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Kalams dreams are never ending

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Dr. A P J Abdul KalamFormer President of India

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4Warmly,Dr.CG Krishnadas Nair

Hony. President, SIATI

Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam, who left us for his heavenly abode on 27th July 2015 will always live in our hearts. He was undoubtedly modern Indias most popular President, a down to earth individual known for his humility, kindness and friendliness.

Aptly called Peoples President, he was truly an inspiring leader, a great embodiment of science and spirituality. His great contribution to Indias aero and space program and development of missiles will continue to inspire young scientists & engineers.

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam had envisioned a Developed

India through indigenous Research and Development as well as through Scientific and Technical collaboration with advanced nations. He was a visionary, par excellence and an inspiring leader.

Dr.Abdul Kalam gave his unstinted support to Society of Indian Aerospace

Technologies & industries (SIATI), since its inception. He was Chief Guest for some of the annual events and presented SIATI award for excellence in indigenization to industries. He has also encouraged the publication of AeroMag and sent a special message for the inaugural issue in February 2007.

Recently SIATI along with AeroMag organised an Aerospace and Defence

Manufacturing Summit ADMS 2015 in Bangalore, aimed at promoting manufacturing of Defence and Aerospace products and systems in India to reduce the import which Dr. Kalam had propagated vigorously.

As a tribute to the memory of the great leader, a seminar is being organized

on 16th October 2015 (a day after his birthday) on Developing and Sustaining a Vibrant R&D for Aerospace and Defence Sector at Dr VM Ghatage HAL Convention Center, Old Airport Road Bangalore. This two day seminar will be a mega event with more than 500 600 delegates from Industries, R&D organizations, Academic institutions, including students as well as from Department of Space, Defence and Defence production, Armed Forces and Civil Aviation.

Dr.Kalam devoted his entire life time to promote Indias indigenous efforts to

be self-reliant in Defence preparedness. He was a great teacher, motivator, space scientist and till his last breath, passionately pursued teaching.

This will be part of various initiatives which we are planning, including instituting

scholarships to meritorious students in his name. SIATI invites all the esteemed leaders and SIATI members to participate in this

mega event.

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CONTENTS

Kalams contributions enhanced Indias defence preparedness

Kalams dreams are never ending..........................................14

Kalam told me to be a part of the solution............................ 16Tribute to Guru Kalam....................................................... 18

HAL Completes Hot Weather Flight Trials of LCH......................................... 21Policies, procedures being formulated to boost indigenization: Dr. Satheesh Reddy....................................................................................................... 22

BDL ramping up production capabilities................................................................. 28

Karnataka pushes centre to set up defence,

aerospace cluster near Tumakuru............................................................................ 31

MiG Corporation: Going strong.................................................................................32

Boeing forecasts demand for 1740 new Airplanes in India..................................36

BEL-made Akash inducted into Indian Air Force

Akash -a success story of the Make in India........................... 41

AeSI Hyderabad organises technical meet,aerospace luminary lecture... ......... 44

Huge scope for scaling up indigenous content .......................................................48

Keysight Technologies Allowing companies to focus where it counts .............50

Picking the Pattern for a Stealth Antenna ...............................................................54

In Space, Failures Lead to Sucess ..................................................................56

ADTL expects to execute huge contracts in current fiscal .................................... 58

Eurotherm Providing multi generations of productions ....................................60

Its a USD 200 billion opportunity in 15 years,

says V.K.Saraswat

Aerospace Engineers Going from strength to strength.... ....................................62

A gentleman made of modular components.......................................................... 64

Cost-effective manufacture of engine components for Airbus A320neo .......... 66

Role of simulation in fulfilling Govts Make in India goals for A&D.................... 68

ADMS 2015 - A grand success..... 70

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Dr. APJ Kalam was a President with a difference. No President was ever loved so much. A wonderful President and above all an inspiring individual, Dr. Kalam enjoyed being with people; people and youngsters adored him. He loved students and spent his final moments among them

He was deeply spiritual, connected with young people, and worked tirelessly toward uniting people of all faiths. He was a unique combination of science, the arts, and philosophy. A man of humour, he deeply cared for society.

Dr. Kalam was always jovial but carried his years lightly. His mind was ever agile. He was humble but had a mighty mind. He was

the peoples President during his tenure as President and will continue to remain so in the hearts of people after his demise.

