the hilt in terms of ex- is being generated A fleet the region. But in terms of the various forums where key gov- ternal warfare requirements-it of 740 company helicopters near future, Eurocopter sees ernment officials were partici- doesn’t seem to be addressing are already part of the Indian India and Australia as the big pating. A vital issue raised by the specifics in fighting the war services. players. this correspondent was over within its own borders. Specifi- Says Rainer Farid, Region- Regarding the climate whether any product existed cally designed helicopters-with al Sales Director, and South for business in India, Rainer which could cater to India’s armament and high-end recon- East Asia: “Over the next few minced no words when dis- need to counter insurgency naissance-could work well in years we are looking at selling cussing the limitations faced. and terrorism. dealing with insurgency. Russia to Promote Its Air Defence, Radar Systems ussia, a regular par- missiles with a range of up to Kamov helicopters, includ- boronexport, encompasses ticipant in Defexpo, 1,100 km. ing the Mi-35 Hind, Mi-35P full-scale hardware, models, Ris showcasing many The Russian stand is pro- and Mi-35M attack transport mock-ups on over 550 export of its air defence and radar viding information about the helicopters, the Mi-17-1B Hip defence and duel-use products intelligence systems. Special- medium- and shorter-range attack transport helicopter, the targeted to meet the needs of ists and visitors will see the air defense systems Buk- Mi-28NE Night Hunter attack India and other South Asian S-300PMU2 Favourite mobile M1-2, Buk-M2E and Tor-M1, helicopter, the Ka-29 Helix-B and Asia Pacific countries. multi-channel long-range air the formidable Tunguska-M1 deck-based helicopter, and the The foreign customers may defense missile system, which gun/missile system for low- Ka-31 radar picket naval heli- get aquainted with the T-90s is considerably better than level air defense, and the Igla copter fitted with the E-801M MBT, upgrading variants for the its closest foreign equivalent, air defense missile system. Oko (Eye) airborne electronic Indian T-72 MBTs and BMP-2 the US-made Patriot PAC-3 Rosoboronexport special- warfare radar. IFVs. (Patriot Advanced Capability-3) ists will explain visitors about At Defexpo India08, whose The range of the exhibited system, a spokesman of Ro- the programmes to modernise holding falls on the opening of defence products for the land soboronexport, the state-con- the ZU-23, Pechora, Osa-AKM the Year of Russia in India 25 forces also include self-pro- trolled arms exporter, said. and Strela-10M air defense Russian defence enterprises pelled artillery guns and The Russian stall at the systems, the expert said. and organisations are show- howitzers, anit-tank missile and four-day event also features Experts will be also able casing their latest products. missile/gun air defence sys- “Favorit”, a highly effective to inspect the technical char- The exposition totaling 400 tems, small arms and close-in counter to cruise and ballistic acteristics of the Mil and sq.m ,organised by Roso- weapons.

SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 25 Day THREE - Monday 18th Feb. 2008 Safran Group’s New PADS System on Display

agem Defense Secu- rite (Safran Group) is Sshowcasing for the first time its ULISS 30 XP, a new positioning and azimuth deter- mination system (PADS) used for artillery pieces, or to carry out topographic missions at the Defexpo 08. The compact, standalone ULISS 30 XP system, which can be mounted on light vehicles, features the latest technologies, including: Sigma 30 digital laser gyro navigation unit with integrated theodolite; Touch screen with mapping display; High-energy NiMH battery. ULISS 30 XP can be fitted as original equipment on newer platforms or retrofitted to mod- ernize artillery units already in service.ULISS 30 XP offers excellent performance for the cost, and extends Sagem Defense Securite‘s range of

Paul Muller explaining about his PADS systems.

