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New DPP will give impetusto indigenisation: Antony

DRDO: Leading the wayin taking Indias deencestrength to new heights

MiG Corp to take up jointmodernisation o IAF MiG-29 eet in India soon

ContentsPage 12We intend to develop airships:Dr. amilmani

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Karnataka aims to create vibrantaerospace hub

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We plan to expand IndiaEngineering Centre: Eaton

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Indian Delegation to Paris AirShow 2013

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Paris Air Show all set to take o38

Paris Airshow is the largest and majorairshow in the World. SIATI signedan MOU with GIFAS or acilitating

Co-operation between Indian and FrenchAerospace Industries. Since then SIATI has been

mobilizing participation o the Indian AerospaceOrganizations in the Paris Airshow both as exhibitors and as industrydelegations. There has been also exchange o industry delegations betweenIndia and France and with other countries organized by SIATI. In addition to themeeting o Aerospace Industries o France, Airshows provided opportunitiesor Indian delegates to meet and interact with aerospace industries o severalother countries resulting in establishing enduring relationships or mutualbenets.

Military and Civil aviation has been growing in India at a ast rate. There hasbeen several aerospace and deense projects based on indigenous R&D as wellas through technology transer and license production. The Oset policy inaircrat and deense procurement along with pro-active policies encouragingPrivate Public Sector Partnership has provided opportunities or collaborationsbetween India & Overseas aerospace industries to collaborate or mutualbenet. India is also emerging as an excellent destination or investment inR&D or cost eective research, design and development. With the growtho industries and R&D, there is growing need or trained human resourcesboth or industries and R&D Institutions. There is thus a growing opportunityor collaborations between academic institutions, research institutionsand industries, and Technical Training Institutes or Skill development andknowledge workers. SIATI and GIFAS has recently acilitated an MOU betweenInternational Institute or Aerospace Engineering and Management (JainUniversity) and InstitutAronautique et Spatial (IAS).

SIATI is leading an Indian Industry delegation to Paris Airshow this time, inaddition to industries such as HAL and several other private industries, whoare exhibiting their products capabilities and new projects. The objectiveo Indias participation is to interact with aerospace industries rom variouscountries exhibiting at the Paris Airshow and to develop and strengthen co-operation or mutual benet.

SIATI and Aeromag conveys its best wishes to all participants


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The Deence ProcurementProcedure 2013 which took eectrom June 1st aims to balance the

competing requirements o expeditingcapital procurement, developing arobust indigenous deence sector andconorming to the highest standardso transparency, probity and publicaccountability, while laying a strongemphasis on promoting indigenisationand creating a level playing eld or theIndian Industry.

Deence Minister A K Antony hasexpressed the hope that the deenceindustry as well as the procurementagencies will nd the DPP-2013 to be aprogressive step aimed at giving impetusto indigenisation, creating level playingeld between the Private and Public

Sector and expediting the procurementprocess as a whole.A higher preerence has now been

accorded explicitly to the Buy (Indian),Buy and Make (Indian) and Makecategorisation, besides bringing urtherclarity in the denition o the IndigenousContent and simpliying the Buy andMake (Indian) process. Besides this, thevalidity o the Acceptance o Necessity(AoN) has been reduced rom two yearsto one year with a stipulation to reezethe Service Qualitative Requirements(SQRs) beore the accord o the AoN. Ahigher delegation o nancial powers to

the Service Headquarters and the DPBhas also been made. Together, thesemeasures are expected to make theprocurement procedure more ecientand reduce delays.

Other signicant changes includeincorporation o the new oset policyguidelines which were promulgated inAugust 2012 and revision o the chapteron Ship-building which had beenintroduced in the DPP 2011. The Ministryhas also undertaken the exercise o urthersimplication o the Make proceduresand revision o the Fast Track Procedures

which is likely to be completed in the nearuture.

With these changes, the new procedureis expected to provide the much neededthrust to the Indian Deence Industry inthe years to come while continuing tomeet the deence requirements o thecountry at an even pace.

The Salient eatures o the DPP- 2013

The irst major change that has beenbrought in relates to the introductiono the preerred categorisation inthe ollowing order; Buy (Indian), Buy

& Make (Indian), Make (Indian), Buy& Make, Buy(Global). While seekingthe approval or ccord o Necessity(AoN) in a particular category, say, Buy(Global), it will now be necessary to givejusti ication or not consideri ng theother higher preerence categories. Thisis expected to give a stronger impetusto indigenisation.

Stipulations related to the indigenouscontent have been clariied and mademore stringent. Indigenous contentrequirements will now extend all theway to the lowest tier o the sub-vendor.Hence, import content in the productssupplied by the sub-vendors will notqualiy towards indigenous content.

Besides this, the requirement o theprescribed indigenous content, e.g.30% in the Buy (Indian) category is tobe achieved on the overall cost basis,

as well as in the core components i.e.the basic equipment, manuacturersrecommended spares, special tools andtest equipments taken together.

In addition, the basic equipment mustalso have minimum 30% indigenouscontent at all stages including the oneoered at the trial stage. It has urtherbeen stipulated that an indigenisationplan will be provided by the vendor.These stipulations will ensuremore meaningul eorts towardsindigenisation.

While a penalty has been stipulated ornot achieving the required indigenouscontent at a given stage, a scope to makeup the deciency at later stages has beenprovided.

Likewise, in the Buy and Make (Indian)cases, there is no stipulation regardingthe minimum indigenous content in the

Buy component and the Indian vendoris given the elbow room to achieve theprescribed indigenous content in theoverall delivery. This enables the Indianvendor the time to absorb ToT, set upmanuacturing acility while concurrentlymeeting the service requirements.

A method or assessment o indigenouscontent, based on sel certication byvendors, has been given while keepingprovision or audit by MoD or itsnominated agency, i ound necessary.

A major set o changes aimed at makingthe procurement process speedierincludes the stipulation to nalize theSQRs beore seeking the accord orAcceptance o Necessity and reducingthe validity period o an AoN rom twoyears to one year. This will bring downthe processing time o individual casessignicantly.

Procurement cases are also expected tobe speeded up on account o enhanceddelegation o powers o the SCAPCHCrom Rs 50 crore to Rs 150 crore and thepower o the DPB rom 150 crores to Rs300 crore.

In order to encourage timely submissiono the bids by the vendors and todiscourage last minute requests orextension o time, it has been stipulatedthat any request or extension o the bidsubmission date must be made at leasttwo weeks prior to the bid submissiondate with adequate justication.

Impetus to indigenisation would alsorequire simplication o the Buy and Make(Indian) and Make procedure. The exerciseto simpliy the Buy and Make (Indian)procedure has been completed doingaway inter alia with the requirement oshort-listing the vendors through the

Project Appraisal Committee whilekeeping the validity o the AoN totwo years permitting comprehensiveconsultations with the Industry (Para25a). This is expected to bring moreprojects under the Buy and Make (Indian)category. Simplication o the Makeprocedure is underway and is expected tobe completed in ew months.

In Buy (Global) cases, it will now bepossible or the Indian vendor to giveMaintenance ToT to another Indianvendor o their choice. The MToT partneris no longer required to be nominated bythe DDP.

The appendix F and G to the RFP i.e.the Payment Terms and CommercialOer have been recast as CommercialClauses and Evaluation Criteria oPrice Bid Format. These include use othe International Commercial Terms

(INCOTERMS 2010), bringing paymentterms or Indian Bidders on par withthose or the oreign bidders, specicityin stages and modes o payment andremoval o excise duty in determinationo L-1.

Apart rom the major salient eatureso the DPP 2013 enumerated above,a number o other changes havebeen made which are procedural innature and aim at bringing clarity andeiciency and in the procurementprocedures. Further measures tostrengthen the Indian Deence Sectorare under consideration and will bebrought about ater due consultationwith all stake holders. In the meantime,it is expected that this document will bewell received by the Industry, the usersand other stakeholders at large in theIndian Deence Sector.

New DPP will give impetus

to indigenisation: Antony


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DRDO is Indias premier Deence Researchand Development Organisation, anorganisation on the cutting edge o

deence technology with a mission to designand develop state-o-the-art deence systemsand technologies and to provide technologicalsolution to Indias Deence Services. Thetechnology spectrum under the DRDO banner iswide-ranging and versatile.

Enhanced ocus on sel-reliance during recentyears has led DRDO to enter a new phase odelivery o state-o-the-art systems and criticaltechnologies to the Services, taking the sel-reliance index rom 30% to over 55%. No wonder,the production value o DRDO developed systemsinducted or cleared or acquisition during pastdecade has crossed Rs 1.55 lakh crore.

DRDOs prowess in strategic systems led the waywith a series o milestones achieved and touchednew heights with the spectacular maiden launcho Indias long range strategic missile Agni 5. Agni3 joined Agni 1, Agni 2 & Prithvi two to urtherstrengthen Indias strategic might, while Agni 4and Agni 5 are being readied or the Armed Forcesarsenal. Over 70 launches o major missile systemswent on to demonstrate DRDOs strength in thiscrucial sector.

