Archive For The “Aero India” Category

Agni-5, airborne warning systems to be showcased at Aero India

The long-range ballistic missile Agni-5 and Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems (AEW&Cs) will be some of the major attractions at the DRDO pavilion at the ninth edition of the bi-annual aerospace exposition, Aero India 2013. Stating that two AEW&Cs aircraft would be ready this year and the third one by 2014, completing the delivery […]

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Our Aero heroes bag awards

On the eve of Aero India 2013, the prestigious Aerospace and Defense awards were presented. Many distinguished guests graced the occasion; this list included Dr V K Saraswat, scientific adviser to the defense minister, secretary defense R & D and DG (DGDO) who gave away the awards. Others included Mr Pratyush Kumar, President, Boeing India; […]

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Boeing to showcase Scan Eagle, Integrator UAVs at Aero India

Scan Eagle and Integrator — two versatile unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the hangars of Insitu — a wholly owned independent operating subsidiary of Boeing, will be at the Aero India 2013. With an eye to capture the potential market for surveillance platforms in the country, Boeing is exhibiting full-size models of these UAVs for […]

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Top Guns Showcase Aero Dynamics

There was a surprise in store for the aam janata though the air show opend to the public only in the afternoon, they were allowed in right from the morning. Most of the mean machines that flew on the first day were seen in action on the second day too — Rafale fighter jets, Tejas, […]

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Over 600 firms to take part in Aero India

India’s premier aerospace and defence exposition, the weeklong Aero India biennial jamboree kicked off in Bangalore with the inauguration of an international seminar ‘Aerospace Products – Challenges in Design to Deployment’ and a flying rehearsal at the Air Force Station (AFS) Yelahanka. The Aero India 2013, which is the ninth in the series of International […]

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Prying plane in Air Show

After missing two opportunities to fly public in the last four months, India’s yet to be named prying plane – Airborne Early Warning & Control System (AEW&CS) – made its maiden appearance at the Aero India-2013. Scientists and engineers at the Centre for Air Borne Systems (CABS), a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) lab, […]

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Lockheed Martin eyes win-win partnerships

A 20-member team from American plane-maker Lockheed Martin (LM) will touchdown for the Aero India-2013, hoping for new opportunities in aerospace and defence sector. As they get down to business hours in the cosy comforts of air show pavilions, the Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots will take the newly-inducted mammoth LM-built beast – the C-130J […]

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Flying Bulls ready to steal show

Flying Bulls, one of the world’s leading aerobatic display team from the Czech Republic, will be performing during the Aero India-2013 show at Yelahanka Air Force Base. Confirming this to Express, Flying Bulls formation leader Mr Radka Machova, said that her team would touchdown in Bangalore on February 2, from Frankfurt. The Bulls had their […]

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Centre’s Rafale deal may hit Bangalore airshow

With the government zeroing in on the vendor for procuring 126 fighter jets, the upcoming aero show in Bangalore is likely to lose some sheen, though the Defence Ministry claimed that the event will generate more business. Only the Rafale fighter aircraft from Dasault Aviation and the F-16s from Lockheed Martin will fly at the […]

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IAF gears up to make Aero India bigger

Preparations for the ninth edition of International Exhibition on Aerospace, Defence and Civil Aviation (Aero India 2013) are in full swing at the IAF base in Yelahanka, Bangalore. Air Marshal Rajinder Singh, Air Officer Commanding- in-Chief, Training Command, IAF, told Express: “More than 27 countries are participating in the show, and official delegations from 78 […]

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