artillery systems. Branch is among the European controls; tributing to homeland security Sagem Defense Securite is leaders in defence electronics - Optronics and Air-Land and defence capabilities for a a technology leader in artil- and security. The company’s Systems, where we are the Eu- number of governments. lery systems, with a full range aim is to develop top-tier ropean leader in surveillance We offer a range of prod- of equipment for all types of products and services in stra- and fire control optronics; and ucts and services adapted to weapons: observation systems tegic technology sectors. The - Security, including world today’s new homeland secu- and optronic sensors, naviga- Branch has 9,400 employees leadership in fingerprint-based rity requirements, leveraging tion and pointing systems, and posted sales of 1.548 bil- biometrics. synergies between our differ- fire control, computers, digital lion euros in 2007. In all three of these busi- ent activities, as exemplified by mapping, and systems inte- The company’s expertise nesses, our systems and airborne surveillance systems. gration. Artillery systems by lies in three main areas: equipment are used worldwide, Through parent group Sagem Defense Securite are in - Navigation and Aircraft helping to improve transporta- SAFRAN, the Defense Security service in about 20 countries. Systems, including world tion safety, information and Branch operates around the The Defense Sécurity leadership in helicopter flight data security, as well as con- world.

26 SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 Monday 18th Feb. 2008 - Day THREE Speck Launches Command Post Vehicle n the age of network-cen- able workstations, ruggedised tric operations, there are large LCD screen for display, Ifew imperatives on the map boards, intercom facility battlefield greater for com- and utility pay loads like super manders than mobility and quiet generator, MIL grade A/ the ability to quickly achieve C and provision to accommo- information dominance. For date HF/UHF in-service radio this reason, mobile military sets along with antennas and command posts are playing batteries a greater role where in ev- A CPV deploys rapidly ery commander would like to setting up within 40 minutes, operate as close or within the and serves as a C2 operation battle zone itself. station in the field, according Speck Systems Limited to Speck. It includes a net- (Speck) and Bharat Earth work of workstations sup- Movers Limited (BEML), a porting standard tactical data defence undertaking, jointly systems and other mission- designed and manufactured critical software, and it has the first of its kind Command large-screen display that can Post Vehicle (CPV) for the take input from any worksta- Indian Army. tion. This command post built The system integrates on Tatra 8 x 8 vehicle of BEML non-secure and secret voice servers. Tents, radios, power that can be deployed via air, consists of MIL grade EMI and data communications, generation and other tactical ground and sea. This CPV is shielded shelters with user voice-over-internet protocol hardware are also integrated currently under display in the pay loads like ruggedised fold- capabilities and networked for command and control outdoor stall of BEML.

SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 27 Day THREE - Monday 18th Feb. 2008 BAE Displays World’s Lightest 155mm Gun ith one of the biggest products on display Wat the Defexpo Rob- ert Preedy, Head of Business Development, Land Systems, BAE Systems has been a very busy man. The company’s booth is showcasing, arguably the world’s lightest 155 mm Howitzer gun at the show. Speaking exclusively to the International Aerospace Show Daily, Breedy mentioned that the M777 howitzer has been specifically designed and developed for the US Marine Corps and Army’s requirement. “The idea was to produce a gun that weighs half the weight of its predecessor that delivers the same performance.” So in Robert Preedy with British Armed Forces Personnel affect we designed a gun that weighs 4.3-tonnes instead of a 77 Howitzer, which can only Indian Army’s contract 140 175 of the towed version. gun that weighs 10-tonnes. be towed by a 10-15-tonne such guns. The army had in Breedy said that currently, The primary reason for vehicle.” January issued a request for the M777 is in operation with designing and developing the When asked about the proposal (RFP) for the light- the Canadian and the US M777 was to fulfill the require- advantage that the gun offers weight gun to BAE Systems armed forces, with 300 howit- ment of an agile and tactical against the competition Breedy and Singapore Technologies. zers already delivered to the gun, which would offer the US says the M777 offers higher Earlier this month, the Indian US Army and the US Marine Armed Forces with greater ver- manoeuvrability due to the Army also floated a second Corps and additional orders for satility. For instance the M777 non-existence of an APU as global tender for the self-pro- up to 400 systems. The guns allows the forces to deploy against the competitorn, which pelled wheeled version of the from the additional orders are and deliver the gun at a much essentially means that it can gun to five companies, includ- being manufactured at the rate faster pace than the conven- literally be man-handled by the ing BAE Systems, even as it is of 12 to 16 guns a month and tional platforms. crew. The gun requires a crew readying a third tender for the are expected to be delivered “Essentially an M777 can of 7-8 people to operate but towed variety. The total deal is by 2010. While orders are also be towed by a much lighter can also be operated by a crew expected to be in the region of expected from Australia and 4-tonne vehicle as opposed to of 5 personnel. US $2 billion. Of these, 185 will Denmark (already issued an the heavier guns like the FH- The M777 is vying for the be of the wheeled version and RFI). The M777 is already in combat operation currently with the Canadian Forces taking 12 guns out of the US production for their urgent requirement in Afghanistan. Out of these 6 have been firing constantly with US also deploying a few numbers to Iraq. “The M777 is ideally suited for India’s requirement, espe- cially with the country’s varied requirement in their recent acquisition plans.” The A2 version of the M777 incorporates a software update that enables the gun to pro- gramme and fire GPS-guided M982 Excalibur ammunition with a maximum range of 40 km and accuracy on target of within 10 metres. -Bhavya Desai

