IV/ 2015 Aerospace & Defence Review Airline of the Preserving the (Aerial) Thunder Dragon Lifeline Airbus Innovation Paris Air Show 2015 Days 2015 St Petersburg Helicopters for India Maritime Show When you absolutely have to get there NOW Enemy aircraft in restricted airspace: ‘SCRAMBLE’ The EJ200 engine provides so much thrust that it can get the Typhoon from ‘brakes o ‘ to 40,000 feet in under 90 secs. When it matters most, the EJ200 delivers. The engine‘s advanced technology delivers pure power that can be relied on time and again. Want to make sure your next mission is a success? Choose the EJ200. The EJ200 and EUROJET: Making the di erence when it counts most Visit us at www.eurojet.de EJ_Ad_VAYU_215x280.indd 1 08/07/2015 15:34:46 IV/ 2015 IV/ 2015 Aerospace & Defence Review Airline of the “complete confidence” in the A400M Paris Air Show 2015 36 which was vigorously demonstrated in 75 Thunder Dragon flight at Le Bourget. Meanwhile, there are several new operators of the C295 medium transport aircraft and the A330 MRTT has also been selected by the Airline of the Preserving the (Aerial) Republic of Korea. Thunder Dragon Lifeline Airbus Innovation Paris Air Show 2015 Days 2015 St Petersburg Helicopters for India Maritime Show 58 A Huge Wish List Artist’s dramatic imaging of Drukair Airbus A319s in Bhutan (Painting by Priyanka Joshi) This Vayu on-the-spot report of the 51st Paris Air Show highlights the key events at Le Bourget in mid- EDITORIAL PANEL June, even though the ‘fizz’ seemed to have gone, with non-participation MANAGING EDITOR of some major firms and a subdued Vikramjit Singh Chopra air display. Nonetheless, the ‘biggies’ notched impressive business, Airbus EDITORIAL ADVISOR with orders of 421 aircraft and Boeing Admiral Arun Prakash The Indian Armed Forces have an for 331 aircraft. The French ‘pride’ in Now in its fourth decade, Drukair, ongoing requirement for new and EDITORIAL PANEL their Rafale’s string of export successes airline of the kingdom of Bhutan, additional helicopters, which range was echoed by the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Pushpindar Singh began its services modestly with the from light utility to heavy transport Thunder whose first export order was Air Marshal Brijesh Jayal Dornier 228 light transport aircraft types. The requirement for large announced at the Show. Dr. Manoj Joshi initiating services in January 1983. numbers of reconnaissance& Lt. Gen. Kamal Davar With steady expansion and building of surveillance helicopters for the Army/ infrastructure, Drukair went jet with Maritime Matters in Lt. Gen. BS Pawar Air Force is long pending and to this the BAe 146 in 1988 and moved on 99 Air Marshal M. Matheswaran is added the Navy’s requirement for Saint Petersburg to the Airbus A319 in 2003, steadily similar (but specific role) helicopters. Gp Capt JC Malik expanding the fleet and air services to A review and analysis by Angad Singh. Cdr M Nirmal various destinations in India and Asia. Monica Arora Preserving the Angad Singh 44 Airbus Innovation 65 Richard Gardner (UK) Days 2015 (Aerial) Lifeline Reuben Johnson (USA) Bertrand de Boisset (France) Dr Nick Evesenkin (Russia) Tamir Eshel (Israel) ADVERTISING & MARKETING MANAGER Angad Singh of Vayu was specially invited to Russia and visit Saint Petersburg for Husnal Kaur Vayu was at Toulouse, France in late May the International Maritime Defence Show (IMDS) in early July. His exclusive BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER for the ‘Airbus Innovation Days’ where Lt General BS Pawar, former ADG report highlights that the “Russian Premjit Singh senior executives of the Company Army Aviation examines on the shipbuilding industry is keen to work briefed the international media on new operational implications of delays in with India”. He was also granted rare products across the spectrum. A tour replacing the HAL Cheetah and Chetak access to the Admiralty Shipyards of the A350XWB Final Assembly Line fleet, made even more imperative by who have manufactured over 300 (FAL) was extremely revealing even as recent aggressive posturing in the high submarines in the past century. continued success of the A320 Family altitude frontiers with China. was celebrated. Published by: ‘Izmir Cougars’ Also : Naval Aviation Complete Confidence 71 THE SOCIETY FOR AEROSpaCE STUDIES 54 Seminar 2015; Fast at Airbus Defence D-43, Sujan Singh Park, tracking the AMCA; New Delhi 110 003 India and Space ! Tiger in the Sky; Tel: +91 11 24617234 The Chinook; Interview Fax: +91 11 24628615 e-mail: [email protected] with Honeywell’s Faizi e-mail: [email protected] Mohsini; ‘New Horizons’ past Pluto. Printed at Aegean Offset Printers The Turkish Army Aviation is expanding The opinions expressed in the articles Regular features : published in the Vayu Aerospace and and re-equipping with new helicopter Commentary, Opinion, Viewpoint, Defence Review do not necessarily