His direct encouragement resulted in the BrahMos being used by all the three services. Initially, it was a surface-to-surface missile. But now there are surface-to-air, air-to-air, and naval versions. Dr. Kalam and his colleagues developed this indigenous cruise missile of India. Dr. Kalams contributions enhanced Indias defence capabilities.

Dont take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck. These were the words of Kalam which he lived by till the last moment.

83-year-old Kalam was a daring President who undertook a submarine sortie, flew Sukhoi jet, visited Siachen glacier, worlds highest battlefield and interacted with troops at the Line of Control.

But probably none as daring as a night-time flight from Aizawl airport that took off after the runway was illuminated with lanterns and torches.

This occurred one evening in 2005 when Kalam, always wearing a genial smile, had completed all his official engagements during his visit to Mizoram and was scheduled to leave the next morning. But a restless Kalam decided to take off for Delhi at night, one of his senior aides recalled.

The local Indian Air Force (IAF) stations head was summoned and informed of the Presidents wish to fly to the national

capital as his work in Mizoram was over.But there are no facilities for taking off from the airport at

night, the IAF official said, thinking the matter was settled.However, his explanation did not cut ice with Kalam, who

retorted: What if there is an emergency? Will the IAF wait for the morning? Tell them I have to take off and all necessary arrangements should be made.

His aides went to the IAF official and conveyed the message from Kalam, who as President was also the supreme commander of the armed forces.

The IAF commander immediately got in touch with his seniors

Kalams contributions enhanced Indias defence preparedness

Dr. A P J Abdul KalamFormer President of India

15 -10-1931 - 27-07-2015

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi with Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam with Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

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in Delhi, who did not come to his rescue and instead asked him to comply with the orders of the missile man.

Finally, Kalam had his way and IAF personnel lit up the runway with lanterns, flaming torches and bonfires to facilitate the take-off, the aide said.

Presidents aides too were concerned about his decision to take off at night from an airport that had only basic equipment and privately asked IAF officials whether such a flight would be safe.

The answer from an IAF official was enough to send a chill down their spines -- you can take off but there may be some problems if you have to return.

At around 9 pm, the Presidential Boeing took off with Kalam and his entourage of 22.

If you fail, never give up because F.A.I.L. means first Attempt In Learning; End is not the end, if fact E.N.D. means Effort Never Dies; If you get No as an answer, remember N.O. means Next Opportunity. So Lets be positive, was another quote that he often used to mention in his pep talks to university and school students.

Immediately after he became the 11th President, Vice President Krishna Kant suffered a heart attack and was admitted to AIIMS.

His first visitor was Kalam, who was dressed in blue shirt and Khaki pants. This was probably the Kalams first engagement after taking office.

Meanwhile, a bronze statue of Kalam unveiled at the residential campus of Research Centre Imarat (RCI), a DRDO unit which the former President had established in Hyderabad.

My mind is filled with so many memories and so many interactions with Kalam right from 1980s. He is the man who established RCI and has seen its transcendence, G Satheesh Reddy, Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister, said after unveiling the statue near the Faculty House of RCI campus, where Kalam used to stay.

He noted that it was Kalam who had formulated the countrys Integrated Missile Programme and propelled India towards emerging as a missile power.

Reddy said the great visionarys memory and inspirational words would always remain alive in their hearts and keep motivating the scientific fraternity to aspire towards greater heights and set new benchmarks in the years to come.

Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam with US President Barack Obama during his visit to New Delhi.

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam calling on the President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, in New Delhi on December 24, 2014.

Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi attending the last rites of the former President of India, late Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, at Rameswaram, in Tamil Nadu on July 30, 2015. The Governor of Tamil Nadu, Dr. K. Rosaiah, the Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu and the Union Minister for Defence, Shri Manohar Parrikar also seen.

The Union Minister for Defence, Shri Manohar Parrikar paying homage at the mortal remains of the former President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, in New Delhi on July 28, 2015.

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His dreams are never-ending. The greatest tribute we can pay him is to fulfil his dreams and realise his vision for the country, he added. Describing Kalam as our mentor, a visionary, and a saint, former DRDO Chief and NITI Aayog member VK Saraswat said he had always

dreamt of the good of the common man.Kalam provided such a strong

foundation for Indias missile technology field that, for years to come, the country would be self-sufficient in this area, he said. The former President brought in such values among youth that today,

every youth gets motivated by the sheer mention of the name Dr Kalam, added Saraswat, a former DRDO chief.

RCI also organised a Kalam Memorial Science Council where in Prof D Balasubramanian of LV Prasad Eye Institute delivered a talk on Biology of Music.

