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SP’S INTROSPECTS ON THE MEGA DEAL IN A 5-PART SERIES SELL & BUY NEWER RNI NUMBER: DELENG/2008/24199 SEE PAGE 28 & MORE IN THE NEXT 4 ISSUES SOLUTIONS SP's Aviation Cover 06-13_Final.indd 1 11/06/13 4:09 PM COVER PHOTO: The omni-role Rafale addresses the emerging needs of the armed forces in a changing geopolitical context, MULTI-role FIGHTER AIRCRAFT: and it remains at the forefront of ON JANUARY 31, 2012, RAFALE WAS DECLARED technical innovation. THE WINNER OF THE MMRCA COMPETITION, BUT THE DEAL IS YET TO BE INKED Photograph by: Dassault Aviation SP’S EXCLUSIVES SHOW REPORT 23 EBACE 2013 – New DRDO Chief pushes 10 Industry Rallies Together page 28 emergency button on Project Tejas PREVIEW LEAD STORY – RFP out for major Avro 32 PARIS AIR SHOW Curtain Raiser replacement programme – Priority re-think on Project AMCA WHY MMRCA? 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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. WWW.SPGUIDEPUBLICATIONS.COM 2 ISSUE 6 • 2013 www.spsaviation.net A word from editor-in-chief THE DEFENCE PROCUREMENT PROCESS APPEARS TO REMAIN MIRED IN CONTROVERSY LEADING TO EXCRUCIATING DELAYS AND OFTEN CANCELLATION OF TENDERS SOMETIMES EVEN IN THE LAST MINUTE. THIS NOT ONLY ACCENTUATES THE DESPAIR IN THE ARMED FORCES BUT IS ALSO EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING FOR THE GLOBAL AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE INDUSTRY MAJORS. AN ISSUE THAT IS almost always in the forefront of news in is jointly hosted each year by the European Business Aviation the military domain in India is that of procurement of weap- Association, the leading association for business aviation in ons systems and associated equipment from foreign sources as Europe and the National Business Aviation Association, the required by the armed forces of the nation. It is only under- leading voice for the business aviation industry in the US. In standable that this must be so as the Indian armed forces are a curtain raiser for the other big event, the Paris Air Show in embarked on a massive expansion and modernisation drive mid-June, Sucheta Das Mohapatra evaluates the mood in the towards which the nation is expected to invest over $100 bil- industry and focuses on what to expect at the event. lion (`5,50,000 crore) over the next five years. Over 70 per cent In the civil aviation regime, Group Captain (Retd) A.K. of these funds would fall in the share of foreign vendors. Unfor- Sachdev reviews the state of business aviation in India, its poten- tunately, more often than not, the defence procurement process tial and impediments. The author is of the view that a change in appears to remain mired in controversy leading to excruciating perception of business aviation is not only overdue, but also a delays and often cancellation of tenders sometimes even in the necessity in the challenging times the Indian economy is pass- last minute. This not only accentuates the despair in the armed ing through. Writing from Goa, Group Captain (Retd) Joseph forces but is also extremely frustrating for the global aero- Noronha looks at the regional aviation scene in the country, the space and defence industry majors who expended enormous wide range of regional jets emerging on the scene for entrepre- resources, time and effort while negotiating the tedious process neurs to choose from and the steps the government is taking of bidding for contracts, evaluation and final selection, and ulti- to spur its growth. R. Chandrakanth evaluates the expanding mately find themselves up against a wall or at a dead-end. global helicopter market as rotary-wing platforms find their Apparently, somewhat concerned with the increasing fre- way into new segments of the business world. quency of instances of impropriety in the procurement process, the All these apart from the regular features in this issue. Ministry of Defence (MoD) has resorted to yet another revision of Welcome aboard and happy landings! the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP). Dubbed as DPP 2013, theA new version of the document attempts to provide a level playing field for the indigenous industry. As per A.K. Antony, the Minister of Defence, the panacea for the ills plaguing the process of pro- curement of defence equipment is indigenisation. In this issue of SP’s Aviation, different authors delve into the various aspects of the procurement process, DPP 2013 and the issue of indigenisation. Air Marshal (Retd) Anil Chopra also examines the issue of foreign direct investment in defence and concludes that this is only way forward. While the Indian Air Force (IAF) awaits with bated breath for the news on award of the contract for 126 Rafale medium multi- role combat aircraft (MMRCA), the MoD has floated a tender for 56 aircraft to replace the ageing fleet, the HS-748 Avro, in service with the IAF since the 1960s. Beginning with this issue, the case for MMRCA for the IAF will be reviewed in detail in a five-part series. This is also the season for international air shows. R. Chan- drakanth reviews the largest educational event in the aviation JAYANT BARANWAL industry in Europe, EBACE, held in May this year at the mag- PUBLISHER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF nificent Palexpo and Geneva International Airport.