28 SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 Monday 18th Feb. 2008 - Day THREE DGR in Yeomen Service he Directorate General the ESM as brand ‘Sainik’. Lot Resettlement (DGR), of headway is being made with TMinistry of Defence, Ministry of Tourism, Postal is the nodal agency for all Department, and Railways be- policy formulation and imple- sides many others. The envi- mentation of ‘Resettlement & ronment at large is slowly and Welfare’ schemes for the ex- steadily coming to understand servicemen of Armed Forces the enormous potential of the of the country. Over 60,000 ESM as a readily available Armed Forces personnel retire pool of trained, disciplined and every year. To provide succour reliable manpower possessing to such a large number of per- the sterling values and ethos sonnel by way providing them of the Armed Forces. re-employment on second Thus a plethora of avenues career option in an onerous are on the threshold of open- task. ing up new vistas of employ- The DGR has made hand- ment for the ESM. To fully some strides in its efforts to realise this potential the DGR provide genuine succour and has embarked on a mission to welfare to the Ex Service- create a data bank on all India Maj Gen SG Chatterji, VSM, Director General Resettlement explaining the men (ESM). The manage- basis. Massive automation DGR vision to General Deepak Kapoor, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC , ment courses for officers and project is being conceived at Chief of Army Staff at the DGR Stall at DEFEXPO-2008 Persons below Officer Rank national level to allow on line (PBOR) have made landmark interaction between the envi- are also underway to further corporate sector for providing achievement in enabling lucra- ronment, ESM and the DGR. A raise the awareness levels of employment opportunities tive employment opportunities. national level registration of all the environment and the ESM to the vast trained and dis- In addition to the manage- officers and PBOR has been alike to new opportunities. ciplined human resource in ment courses considerable conceptualised to further this Defexpo-2008 has pro- the form of ex-servicemen for efforts are underway to market task. Simultaneously efforts vided DGR to approach the mutual benefit.