The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayees visit to Pokhran on 20th May, 1998. Dr Kalam is also seen.

Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam, Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister with Prime Minister, Shri H.D. Devegowda after the inauguration of Aero India 1996, an International aerospace exposition, at the Indian Air Force Station, in Bangalore on December 3, 1996. Also seen Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav, the Union Minister for Defence.

The President, Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam with a model of the latest Sukhoi Aircraft presented to him while on a visit to the Sukhoi Design Bureau, in Moscow on May 23, 2005.

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Kalams dreams are never ending

Dr APJ Abdul Kalams simple, down to earth life, inspiring words and indomitable leadership will ever remain etched on the memories of anyone who worked with him. My mind is filled with such countless memories of interactions with Dr Kalam, the man who formulated the

Integrated Missile Programme of the country and made India emerge as a Missile power.

Dr Kalam, though went on to become the Peoples President winning the hearts of one and all, we, his old associates from the Missile Complex will always remember him as our Guru and Mentor.

Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister

Dr G Satheesh Reddy visiting Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at Rajaji Marg house in New Delhi

Senior Scientists of RCI and Missile Complex fraternity , DRDO after unveiling the statue of Dr Kalam on 10 Aug 2015 near the Faculty House in residential complex of Research Centre Imarat (RCI). Dr.G.Satheesh Reddy, Former Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister and member NITI AYOG Dr. V.K.Saraswat, Dr.Prahlada, Lt.General (Dr) V.J.Sundaram, Shri P.S.Subramanyam also seen.

Creating the RCI was perhaps the most satisfying experience of my

life. Developing this centre of excellence of missile technology was

asking to the joy of a potter shaping artifacts of lasting beauty from the

mundane clay.

Major decisions like the creation of facilities at ImaratKancha and

the establishment of a test facility were crystallized during the review.

The future infrastructure at the ImaratKancha was given the name of

Research Centre Imarat (RCI,retaining the original identity of the place.

Before God trusts you with success, you have to prove yourself

humble enough to handle the big prize, I prayed to God in Schullers

church to help me build a Research Centre at the ImaratKancha-that

would be my crystal cathedral.

From WINGS OF FIRE , Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam with Dr. G Satheesh Reddy at RCI .

Many establishments and facilities were conceptualized and created under this Great Visionary. A favorite brainchild of Dr Kalam is the Research Centre Imarat (RCI).

Dr Kalam conceived and steered RCI as a generator of critical missile technologies essentially needed but denied to India. Ever since its inception, RCI has been nurtured to pursue R&D in the cutting edge technologies which ultimately resulted in development of not just missiles, but many other hi-tech weapon systems and platforms in the country, transforming his dreams into reality. Dr Kalams inspiring memories are indelibly imprinted in not just hearts of the people in the Missile Complex, but in the air and soil of the place, especially the RCI.

I remember, when I was taking over as Director, Research Centre Imarat (RCI), I was fortunate to have Dr Kalam in RCI, who narrated that while establishing RCI, it was his dream to see it flourish as one of the futuristic advanced research centres in the world and entrusted me the task of attaining self-reliance in each of the mandated technology areas and develop first of its kind products.

It was indeed a proud and fortunate moment for me to unveil, on behalf of RCI and Missile Complex fraternity, a statue of Dr Kalam on 10 Aug 2015 near the Faculty House in residential complex of Research Centre Imarat (RCI). The sight of his statue at a place where Dr Kalam used to live as Director during those dare-devil days, will surely inspire the youth for generations - to dream big, aim big and fulfill the dreams with focus, hardwork and dedication.

I am grateful to all the eminent missile scientists who graced the occasion and paid tributes to the Missile Man and shared their fond memories of their association with Dr Kalam.

I am sure that the reminiscence and inspirational words of Dr Kalam will always keep motivating the scientific fraternity to aspire for greater heights and to set new benchmarks in the years to come.

His dreams were never ending. The greatest tribute that we can pay to him is to fulfill his dreams and realize the Vision set by him for the country.

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On 27th July 2015, after the routine visit to Labs, I left for home bit early as we had an appointment with doctor. It was while I was driving back home, I got the message of Dr.Kalams last breath while addressing to the students. Spontaneously I drove the car to the side and parked. While praying for the departed soul, a few of my life experiences with Dr.Kalam flashed in my mind.

I joined ISRO in 1982. Dr.Kalam left for DRDO from ISRO in the same year (1982). So, I had little opportunity to work with him. My first encounter with Dr.Kalam was in 1999.Kargil war had just ended and selected group of scientists and Engineers were in NIA as a part of a Management Course for scientific organization.

