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SP's Aviation - ISSUE No 3-2023

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Issue Features

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    BI-LATERAL | INDIA-JAPAN
    Need for Defence Industries to Join Hands
    By Ranjit Kumar

    During his official talks with the Japanese Prime Minister, the Indian Prime Minister talked of the mantra of co-innovation, co-design and co-creation for a deeper and mutually beneficial defence cooperation

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    BI-LATERAL | INDIA-ITALY
    Promoting Defence Cooperation
    By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    This was Italian Prime Minister Meloni’s first visit to India during which she was accompanied by Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and a high-powered business delegation

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    SHOW REPORT | AERO INDIA 2023
    India’s Fast Growing ‘Aerospace & Defence Ecosystem’ Showcased
    By Ayushee Chaudhary

    Aero India 2023 proved to be a hotspot for national and international defence and aerospace industry, significant discussions and a display of the global aerospace prowess

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    MILITARY | FIGHTERS
    State of the IAF Fighter Fleet After Rafale Induction
    By Joseph Noronha

    Top IAF commanders as well as independent aviation analysts believe that the Rafale gives the IAF capabilities that the Pakistan Air Force currently has no answer to

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    CIVIL | AIRLINES
    Air India Kickstarts its Transformation Phase
    By Ayushee Chaudhary

    The former national carrier has placed bulk orders with aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing for aircraft as well as for engines with Rolls-Royce, GE Aerospace & CFM

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    CIVIL | INDUSTRY
    Air India Orders more than 800 CFM LEAP Engines
    By Ayushee Chaudhary

    CFM will exclusively power the airline’s newly announced fleet of 210 Airbus A320/A321neo and 190 Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft

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    ENGINES | OEM
    The Single Aisle Leader
    By Joseph Noronha

    CFM International has a proven track record of delivering high-quality engines like the CFM56 and the LEAP-1. With the CFM RISE likely to follow, the company will probably retain its position as single-aisle market leader for the foreseeable future.

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    ENGINES | TECHNOLOGY
    CFM RISES
    By Joseph Noronha

    The CFM RISE open fan architecture is a radical innovation that seems to offer the best hope of achieving the large reduction in CO2 emissions for environment sustainability

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

    The inauguration of Aero India 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a clear indication of the Indian Government’s strong support for the development of the Aerospace and Defence sector, its commitment to promoting indigenous manufacturing and also significantly boost Defence exports

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    HALL OF FAME
    Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
    By Joseph Noronha

    In 2020, a University of Maryland engineering team designed and tested the technology underlying da Vinci’s hovering device. The result was Crimson Spin, an unmanned quadcopter drone that actually flew on several brief journeys.

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    LAST WORD
    Must Invest in EW Capabilities
    By Rohit Goel

    Indian Air Force (IAF) must continue to invest in the development and deployment of advanced electronic warfare systems to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving global security landscape

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    NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY
    Rajnath Singh Reviews Progress of Infrastructure Projects

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a high-level meeting in New Delhi on March 14, 2023 to review the progress in construction of various infrastructure projects on the northern border areas.

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    NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY
    Successful Flight-test of Indigenous Power Take off Shaft

    Maiden successful flight-test of Power Take off (PTO) Shaft was conducted on Light Combat Aircraft (LCA Tejas) Limited Series Production (LSP) - 3 aircraft in Bengaluru on March 14, 2023.

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    NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY
    Contract for Procurement of 70 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft

    Ministry of Defence, on March 7, 2023, signed contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for procurement of 70 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft at a cost of over Rs 6,800 crore.

  • NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY
    MoD Signs Contract for Six Dornier-228

    Ministry of Defence, on March 10, 2023, signed a contract for procurement of six Dornier-228 aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at a cost of Rs 667 crore.

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    NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY
    Aeronautics Signs Contract with Finnish Defence Forces

    Aeronautics Ltd, leader in designing, developing and manufacturing Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for the global defence, HLS, and markets announced that it has signed a mid-life upgrade contract with the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) for its existing Orbiter 2 Mini UAS array.

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    NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY
    IAI and Daronmont Tech Sign MoU

    Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed an MoU with defence leader Daronmont Technologies, to deliver advanced air and missile defence capabilities for the purchase of defence systems and other ADF programmes.

  • NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY
    Boeing to Produce 184 Apache

    Boeing will build 184 AH-64E Apaches for the US Army and international customers, including the first Apaches for Australia.

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    NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY
    Bahrain’s First F-16 Block 70 Aircraft

    Bahraini, American and Lockheed Martin officials celebrated the first F-16 Block 70 for the Royal Bahraini Air Force at Lockheed Martin, South Carolina.

  • NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY
    Lockheed Martin, Korea Aerospace Industries Announce Partnership

    Lockheed Martin, Korea Aerospace Industries and Red 6 Aerospace announced a new partnership that will deliver advanced 21st Century Security capabilities across a spectrum of training and combat aircraft.

  • NEWS DIGEST: INDUSTRY
    Lockheed Martin and Tata Group Sign MoU

    Lockheed Martin and Tata Group have reached an agreement to begin the implementation of fighter wing production at the companies’ joint venture, Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL), in Hyderabad, India.

  • NEWS DIGEST
    Appointments

    Bernard Marquez has been appointed Head of Quality at ATR, effective March 1, 2023. Bernard takes the lead of an integrated and independent Quality function.