Production clearance o Bo5 underwater systemater a series o successul trials incorporatingmany novel technologies, proving the reliability o

the system, was another breakthrough.INS Arihant, Indias rst indigenous nuclear

powered submarine, is gearing up or seawardtrials.

The long range cruise missile, Nirbhay hadits maiden fight proving the required criticaltechnologies.

In the direction o establishing a credible twolayer Ballistic Missile Deence system, a series osuccessul interceptions, mostly, with direct hit,demonstrated its reliability.

In the arena o tactical systems productionisation and induction o Akash, themedium range air deence system with multi-target, multi directional capability is anothershining achievement.

Brahmos, the best supersonic cruise missile inoperation, designed to be launched rom land, air,sea and sub-sea platorms, with its high speed andprecision o attack, became the preerred weapon.Its block II version with target discriminationcapability and block III version with steep divingcapability even at supersonic speeds weredeveloped making it a deadly weapon.

Prahar, a novel, highly manoeuvrable precisionstrike, Surace-to-Surace tactical missile capableo being red in salvo mode is all set to extend thereach o our artillery re to over 150 Km, lling thegap between PINAKA rockets and Prithvi Missile.

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DRDO: Leading the way in

taking Indias deence strengthto new heights

Combat Aircrat Tejas, a 4th Generation-Plus contemporary ghter aircrat havingrecorded over 2000 fawless take os andlandings, demonstrated its might duringthe Iron Fist, a re power demonstrationexercise o Indian Air Force.

Having undergone extensive weapontrials, extreme weather trials, high altitudeand sea level Trials is heading towardsachieving the nal Operational Clearance.LCA Navy, capable o operating romaircrat carrier ship, had its maiden fightin April 2012.

Integration o mission systems with themuch needed AEW&CS platorm ttedwith indigenous Active ElectronicallyScanned Array radar antenna was yetanother signicant achievement oDRDO. The systems are undergoingcomprehensive fight tests.

Avionics upgrades o MiG 27, Jaguar andSukhoi-30 aircrats were indigenouslyaccomplished, signicantly enhancingtheir combat capabilities.

Indias rst indigenously designed& developed aircrat engine Kaveri isundergoing Certication Tests aterseries o successul fight trials. Successuldevelopment o indigenous Wankelrotary engine or UAVs and its fight

demonstration to power UAV Nishantwas another signicant achievement.

Two regiments o Main Battle Tank Arjunbecame proud possession o Indian Army.

Arjun Mark-II, developed in a recordtime, with about 70 improved eatures,has entered advanced phase o User Trials.

A number o Battleeld support systemsincluding Armoured Amphibious Dozer,Armoured Engineering Recce Vehicleand Tracked Armoured Ambulance weredeveloped and led to production.

Pinaka rocket launcher entered theoperational command o the Indian Ar my,giving a boost to their re power. PinakaII, with longer range is undergoing trials.

Thermo-baric ammunition capable odelivering a devastating, simultaneousragmentation, Thermal and blast eecthas been developed or MBT Arjun tourther boost its repower.

A new Modular Bridging System capableo yielding single span o up to 46 metresand capable o bearing load up to 70 tonwas developed and is undergoing usertrials.

In the area o naval sensors, very highdegree o sel-reliance has been achievedwith design development, and inductiono sonars meeting needs o Indian Navy.

Thus USHUS an Advanced Active-cum-Passive integrated sonar system, NAGAN,an active cum passive towed array sonar& HUMSA NG, a new generation hullmounted sonar or ships; were integratedwith their respective platorms.

Among the weapon systems,VARUNASTRA, a heavy weight torpedo,underwent extensive sea trials on its wayto induction.

Radars and electronic warare systemshave emerged as yet another strongarea. DRDOs technological strength inthis highly security sensitive and criticalarea is exemplied by the development,productionisation and acceptance oWLR, an advanced electronically scannedpulse Doppler weapon locating radar; 3DTCR, a 3 dimensional tactical control radar;Bharani, a Low Level Lightweight Radarand ASLESHA, a 3D Low Level LightweightRadar.

Completion and acceptance o Varuna,a modern ESM system or Navy withcapability to intercept and process allmodern radars including LPI radars wasanother step in achieving sel-reliance inthe eld o Electronic Warare.

A series o secure communicationsystems based on Sotware Dened

Avinash Chander takes

over as 11th SA to RM

Padma Shri Avinash Chander has taken over as ScienticAdvisor to Raksha Mantri (SA to RM), Secretary DeenceResearch & Development and Dirctor General DRDO

(Deence R&D Organisation). Mr Avinash Chander has beenappointed or a period o three years.

Expressing determination to enhance the level o sel-reliancein deence sector, he armed, We are looking orward to urthergrowth in indigenous capabilities and achieve a goal o 75% sel-reliance. Today the ambience is right, with the maturity o Indianindustry and our own R&D capabilities.

The eminent Missile Scientist who envisioned and evolvedthe Strategies or Long Range Missiles and led the design anddevelopment o AGNI series o Missile Systems, urther said,We have taken major programs in multiple areas. Our ocus ison perormance and timely deliveries o critical programmeslike LCA, Artillery Guns and Surace to Air Missiles Systems.

Simultaneously, we want to make sure that DRDO becomes aleading technology agency in the world. While we set our eyeson this process, we need to involve academia in a very closeinteraction to create rontline centers o excellence in R&D.

Speaking on the importance o involving Indian industryin enhancing sel-reliance in deence sector, he said, DRDOis committed to harness industry capability and create rightenvironment or involving Indian industry in major programmes.We want industry to develop R&D growth, so that DRDO can

ocus on higher and higher technologies and support industry inrealizing requirements o our armed orces.

He was congratulated by Dr Vijay Kumar Saraswat, underwhose leadership, DRDO made long strides and deliveredproducts that have immensely contributed to the strength oIndias deence orces. Dr Saraswat expressed conidence thatunder the leadership o Dr Avinash Chander, DRDO will scalenew heights.


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Radio, ranging rom hand held sets, toaircrat and ship based systems havebeen developed. The compact systemis capable o operating on multiplerequency bands, avoiding need ormultiple systems.

Acceptance o light weight integratedMultiunction Sight, or surveillance andspeedy engagement o targets & anelectro-optical re control system EON-51 or Navy was yet another achievement.(Show thermal imager, laser range nder,CCD camera, a global positioning systemand a digital magnetic compass in image)

An advanced Holographic Sight

acilitating accurate aiming with botheyes open, developed or INSAS rife wasaccepted by Army. Design and abricationo System on Chip (SoC) or missioncomputers and its integration withOn-Board Computers or major missilesystems and aeronautical platorms, wasanother signicant milestone.

DRDO has always played a pioneeringrole in the development o specialmaterials or deence requirements.Recent achievements includeproductionisation o light armour or Mi17 helicopter and more than 30,000 tonso DMR steel or Indian Navy. The setting

up o Titanium sponge production acilityat KMML is a boost or the countrysaeronautical, missile and space programs.

Alive to the needs o emergingwar scenarios DRDO has taken updevelopment o Unmanned WarMachines as a major thrust area andhas made signicant achievements,including the delivery o state-o-the-artRemotely Operated Vehicle Daksh, aninvaluable asset or bomb disposal, serieso successul fights o long enduranceUAV Rustom -1 in its nal congurationand demonstration o an advancedAutonomous Underwater Vehicle. Series

o mini and micro UAVs have beendeveloped.Bulk production orders were received

or Submarine Escape Suite or Navy,Combat Free Fall System or Paratroopersand Lightweight Helicopter OxygenSystem or Indian Air Force. On-boardOxygen Generation System (OBOGS) hasbeen developed.

Development o Solar Powered ModularGreen Shelters was another signicantachievement in supporting our soldiers.

Series production o ComputerisedPilot Selection System (CPSS) orcomprehensive evaluation o candidates

was commenced and systems werehanded over to users.

The NBC Recce Vehicle designed orsurveillance and on-site collection &analysis o samples rom contaminatedenvironment, was handed over to theusers.

As spin-os or civil sector and socialcause, Bio-digesters developed orenvironment riendly disposal o humanexcreta in extreme cold regions o highaltitudes were adapted or Railway coachesand Lakshadweep islands. The technologyhas been selected to equip over two lakhGram Panchayats with bio-toilets.

The sonar technologies developed ordetection o ships and underwater threatswere innovatively employed to developSanjeevini, a lie detector to locate victimstrapped under debris or a bore-well andTarangini, a portable device to measuredepth and bottom hardness in waterbodies.

All these endeavours have a single-minded ocus: to transorm Indiainto a world-class centre or designdevelopment and production o deencesystems and technologies, ensuringreedom rom denial regimes and externalcontrols.

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DRDO vis--vis aeronautics eld and

what are highlights?

