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2019 16-28 February Vol 66 No 4 ` 5 SAINIK Samachar Aero India 2019 Runway to a Billion Opportunities pic: DPR Photo Divn Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri HD Kumaraswamy and Raksha Rajya Mantri, Dr Subhash Bhamre inaugurating the Aero India 2019 at Air Force Station Yelahanka, Bengaluru on February 20, 2019. pic: DPR Photo Divn Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman addressing the round table conference at Station Officers Mess, Yelahanka, Bengaluru after inaugurating the Aero Show on February 20, 2019. In This Issue Since 1909 BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS Runway to a Billion Opportunities 4 (Initially published as FAUJI AKHBAR) Vol. 66 q No 4 27 Magha - 9 Phalguna 1940 (Saka) 16-28 February 2019 The journal of India’s Armed Forces published every fortnight in thirteen languages including Hindi & English on behalf of Ministry of Defence. It is not necessarily an organ for the expression of the Government’s defence policy. The published items represent the views of respective writers and correspondents. Editor-in-Chief Ruby Thinda Sharma Senior Editor Manoj Tuli India Emerging As 8 Maiden Drone 10 Editor Afaque Ahmad Ehsani Export Hub: Raksha… Olympics… Sub Editors Sub Maj Baiju G & Sub Maj KC Sahu Coordination Kunal Kumar Business Manager Dhirendra Kumar Our Correspondents DELHI: Lt Col M Vaishnava (Offg.); Capt DK Sharma VSM; Gp Capt Anupam Banerjee; Divyanshu Kumar; Photo Editor: K Ramesh; BENGALURU: Guru Prasad HL; CHANDIGARH: Anil Gaur; CHENNAI: M Ponnein Selvan; GANDHINAGAR: Lt Col Sombit Ghosh (Offg.); GUWAHATI: Lt Col P Khongsai; IMPHAL: Lt Col M Vaishnava; JALANDHAR : Anil Gaur (Offg.); JAMMU: Lt Col Devender Anand; JAIPUR: Lt Col Sombit Ghosh; KOCHI: Cdr Sridhar E Warrier; KOHIMA: Col Chiranjeet Konwer; Wg Cdr SS Birdi; Dipannita Dhar; Ms KOLKATA: LUCKNOW: 9 Fighters steal the show Gargi Malik Sinha; MUMBAI: Cdr Mehul Karnik, Narendra Kumar Vispute; NAGPUR: Gp Capt BB Pande; PALAM: Wg Cdr AR Giri; PRAYAGRAJ: Wg Cdr Arvind Sinha; 12 Anti-Drone Technology Should… Final Operational PUNE: Mahesh Iyengar; SECUNDERABAD: G Surendra Babu; SHILLONG; Wg Cdr 15 IAF lists out products to be… Clearance of LCA… 13 Ratnakar Singh; SRINAGAR: Col Rajesh Kalia; TEZPUR: Lt Col Harsh Wardhan 16 Sukhois & Tejas to be kitted… Pande; THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ms Dhanya Sanal K; UDHAMPUR: Col Rajesh Kalia (Offg.); VISAKHAPATNAM: Capt CG Raju. 17 IAF seeks greater participation… Published by: 18 Raksha Mantri Visits Army… 19 Army Chief says, LCH is the… Col Aman Anand, Spokesperson, MoD 20 HAL Hands Over 3 ALHs to… Nampibou Marinmai, Director, PR 21 Russian Helicopters’ conference… Directorate of Public Relations, South Block, 22 Sky is Not the Limit Ministry of Defence, New Delhi-110011 24 DRDO’S Aero India… Editorial Office: L-1 Block, Church Road, New Delhi-110001, 25 DRDO: It’s an ‘Open Arms… Telefax : 23094668 Telephone : 23092768 34 Business Opportunities Galore… Email : [email protected] 36 411 Republic Day Gallantry… E-in-C: ASCON-32078 [email protected] 42 Photocall For subscriptions contact : Business Manager, Sainik Samachar, Telephone : 23092768 Subscription Rates: Inland (Ordinary): One Year Rs 100.00, Overseas COAS Flies in LCA Tejas 14 (Surface Mail): Rs 450.00 Concessional (per year): Rs 20.00 (Applicable for dependants of service personnel & ex-Servicemen.) For all correspondence subscribers must quote their subscription number On front cover: Inauguration of Aero India 2019 at Air Force Station Yelahanka, Bengaluru on February 20, 2019. (pic: DPR Photo Divn) For more details visit our website: http://sainiksamachar.nic.in Follow us on: www.facebook.com/DefenceMinIndia https://twitter.com/spokespersonMoD https://www.instagram.com/prodefense/ Runway to a Billion Opportunities aksha Mantri Smt Nirmala RSitharaman inaugurated the 12th biennial edition of International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition and declared the Aero India 2019 open amidst a lot of fanfare at Air Force Station Yelahanka in Bengaluru. This edition of Aero India, for the first time, combines the defence and civil aviation segments into a holistic event with the co- involvement of the defence and civil aviation ministries in the event. More than 600 Indian Companies and 200 Foreign Companies participated and witnessed the largest Air Show of Asia. Present on the occasion were Implementation Shri Sadananda Secretary DRDO Dr Satheesh Reddy, Chief Minister of Karnataka Shri Gowda, the three Service Chiefs of delegates from several foreign HD Kumaraswamy, Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil the Army, Navy and the Air Force, countries, senior serving officers Aviation Shri Suresh Prabhu, Raksha Defence Secretary Shri Sanjay from the three Services, veterans Rajya Mantri Dr Subhash Bhamre, Mitra, Secretary Defence Production and senior executives from defence Minister of Statistics and Programme Dr Ajay Kumar, Chairman and industries. 