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From India. 8 NewsWithViews - Kiran Crash Claims Pilot AviationISSUE 1 • 2009 - Miracle on the Hudson Show Preview 10 InFocus Engineering Metamorphosis 16 AERO INDIA 2009 12 CURTAIN RAISER Forum Walk the Line Military 44 NewsDigest IAF MODERNISATION 48 LastWord 20 FLASH FORWARD Lifetime Commitment 29 AWAITING AWACS RAINING ������������������������������ ������������� �������������������������������������� 30 T ����������������������� ��������������������������������� ������������ ���� Cover Photo: ���� ������������������������ HAWK-ISH MANOEUVRES To facilitate the IAF’s drive ������������������������������������������������������������������ �������������� ��������������������������� 36 TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT FLASH FORWARD: As the IAF stands to regain its original force ���������������� ECLIPSED & EDGED OUT poised on the threshold of significant levels, the number of Su-30 ������������������������������ modernisation, the need of the hour is MKIs which are already Industry for the government to offer meaningful ��������� under production at HAL � 15 INDRA and timely support to accelerate the can be effectively increased. modernisation programme. ����� ������������������ ���� INDRA – EXCELLENCE IN ���������� (Seen here is a Mirage 2000 of the ����������� ��������������� ���������������� Photo Credit: IAF SP's Avn 1 of 09 Cover.indd 1 2/4/09 4:06:57 PM AIRBORNE SOLUTIONS Indian Air Force in flight.) 27 TECHNOLOGY UAVS AT THE CENTENNIAL 2018 PUBLISHER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR: Jayant Baranwal Ratan Sonal Civil GRAPHIC DESIGNER: ASSISTANT EDITOR 33 TRAINING Vimlesh Kumar Yadav Arundhati Das FLYING TUTORS © SP Guide Publications, 2009 SENIOR VISITING EDITOR Business Aviation Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. 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At the er, eyes glued to the swelling pie of budgetary al- forefront are companies from Germany and France with 31 location. Be it the massive $10 billion (Rs 49,000 each. Following close on their heels are UK (26), Russia (24), crore) deal for Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft the US (22), Italy (19), Belgium (17), Israel (11) and Australia for the Indian Air Force (IAF) or the huge inventory (10). Over 100 aircraft—military and civil, as also UAVs—are of helicopters the armed forces are looking to pick from the expected to take part in flying and static display. Iforeign defence market at a cost running into some stag- Capturing all the buzz surrounding this prestigious air- gering figures, lure of the lucre and the rich bargains to be show, this Aero India 2009 special edition of SP’s Aviation struck have fuelled the race like never before.