The year 2012 13 has been good orAeronautic Labs in DRDO. LCA-Tejascompleted its 2000th fight and had morethan 200 fights during the last year itsel.It also underwent hot and cold weatherand weapon release trials. Tejas alsoparticipated in the Operation Iron Fist.During Iron Fist the aircrat perormedwell with accurate weapon release totarget. Last year also witnessed the

maiden fight o LCA Navy Aircrat.In the area o Airborne Early Warning

and Control System (AEW&C), Indiareceived two modied platorm rom M/s.Embraer, Brazil. The aircrat underwentthe rst block o fights successully. Boththe aircrat have now been equippedwith various mission systems such asPrimary Radar, Identiy Friend or Foe(IFF), Electronic Support Measure (ESM),Communication Support Measure (CSM),etc. The fights with mission systems willbegin shortly.

In the eld o Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAV), the Army has inducted our Nishantaircrat. The development o MediumAltitude Long Endurance UAV Rustom-2has been progressing well. DRDO has alsodeveloped the Advanced Pilotless TargetAircrat Lakshya-2 to meet the newrequirements o the user and the samewas demonstrated.

The medium size aerostat AKASHDEEPunderwent endurance trials alongwith the Electro-Optic payload anddemonstrated its capabilities.

We intend to developairships: Dr. amilmani

Dr K amilmani was recently appointed asthe Chie Controller (R&D) (Aeronautics)o Deence Research and DevelopmentOrganisation.Graduate in Aeronautical Engineering at MI,Chennai, Dr amilmani served as the Director,Centre or Air Borne Systems (CABS) beore

being appointed as the Chie Executive (Airworthiness),

CEMILAC .He is recipient o many awards and honours or his work includingthe DRDO outstanding contribution award in recognition orotodome modication and ight testing o HAL HS 748 aircraf.He also received the Pro VM Ghagte Award or his contributionsto the indigenous Air Borne Early Warning (AEW) programme bythe National Aeronautical Society o India (AeSI).Dr. amilmani shares his thoughts in this exclusive interview toAeromag Asia.

Dr. K. TamilmaniChie Controller (R&D) (Aeronautics) DRDO

In the eld o Electronic Warare, DRDOhas developed and demonstrated SelProtection Suite or Mi-17 helicopter.A modied 6-antenna Radar WarningReceiver (RWR) solution or Su-30 aircrathas also been successully demonstrated.

In the current nancial year, whats

the thrust and goals?

The current year will witness thecompletion o IOC o LCA Tejas and fightso LCA-Navy rom the Shore Based TestFacility. This acility will simulate theaircrat take-o rom an Aircrat Carrier.

AEW&C aircrat will undergo fight trialswith all mission systems on-board or ullfight envelope and will demonstrate itsperormance as per Users requirements.

In the eld o UAV, the MALE UAVRustom-2 will undergo its maidenfight. DRDO has initiated a project or

development o Low Cost ExpendableAerial Target Abhyas, which alsoundergo fight this year.

EW suite or LCA and Mig-29 will also befight tested.

What are the new initiatives in the

pipeline?

DRDO is taking various projects in theeld o aeronautics. Based on successo LCA, we are taking up developmento Advanced Medium Combat Aircrat(AMCA) or which easibility study isunderway.

The Government o India has alsosanctioned Airborne Warning and Control(AWACS-India) programme to developa bigger airborne warning and controlsystem with enhanced range, enduranceand coverage.

Development o Large Size Aerostator surveillance and Controlled AerialDelivery Systems (CADS) or deliveringhigher pay loads has also been initiated.

DRDO is also planning to initiate R&Dinitiative on High Temperature Materialsand Coating; which is a back bone or any

aeronautical system, especially engine.This initiative is planned to be takenup along with the academia and otherdepartments like CSIR and DST.

Could you talk about potential or

joint ventures, collaborations and tie-

ups in the area o aeronautics?

One o the crucial area or collaborationwould be the Propulsion system orvarious types o fying platorms, be itGas Turbine Engine or AMCA, PistonEngine or UAVs or Turbo Shat enginesor helicopters.

Could you discuss DRDOs road map

and vision in regards to Aeronautics?

In the area o UAVs, our road map is tomake India sel-reliant. We are ocusedtowards development o various kindso UAVs such as Micro UAVs, Mini UAVs,Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE)UAV, High Altitude Long Endurance(HALE), Rotary UAV and Solar poweredUAVs. In the area o Electronic Warare,we intend to provide the Radar WarningReceivers, Jammers, Dual Color MissileWarning Systems or all the platorms

being used by IAF. Development oengines or propelling various aircrat isalso our vision. In case o Lighter-than-Airsystems we intend to develop Airships tomeet the uture needs o our services.


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Karnatakas aerospace policy seeks to position the State asa vibrant aerospace hub o Asia and a globally recognisedaerospace destination by creating enabling environment

or holistic and sustained growth o the Aerospace Sector.The policy has a mission to achieve substantial progress in the

Aerospace Sector as envisaged below:

Phase-I (2012-17)

1. Attract investments to the tune o US$ 4 Billion in AerospaceSector.

2. Provide additional employment (direct and indirect) to

40,000 persons in the next ve years by a process o inclusivedevelopment.3. Increase the contribution o Aerospace sector towards

enhancing the share o industry in the States GDP rom 28%to 30%.

Phase-II (2017-22)

1. Attract investments to the tune o US$ 6 Billion in theAerospace Sector.

2. Provide additionalemployment (direct andindirect) to 60,000 personsin the next ve years bya process o inclusivedevelopment.

3. Enhance the contribution oAerospace sector towardsincreasing the share oindustry in the States GDP rom 30% to 32.

Objectives

a) To make Karnataka a preerred global destination ormanuacturing o aircrat, aircrat systems & sub-systems,assemblies and components.

b) To create o eco-system comprising inrastructure, educationand R&D to make the State a conducive hot spot or aerospace

industry.c) To make Bangalore a magnet or global tier-1 Suppliers.d) To make Karnataka as one o the leading MRO hubs in Asia.e) To make available ready to-employ human resource pool or

the industry.) To strengthen R&D inrastructure or achieving innovative and

cutting edge technologies.g) To create enhanced acilitation mechanism or ease o doing

business through industry riendly policy rame work.

The scope o policy includes both Aerospace Industry and

Aerospace Inrastructure.

Aerospace Industry shall include the units in the aerospacevalue chain rom raw material to nished products which addvalue to aerospace products / intermediates / residues both

hardware and sotware. The aerospace and allied sectorsreerred to in this policy document shall include inter alia civil& military aircrat, rotarcrat, helicopters and business jets. Thisalso includes design, research, development and prototy ping.

Further, it will also include guided missile component, UAVs

and related components, propulsion units, overhaul machinery,rebuilding, manuacturing components etc.Aerospace Inrastructure shall include both new establishment

and modernisation o existing acilities, Maintenance, Repair& Overhaul (MRO), testing acilities, laboratories, storage hubsand silos, warehouses, common technical and service centres,value addition centres, product certication centres, centre oexcellence or research & development, aerospace SEZs, logisticshubs with allied inrastructure, common inrastructure acilitiesor industry cluster and environment control system and othersuch inrastructure pertaining to the aerospace sector.

Strategies

Creation of aerospace eco-system

a) Development o state-o-the-art inrastructure conducive or

industries, research and capacitybuilding.

b) Develop well balanced aerospaceindustrialisation across the statethrough a process o inclusion.

c) Assist in developing Micro, Small,Medium and Large scale industriesequally in Aerospace sector.

d) Encourage private sector participationon a transparent basis in developmentand operation and maintenance oaerospace inrastructure.

Development o Aerospace

Manuacturing, MSME & MRO sectors

a) Develop manuacturing capabilityin precision machinery or ecientoperations.

b) Better utilisation and value addition oaerospace products.

c) Value addition to Tier II & III suppliers.d) Special emphasis to develop MSMEs

in the state to remain globallycompetitive.

e) Provide a avourable environment ordevelopment o MRO segment.

Boosting exports

a) Create brand image o Karnataka as aquality manuacturing destination.

b) Develop key products to gain marketdominance.

c) Create new markets and new productlines and develop alternate marketingchannels.

d) Encourage high realization and valueadded exports meeting internationalstandards.

5.4 Harnessing Human Resources and

Focus on R&Da) Creating large scale employment

opportunities through collaborativemodes.

b) Promoting excellence in scienticinnovation by encouraging R&D andinnovation.

c) Enhance the skill sets o youth throughdevelopment programs and trainings.

d) Increasing work eciency andreduction o occupational hazards inaerospace operations.

e) Develop educational and researchinstitutes and training centres, skilldevelopment centres, testing centresand other such institutions or capacitybuilding and research capabilities orsustained growth o the sector.

) Familiarisation and exposure towardsnewer scientic concepts and research& development rom hitherto unknown,

unexplored areas.g) Arrange regular technology exchangeprograms, know-how and trainingprograms to target groups students,researchers, thought leadership andacademia.

