www.aeromag.in n Show Daily DAY - 2 Show on the Roll Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressing the press on the opening day of DefExpo 2018. Dr Subhash Bhamre, Minister of State for Defence, Sanjay Mitra, Secretary, Defence, Dr. S Christopher, Secretary, Defence R & D and DRDO Chairman, and Dr Ajay Kumar, Secretary, Defence Production, are also seen. he tenth edition of DefExpo, India’s Indian Defence industry to prosper and manufacturing hub, is getting huge premier defence exhibition began in boost the Make in India programme. response with more than 75 percent Tthe east coast of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The expo will be formally inaugurated of the exhibitors in Indian pavilion. The coastal village in Kanchipuram district is by Prime Minster Narendra Modi today. Live demonstration of Naval Systems, witnessing the biggest defence extravaganza With more than 675 exhibitors, including Aero Systems and Land Systems are in India. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman 160 foreign companies, the DefExpo is being held for the four days of expo. The held a press briefing as a formal beginning of showcasing the best technologies and exhibition showcases the latest systems the expo. The minister said that the Defexpo products in the defence world. The expo, and products of DRDO, defence PSUs India would clearly steer the path of steady aimed at promoting Make in India and and private players in defence sector. growth and will be an ideal platform for thereby turn the country into a defence AEROSPACE th 5 DEFENCE Edition DIRECTORY A Compendium of Aerospace & Defence Industries in association with Society of Defence Technologists Army Chief, General Bipin Rawat at DefExpo 2018. 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Wengineering prowess and Forge Ltd has recently bagged two major Powered by ruggedized, 230 – 280 HP diesel armouring capabilities has emerged to be a export orders in the Protected Vehicles engine and paired with a 4x2/4x4 Manual & formidable leader in the Protected Vehicles segment. The first order of 10 numbers is for Automatic transmissions, it provides blast Segment. Their product profile boasts of the 4 x 4 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), protection against 14 Kgs TNT blast under vehicles like the Armoured Personnel Carrier Class II (STANAG 4569) for the UN missions hull, 21 Kgs TNT blast under any wheels. The (APC), Light Bullet Resistant Vehicle (LBRV), of Indian Army. A first of its kind in the best in its class of 4 x 4, it has a Kerb weight Ultra-Light Strike Vehicle (ULSV), Light country in its class and category, the APC is ranging from 10 - 11.5 tons & payload capacity Armoured Vehicle (LAM) and the Armoured specially designed and built to meet specific of 2 to 1.5 tons. he Defence Research and is entitled with the responsibility of pursuing The Group’s flagship company Bharat Development Organization (DRDO), research work in defence weaponry and Forge Ltd has also bagged a big order to TIndia’s premier research and industrial technology for self-sufficiency. supply its Armour Troop Carrier (ATC) to an development entity of India is turning sixty. The DRDO labs are dedicatedly engaged in Asian country. Uniquely designed and built With pleasure in hearts, mettle in minds and developing defence technologies covering to provide logistic movements of troops in wings of fire, DRDO, that strives to taking various fields, like aeronautics, armaments, peacekeeping missions and forward areas, the country towards self-reliance in defence, combat vehicles, electronics, advanced this mean machine is powered by ruggedized is achieving a historical feat in 2018 by computing, land combat engineering, 230 – 280 HP diesel engine, paired with a celebrating six decades of luminary success. life sciences, materials, missiles, and naval 4x2/4x4 Manual & Automatic transmissions. It The organization has been catering to the systems. They altogether work towards is capable of carrying 12 to 14 crew members needs of Indian armed forces by providing enhancing independence in Defence Systems with large cargo, with protection against 6 them the advanced and sophisticated and undertake design and development Kgs TNT blast and modular enough to be systems and technologies. On the occasion leading to production of world class weapon used as command control vehicle & also as of its Diamond Jubilee, DRDO once again systems and equipment in accordance with ambulance in emergencies. stresses the need of making India a self-reliant the expressed needs and the qualitative Both the APC and ATC are suitably fitted country in defence. The