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    Green Initiatives
    By R. Chandrakanth

    Airlines, airports and other stakeholders are working towards improving fuel efficiency, reduced noise pollution, efficient use of various materials, all to ensure a sustainable aviation sector.

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    AWWA Sky Whale Concept Plane

    Spanish designer and aviation enthusiast Oscar Viñals has released the design of an aircraft that, he says, would revolutionise green air travel calling it the “greenest aircraft imaginable.”

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    SAARC Satellite & Beyond
    By R. Chandrakanth

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi gives fresh direction and impetus to India’s space capabilities.

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    France Steps up Defence Cooperation
    By Ranjeet Kumar

    With multibillion-dollar deals in the last phases of negotiations in defence and nuclear sectors, France made it a point to become the first European country...

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    Swiss Precision
    By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey

    The performance of the Pilatus fleet at AFA has inspired the IAF to plan for enhanced intake of trainees and increase the basic training syllabus.

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    FDI in Defence: A Welcome Move
    By Ranjeet Kumar

    Talk of security concerns have become irrelevant and the government must think of developing self-dependency in weapon systems by providing an enabling environment...

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    How FDI Can Help Modernisation of Aerospace and Defence?
    By Vivek Lall

    The evolving geopolitical scenarios on India’s borders and the strong underlying economic growth will require and result in increased spending on defence in the coming years.

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    Gaining Traction
    By R. Chandrakanth

    All signs point to the upcoming recovery in business jet production rates being relatively gradual and measured.

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    Cooperation: The Way Forward
    By R. Chandrakanth

    With a seemingly proactive government in place, the Business Aircraft Operators Association is hopeful that the bottlenecks affecting the growth of the sector would be addressed soon.

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    Environment Conscious
    By R. Chandrakanth

    The International Civil Aviation Organisation resolution has set out a clear path towards 2020, from which point emissions attributable to aviation will not increase.

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    EGTS - Enormous Gains
    By R. Chandrakanth Reporting from Phoenix, Arizona

    Electric Green Taxiing System when introduced in 2017 is expected to transform airline operations and environment footprint.

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    Farnborough 2014 - Window of Opportunity
    By R. Chandrakanth

    Farnborough, which began life as a shop window exclusively for the British aerospace industry, now attracts 56 per cent of international exhibitors.

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    William Mitchell (1879–1936)
    By Joseph Noronha

    William Mitchell criticised America’s excessive dependence on the US Navy as its first line of defence against an overseas enemy, insisting that the Navy could offer no cover against strategic bombardment.

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

    There has been some forward movement in the MMRCA deal as was clear after the visit of Laurent Fabius, the Foreign Minister of France, to India on June 30.

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    Revamp of IAF Helicopters for VVIP Travel
    By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey

    The Indian Air Force (IAF) is waiting for a nod from the government for converting some of its Mi-17V5 helicopters that are currently under acquisition, into VVIP class machines to fly the President and Prime Minister. After the acquisition of AgustaWestland’s AW-101 helicopters was blocked over allegations of corruption, the IAF was looking for options to equip the Air Headquarters Communication Squadron with helicopters suitable for VVIP travel.

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    Revamp the Enabler: DPP
    By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey

    The IAF is now brimming with optimism and expects the contract to be awarded soon.

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    Russian Air Defences for India: Reliable Protection and National Defence Industry Driver

    India’s geographical position, its territory, rich natural resources and the status of a major military and political power...

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