Policy Measures

Operationalisation of BAP and BASEZ

Bangalore Aerospace Park (BAP) andBangalore Aerospace SEZ (BASEZ) beingestablished by the Government atDevanahalli will be made operational byproviding required inrastructure. TheJoint Aerospace Task Force shall monitorthe progress. This park will be established,maintained and managed through aSpecial Purpose Vehicle to be constitutedwith members rom Government,industry and proessional bodies. Theseparks will have the ollowing acilitieswhen completed:i) Manuacturing area and SEZ.ii) MRO with a direct access to the BIAL

runwayiii) Testing centre.

iv) Hardware / embedded technologycentre.v) Technology innovation centre including

a certication /calibration centre.vi) Housing.

Creation o Inrastructure through

PPP

Inrastructure is a pre-requisite orsustained economic growth. Karnatakasvision is to Build strong Public-Private-Partnership in inrastructure to achievethe twin objectives o growth and equity.

The Government will give primeocus on creation o world class

inrastructure or aerospace sector. It isproposed to establish Aerospace Parksat potential locations like Mysore, Hubli,Mangalore and Belgaum in phasesdepending on the demand rom industry.These parks will have comprehensiveinrastructure acilities like road, captivepower generation, water suppl, acilitiesor R&D/testing, nishing schools,housing and health care or employeesenabling the units to operate on plug andplay concept.

Development o such parks wouldbe encouraged through PPP model. Inaddition to manuacturing, it is proposedto create a world class Maintenance Repairand Overhaul (MRO) Facility in Bangalore.It is also proposed to set up a MRO acilityat Mysore on a PPP mode.

It is proposed to develop Greeneldairports at Shimoga, Bijapur, Hassan andGulbarga through the PPP model. Thesewill be No-Frill Low-Cost Airports withinvestments ranging rom Rs.40 crores to

Rs.100 crores in a bid to provide air linkto small towns suitable or operation osmall jets as well as Boeing 737.

The deence airport at Bidar & Karwar willbe opened or civil aircrat. Additionally,the State plans to develop airstrips andhelipads at all district headquartersand important industrial destinationswhich do not have air connectivity. AirStrips will be constructed at Davanagere,Chickmagalur, Udupi, Madikeri, Gokarna,Chitradurga, Bagalkot, Haveri, Gadagand Kollegal. The above will open upopportunities or developing aerospaceactivities in tier-2 cities.

Karnataka aims to createvibrant aerospace hub

Sri SiddaramaiahHonble Chie Minister

Govt. o Karnataka

M. N. Vidya ShankarPrincipal SecretaryCommerce & IndustriesDepartment

Maheshwar RaoCommissioner o

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Focus on Cluster approachIt is proposed to develop the aerospace

industry through a cluster approach. Thecluster approach envisages inclusion oenterprises, nancial providers, suppliers,service providers, common acilities suchas testing laboratory at potential locationso the State.

It is proposed to create three clusterswith the relevant ocus areas andinstitutions as mentioned against each.

South Cluster Bangalore, Mysore &MangaloreBangalore Aerospace Park, Devanahalli.MRO at BIAL & Mysore. Manuacturing cluster at Mangalore

District. IIT at Muddenahalli near Chickbalapur

being set up to have Aerospace &Aeronautical Engineering.

Central Cluster Davangere &Chitradurga Establishment o Aerospace Research

& Innovation Centre collocated with IIScproposed at Chitradurga. Aerospace & Aeronautical University at

Davangere. Establishment o Flying training school

at Davangere.

North Cluster Belgaum & Bidar Co-locating a Aerospace training

institute collocated with IAF trainingcentre.Manuacturing cluster at Belgaum.

Thrust on MSMEs

MSMEs have potential to orm thebackbone o the global aerospacesupply chain. It is proposed to enhancesupport to MSMEs in the Indian aerospaceindustry with the aim o making themglobally competitive.

MSMEs in the aerospace sector shall

have preerence in allotment o land indesignated Aerospace Parks. At least30% to 40% o the land in Aerospace Parkwill be reserved or MSMEs. For MSMEs,payment o cost towards KIADB land willbe considered in instalments, with 40% asupront and the balance 60% in 12 equalquarterly instalments. This acility will beavailable only in case where the cost oland is more than Rs. one crore per acre.Further, this provision shall be availableonly or initial 5 years o the Policy period.

Enhanced incentives will be oered toMSMEs to provide a level playing eldand make them competitive. MSMEs will

be nancially supported or obtainingcertication like AS-9100 series andNADCAP.

Develop and implement specialprograms to enhance the innovationcapabilities o MSMEs in collaborationwith industry and academia.

Bangalore Aerospace Park will have astate-o-the-art technology InnovationCentre which will act as a catalyst orMSMEs.

Human Capital Development

Establishment o specialised training& inishing institutions at potentiallocations by private sector or in PPPmode will be encouraged by wayo providing inancial support. Itis proposed to allot 5 acres o landin notiied industrial land to theseinstitutions at concessional rates.

These institutes are expected to imparttraining to about 5000 persons annually,which can be easily absorbed by theindustry. In-plant training provided byindustries will also be encouraged byway o stipend to the trainees.

Government o Karnataka will partnerwith the industry to set up necessaryinrastructure required or avionics labs,assembly shops, sheet metal shops,composite shops relevant to assemblies,

subassemblies etc., required or the trainingcurriculum. The state will part und thecost o the machinery and rest will be donethrough a PPP model with the industry.

Academia, Research & Innovation

CentreThe State will endeavour tocommission the Karnataka AerospaceResearch & Innovation Centre inKarnataka. The Government will give itnecessary support to make it a worldclass aerospace research hub. It willhave a state o the art laboratory alongwith an incubation centre or buddingAerospace engineers and entrepreneursand will be constructed on a PPP modelwith the state unding up to 50% o thecost.

The Government will separatelytake up the subject o improving the

inrastructure at research laboratoriesin various engineering colleges oeringAerospace engineering through theVisweswarya Technology University.Necessary unds will be made availableto these colleges in collaboration withthe industry, so that inrastructure canbe upgraded in a time bound manner.Government will encourage institutesto set up world class laboratories inpartnership with industry.

The state will encourage partnershipsbetween institutes and the industry toidentiy specic areas o research andprovide incentives including providingscholarships or outstanding studentsand encourage them to take up doctoraland post doctoral research in aerospaceengineering, aircrat design anddevelopment.

Government o Karnataka is taking

appropriate steps to encourage morestudents to pursue Aerospace careers, andto attract more university graduates to seekemployment in Aerospace engineering.Government will und specic researchprograms which have a long term bearingon the industry through the R&D grants.It will also encourage entrepreneurs,start up companies and universities andengineering colleges to come orward andutilise the grants in new technology areas.

Aerospace University and Flying

School

Government o Karnataka proposes toestablish a new Aerospace University inthe State in association with a suitableknowledge partner. It is also proposed tohave a fying training school to be locatedwithin the campus. The University andthe fying school will be set up as a JointVenture between the State and interestedinvestors.

It is proposed to inuse capital ininnovative ventures by creating anAerospace Venture Capital Fund

(KARAVEN) with a corpus o Rs. 200crores with participation o Government(to the extent o Rs. 50 crores), nancialinstitutions and other investors. The undwill enable MSMEs to bring in requiredequity enabling ease o borrowings orvarious new projects as well as or scalingup existing projects.

Investors will be provided with betteracilitation at the stages o implementationand operation, so that, they can do theirbusiness with ease and less transaction cost.Karnataka Udyog Mitra will continue to actas the nodal agency.

Incentives and concessions

To attract investments in Aerospacesector and also to provide level playingield to the industries, enhancedpackage o incentives and concessionswill be oered by the Government.These incentives shall be within thebroad guidelines o the incentives andconcessions oered in the KarnatakaIndustrial Policy 2009-14. Some o theadditional incentives will be oered tothe sector over and above the incentivesoered in Industrial Policy 2009-14.

Review mechanism

The policy has set a toll target toachieve especially in mobilisinginvestments to Aerospace sector andcreating employment opportunities. AHigh Level Inter Departmental ReviewCommittee will be constituted under

the Chairmanship o Chie Secretary toregularly review implementation o allprovisions o the policy and achievingthe targets.

A Working Sub-Committee underthe Chairmanship o Commissioner

or ID and Director o I&C will also beconstituted in the Department o I&Cto regularly monitor implementation othe policy. This Committee will ensurethat, necessary acilitation is extendedto investors and provide eedback to theHigh Level Committee on the progress atregular intervals.

Incentives & Concessions or

Aerospace Sector

Following special incentives &concessions shall be oered to Aerospacesector industries up to 2022 irrespectiveo the status o industrial policy andwithout any zonal regulations.

Anchor unit subsidy

Anchor unit subsidy o Rs.500 lakhs shallbe oered to the rst two Aerospace OEMenterprises with minimum investment

o Rs. 50 crore and direct employmento 100 persons established in each taluko the State excluding Bangalore Urban,Bangalore Rural and Ramanagar districts.In addition to scal support, land or suchanchor projects will be allotted by KIADB

at concessional rates.Exemption rom Electricity duty

100% exemption o electricity duty / taxor MSMEs, Large and Mega Aerospaceenterprises or a initial period o sevenyears, six years and ve years respectivelyexcluding Bangalore (Urban) andBangalore (Rural) districts and MunicipalCorporation Limits o Mangalore, Mysore,Hubli-Dharwad and Belgaum. However,all Aerospace Parks in the state are eligibleor this incentive.