4 Sainik Samachar February 16-28, 2019 During her inaugural address, intended metaphorically to be a “Make in India” initiative of the Smt Nirmala Sitharaman welcomed a “Runway to a billion opportunities”! Government that had provided the host of Foreign Ministers and Deputy She said that lately, India had impetus for increased self-reliance Ministers along with their delegations established itself as the hub of in Defence and stressed on the who were representing various manufacturing and export of various need for instituting provisions for countries from all around the world. world class avionics equipment creating the ecosystem for utilisation She said that this edition of Aero and added that the country now and consolidation of design and India intended and endeavoured to had the potential for “Nose to manufacturing facilities to create a put India on the Global map and tail production”. She hailed the ‘robust supply chain system’. February 16-28, 2019 Sainik Samachar 5 She told that 34 projects relating to Army, Navy and Air Force had already been accorded ‘Approval in Principle’ under the ‘Make-II’ category. The Raksha Mantri mentioned that the FDI policy had been revised and now foreign investments upto 49% were allowed through the automatic route and above 49% under Government route. She also mentioned that in last four years, six companies in Defence and Aerospace sectors had obtained government approval for FDI of `237 Cr while FDI of over `200 Cr had been received through the automatic route. The Raksha Mantri informed the audience about the iDEX scheme which was launched on 12th Talking about Defence Helicopter cabin, Advance Aircraft April 2018, to create a network of procurements, Raksha Mantri added Cockpit, Glass Cockpit for Dornier Defence Innovation hubs throughout that during the last four years, 150 and CH-47 Pylon for Boeing as the country and to resolve Defence contracts worth `1,27,500 Cr had some recent successes displayed at and Aerospace related issues. been signed with Indian vendors for the Indian Pavilion. She also hailed She also informed about the first procurement of defence equipment Indian PSUs for manufacturing more innovation hub that had already for the Armed forces. She also than 4000 aircraft including LCA, started at Coimbatore and setting up mentioned that the Government had LCH, ALH, C295 etc. of the two defence corridors in Uttar accorded AoN to 164 proposals She applauded the 10,000 Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, the latest worth `2,79,950 Cr under ‘Buy and one being in Tiruchirappalli on 20 MSMEs which made 80% of Make” categories only to the Indian January 2019 wherein investments components, aggregates and vendors. She also mentioned that the of more than `3200 Cr were assemblies of complex weapon VoP in respect of OFB and DPSUs had committed by the Defence Industry. systems and aircrafts. She also grown from `43,746 Cr in 2013-14 She also mentioned the ‘Mission to `58,163 Cr in 2017-18, out of informed that more than 424 Raksha Gyan Shakti’, launched by which 40% of the production had companies had obtained the license the Ministry of Defence, to create been outsourced to the Private Sector for Defence production which was greater capacity development and and that the Government had also almost double the number in last encourage greater filing of patents issued RFP for the manufacture of four years. Raksha Mantri mentioned in defence and aerospace sectors. the ‘Defence Investor cell’ which was seven identified types of ammunition Smt Nirmala Sitharaman further in private sector. set up in January 2018, to enhance stated that the government was During her address, Raksha the ‘Ease of doing Business’ and committed to create an enabling Mantri hailed several policy informed that over 350 industries environment for a domestic ecosystem initiatives of the Government under had been facilitated till date. She of defence manufacturing, the the ‘Make in India’ viz. 100% FDI also mentioned that 275 Ordnance results of which were already visible. in Defence Manufacturing, Defence Factory items had been de-notified She said, “With the policy initiatives Offset Policy 2016, Delicensing of and also that testing facilities of and the procedural reforms, I am Defence items, iDEX and the Defence DPSUs and OFs had been opened confident that India will emerge as Investor’s cell. She quoted S 92 up for private industry. a key player in the global defence 6 Sainik Samachar February 16-28, 2019 arena. We will create an ecosystem in which there would be enhanced technological collaborations of the public as well as private sectors with the foreign Defence OEMs. Strategic partnerships will be forged with increased integration of skills, systems, technologies and manufacturing capabilities.” Chief Minister of Karnataka Shri HD Kumaraswamy welcomed the ministers and other delegates. Minister for Civil Aviation Shri Suresh Prabhu and Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr Subhash Bhamre also spoke on the occasion. The inaugural address was followed by three Mi-17 V-5 helicopters flying past the dais in manufactured helicopters including came the Sukhoi flanked by LCA ‘Vic’ formation carrying the Indian the LUH, ALH Mk III and IV and LCH Tejas and Jaguar in the Missing tri-colour, the Air Force ensign filled the skies with their jet wash.