steadfast approach requirements laid down by the three services with 360 degree rotating armoured turret taken by DRDO over these years reinforces of India. with modular weapon mounts to meet its vision of making India prosperous Over the last six decades, DRDO has lethality requirements. The vehicles have by establishing world class science and witnessed multifarious development in terms been successfully tested and evaluated by technology base and provide our Defence of the variety of subject disciplines, number armies globally, including Indian Army. Services decisive edge by equipping them of laboratories, achievements and stature. Rajinder Singh Bhatia, President & CEO with internationally competitive systems and DRDO prepares designs, programs and (Defence and Aerospace), Bharat Forge solutions. proposals for research in defence equipment Ltd said, “Kalyani Group has always been Established in 1958 through the merger of and missile technology and implements the pioneers of new technology and our the Technical Development Establishment them in a phased manner. The organisation philosophy is to always provide the best and the Directorate of Technical Development has made astonishing advancement over solution to the users. In this segment too, we and Production with the Defence Science these years and is known for its outstanding want to make world class products with focus Organisation, DRDO works under the achievements like Prithvi, Agni, Nag missiles on three main requirements of any user – administrative control of the Ministry of for surface-to-surface launching, armoured Provide best Lethality, with off road Mobility Defence headquartered in New Delhi. With a combat vehicles like Arjun manufactured by and optimum Protection”. network of more than 50 laboratories, DRDO indigenous technology, flight simulators for 6 7 Editorial Advisory Board Dr. C.G. Krishnadas Nair Air Chief Marshal S. Krishnaswamy (Rtd) PVSM, AVSM, VM & Bar Air Marshal P. Rajkumar (Rtd) PVSM, AVSM, VM Air Marshal Ajit Bhavanani (Rtd) PVSM, AVSM, VM Rear Admiral K. Mohanan (Rtd), AVSM Mr. Pushpindar Singh Chopra Dr . K. Ram Chand aircraft, pilotless target crafts, unmanned aerial In the missile field, the first night trial of Mr. J.K.Sharma vehicles, artillery guns like Advanced Towed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface short-range Mr. Arunakar Mishra Artillery Guns System (ATAGS), medium range ballistic missile Prithvi-II has been successfully Air Cmdre. (Rtd) Joseph Varkey weapons and explosives etc. completed. The missile has been equipped Trivandrum By being a true technology powerhouse of with state of art guidance system and was S.Radhakrishnan the country, DRDO’s work in myriad fields, fired in real-time situation. It will boost the E: [email protected] ranging from missiles to aeronautics, electronic night-time combat capabilities of the forces. Berlin, Germany systems to combat engineering, armoured Validating India’s Long Range Ballistic Missile Detlef Becker vehicles to UAV’s etc., with the ardent support capabilities, the Agni-V Long Range Surface- E : [email protected] of its laboratory clusters has been contributing to-Surface Ballistic Missile has completed its T : + 497 112317595 to India’s defence manufacture. fifth successful test-flight. The Agni-5, which is M : + 491 701626053 the most advanced in the Agni series, has been Paris, France DRDO’s Recent Major Achievements flight-tested for its full range of 5000Kms. Marie-Thérèse Bonfigli There are a lot of achievements in All the three tests of the light weight glide E : [email protected] terms of the development of aeronautics, bomb Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW) M : +33 (0)6 89 20 95 68 armaments, combat vehicles, electronics, have been successful. The bomb, fired from Moscow, Russia missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, naval an IAF aircraft and guided through precision George Smirnov systems etc. The last few months have navigation system, hit the target at 70 km range E : [email protected] been very prospective for DRDO in terms of accurately. DRDO is promoting India’s defence M : +7 (906)711-03-51 / (495)644-17-33 successful tests of its products, owing to the production with advanced technologies painstaking efforts of DRDO scientists and the and thereby reducing the defence imports. Sunny Jerome technological excellence of DRDO laboratories. Recently, the Defence Ministry has approved Managing Editor Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) Nag, the Rs. 490 Crores procurement of 260 Software one of the five missile systems developed Defined Radios (SDR), developed by DRDO for Preethi M.