Interest ree loan on VAT

Interest ree loan at 50 per cent oeligible Gross VAT or new large andmega manuacturing enterprises inAerospace Sector or seven years, to berepaid in seven years thereater in equalannual instalments excluding Bangalore

(Urban) and Bangalore (Rural) districtsand Municipal Corporation Limits oMangalore, Mysore, Hubli-Dharwad andBelgaum.

However, all Aerospace Parks in the stateare eligible or this.

At its 280-square-meter boothNo. 254 in Hall 2A, Germanysleading engine manuacturer

MTU Aero Engines will showcase a line-up o commercial and military productsand services rom its portolio. Thehighlight o its exhibition is the ull-scalemock-up o a geared turboan (GTF)engine built by Pratt & Whitney andMTU.

In no other program beore have weseen such a large quantity o orderscoming in so quickly, says MTU CEOEgon Behle. Around 3,500 rm orders

and options have been received to date.At this years Paris Air Show, theGerman engine manuacturer willalso exhibit its high-speed low-pressure turbine - or the very irsttime. MTU is the only manuacturerin the world capable o oeringthe technology incorporated in thiskey GTF component. Apart rombeing designed or high speed, thisGTF module boasts high structuralstrength to withstand high mechanicalloads and a low weight, which boostseiciency, reduces uel consumption,

and, last but not least, saves onmaintenance costs. In March andApril, the Munich-based companywas honoured with two Germaninnovation awards or this outstandingtechnological achievement.

Other commercial engine productson display will include the turbinecenter rame (TCF) or the GEnx, whichpowers the Boeing 787 Dreamlinerand the new Boeing 747-8 (comparedwith its predecessor, the GEnx, too,burns 15 percent less uel, and hencealso cuts CO2 emissions by 15 per cent;

incidentally, MTU delivered the 200thTCF just a ew weeks ago), plus a low-pressure turbine disk or the GP7000powering the A380 and a compressorwith active control systems. The GP7000sets new standards in terms o reliability,uel consumption and noise emissions inthe wide-body aircrat sector.

Representing MTUs military productline, another two complete enginesare on display: theEJ200 poweringthe Euroghter Typhoon and theGE38 powering the CH-53K heavy-lithelicopter. Visitors interested in learning

more about the Western worlds mostpowerul turboprop will be able totake a closer look at the intermediate-pressure compressor o the TP400-D6engine, the propulsion system o theAirbus A400M military transport aircrat.

The German engine specialist will alsoshowcase its world-class capabilities inthe elds o manuacturing and repairprocedures, presenting, or example,additive manuacturing processesand commercial and military repairs,including an EJ200 compressor bliskrepair technique.

MTU will also be exhibiting at thebooth o Clean Sky in Hall 2B, No. 106.As part o this, the largest aeronauticalresearch program ever launched inEurope, MTU explores new technologiesor high-pressure compressors andlow-pressure turbines or the secondgeneration o geared turboans and,moreover, is responsible or one ove engine demonstrators being built.Among the innovations that will beshowcased are components maderom new materials or produced usingadditive manuacturing techniques.

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Eatons Aerospace Group isheadquartered in Irvine, Caliornia, andoperates manuacturing acilities in theUnited States, the United Kingdom, France,Germany, Indonesia and Mexico. Eaton isa world leader and premier innovator inproviding cutting-edge systems, solutionsand technologies to the global aerospaceindustry. We design, develop, manuactureand integrate the industrys most advancedoerings in the areas o engine solutions,uel and inerting, hydraulic systems, motioncontrol, cockpit interace and electricalpower management.

Could you specically talk about

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military aircrat?

Eatons systems and components can beound on most major commercial, militaryand business aircrat platorms. Our broadportolio o aerospace products deliverssae, reliable and ecient solutionsor aircrat, with an emphasis on lowerliecycle costs, reduced weight andimproved power eciency.

Eaton continues to make signicantinvestments in research and developmentto meet the industrys demands or lighterand more uel-ecient aircrat. Werepioneering the use o lighter, strongercomposite materials that are improvinguel eciency and emissions reduction.We also design uel pumps, hydrodynamicseals and debris-monitoring productsthat are driving major advancementsin jet-engine perormance. And Eatonsimproved arc-ault protection and uel-

inerting technologies are boosting aircratsaety. These are just a ew examples oEatons ocus on product innovation or theaerospace industry.

Under your leadership, what would

be the growth strategy or theaerospace business?

Leveraging our excellence in technologyand components to oer our customersincreased power eciency or nextgeneration aircrat. We have built ourproduct portolios in hydraulics, motioncontrols, uel and electrical componentssuch as to provide the customer a wideranging selection o component andsub-system value propositions. Weview ourselves as a power managementbusiness and invite our customers to bringus their toughest problems to work on.The other aspect around business growthis continually expanding our atermarketopportunities to serve our global airlinesand military end users more eectively.

Could you talk about your Asia Pacic

operations, with ocus on the Indian

market?

Eatons goal is to increase support orour customers in India by expanding ourdistribution channels or our productsand solutions. Were also extending ourcomponent excellence to the growingatermarket sector, which includesmaintenance, repair and overhaul servicesthat optimize aircrat perormance andliecycle cost management.

A vital aspect o Eatons presence inIndia is a team o dedicated engineersat the Eaton India Engineering Centerin Kharadi, Pune, and sales and supportoces at Pimpri, Pune and Bangalore. Weplan to expand the Engineering Centre,which has become a major productengineering, design and developmentcenter or Eatons customers worldwide.

In addition to leveraging the growing

market and the strong engineeringcapabilities that India oers, Eaton hasocused on developing a solid supply baseor machined parts in the country overthe last ve years. Suppliers rom Indiaare playing an increasingly critical role in

supporting Eatons global expansion.In China, Eaton continues to make progressin the conveyance joint venture establishedwith Shanghai Aircrat Manuacturing Co.,Ltd., to support the COMAC C919 commercialaircrat program. The ocial opening o EatonSAMC Aircrat Conveyance System Companyin Shanghai in 2011 was an important steporward in the Sino-international cooperationinvolved in the C919 project.

How do you see the Indian market or

your products and what are the new

initiatives?

In India, Eaton is supporting the growtho military and commercial aviationsectors along with platorms beingintroduced into these markets, such asBoeings 787 and C17. We also continueto provide support or indigenousplatorms by contributing provenproducts and technologies. Throughstrategic collaborations with Indian rms,we will begin playing a greater role innew indigenous platorms such as theMultirole Transport Aircrat and theRegional Transport Aircrat.

Eatons components and systems areprolic on a variety o aircrat feets widelyused by Indian operators. Commercialplatorms in India with signicant Eatoncontent include the Airbus A320 and theBoeing 737, 747 and the newly introduced787. As an example, on the A320 Eatonprovides the hydraulic engine drivenpump, electrical motor driven hydraulicpump, electrical emergency generator,hydraulic power transer unit, engine uelpumps, airrame uel transer and boostpumps, uel valves and many conveyanceproducts.

We plan to expand India Engineering Centre: EatonEatons goal is to increase support for its customers in India

by expanding distribution channels for its products and

solutions. The company plans to expand its India Engineering

Centre, which has become a major product engineering,

design and development centre for Eatons customers

worldwide, says Mr. Uday Yadav, President Aerospace

Group, Eaton, in an interview to Aeromag Asia.

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IAF inducts Basic rainerAircra Pilatus PC 7 MKII

The IAFs premier Academy located at Dundigal, Hyderabadrecently witnessed the unveiling o Pilatus, PC 7 Mk II, bythe Minister o State or Deence, Mr Jitendra Singh thereby

ormally inducting the aircrat into the service. Three PC-7 MK IIaircrat got airborne in a vic ormation led by Group Captain R SNandedkar to put up a brie display or the audience. This markedthe rst ormal fight o the Basic Trainer Aircrat over the skies at theAir Force Academy in Hyderabad. T his was ollowed by handing over

o technical documents o the aircrat by Air Commodore NageshKapoor, Chie Instructor (Flying) to Mr. Jitendra Singh.Ater unveiling the new Basic Trainer aircrat, Mr. Jitendra Singh

said, The induction o PC-7Mk II as Basic Trainer Aircrat in IndianAir Force is a very important landmark in our nations quest tomodernise its Armed Forces.

As part o the ongoing transormation, IAF is being equipped withcutting edge technology and state o the art aircrat and systems.However, the need to train our ab-initio pilots on modern trainersis crucial to prepare them or the exacting requirements o combatfying. With unveiling o Basic Training Aircrat (BTA), we usher in anew era. Imparting high quality fying training to our budding pilotswill ensure procient handling o more sophisticated aircrat in theirdemanding roles. PC-7 MK-II and its associated training inrastructurecomprising simulators and training modules promises higher saetystandards while developing the critical skills in military aviation.The aircrat, with its excellent handling characteristics, user riendlyonboard instrumentation and modern navigation systems, is ideallysuited or IAFs training requirements.