Dr.Kalam came and delivered a lecture on research opportunities in Defense. As usual there was a question and answer session at the end of his lecture. Many questions were fired; he answered all the questions in his own way. It was my turn to ask the question. My question was In Kargil war why Indian casualty was high? His answer strategically enemies were positioned in an advantageous position, to start with, to overcome that, the casualty was high. My next question was Sir, I feel as a scientific community are we failed in our duty to offset the small natural disadvantage our army men had? Dr.Kalam walked nearer to me, smiled and looking into my eyes, told friend, why cant you see yourself a part of the answer to your question? and paused, yes sir I will, from this moment I said.

That few seconds, taught volumes, fast forwarding 15 years, on22 November 2004, an international lunar conference was held in Udaipur palace. Dr.Kalam was then serving President of India. He inaugurated the Conference and listened to our plan of first Lunar Mission from Indian side Chandrayaan-1. After listening to the technical details, he asked me for the schedule. I replied, Sir, it is 2008.

Dr.M.Annadurai, Director, ISRO Satellite Centre with Dr. Kalam

Kalam told me to be a part of the solution

His response was fine, but all the way after going to the Moon, you are falling short of 100 kms from the lunar surface. Can you extend little bit more? My head was reeling. Having finalized the configuration, having already accommodated 11main instruments and completed the preliminary design, going back to the drawing board, re-configuring the mission without sacrificing any of the original payloads and still realising the mission within the schedule and budget was looking like a problem of Himalayan size.

Sensing my mood, he told, Dont get bogged down by the problem, be a part of the solution. He pated me telling good luck

For the next four years, Chandrayaan-1 team worked day and night, on 22 October 2008 the launch took place along with his brain child Moon Impact Probe. On my way back from Shriharikota to Bangalore, Shri Narayanamoorthy, dialed Dr.Kalam and gave the cell phone to me. Dr.Kalam greeted me and was apologetic for not being present for the launch and was ready to come to Bangalore to greet the team in person. I replied Sir, could you wait until 14 November? Why 14 November? Sir, on that day your baby Moon Impact Probe will touch the moon and we want you to be with us on that day. He laughed. Fine, I will wait! Best wishes to you and your team.

As promised, he came to Bangalore on 14 November. By that time Chandrayaan-1 reached the 100 kms polar orbit around the moon. As he was witnessing from the gallery, the Moon Impact Probe was

released from the mother craft and de-orbited to touch down the moon at the intended place on the moon. That night we had the dinner with him.

During the dinner, he smiled at me and asked Are you now happy being a part of the solution? Before I could complete my answer, what next? was his question.

Summarizing all my experiences until that moment, I wrote a book in Tamil. KaiyarukeNila and send the manuscript to him.

After going through the book, he sent it back along with a fine forward, indicating his experience with Chandrayaan-1 project. When I handed over the first copy of the book, as usual looking at me, he asked Good, What next?

Two more books I wrote subsequently, one of them has won a prestigious literary award too. Today, I am one of the upcoming names in the Tamil literary world.

Recently when I took over as Director, ISRO Satellite Centre, I called many of my seniors whom I felt molded me and invited them to ISAC. Dr. Kalam greeted me in his own way and assured to visit ISRO Satellite Centre in the near future.

Alas! Now his physical presence in the Centre is not possible, but emotionally he is with us and his vision and compelling questions of What Next? will guide us. This is how, ISAC responded silently and spontaneously on 28th July 9:30 am when I called for a floral tribute to the departed soul Dr. Kalam.

Dr.M.Annadurai, Director, ISRO Satellite Centre

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Dr Anantha Krishnan M

Year: 2007 Date: November 14 Time: 1 AM Venue: Satyam Guest House, Hyderabad Mission: Billion Beats As a writer you must always focus on capturing stories of the common man. Can you put the spotlight on thousands of unsung heroes, who often go unnoticed? You must travel to villages and document how farmers come out with indigenous techniques to improve their yield year after year, these were the words of Guru Kalam, while we were finalizing the launch edition of his pet e-paper Billion Beats.It was well past mid-night and within few hours we travelled to Karimnagar to launch Billion Beats. It was a Childrens Day.I think we managed to bring out a unique concept. I am moved by the response from the people, Guru Kalam, now

the Editor of Billion Beats said. In the last 15 years, I have had many such unforgettable occasions with Guru Kalam, who always wanted the media to focus on positive stories on India. I am fed up with you fellows, he would often tell me, unable to digest the negatives news being supplied by the Indian media.

