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SP's Aviation - ISSUE No 2-2024

Issue Features

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  MILITARY | IAF
  IAF Modernisation Roadmap
  By Manish Kumar Jha

  IAF’s pursuit of Air & Space Supremacy amid a surfeit of challenges

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  MILITARY | FORCE MULTIPLIERS
  Force Multipliers — Action Unfolding India
  By Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd)

  Force multipliers play an undeniable role in amplifying air dominance, demanding continued investment and strategic implementation

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  MILITARY | AEW&C
  Netra — Eyes in the Sky
  By Group Captain D.K. Pandey (Retd)

  Indian AEW&C Platforms to Bolster Network-Centric Air Operations

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  MILITARY | DEFENCE R&D
  Defending DRDO — Restructure the Responsibilities
  By Manish Kumar Jha

  A strategic transformation of DRDO is needed to chart a course for excellence in defence technology and a more agile and responsive future

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  MILITARY | ACQUISITIONS
  Government Approves Big-ticket Military Acquisition Worth ₹84,560 crore ($10.57 bn)
  By Manish Kumar Jha

  The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) granted approval for Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for various capital acquisition proposals amounting to ₹84,560 crore ($10.57 billion). The DAC also notified amendments in Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020, reducing the overall procurement cycle for Start-Ups & MSMEs.

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  SHOW REPORT | WINGS INDIA 2024
  Scripting the Indian Aviation Story
  By Ayushee Chaudhary

  Connecting India to the world in Amrit Kaal and setting the stage for India Civil Aviation @2047

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  SHOW REPORT | MAIDEN DISPLAY
  Boeing 777x (777-9) Makes its India Debut
  By Ayushee Chaudhary

  Boeing’s latest widebody 777-9 takes center stage at Wings India 2024, poised to redefine travel experience

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  CIVIL | MARKET OUTLOOK
  India to lead Commercial Aviation recovery in South Asia
  By Ayushee Chaudhary

  According to Boeing’s 2023 Commercial Market Outlook, India and South Asia are expected to have over 2,705 new airplane deliveries until 2042

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  A Word from Editor-in-Chief
  By Jayant Baranwal, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

  The emergence of asymmetric and hybrid warfare concepts requires the Indian Air Force to dovetail their Space and Information Warfare capabilities into its concept of operations. For the IAF’s power projection, Network-centric warfare imbibing NextGen technologies is the most fundamental for Offensive and Air Defence Operations.

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  HALL OF FAME
  Mary Ellis (1917–2018)
  By Joseph Noronha

  At one RAF base where Mary Ellis landed a Wellington bomber, the ground crew flatly refused to believe that she was the pilot. They even searched inside the bomber convinced that its male pilot was lurking somewhere.

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  LAST WORD
  Charting a Sustainable Course
  By Rohit Goel

  India’s aviation sector is experiencing rapid growth accompanied by an inevitable surge in carbon emissions. To counter this environmental challenge, collaborative initiatives between airlines and the MoCA need to taken shape for the integration and adoption of SAF.

• NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY
  Winners of Innovation Leadership Development Programme 2023-24
  

  Boeing announced seven teams comprising university students and earlystage start-up entrepreneurs as winners of the third edition of Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development (BUILD) programme 2023-24.

• NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY
  Pratt & Whitney Expands India Operations
  

  Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, announced the establishment of its new India Digital Capability Center (IDCC) in Bengaluru. The new center will accelerate innovation and drive digital and business transformation for Pratt & Whitney worldwide.

• NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY
  Pratt & Whitney’s Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion Offering
  

  Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, has completed a critical assessment of its Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) offering with the US Air Force, moving the program closer to completing its detailed design review.

• NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY
  Embraer and Mahindra Announce Collaboration
  

  Embraer Defense & Security and Mahindra announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the objective of jointly fulfilling the acquisition of the C-390 Millennium multi-mission aircraft by the Indian Air Force in its upcoming Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) procurement project.

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  NEWS DIGEST: APPOINTMENT
  Nikhil Joshi to lead Boeing Defence India
  

  Boeing has announced the appointment of Nikhil Joshi as Managing Director of Boeing Defence India (BDI), in a move to strengthen the company’s operations and accelerated growth strategy for India.