On behal o the Government, I assure the nation that no eort willbe spared to equip IAF with the latest training aids and inrastructure.Funds will never be an impediment and todays induction is one suchinstance to prove this. Pilatus will prove to be the ideal platormthat will train the ab-initio trainees about the nuances o basic fyingand expose them to modern avionics. This trainer will provide asolid oundation and acilitate a seamless transition rom ab-initiostage through intermediate and advanced stages into ull-fedgedoperational fying or all streams.

The PC-7 MK II aircrat would be used or Basic Training o all pilotso the Indian Air Force, in addition to the pilots o the Indian Navyand the Coast Guard. Till now this role was perormed by the reliablebut ageing workhorse, the HJT-16 Kiran aircrat. Ready to receive thenew Basic Trainer that will bring in a much awaited augumentationo IAFs training capacity, a comprehensive inrastructure upgrade isalready underway at the Air Force Academy.

A total o 75 aircrat have been contracted rom Pilatus,Switzerland. The procurement o PC 7 MkII was approved by thegovernment in May 2012 and the irst batch o PC-7 Mk II arrivedat the Academy in February this year as a part o acceleratedinduction plan. The irst batch o Flight Cadets would start theirtraining on PC-7 MK II rom July onwards.

First Sukhoi Superjet 100 in ullspecication delivered to Aerofot

T

he rst Sukhoi Superjet 100 in ull specication was recentlydelivered to Aerofot.

In 2005, JSC Aerofot and JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircrat (SCAC)signed a contract or delivery o 30 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircrat instandard specication - single class arrangement or 98 passengerseats. Later, the airline decided to improve the aircrat specicationsincluding the arrangement, passenger cabin equipment, andavionics.

Some changes requested by Aerofot required urther aircratmodications. In order to avoid delivery delays, the partiesagreed that the rst 10 SSJ100 would be delivered to Aerofot inlight specication and later replaced by aircrat in ull contractspecication (ull).

The delivery o the rst ten SJ100 aircrat is nanced by VEB-leasing JSC as part o the nancial lease agreement concluded withAerofot in 2009. The rst Sukhoi Superjet 100 was delivered toAerofot by the Ulyanovsk branch o VEB-leasing JSC.

Full and light specications dier in several respects. The ullspecication aircrat includes an upgraded Flight ManagementSystem (FMS) and weather radar equipped with a wind directiondetection unction. Further, the ull specication eatures additionalvideo control cameras, separate lighting controls or both economyand business class and an additional working position or a fightattendant at the wall o option galley at the back o the aircrat.Individual gaspers over each passenger seat were also installed,thus improving passenger comort. The ull aircrat is equipped withthree lavatories with diaper boards, and each three-seat-block inthe cabin has an additional oxygen mask. Instead o three galleys,the aircrat contains our, one o which is equipped with two ovens.There is additional space to t a fight baby cot.

There are several oreign and Russian airlines interested in buyingSukhoi Superjet 100 aircrat in light specication. Sukhoi CivilAircrat Company (SCAC) is planning to conclude, in the near uture,contracts or delivery o this aircrat to new customers.

Sukhoi Superjet 100 with manuacture serial number 95025,delivered to Aerofot, now has tail number RA-89014. Followinga long-standing Aerofot tradition, the aircrat was given aname Valery Sysovsky. Sysovsky Valery Borisovich was parto the fight crew that operated the rst IL-96 passenger fight--SU31-- rom Moscow to New York. He was a fight engineer, heado the fight standards department at Aerofot-Russian Airlines,and was honoured by the Russian Federation or his work in thetransportation sector.

Berlin Airshow 2014rom May 2o-25

Next years ILA Berlin Air Show will once again be

taking place at the usual time o year, in spring.From 20 to 25 May 2014 the Berlin Air Show willbe showcasing cutting-edge aerospace technology romall parts o the aerospace industry. The rst three days othe ILA (20 to 25 May) are reserved exclusively or tradevisitors. On the weekend the show will be open to thepublic (23 to 25 May). Among the highlights will be a fyingdisplay programme over several hours eaturing aircrat oall types and sizes rom all eras.

The venue is Berlin Expo Center Airport, which wasinaugurated at ILA 2012. Located directly adjacent to BER,the capitals uture new airport, it is connected by taxiwaysto BERs new south runway. ILA 2014 will eature halls andchalets covering around 50,000 square metres, an outdoordisplay area or aerospace industry exhibits occupying100,000 square metres as well as an area covering 100,000square metres or spectators and transportation.

With individual aerospace sections concentrated in smallareas at the ILA visitors need cover only short distances.Sections include Commercial Aviation, Space Flight,Deence and Security, including the UAS Plaza eaturingunmanned Aircrat Systems, Equipment, Engines andMaterials, alongside the International Suppliers CenterISC (20 to 22 May), Helicopters and the ILA Career Center(23 to 24 May). Also taking place will be a comprehensiveprogramme o conerences with numerous leadingevents representing almost every sector o the aerospaceindustry.

A global marketing eort and campaign to attractexhibitors has been launched in the run-up to ILA2014. During the coming months the ILA team will berepresented with its own stands at numerous aerospaceshows at home and abroad, including at Aero inFriedrichshaen rom 24 to 27 April, the Paris Air Show rom17 to 23 June, and at MAKS 2013 in Moscow rom 27 Augustto 1 September. Messe Berlins oreign representatives insome 150 countries around the world will be supportinglocal marketing campaigns. Exhibitors who register by31 October 2013 will be entitled to an Early Bird discountequivalent to a ten per cent reduction on the stand rentalee (no discount on aircrat exhibits).


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AVI-OIL India [P] Ltd. is a jointventure o Indian Oil CorporationLtd., Balmer Lawrie and Co.

Ltd. (both PSUs) and NYCO S.A. oFrance established or the indigenousproduction / supply o aviation andallied high perormance lubricants to theDeence Services, Civil Aviation and theIndustrial sector.

The products o AVI-OIL include a widerange o high perormance aviationlubricants oils, grease and specialities,mostly synthetic, designed to meet thestringent requirements o operation overa wide temperature range and oten-hostile environment.

An aircrat typically requires upto 30types o lubricants specically tailoredor each application. These productsapart rom conorming to the governingspecications and providing satisactoryperormance must have the approvalo aircrat manuacturers, aero-enginebuilders and the relevant military orcivil authorities. Use o correct products

backed by the aircrat designersapprovals is a must to ensure the reliabilityand saety o the aircrat.

Until the advent o AVI-OIL, suchproducts were being imported. Toachieve sel-reliance in this strategic area,the company was established in 1993with Indian Oil Corporation providing themarketing inrastructure, Balmer Lawriewith their strength in project engineeringsetting up the manuacturing acilitiesand NYCO S.A. providing the technicalknow-how on a continuous basis. A widerange o products or aircrat, military andindustrial equipment as well as synthetic

ester basestocks are now produced atthe plant located atVillage Piyala, DistrictFaridabad, Haryana,45 kms. rom NewDelhi.

AVI-OIL has beensupplying aero-engine oils, hydraulicfuids, greases,protectives andspecialties to theIndian DeenceServices since 1994. For military aircratapplications, these critical productsare Type Approved by the Centre orMilitary Airworthiness and Certication(CEMILAC), Ministry o Deence, DRDO.AVI-OIL is registered with the DirectorateGeneral o Aeronautical QualityAssurance (DGAQA) Ministry o Deence,as an eligible manuacturer o aviationlubricants.

Products available comprise a ullrange o oils, greases, protectives andspecialities or all the aircrat operatingwith the Indian Deence Servicesincluding the Sukhoi SU-30 Mk1, the IL-

78M Flight Reueling Aircrat o the BAeHawk -132 o the Indian Air Force theMiG-29K o the Indian Navy, the AdvancedLight Helicopter (Dhruv) designed andproduced by Hindustan AeronauticsLtd. and the Light Combat Aircrat (Tejas)designed and developed by the DeenceResearch and Developing organization(DRDO).

For supplies to Civil Aviation, AVI-OILis approved by the Directorate Generalo Civil Aviation (DGCA) under the CARSeries E requirements.

AVI-OIL has established a modernstate-o-the-art laboratory at its

plant or Quality Assurance o theproducts and to providetechnical support tothe customers. Thisservice enhances thereliability o operationo the equipment andprovides conidenceto the users. AVI-OILsQuality ManagementSystem is certiied orcompliance with thelatest International

Standards ISO 9001-2008 and theSAE AS 9100, Rev. C relevant to theAerospace industry.

AVI-OIL is dedicated towards theconservation and protection o theenvironment and markets a range obio-degradable ester base stocks andlubricants such as re resistant hydraulicfuids, non-fammable dielectric liquidsand oils or the eco-riendly rerigerationcompressor systems.