Serendipity at its bestIt is only serendipity that I am writing a tribute to my Guru and the beloved teacher for millions of Indians - Dr A P J Abdul Kalam - on the auspicious Guru Poornima Day. For a shishya who has surrendered to his Gurus, this is perhaps the ultimate tribute that I can pay.For many of my friends in the media, I have been the go-to man on Dr Kalam for years now. On the night of July 27, I was on a bus headed for Kerala, when I was flooded with calls inquiring about Dr Kalams well-being. Since there have been rumours about his health and I often clarified to the world that all was well with him, I wasnt very perturbed. Yet, this time, I was beginning to become

Tribute to Guru Kalam

concerned as the number of calls and messages wouldnt stop. By 7.30 pm, battling poor signal inside the bus, I was told by one of his close aides that Guru Kalam had left us. Like most of you, I too felt lost. Orphaned. I retreated into a shell, mourning and grieving the loss of my biggest wealth, who had taken the flight to eternity. I felt like my Mother had died again. The last few days have gone in a haze, me trying to hold on to my many memories; my interactions, my innumerable learnings, my disappointments when I couldnt reach him at times and my excitement every time he said: You fellow write well.As I sit to write a tribute on this Guru Poornima Day, it is serendipity again to recollect that my first face-to-face interview with Guru Kalam was again about a guru. He was in Bangalore following the demise of Prof Sathish Dhawan, who was the Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation from in 1972 to 1984.I am going to talk about my guru. Only about him... Dont ask me about anything, this was how our first conversation started on January 5, 2002. The interview was arranged by Dr Kota Harinarayana, who was then heading the Tejas programme. Prior to this meeting, I would often bother Guru Kalam, calling his landline in New Delhi. And, honestly out of the hundreds of calls I made, I was lucky to get him on the line only a few times, most often with him politely disconnecting after learning that it was me, again. ``I have lost my guru Prof Satish Dhawan. He taught me how to design a propeller for hovercraft in 1959. I am touched by his concern for others. His urged us to take the benefit of design and development to the common man who has contributed to the country. I will miss my guru, Dr Kalam told me.The interview appeared next day in The Times of India with the headline: Kalam the student misses Dhawan the guru. A week later, I got to know from Dr Kota that Guru Kalam loved the article and I had apparently made no mistakes, to his surprise! This was probably my first baby step into his heart. A scientist-journalist bond has just been born.

His very first interview as the President From 2002 to 2003, his confidence in me grew and he started accepting me as a better writer. When his name was announced as the presidential candidate, I sent him a hand-written letter to Chennai. Sir, when you become the President of India, I hope you will grant me the first interview, I remember having written among other things.In July 2002, when the paper boy from Rameshwaram logged into Rashtrapati Bhawan (RB), he launched a series of technology initiatives that opened up two-way communication with the common man. The efforts of V Ponraj, who was the Director (Technology Interface) of RB, was commendable.Two months later, during his first visit to Bangalore, Guru Kalam kept his word and granted me his first ever interview as the President of India. After all the formalities and exchange of pleasantries, I had just five minutes to ask questions. Time: 8 am. Place: Raj Bhawan, Bangalore. You email me the rest of the questions, I say. Okay? he said. I still remember the then Governor T N Chaturvedi giving me an incredulous look. Five minutes, three queries with the Prez, read the next days

headline. For the media world, the interview wasnt just a scoop. It was a coup!

HAL was always closer to his heartIn 2006, I visited him at the Rashtrapati Bhawan as the Official Spokesperson of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. In an interview granted to HALs then famous The Plane magazines launch issue, Guru Kalam said the motto for the Company should be: Sky is the territory.HAL needs creative leaders. Creative leadership means exercising the vision to change the traditional role from the commander to the coach, manager to mentor, from director to delegator and from one who demands respect to one who facilitates self-respect, Guru Kalam said in one of his popular interviews.To another query on HALs success mantra, he said: Success comes to an institution only when it has the culture of taking risks and succeeding. When you are in such missions, you will definitely encounter certain failures. In such situations, you should not allow failures to become your master. You should become the master of the problems and succeed.When HAL launched Minsk Square Matters (MSM) in 2006, another successful product of HALs Corporate Communication Department, Guru Kalam specifically asked the editorial team to focus on the men on the shop floor.The heart of HAL is in the shop floors and you must capture their stories in MSM, he said. He was also a regular reader of MSM, and would often email me his views after reading some reports in it.

