www.aeromag.in n November - December 2018 | Vol 12 | Issue 6 First demonstration tour of Mi-171A2 and Ansat across Southeast Asia Indo Defence : DPSUs to Highlight India’s Export Potential Page - 63 in association with Society of Indian Aerospace Technologies & Industries Media Partner Feb 20 - 24, 2019. Yelahanka Air Force Station, Bangalore Contact : [email protected] Advertise with AEROMAG Show Dailies 1 AEROMAG OFFICIAL SHOW DAILIES AEROSPACE, DEFENCE, CIVIL AVIATION, AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE & DEFENCE ENGINEERING SHOW Official Media Partner Publishing Show Dailies and Special Supplements for Aero India - 2019 FEBRUARY 20-24, YELAHANKA AIR FORCE STATION, BANGALORE. Media Partner Publishing Special issues Advertise with Aeromag Please Contact : [email protected] [email protected] Tel : + 919448447509 + 91 9480551925 Aeromag Asia, Aeronautical Society of India Building, Suranjandas Road, Off Old Madras Road, Bangalore- 560 075, Karnataka, Tel : + 91-80-43747492 www.aeromag.in 2 3 040218_IDEX 2019_AEROMAG 20.5x28cm.indd 1 3/4/18 10:26 AM IN-Efficient Mfg-CGTech-2018-PRINT.pdf 1 5/10/2018 2:16:13 PM EDITORIAL ero India 2019 will be held in Bangalore at Yelahanka Airforce Station from 20th to 24th AFebruary 2019. Soon after the announcement, there has been overwhelming response from both overseas and Indian aerospace industries to Editorial Advisory Board participate. Apart from the large Defense PSUs, there Dr. C.G. Krishnadas Nair are also a large number of Indian private industries and Air Chief Marshal S. 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(Rtd) Joseph Varkey Helicopter (Dhruv) designed and developed in various versions for civil and military applications has emerged as a cost effective high-tech world-class multirole helicopter Berlin, Germany holding world record in its class for high altitude flying. The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA Detlef Becker Tejas) incorporating the latest technologies, has successfully demonstrated capabilityC E : [email protected] for Mid-air refueling. ISRO after successful Chandrayan and Mars Mission, world record M T : + 497 112317595 in launching largest number of multiple satellites, has planned further growth in the Y M : + 491 701626053 areas of indigenous manufacture of launch vehicles and satellites and planning for manned moon mission. ISRO and HAL, BEL and other PSUs have launched their missionCM Paris, France for enhanced private industry participation in the design and manufacture. 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Aero India domestic companies along Participation of foreign to participate in the show will 2019 will provide a significant with 500 official delegates companies is expected to rise be from those companies who Aero India 2019 this year as India is actively have responded to the IAF’s proceeding with its aerospace request for information for and defence modernisation 110 multi-role fighter jets. The Bangalore Readies to Fly High drive. Global firms such as IAF is looking to procure 110 Boeing, Lockheed Martin, multi-role fighter jets from six Rafale and Russia’s JSC Sukhoi companies - Boeing (F/A-18 aircraft, cargo planes and have been regular participants. Super Hornet), SAAB Aviation’s Bangalore, for nearly two decades, has been home to the premier Aero defence equipment and look Companies from the UK, US, (Gripen), Eurofighter Typhoon, India Exhibition where global aerospace and defence manufacturers to sell to India’s defence and Italy, Belgium and Ukraine have Lockheed Martin (F-16 Fighting display their latest wares such as fighter aircraft, cargo planes and defence paramilitary forces. As the also registered to participate Falcon) and Russia’s Mig-35. equipment and look to sell to India’s defence and paramilitary forces. As doubts about shifting the as exhibitors in the air show. the doubts about shifting the venue of the latest edition out of Bangalore venue of the latest edition Organisers said that they HAL at the helm was ended officially by the Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, last out of Bangalore was ended expect close to 600 Indian The state-run aerospace month, preparations at Yelahanka air force station is moving at a fast pace. officially by the Defence and foreign companies to behemoth, Hindustan Moreover, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited will be at the helm of this year’s Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, participate in the show. Aeronautics Limited (HAL), event as the government has tasked up the DPSU to organise the event. last month, preparations at platform in bolstering business from 46 countries participated This year the five-day event will be the main organiser of Yelahanka air force station is opportunities in International in Aero India 2017. More than will combine a major trade Aero India 2019. Air Marshal moving at a fast pace. aviation sector.