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SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 29 Day THREE - Monday 18th Feb. 2008 DCNS Announces New Indian Subsidiary CNS, the oldest Eu- ropean naval defence Dsystem company, has announced the formation of a 100 per cent subsidiary of the French company in India. The main objective of this project would be to deliver 6 Scorpene submarines to the Indian Navy. In the latest press confer- ence Bernard Planchais, COO of DCNS said, “This new company will be operating from Mumbai and the submarines would be built in Mazgaon Docks Limited, Mumbai. The technical assistance and equipment support will be of- fered by the French company DCNS.” It is interesting to note that in October 2005, India placed an order for six Scorpene submarines. As per the agree- ment, the submarines were to be built at the state-owned Mazagon dockyard in Mumbai, L to R: Mr. Xavier Marshal and Mr. Bernard Planchais with technical assistance and equipment from French com- the deal was scrapped in the subsidiary company, DCNS’s the world. The ships are built panies DCN and Thales. At past following the controver- major investment areas would and maintained by DCNS. The the same time, India had also sies relating to this deal during be on computerised system. company offers a very large placed an order for 36 MBDA the UPA government. There would be around 100 span of products for the navy. It SM-39 Exocet anti-ship mis- However, the situation has employees in the new com- handles all the activities of the siles to arm the submarines. improved recently and DCNS pany. navy from design to the combat Construction of the first vessel has also appointed Mr Xavier DCNS is one of the oldest systems. They are the leader in began in December 2006 and Marchal as the new India office naval defence system com- European military sector. was scheduled to be deliv- Project Director. panies in France with a long The focus at the moment is ered in December 2012. One The company is also look- experience with the French to serve the Mazgaon Dock- submarine was to be delivered ing for new partners in India, Navy which is one of the most yard Limited with the first line each year until 2017. However, said Mr Planchais. For the modern and efficient navy in of submarine. The Scorpene deal with India is of highest priority at the moment. Clearing all doubts about the capability of the Scorpene submarine, considering the company has also supplied Agostas submarine to Paki- stan, Mr Planchais said, the advantage is with India as Scorpene has the latest tech- nology. Responding to a question on the delay over this project, he said, “It is a complex project and we have long experience in this. The beginning of the projects is always difficult.” Apart from India, Malaysia and Chile there are many other Asian countries which are inter- ested in Scorpene submarine, though he did not want reveal their names. - Rojita Tiwari

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Day THREE - Monday 18th Feb. 2008 Defence Majors Eye India’s Lucrative Arms Market

he wooing of India, which imported military Thardware and software worth a staggering $25 billion since the 1999 Kargil conflict, continues unabashedly. With India planning to spend another $30 billion or almost Rs 120,000 crore on arms imports by 2012, coun- tries as well as global arma- ment companies continue to jostle with each other to grab big pieces of the lucrative ac- tion. All the big players in the global arms bazaar, ranging from the American Boeing and Israeli Aerospace Industries to the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company and the Russian Rosobo- ronexport State Corporation, are there in the Defexpo08.. India, on its part, wants more and more joint ventures and ‘offsets’ with foreign part- ners to bolster its still fledgling indigenous defence industry. several even setting up India acquire 126 multi-role combat and Army in a project worth Moreover, New Delhi is look- offices in recent times, since fighters for IAF, will conclude over $2.5 billion, which like ing to leverage big defence there are rich pickings to be in first week of March, with six the fighter project will involve deals to further its own geopo- made. foreign aviation majors submit- indigenous production with litical objectives. Take the military aviation ting their technical and com- transfer of technology as well. Big armament players, of sector. The first leg of the mercial bids. “The combined global ten- course, are falling over each ‘mother of all defence deals’, India is also hunting for der for the helicopters is being other to come to India, with the $10.4 billion project to 317 ‘light’ helicopters for IAF issued,” defence minister A K Antony said. The Navy, in turn, has already launched com- mercial negotiations to acquire eight Boeing P-8i long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft with anti-submarine warfare capabilities for around $2 billion. Even the Coast Guard is now looking for ‘multi-mission’ maritime aircraft. “We want six for surveillance and search- and-rescue operations,” Coast Guard director-general Vice- Admiral Rusi Contractor said. The plans in other areas are equally big. Navy chief Ad- miral Sureesh Mehta said the global tender for the second line of six submarines — after the mammoth Rs 18,798 crore French Scorpene submarine projects now underway at Mazagon Docks — will be is- sued in 2008-2009.

