Aero India - 2011

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India's Arms Lab Signs Cross-Border Deals​

BANGALORE - India's defense research agency is continuing to reach out to other countries for joint projects.

At the Aero India show, the Defence Research and Development Organisation launched research into armament, avionics and life sciences with Britain, France, Italy, Russia, Spain, Ukraine and the United States, DRDO chief V K Saraswat told reporters Feb. 11.


"The thrust is to build defense technologies for tomorrow," Saraswat said. "Priority to build joint intellectual property rights with international partners will be yet another priority for DRDO."

Analysts called the moves part of the agency's long-term strategy to shed its closed-door approach and open ties with overseas defense majors and research entities.

Saraswat said DRDO already has 20 international joint defense research and development projects.

The DRDO chief also unveiled DRDO efforts to build a new supersonic missile. Ground testing has already been done on the scramjet-powered missile, which is meant to have a range of 30 kilometers, a top speed of Mach 5 and a first test flight in the middle of next year, he said.

DRDO is helping the Indian Space Research Organization develop ELINT and electro-optic pods for space.

Saraswat said he hoped that his $2 billion budget would rise next year to around $2.66 billion; the new figures are to be announced Feb. 28.



DRDO projects include the development of the naval version of the Light Aircraft (LCA), unmanned combat aerial vehicle, new-generation unmanned aerial vehicles, aerostat and medium combat aircraft. Future areas of interest include materials, avionics, structural systems, missiles and human resources.

"Cooperation at every level - local, national or global - is an absolute necessity for progress in technology, especially defense technology," Indian Defence Minister A K Antony said Feb. 7 in Bangalore.

The United States last month removed export curbs on DRDO's laboratories, including the Armament Research and Development Establishment, the Defense Research and Development Lab, the Missile Research and Development Complex and the Solid State Physics Laboratory.


India's Arms Lab Signs Cross-Border Deals - Defense News

 

[Windjammer]

It so seems that the Indian member, SpArK , has been gloating on the capabilities of Pakistan's JF-17 Thunder aircraft, you may well be on your way to the corporate ladder, but here are couple of videos showing you what's the Thunder made of, why don't you name your poison buster and let's go loop the loop. !!!

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YouTube - PAF jf17 in zhuhai airshow 2010

 

[SpArK]

It so seems that the Indian member, SpArK , has been gloating on the capabilities of Pakistan's JF-17 Thunder aircraft, you may well be on your way to the corporate ladder, but here are couple of videos showing you what's the Thunder made of, why don't you name your poison buster and let's go loop the loop. !!!
YouTube -

YouTube - PAF jf17 in zhuhai airshow 2010

Where did that happen..??? It seems??...

Help us to keep this thread clean..keep the offtopic ones to another thread..

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[EastWest]

It so seems that the Indian member, SpArK , has been gloating on the capabilities of Pakistan's JF-17 Thunder aircraft, you may well be on your way to the corporate ladder, but here are couple of videos showing you what's the Thunder made of, why don't you name your poison buster and let's go loop the loop. !!!

YouTube -

YouTube - PAF jf17 in zhuhai airshow 2010

Dont try to derail this beautiful thread..

open another thread for ur rants

 

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[Windjammer]

Where did that happen..??? It seems??...

Help us to keep this thread clean..keep the offtopic ones to another thread..

Nothing is off topic, all comes with the territory, you ignored the challenge by the other member in the JF-17 thread, hence I had to repost here.
Nothing personal.

 

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Nothing is off topic, all comes with the territory, you ignored the challenge by the other member in the JF-17 thread, hence I had to repost here.
Nothing personal.

Challenges are for kids.. especially in online forums..try somebody else.. im not interested..

 

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MMRCA deal hot topic at record breaking AeroIndia​

Bangalore, Feb 11 (IANS)

The eighth AeroIndia air show here has broken all records for the number of visitors, with over 1.75 lakh footfalls recorded till Friday. The focus of attention remained on the biggest tender India has floated to buy 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA).

The contract is expected to be awarded to one of the six contenders by September this year, according to officials.

"The MMRCA is the primary focus. With the orders likely soon, what will happen in the next edition in 2013, I wonder," said Guy Douglas from BAE Systems India.

The increase in the number of aircraft manufacturers and air forces participating in the show this year indicates the increasing interest in AeroIndia, he added.

The first three days of the five-day airshow, which opened Wednesday at the Yelahanka air base, were all about business.

But the show will be open for the general public to visit the flying and static display during Saturday and Sunday.

A large number of aviators and enthusiasts have gathered here to watch the spell-binding manoeuvres such as sharp turns, rolls and spins by fighter jets from all major global manufacturers, including US Lockheed Martin's F-16s, Boeing's F/A-18s, Saab's Gripen and the Dassault's Rafale.

These are part of the 95 military aircraft lined up in the static display area.AeroIndia also has a large civilian aviation component with 54 percent aircraft on display from this sector.

Russian Sukhoi, Brazilian Embraer and Ukranian Antonov are some of the passenger plane manufacturers who are here this time around.

Indian vehicle major Mahindra's aviation arm Mahindra Aero has got its GA-8 Airvan, an eight-seater small sized plane, to the show for static display.


Among the other interests in this year's AeroIndia are the aerobatic displays by the Indian Air Force's nine-aircraft Surya Kirans and the four-aircraft Czech Republic-based Flying Bulls flying the Zlin 50 LX aircraft.

The members of the two teams are mobbed every time they returned from their displays.

While the aircraft are lined up in the static display alongside the runway, the global manufacturers of aerospace products from nearly 700 companies have put up stations and pavilions.

Americans have the largest presence at this edition of AeroIndia with over 63 firms putting up their best foot forward, eyeing the $150 billion aviation market that India is likely grow into next decade.

"AeroIndia has gained in importance with each passing edition. And this year, it is no different. The organisers have done a great job," says Boeing Defence Space and Security - India vice president Vivek Lall.

The countries have put up their indoor exhibition over five permanent halls that the Yelahanka air base has for the air show and the seven temporary hangars, all of which have been converted into indoor display area.

"India is a very important market for the global aviation industry and that is why we are here. This show is great," says Viktor Konarev of Antonov, which intends to sell its AN-148 airliner to Indian domestic airlines.

Among the top foreign dignitaries to visit the show were US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, British Minister for Defence Equipment Support and Technology Peter Luff, British High Commissioner to India Richard Stagg and Ukraine's Ambassador Oleksandr D. Shevchenko.

Russian aviation enthusiast Marina Lystseva has been a regular visitor to all major global air shows, including some of the oldest at Farnborough and Paris.

But her first visit to AeroIndia here has left her "very impressed"."Very impressive. In fact, the flying and static display of so many aircraft and helicopters at one place...I have never seen such a show before," said Lystseva said Friday.

MMRCA deal hot topic at record breaking AeroIndia

 

[Windjammer]

Challenges are for kids.. especially in online forums..try somebody else.. im not interested..

Indeed, kids make silly remarks, and sometimes talk big. Guess tomorrow is another day, carry on with your good work.