SP's Aviation - ISSUE No 02-10
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Issue Features
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Fighter Force - Rebuild & Rejuvenate
By Air Marshal (Retd) V. K. BhatiaWhile the IAF is on the path of decline in numbers of fighter aircraft, China and Pakistan are on an upswing of force accretion and modernisation
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Jointness is the Way of the Future
By SP's TeamChief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik, in the concluding portion of his interaction with SP’s Aviation Senior Visiting Editor Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. Bhatia,
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Helicopter Fleet - Exploring New Horizons
By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. BhatiaAfter a prolonged period of inexplicable slumber, the IAF has apparently got the ‘wake-up’ call and initiated a slew of measures to modernise and augment different categories of its helicopter fleets
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HAL’s R&D Centers have significant work to do
HAL Chairman Ashok Nayak, speaking at the Air Chief Marshal LM Katre Memorial Lecture on January 22, outlined the ambitious projects...
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Transport Fleet - Heavy-Lift Hopefuls
By Group Captain (Retd) Joseph Noronha, GoaIf the 1980s witnessed a quantum leap in the IAF’s air transport capabilities, the coming decade could be even more significant.
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Technology - Usher Aerial Vigilance
By Air Marshal (Retd) B.N. GokhaleInching closer to the centennial year of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in 2018, several countries have already launched programmes for futuristic platforms.
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Trainer Fleet - Woefully Inadequate
By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. PandeyAs operational capability is founded on the attributes of the trainer fleet, it is imperative that the IAF allocate due priority to this segment of infrastructure
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Time to make Hay
By Group Captain (Retd) Joseph Noronha, GoaEncouraged by the throngs of travellers, half a dozen prospective regional carriers are planning to begin operations in the first half of this year
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Intense Scrutiny, Invasive Technology
By Our Staff CorrespondentAirport security measures must be pro-active and must anticipate every possible move the “terrorist” could make—if airports and passengers are to be kept secure. The question is how?
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Ferdinand Graf Von Zeppelin (1838 – 1917)
By Group Captain (Retd) Joseph Noronha, GoaZeppelin established an airship factory using his own money and, by 1898, with a team of 30 workers, assembled his first airship, the Luftschiff Zeppelin 1.
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