32 SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 Monday 18th Feb. 2008 - Day THREE for helicopters as well as for scores of unmanned aerial vehicles. India also plans to issue a tender for 126 war planes worth $10.24 billion as early as March. Russia, which has ongoing projects worth $14.56 billion, wants to keep its posi- tion as India’s top weapons supplier and will be participat- ing in the fair, the defence official said.” They are finally wisening up to competition. So besides the usual pres- ence of their Rosoboronexport State Corp., the Russians will be represented in a big way at the Defexpo,” the defence official said. Another senior defence ministry source said India may announce a $2 billion con- tract with US-based Boeing for eight long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft. The Army, in turn, is going lamented a European official. other $30 billion of arms in the “Price negotiations began in for artillery modernisation Since 1999, India’s military next four years. Up for grabs after the deal was cleared worth almost Rs 12,000 crore. purchases have been worth are deals for six submarines last month by the defence This includes 140 ultra-light $25 billion. The country, which worth $2.3 billion, an artillery acquisition council and we can howitzers for around Rs 2,900 has the world’s fourth largest contract tagged at three billion expect an announcement,” the crore, 400 155mm towed military, is expected to buy an- dollars and a global tender defence source said. guns for Rs 4,000 crore and If awarded to Seattle-based 180 155mm wheeled self- Boeing, it would be India’s big- propelled guns for Rs 4,700 gest defence contract so far crore. with the United States. That’s not all. India is also Earlier this month, Delhi looking for more radars, mis- approved a $1billion purchase siles, spy drones, precision- of six Hercules transport air- guided munitions and the like. craft from US-based aviation All this frenzy of activity, of giant Lockheed Martin. Lock- course, also provides scope heed is also in the race for the for a lot of bloodletting. 126 fighter jets. Russia, for instance, is Also up for grabs is a major desperate to maintain its helicopter contract. India in preeminent defence supplier December scrapped a $600 status to India. Despite having million deal for 197 choppers ongoing defence contracts with Eurocopter, a unit of and proposed projects worth Europe’s EADS, citing irregu- over $15 billion with India, larities in the contract process. which includes the fifth-gen- The country subsequently said eration fighter aircraft project, it would combine other de- it’s upset over India increas- fence service helicopter needs ingly turning to countries like and increase the order to 312. Israel, France and UK for its “The combined global needs. tender for the helicopters is And now, the US is aggres- (now) being issued,” Defence sively engaging with India in Minister A.K Antony said with- the arms business as well, out elaborating, as EADS said which has even the Europe- it would re-join the race for the ans running scared. “India’s deal, which is now worth more defence deals with US have than $1billion. largely been single-vendor “EADS is here to present government-to-government state-of-the-art technologies contracts (like the $1 billion which are in most cases fully deal for six C-130J Super compliant with the require- Hercules aircraft), while we ments of the (Indian) armed have to compete in global forces,” said Stefan Billep, tenders, which sometimes get head of EADS-India. scrapped at the last stage (the -International Aerospace $1 billion Eurocopter deal),” Show Daily Team

SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 33 Day THREE - Monday 18th Feb. 2008 Finmeccanica: Italian Flag Holder at Defexpo08

wing to the extraor- dinary rise in the Onumber of flights, the country needs to equip itself with appropriate air traffic control and management sys- tems and new aircraft to cope with market demand. Finmec- canica is responding to the former with the technological capabilities of systems manu- factured by Selex Sistemi Integriti, which over the years has supplied radar equip- ment to the largest airports in the country, and has recently won the contract to supply 13 systems (comprising primary radar ATCR33 S, second- ary radar SIR S and 52 CDS 2000 consoles) for the Indian Air Force’s air traffic control. At the same time, the larger Indian airlines – Jet Air- ways, Air Deccan, Air Alliance and Kingfisher – have already centre which will operate for ATR42MP for maritime patrol aircraft, also chosen by the bought dozens of turboprops both Indian and other airlines. missions. The ATR42MP can US Coast Guard to update its regional aircraft manufac- The increasing presence of be equipped with Galileo Avi- HC-130 patrol planes. On 1 tured by ATR, a joint venture ATR in India, as well as the onica’s ATOS mission system, January 2008, Selex Sensors between Alenia Aeronautica opportunity to access training and with Seaspray search ra- & Airborne Systems and Gali- and EADS. In Bangalore ATR centres and a wide technical dar developed by Selex Sen- leo Avionica began to operate opened a Customer Support support network, could also sors and Airborne Systems, on the market with the name Centre and – in partnership help persuade the country the most advanced system Selex Galileo. with Air Deccan – a training to choose the twin-engine available for this category of In the helicopters business

