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SP's Aviation - ISSUE No 4-2022

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Issue Features

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    CIVIL | WINGS INDIA SHOW REPORT
    Forum for India’s Civil Aviation Stakeholders
    By Ayushee Chaudhary

    Held from March 24–27, 2022, the biennial event’s main theme was “India@75: New Horizon for Aviation Industry”

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    BUSINESS AVIATION | BIZAVINDIA CONFERENCE 2022
    GA/BA as Aviation’s Growth Accelerator
    By Ayushee Chaudhary

    Held on the sidelines of WINGS India 2022 in Hyderabad, the BizAVIndia conference brought together the industry stakeholders after a transitioned post-pandemic world and streamlined the way forward

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    CIVIL | WINGS INDIA SHOW REPORT
    Displays, Deals and Awards
    By Ayushee Chaudhary

    The show focused across wide array of industry related aspects including policy issues, business aspects, challenges, future possibilities, market scenarios, etc.

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    BUSINESS AVIATION | FALCON 6X
    Dassault Speeding up Entry of its Latest Widebody Aircraft
    By Ayushee Chaudhary

    Falcon 6X, one of the newest wide-body aircraft in the French manufacturer’s fleet, completed cold weather testing recently, moving closer to its service entry planned in 2022

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    BI-LATERAL | INDIA-US VIRTUAL SUMMIT
    India-US Partnership to Challenge China
    By Ranjit Kumar

    Prime Minister Modi held a virtual Summit with President Biden on April 11, 2022. With Indo-Pacific in mind and to effectively meet the China challenge, the US administration needs to keep India in good humour.

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    BI-LATERAL | INDIA-US 2+2 DIALOGUE
    India-US Reaffirm Defence Partnership
    By Ranjit Kumar

    The visit of Rajnath Singh to USA for the 2+2 dialogue provided an opportunity to both sides to extensively review the entire gamut of bilateral defence cooperation

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    BI-LATERAL | INDIA-UK SUMMIT
    India and UK – Re-energising Strategic Relations
    By Ranjit Kumar

    “We have discussed next generation defence and security collaboration in all five domains. We have agreed to work together to meet new threats across land, sea, air, space and cyber including partnering on new fighter jet technology, maritime technologies...

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    MILITARY | IAF COMMANDERS’ CONFERENCE
    Focus on Enhancing Capabilities across Multiple Domains
    By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pointed out that the challenges faced on the Northern and Western borders of the nation in the recent past, had been well responded to by the IAF

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

    The last fortnight saw India in the middle of geopolitical affairs with a flurry of activities in India’s bi-lateral engagements with the US followed by UK aimed at enhancing strategic relations and strengthening defence ties

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    NEWS WITH VIEWS
    Artificial Intelligence in Military Aviation
    By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

    On a cloudless morning last May, a pilot took off from the Niagara Falls International Airport, heading for restricted military airspace over Lake Ontario.

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    HALL OF FAME
    John Northrop (1895 - 1981)
    By Joseph Noronha

    The Vega was a rugged, long-range, six-seat monoplane with a cantilever wing that was responsible for many range and airspeed records

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    LAST WORD
    Accelerate Growth with GA/BA
    By Ayushee Chaudhary

    The role that the business and general aviation industry can play in shooting up the economy of the country has been well put out there but still, hindrances remain

  • NEWS DIGEST
    QuickRoundUp

    On March 25, 2022, Airbus announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airlift Global, a company backed by UK-based AUM Capital, to develop helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) and associated air medical service in India.

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    NEWS DIGEST: APPOINTMENT
    Saab Appoints Mats Palmberg as India Head

    Mats Palmberg, currently Head of Saab’s Gripen India Campaign and Vice President of Industrial Partnerships at Saab, will be the new Chairman and Managing Director of Saab India Technologies Pvt Ltd (SITPL).

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    NEWS DIGEST
    Air Works Logs Multiple Award Wins

    India’s largest independent MRO and aviation major, Air Works was adjudged the winner of two prestigious awards - Best MRO Service Provider Award and COVID 19 Business Continuity Award at ‘Wings India 2022’.

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    NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY | ASIA-PACIFIC
    CCS Approves Procurement of 15 Light Combat Helicopters from HAL

    On March 30, 2022, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the procurement of 15 Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Limited Series Production (LSP)...

  • NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY | ASIA-PACIFIC
    Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ Successfully Flight Tested

    Indigenously developed helicopter launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ was successfully flight tested on April 11, 2022 at high-altitude ranges as part of user validation trials.

  • NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY | ASIA-PACIFIC
    Defence Minister Announces Third List Comprising Major Equipment/Platforms

    On April 7, 2022, in New Delhi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released the third positive indigenisation list of 101 items, comprising major equipment/platforms.

  • NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY | ASIA-PACIFIC
    MoD and Bel Hyderabad Sign Contract for Instrumented Electronic Warfare Range

    The Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Hyderabad have signed a contract for Instrumented Electronic Warfare Range (IEWR) for the IAF on March 29, 2022.

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    NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY | ASIA-PACIFIC
    MoD & BEL, Bengaluru Sign Contract for Advanced Electronic Warfare Suite for Fighters

    On March 29, 2022, the MoD and BEL have concluded a contract for the supply of Advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) suite for fighter aircraft of the IAF. The overall cost of the contract is estimated to be Rs. 1,993 crore.

  • NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY | ASIA-PACIFIC
    DRDO Successfully Flight-Tests Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet Technology

    The DRDO successfully flight tested Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) booster at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur on April 8, 2022.