Aero India - 2011

[RPK]

Lockheed Martin to display F-35 joint strike fighter at Aero India 2011 : Defense news


The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the latest fighter plane from Lockheed Martin which is designed to become the mainstay of the U.S. as well several allies air force and navy, is likely to be displayed at the Aero India 2011 show in Bangalore.

Lockheed Martin to display F-35 joint strike fighter at Aero India 2011

Lockheed Martin is pitching the aircraft’s B or C versions for India’s potential tender for carrier-based fighters to replace the Sea Harrier and equip the indigenous aircraft carrier currently under construction at the Cochin Shipyard and scheduled to be launched in 2014.

Orville Prins, Lockeed Martin’s Vice President, Business Development for India said in New Delhi that the F-35 is the next generation fighter to suit multiple roles for the U.S. and its allies. Lockheed Martin is seeking U.S. government approvals to offer the aircraft to India. “We are trying to bring the F35 to the Aero India show so that Indian Navy can have a feel of the aircraft.

We don’t know yet if the F35 will take part in the flying displays”.

India had floated a request for information (RFI) earlier this year to seek a carrier based fighter plane.

The RFI will be followed by an RFP as soon as the precise requirements are finalized, which could be in mid-2011. Thereafter the acquisition process will begin.

India has already selected the Russian MiG 29K fighters for the Admiral Gorshkov and the reason for going in for an international competition for the indigenous aircraft carriers was that the Indian Navy was looking to replace the entire Sea Harrier fleet besides have a fighter which was capable of take off and landing on the relatively small deck of the indigenous carriers.

The thinking in the Navy was not in favour of a vertical take off and landing plane like the Sea Harrier but rather a catapult- launched aircraft due to problems with maintenance, high fuel consumption during take off and landing and consequently limited fuel for operational use.

 

[RPK]

Lockheed Martin Denies F-35 Presence at Aero India 2011
Lockheed Martin Denies F-35 Presence at Aero India 2011 | India Defence

Defense and aerospace communities were abuzz with the reports that the Lockheed Martin F-35 would make a debut at Aero India 2011 -- Asia's premier air show -- to be held in Bangalore in the second week of February 2011.

These reports unfortunately proved false as Lockheed Martin F-35 Communications categorically states:

"No, unfortunately that report was not correct. The F-35 will not be at Aero India in 2011."

-- Lockheed Martin F-35 Communications

Shiv Aroor has his own take on this. He reports that while the fighter jet won't make it, its cockpit simulator will. Not that we doubted Live Fist but India Defence has received independent confirmation from Lockheed Martin that the cockpit simulator is being prepared for display at Aero India 2011.

"We are working to have the F-35 cockpit demonstrator at Aero India. Not an actual F-35."

-- Lockheed Martin International Communications

The F-35C -- the naval aircraft carrier variant which may be offered to the Indian Navy -- is expected to undergo air-to-air refueling and performance testing.

 

[CONNAN]

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[RPK]

Boeing to offer ScanEagle UAV to India : Defense news


Boeing is looking to offer its highly successful ScanEagle UAV to India, Dr. Vivek Lall, Vice President, Boeing Defense, Space and Security, India, said.


In an interview to defenseworld.net, Dr. Lall said the ScanEagle will be offered to India as part of its homeland defence and security products range.

Executives will be at hand at the Aero India 2011 show in Bangalore to explain features of the ScanEagle UAV.

Originally developed to help fishing boats track tuna schools and dolphins, the ScanEagle’s combination of range, 20 hour loiter time, and small logistical and operational requirement makes it unique. ScanEagle is launched via a pneumatic catapult, and flies pre-programmed or operator-initiated missions guided by GPS and its onboard flight control system. The ScanEagle has an all-terrain recovery system; it uses a “Skyhook,” in which the UAV catches a rope hanging from a 50-foot/ 15 meter high pole. The patented system allows ScanEagle to be runway-independent and operate from rough terrain or ships.

The ScanEagle requires fewer operators and less ground support than other long-endurance UAVs such as the Predator which requires a runway. Unlike mini-UAVs, this 4-foot aircraft with a 10 foot wingspan can keep its sensors on a pre-set target or flight path for 10-15 hours without requiring operator intervention. That’s over twice as long competing UAVs.

In India, the ScanEagle could be of tremendous value in intelligence gathering in border areas and on the sea.

 

[SpArK]

Aero India 2011​

09 February 2011
Rafael will be participating in the Aero India Aerospace Exhibition in Bangalore, India,
(9-13 February 2011)


Among the Advanced defense Solutions RAFAEL will display:

IRON DOME - Defense System against Short Range Artillery Rockets
SPYDER SR/MR - Short and Medium Range Air Defense Systems
PYTHON 5 – Full- Sphere Range IR Air-To-Air missile
DERBY – Beyond Visual Range Air-To-Air Missile
STUNNER (DAVID SLING) –Terminal Missile Defense Interceptor
SPICE 1000/2000 –Autonomous Precision Guidance Kits
SPIKE FAMILY – Tactical Precision Missiles for Helicopters, LCV and Naval Platforms
IMILITE - Multi-Source, Multi-Task Imagery Exploitation System
GLOBAL LINK - Real Time Data Processing and Distribution System
RAVNET300 – Communication Digital Network Solution for Existing Radios

Visit us at the Israeli Pavilion


Rafael's Products may also be seen at our partner's stands:
LITE SHIELD – Electronic Attack Pod for Close Protection and Escort Jamming can be seen at the SAAB stand.



Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.

 

[marcos98]

Livefist - Indian Defence & Aerospace: AERO INDIA 2011: Other Stuff To Look Forward To

Apart from the usual goodies, there's a lot to look forward to at Aero India next month in Yelahanka. The Aero India technical sessions seminar that runs parallel to the show has some promising stuff this year that will add to what we've been talking about for much of the last couple of years. And if the last few years are any indication, they'll add substantially to what we already know. Here's what I'll be looking out for:

1. A presentation titled "Tactical and Strategic UAV design and development activities at ADE" by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) associate director G Shivashankaran should throw valuable light not just on the Rustom-1 and Rustom-H medium altitude long endurance (MALE) UAVs, but the secretive AURA stealth UCAV, the existence of which was unknown until it was scooped here on Livefist. Hopefully some insights into where the feasibility study on the UCAV programme actually stands.

2. Aeronautical Development Agency director PS Subramanyam, who provided excellent insights into the stealth features of the AMCA concept, will be making a presentation titled "Combat Aircraft for Tomorrow", which will hopefully provide much more on the AMCA, especially in the light of the FGFA programme progression.

3. We'll hopefully know more about India's Helina air-launched anti-armour missile from DRDL principal director KS Vara Prasad's presentation, titled (a touch, drily) "HELINA Long Range Air-to-Ground Missile for Attack Helicopters". Hopefully there will be more than brochure bluster in Indian Army Aviation additional director general Maj Gen PK Bharali's presentation, promisingly titled "Ideal Helicopters for High Altitude Operation".

4. There's an interesting presentation being made by two Wing Commanders from the IAF's Aircraft & Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) titled "Integration of Western Systems/Weapons on Russian Fighter Aircraft".

5. We haven't heard a lot recently from India's Astra BVRAAM programme. The project director S Gollakota will be presenting "Emerging Technologies in Missile Development".

6. Not much hope here, but Sukhoi Design Bureau deputy chief Dr Dmitry Strelets will be presenting "Innovations, the basis of International Cooperation", and will hopfully use the PAK-FA/FGFA as his model, and not some hypothetical platform.

7. Finally, a technology roadmap on India's high-altitude airship programme will be presented by ML Sidana of the civil National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL).

 

[Aarai]

F-35 joint strike fighter at Aero India 2011

 

[majesticpankaj]

hey...anyone knows how to get the pass for the aero show..... i am in bangalore want to see the show desperately.

 

[Trichy]

hey...anyone knows how to get the pass for the aero show..... i am in bangalore want to see the show desperately.

Goto the website and register and collect the pass

 

[Gabbar]

Aero India 2011 - Biggest Ever Aero India in the Making​

2011-01-04 All indications so far point to the possibility that Aero India 2011 could very well be the biggest Aero India ever eclipsing the massive Aero India 2007 event. Aero India is Asia's #1 air show held every two years at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, India.

A high-level Ministry of Defence (MoD) team led by Sitanshu Kar, additional Director general (media & communications) along with the members from the Department of Defence, conducted a recce at Yelahanka Air Force Station on December 27 and 28.


"The primary objective of this was to conduct talks with Defence Exhibition Officers at Yelahanka. The team visited twice and discussed media-related issues this time. The arrangements for the media and setting up of the media centre were among the key points discussed. The Aero India media team will start functioning from the second week of January from Bangalore." -- Anonymous sources quoted by 'Bangalore Mirror'

The show was big enough in 2007. Subsequently, in 2009 also the show turned out to be good despite the economic slowdown. This time, the responses so far clearly indicates that we would need additional space to accommodate exhibition pavilions and aircraft parking slots" -- Indian Air Force officials quoted by 'Bangalore Mirror'

 

[GareebNawaz]

Goto the website and register and collect the pass

I heard it already fully booked

 

[T90TankGuy]

Goto the website and register and collect the pass

go to an canara bank and you can buy tickets there

 

[SpArK]

Saab to bring Gripen trio to Aero India​

Swedish defense major Saab is planning to get three Gripen NG aircraft to Aero India, the air show in Bangalore due to be held next month. Inderjit Sial, head of Saab in India told StratPost that while two of the aircraft would conduct flight displays, the third would be on static display. The aircraft is in the race to win the Indian Air Force (IAF) tender for 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA).

The company is also flying in two other aircraft, the Saab 2000, which it is pitching in response to the Indian Navy’s Request for Information (RFI) for Medium Range Maritime Reconnaissance (MRMR) aircraft, as well as the Saab 340, a 34-seater aircraft in which the company hopes to interest the Indian Coast Guard in association with the Indian company, Punj Lloyd. The Coast Guard is expected to lease a total of 12 aircraft for maritime patrol.

Saab will also display its RBS-15 Anti-Ship Missile and its Giraffe MB radar which it hopes to offer the Indian Navy as part of a network of coastal defense batteries, as well as its RBS-70 MANPADS missile system and HARD radar, which it is pitching to the Indian armed forces.

Besides this, the company will show off its Head Up Display (HUD) built in association with Samtel for light helicopters and aircraft, which will allow operations in weather conditions that require CAT III facilities.


Saab to bring Gripen trio to Aero India

 

[ajay]

One of the best birds Gripen NG love to see it in metal!!

 

[Hulk]

We should buy ScanEagle UAV. Like China is helping Pakistan stay competitive against India, we should take help from USA against China.