SP's Aviation - ISSUE No 02-11
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The world is focusing its attention on India, amply illustrated by the 2010 visits by a number of heads of state. The markets are here and no global company can afford to ignore.
NASA awards contract to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Boeing to study advanced design concepts for aircraft
US defence officials are exploring new fighter technology ideas based around a new combat aircraft to take over from the F-22 Raptor
The rotary-wing market for just the military helicopters presents a mouth-watering picture for helicopter manufacturers around the world
Keeping in view the geopolitical scenario and emerging threats, the IAF plans not only to catch up but also further augment its jet fighter...
At present the trainer fleets of all the three stages—basic, intermediate and advanced—are under transition
About 25 years since the last major upgrade, the transport fleet of IAF is badly in need of not only upgradation but also a major transformation
The IAF would surely work out its actual and recurring requirements of different types of weapons...
Ballistic missile defence (BMD) is an area which is yet being explored and DRDO has carried out some trials but India is yet to go a long way to achieve some sort of semblance of BMD on ground
The EADS Division is committed to increase its industrial footprint
IAF will soon have most of the combat aircraft capable of being refuelled in mid-air
We no longer hear many complaints on lack of budget support from the Services.
All the stakeholders—the armed forces, public and private sectors—need to come together and grow in a symbiotic relationship to strengthen the nation and achieve self-reliance
In a freewheeling interview with SP’s Aviation, the Chairman of HAL, Ashok Nayak was forthright about the status of Indian aerospace...
The sales graph is to get further impetus when companies start understanding the benefits of business jets...
Analysts have pointed out that airlines are in for a profit of $300 million in the fiscal year to March 2011
In only three years, CAE has rapidly established the leading independent aviation training presence in India...
The decision to make all general aviation operators to compulsorily use handling services provided by SAPL was perceived as...
For pilots, flight crew and maintenance staff, aero engine is the heart of the plane, to be diligently studied and lovingly handled...
If the Ministry of Civil Aviation awakens to the infrastructural needs of the helicopter section of the civil aviation industry in India
According to the Business Aviation Association of India, the country’s current tally of approximately 550 private aircraft...
He began his aviation career as a balloonist, then joined the aircraft manufacturer, Voisin, in 1908, and made his first flight at Hamburg in 1909