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Vayu Issue VI Nov Dec 2019 VI/2019 Aerospace & Defence Review II/2015 III/2015 IV/2015 V/2015 VI/2015 I/2016 Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review Interview with the CNS Rafales for the IAF IAF at 83 : CAS Interview Exercise Malabar 2015 “Operation Maitri” 75 Years : Battle of Britain Super Carriers Ahoy ! Mirage 2000s with the IAF Airline of the Preserving the (Aerial) 50 Years : Air War 1965 Thunder Dragon Lifeline Imperatives of Amphibious Aircraft The AMCA programme ‘Indradhanush’ 2015 HAL’s 75th Anniversary New Civil Aviation Policy At and Beyond Aero India 2015 Assessing the LCA’s role Airbus Innovation Paris Air Show 2015 Airbus DS/Military in Spain AIX 2015 Reviewed Days 2015 RIAT 2015 Harlow to Hawk Back to First Principles Aerospace : Vision 2050 The 13th LIMA St Petersburg The Hawks of Dega and Surya Kirans Air Warrior Extraordinaire The Sukhoi Story Working with the New India Defence Budget 2015 Charles Lindbergh and India Helicopters for India Maritime Show The AMCA Programme II/2016 III/2016 IV/2016 V/2016 VI/2016 I/2017 Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review Enter the Gripen E 1610 Iron Fist 2016 Defexpo 2016 review The Indian The Show Goes on ! The Indian Air Force at 84 Navy Today Dream Aircraft Carrier ILA 2016 Airbus DS in Germany Dassault Rafales Ordered Saving the Tejas Interview with the CNS New Maritime Challenges SPECIAL Red Star over Syria Airbus Innovation Days RIAT 2016 Challenges and Opportunities Smarter Eyes in Skies Time to Look Forward ‘Black Holes in the Ocean’ AERO INDIA 2017 ISSUE Hinds of the Hindu Kush Eurosatory 2016 Farnborough 2016 Securing of Air Power Aerial Threats & Defences Euronaval 2016 Doctrine of ‘Sea Denial’ THE AERO INDIA ISSUE II/2017 III/2017 IV/2017 V/2017 VI/2017 I/2018 Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review Interview with CAS Aero India 2017 : In Perspective Airbus and India LCA Navy Dilemma An Advanced Hawk The Indian Navy Today UDAN takes off Indian Navy’s anti-ship Vayu flies Gripen A Second Chance missiles The Dragon’s Claws India-Israel Relationship The IAF at 85 The JF-17 Thunder Interview with the CNS HMS Queen Elizabeth The AS565 MBe Panther ‘INS Kalvari’ commissioned India’s Aviation Industry th New wings for the USN’s new aircraft China’s Military Modernisation Israel’s Defence Industry The Great Marshal India’s 5 Gen Fighter The Final Reckoning ? MBDA’s future plans DSEI 2017 Dubai Air Show 2017 The Air at Yelahanka Albatross carrier Paris Air Show 2017 The Baltic Connection CAS on Indigenisation Higher Defence Organisation Carrier borne fighters Dubai Air Show 2017 ‘Blue Flag 2017’ IATA forecasts II/2018 III/2018 IV/2018 V/2018 VI/2018 I/2019 Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review Indian Navy SPECIAL ISSUE Interview with Rotorcraft of the Navy: the CNS past, present, future The IAF at 86 In Defence of the Rafale Gaganshakti 2018 DefExpo 2018 Significance of the Fourth Generation Defexpo 2018 Wings India 2018 Farnborough Air Show 2018 Riddle of the RFI Interview with the CAS Air Combat Enablers Arihant Conventional Submarines Military Diplomacy The Chinese Way SPECIAL Towards a Nuclear Fleet India’s Missile Arsenal Navantia’s ‘Juan Carlos I’ The S-400 for India Indian Women (Air) Power Out of Africa Seeking New Horizons John Farley and Sea Harriers Re-energising Air Power IAF’s new RFI Singapore Air Show 2018 Strategy for the Sea World of Airbus The Boeing Interview ISSUE II/2019 III/2019 IV/2019 V/2019 Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review Aerospace & Defence Review VAYU @ Aerospace & Defence Review Vayu Shakti 2019 Aero India 2019 Bison vs Falcon Appropriate Technology RTA Paris Air Show 2019 JF-17s at Le Bourget The IAF at 87 Enter the Rafale The ‘Real Thing’ ‘114’ on their