SP’sShownews A SP GUIDE PUBLICATION AERO INDIA 2007 Wednesday, February 7, 2007 6th International Aerospace & Defence Exhibition Visit us at Aero India ‘07, February 7 to 11, at Booth no. D1.5 to D1.7 in Hall D Inside Boeing Integrated Defense Aero India 2007 Takes off Systems to increase footprint in India Page 6 he sixth five-day Aero The Show is likely to attract India show opens today much larger participations both Raytheon to showcase Tat the Indian Air Force from the global and domestic state-of-the-art technolo- (IAF) base at Yelahanka in front including trade visitors gies Page 8 Bangalore. Aero India has evolved into the largest aero- Lockheed Martin sees space exhibition in the region, big partnerships in India surpassing air shows in Sin- Page 10 gapore, Malaysia and Dubai. The Indian armed forces have Raytheon’s meeting launched a major acquisition ground with India Page 20 programme which includes a variety of aircraft and weap- MiG-35 debut at Aero on systems. The shopping list India 2007 Page 22 is led by the requirement of 126 multirole combat aircraft Defence Procurement for the IAF valued at about Procedure 2006 Page 26 US $ 6.5 billion (Rs 29,000 Antony to inaugurate the show crore) apart from other types “We have a comprehen- of hardware. The Indian Army sive plan and the IAF is needs 50 UAVs and 197 utility working towards achiev- helicopters, while the Indian ing its desired capabili- Navy seeks eight long range ties through a ‘perspec- maritime patrol aircraft and tive plan’ for 10-15 years.” 16 Anti-submarine helicop- Air Chief Marshal S P ters. In addition, the civil avia- Tyagi reveals Indian Air tion sector is looking at buy- Force’s modernisation ing a lot of passenger aircraft plans. Page 28 that would need strengthen- ing of airport infrastructure. Army Chief General J J Such an attractive shopping Singh says that the main list is bound to attract top Mr A K Antony is known for his integrity and professional focus is to absorb the aerospace companies of the approach. A former Union Minister for Civil Supplies and emerging technologies US, Russia and Europe. Ac- Chief Minister of Kerala, he took over as Defence Minister on Page 30 cording to initial estimates, October 24, 2006. Mr Antony is to inaugurate the event today. PUBLISHERS OF SP’S MILITARY YEARBOOK, SP’S AVIATION, SP’S LAND FORCES & SP’S NAVAL FORCES SP_267x420_wrench_SP 18/1/07 12:09 Page 1 ONE ENGINE. ONE SET OF TOOLS. ONE HUGE SAVING. It pays to be single-minded when you’re choosing aircraft engines. Only CFM™ have common engine hardware for each of the two leading narrowbody families. It means you can carry fewer spare engines, spare parts and sets of tools, expect fewer shop visits, and spend many fewer hours training mechanics. 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AERO INDIA SHOWCASE SP’sShownews Boeing to spotlight commercial and defence MANAGING EDITOR AND PUBLISHER activities Jayant Baranwal he Boeing Company will spotlight its family of airplanes in both customer SENIOR GROUP EDITOR its broad range of capabilities in the Oswald Pereira commercial and defence markets at SENIOR VISITING EDITOR T Aero India 2007. “Boeing enters the show Air Marshal (Retd) V K Bhatia with a focused view of the tremendous op- SENIOR TECHNICAL GROUP EDITOR Lt General (Retd) Naresh Chand portunities in India as the market continues to develop,” said Tom Downey, Boeing senior SUB-EDITOR Bipasha Roy vice president, Communications. “Our comprehensive presence at the show will CONTRIBUTORS INDIA Lt General (Retd) V K Kapoor, Air Marshal (Retd) underscore our strong commitment to our T M Asthana, Air Marshal (Retd) V Patney customers, partners and suppliers.” EUROPE Alan Peaford, Geoff Russell, Brendan Boeing Integrated Defense Systems will Gallagher, Philip Nasskau, Justin Wastnage, Rob Coppinger, Andrew Brookes, Paul Beaver, feature the combat-proven F/A-18F Super Gunter Endres (UK) Hornet strike fighter, which will be on USA & CANADA John E Edwards, David A Brown, display and conduct daily aerial demonstra- David C Isby, Lon Nordeen, Ken E Gause (USA), Anil R Pustam (West Indies) tions with a full weapons load during the WEST ASIA/AFRICA Helmoed R Heitman (South Africa), show. Also on display will be the CH-47 David Eshel (Israel) Chinook helicopter, whose unparalleled lift CENTRAL ASIA David Fullbrook (Hong Kong) capabilities have been proven in numerous CHAIRMAN & MG DIRECTOR Chinook in flight Jayant