34 SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 Monday 18th Feb. 2008 - Day THREE AgustaWestland has strong interests in the country in terms of potential develop- ments in the civil market and also for the tender under way to supply VVIP helicopters to the Armed Forces. The AW101 is the ideal helicopter for this programme, in light of its recent successes on the international market, and the additional interest that it could generate in the Navy and Air Force. In addition, AgustaWestland is continuing its strategy of strengthening existing relationships with distributors and local mainte- nance and technical support centres, and of identifying potential partners for joint development projects in India. Moreover, in response to the Indian Navy’s requirements for a naval helicopter. Agus- taWestland is promoting the NH90 helicopter in the NFH sive Economic Zone (EEZ) forces. A particular feature of solid industrial alliance in the version for naval applications and its critical infrastructure. these systems is their open, defence and security sectors for which the company has Finmeccanica’s large systems modular set-up, based on thanks to partnership in sev- full responsibility for the mis- and solutions match these the customer’s requirements, eral successful programmes. sion system integration. needs. enabling equipment, sensors Going forward, Finmeccanica In a country with an area Selex Sistemi Integriti and platforms of various types and its companies aim to of over 3 million sq km, 7000 manufactures large Homeland to be included: from the com- strengthen their commercial km of coastline and a popu- Security systems, combining munications systems of Selex presence in India and above lation of more than 1 billion the expertise and capabilities Communications to radar and all, consolidate their industrial inhabitants, state-of-the-art of the Group’s companies in a avionics systems; from Elsag partnership to enable them instruments and systems unique network-centric operat- Datamat’s security solutions to rise to the country’s chal- capable of confronting and re- ing environment. In Italy, Selex to manned or unmanned, fixed lenges and global ambitions sponding to any type of threat Sistemi Integriti and Selex or rotary-wing large aerial – not only these areas but also efficiently and rapidly are Communications co-operate platforms. in other sectors in which the essential to guarantee safety in the implementation of the Finmeccanica’s focus on Group operates (e.g. space, and security and protect the Forza NEC programme for India is deep-rooted: over transport and energy). country’s borders, the Exclu- the digitization of the ground the years it has developed -Sameer Gadkari Asia’s Leading AEROSPACE MAGAZINE For Advertising and Editorial Participation Contact:

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SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 35 Day THREE - Monday 18th Feb. 2008 Carl Zeiss showcases Surveillance System

eveloped in response weighing only around 3 kg. target acquisition system, few years for a compact and to customer demand As a result, users have far NESTOR, the Opus-H features flexible system such as the Dfor a lightweight and more flexibility and freedom a real bi-ocular glass channel Opus-H,” says Hans-Jürgen cost-effective member of the than when carrying disparate for daylight surveillance rather Wiemer, Director Business Carl Zeiss Optronics’ family solutions, allowing them to than the usual alternative of a Development & Marketing of of handheld surveillance and move confidently into unknown CCD daylight channel. This Carl Zeiss Optronics. reconnaissance systems, the territory or threatening envi- offers the dual benefits of a “Today’s crises often Opus-H according to Carl ronments with the security of saving in battery power and a require forces to be deployed Zeiss is already attracting a highly accurate and reliable greater range performance. quickly and into unpredict- serious global interest for both system at their disposal. “Our extensive market re- able situations and conditions. military and border control Like Carl Zeiss Optronics’ search has highlighted a large Increasingly, they need equip- applications. The Opus-H high performance handheld potential market over the next ment and forms of communi- offers a fully-integrated sys- cation that can be operated tem of uncooled infra-red and autonomously. It also needs visual channels, laser range to be easily transportable and finder, digital magnetic com- must perform well by day or pass, GPS receiver and near night under adverse battlefield IR day camera. Alternatively, conditions.” the Opus-H is also available The Opus-H uses Carl as a basic version, with an Zeiss Optronics’ renowned uncooled infra-red and a visual optical and optronic technol- cannel, explains Carl Zeiss. ogy and precision engineering This combination com- expertise to integrate high pany claims enables forward quality images with accurate observers to determine their positioning and communica- own and the target’s position tions subsystems in one self- by day or night using only a contained, compact unit. single, easy to carry device, -Sameer Gadkari