AVI-OIL has implemented anEnvironmental Management Systemwhich is certied or compliance with ISO14001:2004.

Development o new products or theDeence and Industry is a continuousprocess at AVI-OIL, through the eortso its Research and Development Unit,which is recognized by the Department oScientic and Industrial Research, Ministryo Science & Technology.

The emergence o AVI-OIL complimentsthe eorts o the aerospace industry byproviding the strategic products or sel-reliance and the industrial sectors needor ecient, energy conserving and eco-riendly lubricants.

Created or sel-reliance in high perormanceaviation and synthetic industrial lubricants

Mr. J.R. NandaCEO, AVI-OIL

The Society of Indian Aerospace Technologies

and Industries (SIATI)

In association with

The National Small Industries Corporation(NSIC)

and

The Society of Defence Technologists (SODET)Seminar on

Defence OffsetMSMEs network With DPSUs, DRDO and other Public and Large PrivateIndustries

Offset Workshop & Buyer Seller MeetOn July 19th and 20th 2013 at Dr.V.N.Ghatge HAL Convention Centre

Old Airport Road, Bangalore.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

FRIDAY 19 JULY 2013

0900-0930 Registration

0930 10-30 Inaugural Session

0930 Invocation & Lighting of Lamp

0935 Welcome Address & Introduction to the seminar

0950 Address by Director Plg, NSIC

1000 Address by Chairman SODET

1010 Inaugural Address by Shri.K.H. Muniappa, Honble Minister for MSME

1020 Presidential Address by Secretary Defence Production

1030 Vote of Thanks

TEA BREAK

1100-1330 Technical Session I

1100 Key Note Address by Joint Secretary (SME) , Ministry of MSME

1110 Key Note Address by DG (Defence Acquisition)

1120 Presentation by Director, Plg, NSIC Special initiatives for MSMEs

1140 Emerging Defence Projects and Perspective for MSME participation

- Col K.V.Kuber

1200- 1330 Presentations by DPSUs ( HAL, BEL, BEML, MIDHANI, MDL, GSL)

1330 LUNCH BREAK

1430 1730 Technical Session II1430 Presentation by DRDO

1445 Presentation by CEMILAC/ DGCA/ DGAQA / DGQA

1530 Presentation by SIATI

TEA BREAK

1600 - 1630 Presentation by other PSUs and Large Pvt Industries

1630 1800 Presentation by MSMEs

SATURDAY, 20 JULY 2013

1000 1130 Offset Workshop - Co ordinator Col K.V.Kuber,former

member DOFA and currently advisor, NSIC

- Opportunities in Defence / HLS / Aerospace

- Problems faced by MSMEs and Mitigation

- Case Study Womb to Tomb Concept

1200 - 1300 Presentation and Discussion on DPP 2008 12 and

revisions.

1300 1330 Panel Discussion

LUNCH BREAK

1430 - 1700 B2B Meetings and interactions .

HIGHLIGHTS

Shri. K.H.Muniyappa, Honble Minister for

MSME , Govt. of India has consented to

inaugurate the event.

Presentations from Defence PSUs, Ministry of

Defence, DOFA, NSIC and experts from Defence

offset policies, PSUs & other Industries and R&D

Organizations

B2B Meeting and Vendor selection & training

programme and Offset Workshop.

Please Register for participating at [email protected] or [email protected]

for more information contact: +91-80-25219951 , 25275262

This is a great opportunity for Indian SMEs for availing benefits from Defence Offset.


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Designers are driving productdevelopment by conceptualizingearly in the design process. This is

easy enough to do with simple concepts,but when things start getting intricate,the designer needs powerul, advancedtools. In aviation, there can simply be nocutting corners or guesswork. Saety andeciency are o the essence. This is whyrobust, accurate simulation sotware issuch an invaluable tool. Wit h simulation,an engineer can take a great idea andbuild it into a unctional design beoreutilizing a single material or test.

Multiphysics Simulation in the

Aeronautics Industry

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physics and their interactions intoaccount. From engine and electroniccooling, to cabin airlow and pressure,to radiation eects, everything needsto be careully analyzed to ensure asae and operational system. COMSOLMultiphysics sotware providesapplication-speciic modules with all othe capabilities necessary to simulatethe complicated details inherent inaviation.

Using Simulation to Design a

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A classic application in aviation isto design the interlocking parts o ahelicopter. A swashplate is a device that

translates a helicopters fight controlinto the motion o rotor blades. COMSOLMultiphysics can be used to design theswashplate mechanism that governs theblades and controls their orientation.In this design, the rotor blades aremodeled as fexible bodies. All o theother components are assumed to berigid bodies. The model makes it possibleto analyze stress and deormation inthe fexible rotor blades caused bythe rotation and applied dynamic litorce. Additionally, the mode shapescorresponding to the bending and torsiono the rotor blades can be analyzed usingan eigenrequency analysis.The modelhelps designers quickly and accurately

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Analyzing a swashplate is just oneo many problems that COMSOLMultiphysics can veriy and optimize.The sotwares ability to couple allrelevant physics in a simulationthe verysame way that many physics interact innaturegives engineers the advantagethey need to truly revolutionize designs.Aviation presents some o todaysmost challenging design problems.The multiphysics approach is key ordriving the uture o this irreplaceabletechnology.

Accurate Simulation: Te Multiphysics Approach

Leading Israeli high technology deencecompany Raael is looking at India as thesecond biggest market ater the home

country. Although Raael is searching or SMEs inIndia or partnership and Joint Venture projects, stillit has not succeeded in nding a suitable partner,said Mr Oron Oriol, Executive Vice President,Marketing and Business Development, RaaelAdvanced Deence Systems.

I Indian Government increases the FDI in Deencesector to 49 %, Raael is interested in Indian JVsor its various Missile programmes and ElectronicWarare Systems. I the present 26 % continues, thecompany is not interested in investment in Indiathrough Joint Ventures.

Raael is having a long term business relationswith Indian Air Force. But there is no presence in

Army. Now the company is competing with its SpikeMissiles or the Inantary division. Barrack Missilewas also oered to Indian Navy. Mr Oriol said thati the company is able to win key contracts, thenIndia will be the second biggest market or Raaelater Israel Military. Raaels 40- 50 % businessis with Israel Military. The company is looking toenhance its Indian business to 25 30 % and MrOriol is condent that this target will be achievedvery soon.

Raael and Indian Deence PSU Bharat Dynamicshave entered into an agreement or themanuacture o Missiles under TOT.

Raael will exhibit new Missiles in Spike classwith more range in the Paris Airshow. The existingour KM range o Spike LR Missile is upgraded tove KM range with 250 Pounds payload. Israel iscurrently using this missile. This is ideal or Inantry,Light Combat Vehicles also.

Raael is having expertise in oset and thecompany is having manuacturing acilities inSingapore, Germany, Spain and Poland under oset.So or the Indian business also, the company isready to meet the oset conditions and associatewith Indian industry.

Raael eyes key contracts in India

The worldwide community oLockheed Martin C-130J SuperHercules operators recently

surpassed a landmark one million fighthours milestone, logging this time

through numerous combat, specialoperations and humanitarian missions.Thirteen countries including India

are operating C-130Js, and members oLockheed Martins Flight Operations andthe U.S. Governments Deense ContractManagement Agency (DCMA) teamscontributed to this achievement. Hourswere tracked beginning with the C-130Jsrst fight on April 5, 1996, through theend o April 2013.

There are a million reasons to pickthe C-130J, as the Hercules continuesto demonstrate the ability to ulll anymission at any time, said George Shultz,

vice president and general managero C-130 programs at Lockheed MartinAeronautics Company. Not only is thismilestone a testament to the capabilityo the C-130J Super Hercules, its also a

refection o the dedication displayed bycrews and maintainers each day they fya C-130J. Once again, the Super Herculesamily continues to prove why theC-130Js fexibility and versatility remainswithout equal.

The C-130J is the standard by whichall other airlit is measured in terms oavailability, fexibility and reliability.C-130Js currently are deployed in twocombat theaters and are operatingat a very high tempo eciently andreliably. In non-combatbut equallyharsh environments C-130Js areoten the rst to support humanitarian

missions such as search and rescue, aerialreghting in the U.S., and deliveringrelie supplies ater earthquakes,hurricanes, typhoons and tsunamisaround the world.

Countries with C-130Js contributingto these fight hours include (in order odelivery) the United Kingdom, UnitedStates, Australia, Italy, Denmark, Norway,Canada, India, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, Tunisiaand Israel (now in fight test or a summer2013 delivery).

In the U. S., C-130Js are fown by theAir Force, Air Force Reserve Command,Air National Guard, Marine Corps, andCoast Guard units. Fiteen countries havechosen the C-130J as an airliter o choiceincluding Kuwait and the Republico Korea, which will join the feet withC-130J deliveries in 2014.