Baranwal military and humanitarian roles around the Published by Jayant Baranwal on behalf of SP Guide Publica- world. Visitors will also see Boeing’s C-17 tions P Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may Globemaster III strategic airlifter at the and Boeing liveries, as well as interactive be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, photocopying, recording, electronic, show. displays. Commercial Airplanes Services or otherwise without prior written permission of the Publishers. The Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ and Boeing Capital Corporation will also DESIGN SP Guide Publications Team exhibit will feature large-scale models of participate in the exhibit. • Printed in India by Pragati Offset © SP Guide Publications, 2007 Aero India 07 Takes-off contd from page 1... SP GUIDE PUBLICATIONS P Ltd Postal address Post Box No 2525, Surya Kirans prepare for Aero India 07 New Delhi 110 005, India. CORPORATE OFFICE A-133 Arjun Nagar, (Opp Defence Colony) New Delhi 110 003, India. Tel: +91 (11) 24644693, 24644763,24620130 Fax: +91 (11) 24647093 REGD OFFICE Fax: +91 (11) 23622942 Email: [email protected] REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES BANGALORE, INDIA: Air Marshal (Retd) B K Pandey 534, Jal Vayu Vihar, Kammanhalli Main Road, Bangalore 560043, India. Tel: +91 (80) 23682534 international participation is expected platform for doing business. On the to go up by 45% and domestic participa- sidelines will be held an international MOSCOW, RUSSIA: tion by 40% in Aero India 2007 compared seminar and a two day international LAGUK Co., Ltd., (Mr Yuri Laskin) Krasnokholmskaya, Nab., to the previous show in 2005. A total of conference on aviation. 11/15, app. 132, Moscow 115172, Russia. 500 companies consisting of both inter- Heads/representatives of air forces Tel: +7 (095) 911 2762 national and domestic companies are ex- belonging to 30 countries, who are Fax: +7 (095) 912 1260 pected to participate. coming to participate in Indian Air www.guidepublications.com Aero India is expected to be a scin- Force’s platinum jubilee celebrations, tillating event, providing ample oppor- are also expected to witness the show tunity for showcasing aerospace prod- that is scheduled to be inaugurated by SP GUIDE PUBLICATIONS ucts including flying displays. It goes the Defence Minister of India, Mr A K without saying that it would be an ideal Antony. • 4 / February 7, 2007 / SP’s ShowNews -5 Bleed Trim Hot Taking the time to understand your needs In today’s hectic world, Honeywell recognizes the benefits of taking the time to fully understand our customers needs. Let’s share a cup of tea together, get to know each other and find ways to work as a team. Working as a team ensures success For more information visit our website at www.honeywell.com or call: North America – Tel: 1-800-421-2133 • Europe – Tel: +44 (0)1935 475181 • South East Asia – Tel: +61 3 9330 1511 Please visit us at the Honeywell Booth (J 2.5) at Aero India 2007 © 2007 Honeywell International Inc. All rights reserved FACE 2 FACE Unique Partnership Boeing plans to increase its footprint in India, says Shrikhande, Country Leader III Globemaster and the T- Company’s presence Anil Shrikhande of Boeing has been associ- 45 Naval Training System, Boeing IDS ated with Indian aviation which includes the T-45 for more than 60 years and Goshawk trainer aircraft. hopes to not only maintain Indian pilots are today but expand this unique training on Boeing’s T-45 partnership well into the Goshawk trainers under a future. India entered the jet cooperative program with age on the wings of Boeing the US Navy. IDS is also jetliners and now, there is a a leading provider of aero- new dimension opening up space support systems and for Boeing in the defence network-centric operations sector as the momentum of that have high relevance to the Indo-US bilateral rela- India’s requirements. tionship continues its up- ward trajectory. Future Plans Boeing Integrated De- Market Share being aimed fense Systems (IDS) has a for the US Navy and Boe- new expanded leadership ing intend to offer the Su- team and is looking to in- per Hornet to the Indian we can form a long-term ute to India’s defence mod- crease its footprint in India Air Force for its upcoming industrial partnership that ernisation requirements, through a variety of new Medium Multi-role Combat will benefit Boeing through we anticipate establishing initiatives.