36 SHOW DAILY • DEFEXPO 2008 Monday 18th Feb. 2008 - Day THREE GICAN Making Big Impression he French Naval Industry Group, GICAN, orga- Tnizes a French pavilion dedicated to the promotion of the French know-how. With the 38 companies and about 800 sqm stands, the French Pavilion represents the widest range of activities displayed in a inter- national exhibition in the naval and land fields and security. The French expertise in De- Jean-Marie Carnet fence and Security covers the ers but also Small and Medium whole range of competences Industries (SMI), involved in in systems, equipment, training naval, cruise or mercantile and technology. The prominent shipbuilding, and surveillance names under GICAN umbrella activities. The group as a whole are Alkan, Electronavale, Go- represents a 5 billion euros odrich, Thales, Roxel Sagem turnover, with more than 30,000 Defense Securitie to name a people (plus 20,000 indirect few. According to Jean-Marie jobs). Carnet, Delegue General, GI- CAN, “We have received good Main missions of GICAN: response here at the Defexpo Promoting French naval show and would like to extend and maritime expertise, both in our full support through our France and abroad, by partici- products.” pating in international exhibi- The French naval industry tions and other events (semi- group, GICAN, was created in nars, briefings, business trips) 1992 by companies involved in Representing the naval the naval industrial sector, under and maritime industry in public the sponsorship of the French and international bodies – in MoD. Since this date, GICAN France: as a member of CIDEF has broadened its scope, now (Council of Defence Industries) encompassing maritime safety and French Maritime Cluster; in and security and commercial European institutions and asso- shipbuilding. ciations: as a member of EMEC 132 companies are mem- (European Maritime Equipment bers of GICAN today, represent- Council) and ASD (Aerospace ing the widest range of activities and Defence Industries Associa- in the naval and maritime fields. tion of Europe) – in international Among them are not only key organizations: as a member of prime contractors, system inte- NIAG (NATO Industrial Advisory grators and equipment provid- Group) Erata Published by: SAP MEDIA WORLDWIDE LTD. Publishers of International Aerospace Regd. Office :13/D, Laxmi Industrial Estate, New Link Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai - 400 053. INDIA Tel: 91-22-2635 8083/84 Fax: 91-22-2630 5184/85 Email: [email protected] [email protected], [email protected] Delhi Office: F-22, Green Park, New Delhi - 110 016. INDIA. Tel: 91-011-26863028. Fax: 91-011-26863028. Email: [email protected] Singapore Office: Sap Media Singapore Pte. Ltd. Merchants Building, 76, South Bridge Road , #03-00 Singapore - 058706 Tel. : (65) 62967613 / 64382341 / 64384881 Fax. (65) 64384886 The above picture covered in our Show Daily Day Two has been wrongly captioned Email: [email protected] as Smerch Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher instead of BLT-72. The error is regretted