Elbit Systems EW and Sigint Elisra will launch at the ParisAir Show a sel protection

Electronic Warare (EW) system,well suited or Unmanned AircratSystems (UAS). Improving the UASsurvivability, the SPS-65V5 system isbased on Elbit Systems EW and SIGINT Elisras (Elisra) vast experience inthe development o systems installed

onboard other platorms such asighters, helicopters and utility aircrat,already in operational use by theIsraeli Air Force and other customersworldwide.

Edgar Maimon, General Manager oElisra, commented: The increasedglobal use o UAS is accompanied bya growing demand or survivabilitycapabilities or these platorms,

enabling protection o both themission and the platorm itsel, as wellas the unique and valuable sensorscarried onboard. Maimon added: Therange o sensors included in this newprotection system will also contributeto and enhance the UAS intelligencegathering capabilities. Like other UAS-related systems developed by Elisra, thenew protection system complementsother Elbit Systems developments,thus providing customers with a suiteo generic solutions or survivabilityand intelligence needs.

C-130J Super Hercules achieves one million ight hoursMr. Oron OriolExecutive Vice PresidentMarketing and Business DevelopmentRaael Advanced Deence Systems.

Elbit Systems to Launch a Sel ProtectionSystem or UAS at the Paris Air Show


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India and Singapore signed a reshagreement to extend the use otraining and exercise acilities in

India by the Singapore Army or a urtherperiod o ve years rom August this year.

The agreement was signed by the IndianDeence Secretary Mr Radha KrishnaMathur and the Singaporean PermanentSecretary o Deence Mr Chiang Chie Foo

in the presence o the Deence Ministerso the two countries, Mr A K Antony andDr Ng Eng Hen.

A bilateral agreement or utilisationo acilities in India by the Singapore AirForce and Army was signed in October2007 and August 2008, respectively. Theagreement or training and exerciseso Singapore Air Force in India was

extended up to October 2017 during thevisit o Singapores Permanent Secretaryo Deence to India in July last year.Singapore is the only country to whichIndia is oering such acilities.

The two sides held wide ranging talks ondeence cooperation and also exchangedviews on global and regional securityissues including Asia-Pacic Security.

Indian DeenceSecretary RadhaKrishna Mathurand SingaporeanPermanent Secretaryo Deence ChiangChie Foo exchangingagreementdocuments in thepresence o theDeence Ministers othe two countries,Mr AK Antony andDr Ng Eng Henin Singapore.

Photo by:

Sitanshu Kar,DPR, MoD

India, Singapore extend agreement

Northrop Grumman Corporationhas been awarded a $14.1million option to complete

development o the Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device(RCIED) Electronic Warare (JCREW)Increment 1, Block 1 (I1B1) System oSystems. JCREW is a next-generationsystem to protect warghters, vehicles,watercrat, and permanent structuresrom RCIEDs.

The award rom the U.S. Naval SeaSystems Command (NAVSEA) undsNorthrop Grumman to nalize thesystem through the development anddemonstration phase in preparation orMilestone C.

Northrop Grumman is pleased thegovernment selected our JCREW I1B1next-generation CREW system, saidMike Twyman, sector vice presidentand general manager o the Deense

Systems division or Northrop Grumman

Inormation Systems. Our investment ininnovation or aordability has produceda platorm that deeats current anduture threats or all services. Our opensotware-dened architecture supportsimmediate needs and ensures rapid andlow-cost system evolution.

NAVSEA previously awarded NorthropGrumman a JCREW 3.3 developmentcontract with options in October 2009.JCREW 3.3 is now reerred to as JCREWI1B1.

The majority o the development workwill be perormed in San Diego.

Northrop Grumman picked to complete

JCREW I1B1 development

Visitors to the ninth edition o theInternational Maritime DeenceExhibition and Conerence (IMDEX

Asia) had more to look orward to than everbeore at IMDEX Asia 2013 with a recordnumber o exhibitors showcasing theirlatest technologies and innovations. Despitethe uncertain economic climate, the highexhibitor numbers and strong presence omilitary and government delegations atIMDEX Asia 2013 underscored its positionas Asia-Pacics oremost maritime deenceshow. The biennial show was organisedby Experia Events with the support o theRepublic o Singapore Navy.

IMDEX Asia 2013 eatured 194 participatingcompanies rom 29 countries around theworld. This represented a 17% increase

in exhibitors rom IMDEX Asia 2011. As atestament to the shows signicance andcontinued ability to attract top companies,

40% were new exhibitors, including DevorTechnologies, Fincantieri, Liquid Robotics,Lrssen Marine Technology, Scania,

Schiebel, Westport Shipyard and VikingAir. Ret urning exhibitors included industryheavyweights such as Austal, DCNS,

Lockheed Martin, MBDA, ST Engineeringand ThyssenKrupp Marine.

Country/group pavilions at IMDEX Asia2013 included Australia, France, Germany,Denmark, Italy, Singapore and the UK,as well as, or the rst time ever, Israel.The Danish Pavilion, led by Naval TeamDenmark, made its return to IMDEX Asia2013 with an even larger presence ollowingits debut appearance in 2009.

Mr Jimmy Lau, Managing Directoro Experia Events, said: It is extremelyencouraging to see that, despite uncertaintyin the global economy, a record numbero almost 200 companies signed up toparticipate in IMDEX Asia 2013. The strongsupport rom all our exhibitors armsIMDEX Asias status as a must-attend event in

the international naval and maritime deencecalendar. This years show was our biggestever and we are glad that it was successul.

Record exhibitor turnout or IMDEX Asia 2013


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Aerospace Engineers is a developero critical, high precision aircratcomponents and global supplier

in aerospace and deense. Accreditedwith the prestigious AS 9100C, itsintricate and ultra precise technicaltesting devices corroborated withsystematic documentation have earnedit the approval o Deence Research &Development Organisation (DRDO).

With steady growth, prolieration anddiversication, Aerospace Engineerscommand a tenacious presence inthe manuacturing o precision parts.Now it is powered by SAP by design

implementation. Aerospace Engineershas manuactured about 15,000 parts thatcomply with global aviation requirementswith rigorous quality standards which areratied by the regulating authorities.

Aerospace Engineers, the PrecisionParts Division Group (PPD) is a vibrantmanuacturing group. The PPD Groupis well equipped with R&D, design,engineers, manuactures, repairs,distributes and overhauls Metallic parts& LRU parts that extend over the entire

helicopter & aircrat, rom the enginesall the way to hydraulic, pneumatic,structures and even interiors. The NonMetallic Manuacturing Group producesall Synthetic Rubber & Engineering Plasticcomponents serving niche segments othe aerospace and deence industries. Bycombining state-o-the-art technologies,a team o highly skilled members in bothsegments with an irreutable committalto quality, have perpetually deliveredexemplary solutions to customers overthe years, thereby alleviating theirposition as leaders within their industries.

The company has been augmentingits ambit or vibrant businesses byestablishing ties with internationallyreputed companies and OEMs like HAL,Boeing, Airbus, Sikorsky, Meggitt, UTCAerospace Systems and BrahMos, TATAAdvanced Systems, Honeywell, Snecma,Heico, Tyco Electronics, Eaton and MoogAerospace. This empowers AerospaceEngineers to propound advancedtechnological solutions competitively andcompetently.

It oers Design, Development,Precision, Manuacturing, Assembly,Certication, Supply and Integration oSystems and Implementation o projects.

To conquer opportunities and to emergeas global brand, Aerospace Engineershas entrenched one o its wings inDallas, the USA. The participation oAerospace Engineers in the NADCAPtraining program proves its commitmentto amelioration and transcendence inspecial process. Its quest or perection isevidenced by the establishment o NABLaccredited Laboratory in the new plantlaunched recently.

Aerospace Engineers recent coup

is the development o Main Gear BoxLubrication Oil Pump or HelicopterDual pump or GTRE Unmannedaircrat, Fuel Pump with Brushlessmotor or Light Combat Aircrat, Pumpor Lycoming Engine etc., which hassecured ratiication rom Air WorthinessAuthorities and an Award or Excellencein Aerospace Indigenisation rom SIATI.It has also developed Aerospace metallic& non-metallic hoses or Hydraulic& Pneumatic applications, Fittings,Connecters, Tail Rotor bearings andAeronautical precision parts. Theendeavour o Aerospace Engineersis the manuacturing o ElastomericBearing, Fuel Pump, Fuel Dump Valve,SOC and TV plunger, Fuel Shut o Valve,etc.

The company has started a neworganisation SABB AEROSPACECOMPONENTS PRIVATE LIMITED or themanuacturing o composite parts ormissiles. This project is a dream projecto Mr. Sundaram, CEO o AerospaceEngineers, to play more active in theaerospace industry. It has capabilities inthe areas o CNC machined parts, pressparts and welded parts with well trainedman power.

Aerospace Engineers goingrom strength to strength

Mr. R. SundaramCEO, Aerospace Engineers

Antony dedicates tonation new air orcestation at Tanjavur

The Deence Minister A K Antonyhas dedicated to the nationthe New Air Force Station at

Thanjavur at a brie unction held tomark the occasion.

Speaking to reporters Antony saidthe operationalisation o the Air ForceStation, Thanjavur would strengthe

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