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SP's Military Yearbook 23-2024
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Trump's Offer of F-35 Fighter Jets to India: A Strategic Military Move & Cooperation in Indo-Pacific

By Manish Kumar Jha

In a significant development in US-India defence relations, President Donald Trump proposed the sale of advanced stealth 5-gen F-35 fighter jets to India. While it requires a lot of deliberation and cost analysis, there is no doubt about the efficacy of the F-35 as the most advanced stealth jet operational in the world today which could radically shift and propel Indian air combat capabilities to jumpstart 5/ 6-gen fighter jet programme, besides the grand geopolitical security reorientation

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"Our Current R&D Budget is Woefully Short"

Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, Chief of the Air Staff believes that while concentrated efforts to increase the same are on-going, the private industry would also need to actively invest in this sector

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Defence Budget, Capability and Perspective Planning for the Indian Armed Forces

By Manish Kumar Jha

A sizeable budget which stands at $78 billion, with 26.43 per cent of total allocation spent on capital outlay on Defence Services. The new dimension is the approach towards joint perspective planning of services for the military budget and a clear thrust on R&D allocation matters. How are we going about it?

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"The perception is what we have to change"

In an exclusive chat with Jayant Baranwal, Chairman and Managing Director, SP Guide Publications at the recently concluded MEBAA 2024, Ali Ahmed Alnaqbi, Chairman of the IBAC Governing Board, and Founding Chairman, Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) shared his insights and vision on Business Aviation's Role, Challenges and a Sustainable Future

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"Middle-East region is a launch pad, and our aircraft are well-suited for missions out of here"

Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, SP's Aviation, had an exclusive conversation at this occasion, with Michael Swift, Group Vice President – Sales, EMEA & APAC, Gulfstream Aerospace.

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A Legacy of Safety, Efficiency, and Innovation

Dassault Falcon Business Jets are redefining luxury and safety in Business Aviation. Carlos Brana, Executive Vice President Civil Aircraft, Dassault Aviation shares insights into the company's vision and cutting-edge technology in an exclusive conversation with Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief of SP's Aviation, during 2024 edition of MEBAA held in Dubai.

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Opportunity for Indian defence to collaborate in hi-tech manufacturing with Estonia: Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur

By Manish Kumar Jha from Tallinn, Estonia

During the visit to Estonia, Manish Kumar Jha met Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defence, Estonia in Tallinn. The defence minister talks about the ongoing breakthroughs in military tech especially, developing proven unmanned systems, sensors, communication and surveillance technologies, electronics, and equipment in Estonia.

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Uzbekistan marches towards a path to progressive democracy; tags India the closest friend

By Manish Kumar Jha

Uzbekistan firms up its relations with India as Uzbekistan's First Deputy Foreign Minister Bakhromjon Aloyev calls India the closest friend, during an interaction with Manish Kumar Jha in Tashkent.

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"IAF Aims to be an Agile and Adaptable Air Force"

On the occasion of the 92nd IAF Day, Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, SP's Aviation spoke extensively to Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, Chief of the Air Staff, on a range of subjects concerning the Indian Air Force

Editor-in-Chief presenting SP’s Military Yearbook to Union Minister for Defence, Mr. Rajnath Singh

Minister of Civil Aviation unveils the inaugural issue of SP’s Civil Aviation Yearbook

By Neetu Dhulia

With the New Year cheer abuzz, SP’s has a new reason to cheer! SP’s introduced the ‘SP’s Civil Aviation Yearbook (SP’s CAYB)’. The coveted book was released by the Hon’ble Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju.

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SP Guide Publications Wins Prestigious Business Aviation Award

At the BizAvIndia Awards 2017 organised by Business Aircraft Operators Association (BAOA) in Bengaluru on February 13, 2017, SP Guide Publications was felicitated for its efforts...

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