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Peoplend so, all good things there who were rather extraor- not Powera real soldier-but a bud- India. And what about Indian must come to a pass-as dinary. ding actor from Israel and he food? Well, so far Zach has Ait will be with Defexpo. does quite frankly pack quite been gorging himself on sub- The three days of the busi- Agent Zach a punch. Zach says he actu- way sandwiches and pizza. ness part of the exposition will Take Zach Cohen for ally auditioned for the part and Well, now you know where be drawing to a close-and the example. Anybody visiting the was rejected for looking too he gets all his energy from. fair gets thrown open to the Elbit military systems (Israel) young. “So I came back, look- Thankfully, after he’s done public tomorrow. stall just couldn’t miss him. An ing mean and talking tough for the day and out in town, We’re taking a lighter look imposing tall soldier in military with gel in my hair-and I got Zach manages to remember at some of the characters that dress with a long automatic the part”. that he’s not a special mission have been part of the show. rifle slung behind his back-he In all, he says he spends soldier and he’s able to merge I mean, with all the big guns was quite an attraction. an hour a day actually on the into the crowd. came the other big guns (as Of course, the rifle is a move during demos at the in, top officials) but there were dummy and so is Zach. No stall-and gets to rest in be- Brave Dave some ordinary people out offence meant! I mean he’s tween. It’s his second time in Walk down to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence booth and you’d think that there was a situation on. These guys are really serious- and tough. All real British army personnel and they give you live demos of various military manoeuvres. Looking smart in their green fatigues and berets- there’s no fooling around with these guys. When the show gets thrown open to the public on Tuesday-battling the over- curious crowds will be the main mission. Sergeant Dave Kelly is among the troops- and he’s from Liverpool. He belongs to the 5th Regiment, Royal Artillery-stationed in North Yorkshire. It’s his first time in India- but he’s become a bit of a pro at this by now, although he is in the midst of a completely new culture. “We are sent on deputation for two years from active army service-it’s a nice break”, said Dave. But while on deputation-it’s not exactly a holiday. Dave and his colleagues remain in regular training throughout their depu- tation. Getting back into active service after that isn’t much of a problem. He’s been practi- cally everywhere on behalf of the British Army-US, Canada, Greece, Abu Dhabi, Australia etc. The Liverpool lad hasn’t really got a taste of the real India. After packing up, the men head back to the hotel and at the most-they may hit a restaurant which has been recommended. Will he chance a look at a Bollywood movie

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Alexandra the Great Well, she’s from Rus- sia- Ulyanovsk to be precise and it’s her first time in India. She’s manning the Ulyanovsk Cartridge Works. So how does she find India? Well, all she knows of the country so far is the bus transfer and the Hotel Ashoka where she’s staying. Hopefully, there’ll be an excur- sion sometime-until then the only India she knows is the interior of Hall No.11 in Pragati Maidan. She stays hungry through- out the day-not wanting to chance the food. But she gets to make up when back at the hotel. In a frank admission, she says: “I thought Indian food would be awful-but I quite like it”. Well, that should be upbeat for Indo-Russian ties. while here? Her funny moments at the With typical army disci- stall come when visitors ask pline, Dave replied: “Probably her-again and again-what the not”. Well, can’t say he’s going “big hole in the metal sheet” to miss much. was. The stall has a metal sheet on display which was Woman in green ripped wide through the centre She’s become an icon of by one its cartridges. sorts. After her photograph “Most people don’t believe appeared in a leading national our cartridge actually done daily, Nivriti has become In- that damage”, she quips. dia’s most famous soldier and

And meet Anirudh Luthra of she’s not even in the Army. Thales Well, some people have all the Sagittarius, the small Arms luck. At the Alpha Technolo- Trainer from Thales is on gies stall, Nivriti stands in tall splendor dressed in military fatigues a looking almost dangerous. She’s flanked a lot of the time by Ghansham-an inanimate, mannequin with a moustache who I suspect is her mission partner and keeps rather to himself! Believe it or not-Nivriti’s a writer and this is just ‘a thing she does’. She’s asked all sorts of questions, some pertaining to the equip- ments and some simply quite ludicrous-like when she was display outside the Hall 14. asked whether she worked in Anirudh Luthra, the Country a call centre. Yes, she gets Head for Simulation Business a fair share of being asked is busy demonstrating whole out-but she handles it smartly day shooting in his enclosed and since this is the business simulator. Once inside you part of the Defexpo-nobody are sure to perspire. The loud crosses the line. Perhaps the voice of shooting will draw you cutest thing she heard was there when you are outside when an Australian visitor the Hall 14. Thales is hopeful came up to her yesterday and of penetration into the Indian in a deft complement said: Armed force market with an That camouflage is really not interesting offer. working”. -Amitabh Joshi

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Naval Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta and Army Chief Gen Deepak Kapoor’s visit to the Defexpo 2008 while the Defexpo buzzed with activities all round, the Second day of the show witnessed the visit of Caption Admiral Sureesh Mehta, Chief, Of Naval Staff and Genral Deepak Kapoor, Army Chief. We present a small Photo Montage of their visit to some of the booths at the expo. B R ai I mages : C mde (R)R anjit

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