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10 Feb

15th Aero India: ‘Biggest-ever’ show in Karnataka today

New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The 15th edition of Aero India, which is set to be Asia’s biggest aerospace and Defence exhibition, will commence at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, Karnataka on Monday. The theme of this programme is ‘The Runway to a Billion Opportunities.’ Organised in a total area of over 42,000 square metres and with the confirmed participation of over 900 exhibitors, including 150 foreign firm, the event is set to be the biggest-ever Aero India to date in the country. Earlier, lauding the event that is set to take place today and highlighting its significance,…

09 Feb

900 exhibitors, 150 foreign companies to participate in ‘biggest-ever’ Aero India (Lead)

New Delhi, 9 Feb (IANS) The 15th edition of Aero India, "Asia’s biggest aerospace and defence exhibition", will commence at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, Karnataka on February 10. The theme of this program is ‘The Runway to a Billion Opportunities.’ Organised in a total area of over 42,000 sq m and with the confirmed participation of over 900 exhibitors, including 150 foreign companies, the event is set to be the biggest-ever Aero India to date. Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh termed the participation of more than 90 countries as a testament to the growing global confidence in…

03 Feb

Interview with Mr Suresh Kumar K V, Director (Marketing), BEL, for Aero India

Question: How do you look at the current international market for defence products, and what strategies is BEL employing to strengthen its global presence? The Ministry of Defence has set an ambitious target of Rs. 50,000 Crore exports by 2028-29. BEL is, therefore, fast expanding its global presence by making all-out efforts to tap new export markets across the globe. In the last few years, we have made substantial progress, both in terms of export orders acquisition and dispatches. We have identified multiple products and systems for targeted marketing in focused export markets. In a bid to develop new markets…

15 Feb

Rudy again flies Rafale fighter jet at Aero India show

Bengaluru, Feb 15 (IANS) BJP leader and former Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy said that he again flew a Rafale fighter aircraft during the Aero India 2023. Rudy, after a 45 minute flight in the French aircraft as a co-pilot on Tuesday, uploaded photographs on his official Twitter handle. A professional airline pilot, he had also flown a Rafale jet during the 2017 Aero India as well as the Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jet in 2015.

13 Feb

Aero India 2023: Flying objects, drones banned in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Feb 13 (IANS) The Bengaluru Police on Monday issued prohibitory orders on all flying objects during the Aero India 2023 over security reasons in the city. Flying of all sub-conventional aerial platforms such as unmanned aerial vehicles, robotic process automation, para gliders, micro lights, small aircraft, drones, quad-helicopters, are prohibited against the backdrop of the event, an official release stated. "I consider that it is absolutely necessary to ban the flying of all sub-conventional aerial platforms as these can carry explosives and be used as weapons or surveillance objects to threaten, damage, injure and kill people and destroy properties in…

13 Feb

India will not miss any opportunity to become leading defence sector player: Modi at Aero India 2023

Bengaluru, Feb 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday inaugurated Asia's biggest Aero India show 2023 at the Yelahanka Airbase in Bengaluru, and said the country will not let go of any opportunity nor spare any effort to become a leading defence sector player. Addressing the gathering of defence ministers, Chief Of Defence Staffs and dignitaries from various countries, PM Modi said that 21st Century India will not let go of any opportunity to become the leading defence sector player. PM Modi also stated that by 2024-25, the Indian defence exports are going to be five billion dollars. He explained that…

07 Dec

IAF chief flies Tejas

Bengaluru: A month after he flew a solo sortie in single engine MiG-21 fighter, Indian Air Force chief B.S. Dhanoa flew indigenous LCA Tejas on the first day of Aero India 2017. Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa flew a trainer version of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) with Air Vice Marshal A.P. Singh, who is principal director at NFTC, being his co-pilot during the sortie over Yelahanka airbase. Less than 15 days after taking over as the IAF chief, he flew solo in a Mig-21 fighter jet, the oldest fighter aircraft in the IAF's inventory. Dhanoa flew the Mig-21 Type 96 aircraft…

16 Feb

Rudy flies Rafale at Aero India

Bengaluru: Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Wednesday flew a Rafale fighter jet at Aero India. The Skill Development Minister, who holds a commercial pilot licence, flew for around 35 minutes, and said he reached 8G. "It's a great machine it's going to empower IAF. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a right decision in inducting such a great machine," Rudy said after flying the machine at Aero India 2017. "I have been flying other aircrafts too. I've flown in Su-30. This is a different machine. We reached up to 8G and I am not at all tired," he said. India and France…

15 Feb

Israel firm signs agreement with Bengaluru’s DTL for UAVs

Bengaluru: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Bengaluru-based Dynamatic Technologies Ltd. (DTL) on Wednesday signed an agreement to manufacture mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in India. The agreement will allow the transfer of technology and production capabilities from IAI to DTL to produce mini UAVs as per the Indian requirements under the Make in India initiative. The agreement was signed at the ongoing Aero India here. IAI is Israel's largest aerospace and defence company and prime manufacturer of missiles, drones, satellites, weapon systems and munitions, unmanned and robotic systems and radars, among others. India is one of IAI's major customers. Speaking on…

14 Feb

Aero India set for flying start on Tuesday with over 70 aircraft

Bengaluru: The 11th edition of 'Aero India', set for a smooth take-off here on Tuesday, will witness the participation of 30 countries and as many as 72 state-of-the-art aircraft. As many as 270 companies from India and 279 from abroad will participate in the air show, which is expected to see a footfall of over two lakh business visitors.It will be the first time a team from China will participate in this biennial international aerospace and defence exhibition. Among the notable events scheduled during the air show is the handing over of Airborne Early Warning and Control System to the Indian…