reflect As the company recommences deliveries types as it assumes increasing Aviation & Defence in India, World the views or policies of The Society for of its A400M heavy airlifter and the C295 commitments. This update, with Aviation & Defence News, Vayu 25 Aerospace Studies. continues its sales successes, there is photos, is by Carlo Kuit and Paul Kievit. Years Back, Tale Spin. Visit us at: www.vayuaerospace.in How can I fly more passengers to the most popular airports at peak times? Fly the A380.The world’s most spacious commercial aircraft. Capture more high-yield traffic on the busiest routes and offer the highest passenger appeal with 18+ inch seats in economy. Airbus is the answer. airbus.com © AIRBUS, 2015. All rights reserved. Airbus, its logo and the product names are registered trademarks. Airbus_Vayu_August.indd Pg1 Prodigious UK 27/07/2015 13:22 How can I fly more passengers to the most popular airports at peak times? Fly the A380.The world’s most spacious commercial aircraft. Capture more high-yield traffic on the busiest routes and offer the highest passenger appeal with 18+ inch seats in economy. Airbus is the answer. airbus.com © AIRBUS, 2015. All rights reserved. Airbus, its logo and the product names are registered trademarks. Airbus_Vayu_August.indd Pg1 Prodigious UK 27/07/2015 13:22 C O M M E N T A R Y as the electronics and fusion of data becomes a key discriminator The Paris Air Show – and Military in operations and will not be visible at airshows – engines and Aviation’s Future turning ratios will be. Here the Russians and Chinese will seek aris Air Show 2015 was dominated by the commercial to demonstrate their competitiveness. Psector, which in terms of market and money is clearly more Clearly, both China and Russia will seek Third World sales important than the defense aerospace market. But the simple to augment their aerospace industry. For Russia, India remains size of that civilian market is not the most critical consideration. a key ally. Yet the recent Rafale deal between France and India As the aerospace world met in Paris in 2015, national survival may pose a significant threat to that relationship. In April, India is becoming a more pressing concern so the military market decided to buy 36 Rafales directly from the Dassault factory. By remains crucial. buying 36 aircraft directly through a government-to-government The commercial market is also not the most innovative part of agreement, the Indian Air Force will get combat-ready aircraft the aviation business; military technology still plays a central role much more rapidly than via any other means and at a lower cost. in innovation. This can be seen in many areas, such as materials, Simply put, one can project the cost of an aircraft coming off a propulsion, avionics, electronics, and security. Innovations in mature production line – projecting the cost of aircraft not yet the military sector clearly influence the commercial side as well. coming off of a new production line, is alchemy. This decade will see fundamental transformations as the F-35 As India flies Rafales and Indian industry works with the becomes a key element of US and allied airpower. The F-35 is at French to sustain the aircraft, a new era in Indian military the heart of change for a very simple reason – it is a revolutionary aerospace could open up, one where the Indians may look at platform, and when considered in terms of its fleet impact, even the Russian contribution – and pause. Such a pause could have more so. The F-35 Lightning II has a revolutionary sensor fusion significant impact on the global fighter market. cockpit that makes it effective in air-to-air, air-to-ground and In short, we are facing a decade of significant innovation. The electronic warfare. Allied and US combat pilots will evolve and reality of military aviation is that there is always a reactive enemy share new tactics and training, and over time this will drive changes and the dynamics of change are fluid. And military aviation is so that leaders must make for effective command and control to inextricably intertwined with overall defense capabilities, that the fight future battles. success or failures of those forces are the ultimate market indicator. And there is the European cargo plane, the A400M : in spite Robbin Laird of the recent tragic crash this aircraft is redefining how European Extracts from the ‘Second Line of Defence’ website air forces are addressing the role of air lift within their overall approach to operations … in other words, the A400M will provide a strategic capability for France, whereby interventions Need for transparency can occur directly from France without having to preposition ransparency was the victim when Modi, visiting Paris this forces in theatre. TApril, junked a three-year selection process for fighter With regard to the fighter market, there is substantial business aircraft.