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Hopefully this will be pursued by the Ministry of Defence with vigour and the numbers will be appropriately enhanced to close the ever increasing deficiency in the combat fleet With the combat fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) badly of unmanned platforms, has accentuated the need for safe inte- depleted and the possibility of the Indian armed forces being gration of unmanned platforms with the manned air traffic, civil called upon to militarily confront both China and Pakistan simul- and military. Consequently, the involved regulatory agencies taneously, it had become necessary for the IAF to make a realistic are in search of affordable solutions especially of integration of evaluation of its operational capability to cope with a two-front mini-UAVs. J. Noronha looks back on this front. war. Thus it was that in the second half of April this year, the IAF Wish you refreshing reading. Jai Hind! carried out a two-week long and the largest ever war gaming air exercise called Gagan Shakti 2018. Quite understandably, there SP’s Aviation joins the global aviation fraternity in paying would be a message embedded in the exercise for both Paki- tribute to the legendary Serge Dassault. The former Chair- stan and China. Two reports on Exercise Gagan Shakti 2018, man and CEO of Dassault Aviation was associated with the including exclusive details of types and numbers of aircraft that company for nearly 50 years. Under his leadership, Dassault participated have been included in this issue of SP’s Aviation. Aviation consistently developed to new market realities to rise While the IAF may have good reason to be proud and happy to the challenges of the 21st century. During his tenure, new about its performance during Exercise Gagan Shakti 2018, it can and innovative aircraft emerged meeting the new customers’ no longer ignore the need to build up the strength of the combat requirements in both civil and military aviation. He held vari- fleet from the present 31 squadrons to the authorised level of 42. ous prestigious positions in the French and European Avia- The issue has acquired real urgency and in fact is turning virtually tion sector and was elected as the ‘Aircraft Manufacturer of into a crisis as efforts of the IAF over the last 11 years to induct the Year’ in 1998. As a person who dedicated his life to aero- modern fourth-generation combat aircraft in large numbers as nautics and the aviation industry, he will always be remem- also to develop a fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) jointly bered for his passion for aviation. with Russia have both run aground. A report on the failed FGFA project by Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd) figures in this issue. In the first week of April this year, a Request for Information for 110 fighter aircraft, single or twin-engine, has been issued. Hopefully this will be pursued by the Ministry of Defence with vigour and the numbers will be appropriately enhanced to close the ever increasing deficiency in the combat fleet. While the leading players in the global aerospace industry such as Boe- ing and Lockheed Martin who are the major pillars of strength, are all set to jump into the fray, in the final analysis, there is no alternative to self reliance in this field in the long run. A major development in the regime of military aviation vis- JAYANT BARANWAL ible on the horizon is the trend to shift to the unmanned regime including in respect of combat platforms. But the proliferation PUBLISHER & EDITor-in-CHIEF Owned, published and printed by Jayant Baranwal, printed at Kala Jyothi Process Pvt Ltd and published at FOLLOW US ON A-133, Arjun Nagar (Opposite Defence Colony), New Delhi 110003, India. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, photocopying, recording, electronic, or otherwise without prior written permission of the Publishers. @SPsAviation SPPublications 2 ISSUE 5 • 2018 www.sps-aviation.com B:220 mm T:210 mm S:180 mm boeing.co.in B:277 mm S:226 mm T:267 mm TOGETHER. BUILDING THE FUTURE. Boeing is proud of its longstanding partnership with India. A partnership India can depend upon to meet its developing requirements, from surveillance, strike and mobility platforms to C4ISR, unmanned systems and support services.