minds ! Tejas at Langkawi Defence Intelligence Flankers over France ‘Exercise Anatolian Eagle’ Su-30MKIs of IAF PAC’s LCA Report Spice of the Matter Regional Air Connectivity Air Power Issues China’s Mountain Eagles Chandrayaan-2 NATO Tiger Meet 45 Stemming the Slide MBDA in India B:221 mm T:210 mm S:176 mm B:286 mm S:240 mm T:274 mm MULTI-ROLE COMBAT-PROVEN BUILT FOR THE FUTURE As the most advanced and lowest-cost fi ghter per fl ight hour, the F/A-18 Super Hornet will deliver next-gen superiority and survivability to India. By assembling, testing and certifying this aircraft at a state-of-the-art Factory of the Future in India, Boeing will help grow the country’s aerospace ecosystem. And with a plan for growth, the F/A-18 Super Hornet will continue to outpace threats—and make India stronger. Job Number: 10932910 Version: A Suffix: AIR FORCE BUILT FOR THE FUTURE Client/Brand: Boeing/BDS Date: 3-19-2018 1:36 PM APPROVALS File Name: 10932910vAsAFBFF_FA18_India_210x274.indd QC: Steve Jablonoski Bleed: 221 mm x 286 mm Gutter: None Publications: Geopolitics, Vayu, Force PA: Steve Hutchings PR: Pat Owens Trim: 210 mm x 274 mm Folds: NoneNone Notes: None RET: Greg Olsen PP: Chris Joyce Safety: 176 mm x 240 mm Media/Color Sp: PRINT/4 COLOR AB: Sandra Sanchez TM: Kate Vilt/Deanna Loperena Scale: 1=1 Country: None Vendor: None GCD: Eugene Varnado Actual Size: 210 x 274 mm Language: English Output%: None Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black AD: Alex Yancy Fonts: Helvetica Neue (55 Roman, 95 Black; Type 1) CW: Danielle Janota AE: Michael Etzel/Erin Heiser ALL CONTENT WITHIN THIS FILE IS FOR OUTPUT ONLY BY END PRINTER/VENDOR. CHANGES, SHARING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT IN WHOLE OR IN PART ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED. 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Apart Ship to enhance electronic surveillance from the marching columns, and various MANAGING EDITOR and air sanitisation of the IOR. weaponry including ICBMs, some Vikramjit Singh Chopra In his exclusive interview with Vayu 160 aircraft took part in the fly-past Aerospace Review, Admiral Karambir also showcasing J-20 fifth generation th The NMRH and NUH EDITORIAL ADVISOR Singh, the 24 CNS and also a Naval 43 fighters. Admiral Arun Prakash Aviator, outlines the Navy’s expansion Coincidentally, Vayu’s Editor was in and modernisation plans over the next EDITORIAL PANEL Beijing on eve of the big event and posts a few years, including that of its air arm. “behind the scenes’ report as well. Pushpindar Singh Air Marshal Brijesh Jayal Future of Aircraft Dubai Air Show 2019 Dr. Manoj Joshi 29 76 Lt. Gen. Kamal Davar Carriers In a companion piece Atul Kumar Lt. Gen. BS Pawar writes on the vital need to augment Air Marshal M. Matheswaran the helicopter force of the Indian Navy. Gp Capt JC Malik Cdr M Nirmal Nitin Konde 51 Sayan Majumdar November 2019 marks completion Sameer Joshi of the 45th year of Vayu Aerospace Richard Gardner (UK) Former CNS and Naval Aviator Admiral Arun Prakash writes on ‘The Kuznetsov Review, with a 15-page section giving Accompanying this Vayu on-the-spot- Reuben Johnson (USA) Mishap and the Future of Aircraft readers a virtual pilot’s eye view of report on the Air Show itself, is focus Bertrand de Boisset (France) Carriers’. He also recalls the initial aviation & aerospace developments on EDGE “an advanced technology Dr Nick Evesenkin (Russia) Russian offer of the Admiral Gorshkov that have impacted on India over the conglomerate, poised to transform past near half century. Tamir Eshel (Israel) to India in 1994-95 and the contending defence industrial capabilities”. carrier-borne aircraft types, Su-33 vs Vayu was a special invitee for the ADVERTISING & MARKETING MANAGER MiG-29K. inaugural at Abu Dhabi. 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