A painting of Guru Kalam done by Army soldier Renjith C, son of a farmer in Kerala. Guru Kalam was impressed with the painting and he autographed the same. It will now be auctioned to support various missions of Inspired Indian Foundation.

Guru Kalam in his flying gear ahead of his famous sortie on Sukhoi.

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His unofficial cake boy during birthdaysOn many of his birthdays, I have had the good fortune to carry the cake - often travelling from Bangalore to wherever he was. At the stroke of midnight, we would cut the cake in a simple function at some nondescript government guest house. Seeing me, he would say: You have again come!! There were instances when two cakes landed, one arranged by his aides and another from this self-appointed blue-eyed boy.He always cut both the cakes, blew out both candles and ensured that his security guards also got their share. I have begun another orbit around the Sun, he would say in his inimitable way, the twinkle in his eyes unmistakable. Once, when I ordered for a cake in Kerala, the stunned cake shop owner refused to take money when I asked him to inscribe: Happy Bday Dr Kalam. When I told him that Dr Kalam doesnt appreciate anything free, he halfheartedly accepted. During another birthday in 2011, in Coimbatore, I was again present with the cake. Next day, it was I who got a gift from the birthday boy, when he introduced me to everyone as: Meet my friend from Bangalore. He is a periya writer, bringing tears in my eyes.When I lost my mother, Guru Kalam reminded me that I should make her proud by continuing with my writing mission. When I had a difference of opinion with my editor and wanted to quit a newspaper, he said: Change will always make you stronger. Those words have stayed on with me. When I earned a Doctorate in Journalism, he blessed me and said: Your mother will be happy up there.In 2007, on the eve of Childrens Day (November 14), Guru Kalam and I sat well past mid-night at the Satyam Guest House in Hyderabad, giving last-minute touches to his dream e-paper, Billion Beats. During its televised launch in front of over lakh schoolchildren in Karminagar, Guru Kalam was excited to don another hat, this time as the Editor of Billion Beats. Capture all the positive stories of Indians. I am tired of the negative news you fellows (media) give, he would often say.My last meeting with Guru Kalm was on June 25, 2015, at Raj Bhawan in Bangalore. He was happy to meet my adopted

sister Dhanya Ravi, a 24-year-old, battling with Brittle Bones disease. He was delighted to meet Dhanya, who is always seated in a pram, and they chatted away like long-lost friends. When I touched his feet while leaving, he said: I am proud of you. Serving special children is like serving God. God bless you.I am grateful to his long-serving Private Secretary R K Prasad, who always acted as a bridge between Guru Kalam and me. Prasad ensured that theres always something refreshing that came out of the scientist-journalist bonding.

There is a Guru Kalam in all of us As a journalist, I feel that we are a nation that applauds blindly. A nation that forgets easily. A nation that talks too much, but does too little. For Guru Kalam, can we not change? Remember, we are all blessed that we lived in an era that saw a simple man who walked the talk. He touched a chord in every one of us. We carried him in our hearts from the day we got to know him. There is a Dr A P J Abdul Kalam in all of us. If you think he died a happy man, I might disagree with you. He died a hopeful man. And, that hope is Me. You. Us. He will be a happy man only when we complete his assignment -- to make India a developed nation.If Guru Kalam was with us today, he would have asked: Now everyone, will you repeat with me? My National Flag flies in my heart and I will bring glory to my Nation. This is all that a karmayogi like Guru Kalam would ask of his beloved countrymen.

I will miss you, Sir!

(The writer is a seasoned aerospace and defence journalist in India. He is the Consultant Editor (Defence) with OneIndia and also contributes for Mathrubhumi (English). He was instrumental in launching Dr A P J Abdul Kalams e-paper Billion Beats as its National Affairs Editor and has been spreading Guru Kalams vision through the Inspired Indian Foundation.

He tweets @writetake and can be reached at anantha.ak@gmail.com.)

HALs indigenously designed and developed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) attained a milestone by successfully completing the hot weather flight trials for a nearly one week at Jodhpur recently. Test flights were carried out in the temperature range of 39 to 42 degree Celsius. These were done with the involvement of customer pilots from Indian Air Force and Army in presence of representatives from RCMA and DGAQA, says Mr. T. Suvarana Raju, CMD, HAL. LCH prototype, TD-3 was ferried from Bengaluru to Jodhpur to achieve the successful trials. The flight testing covered temperature survey of engine bay and hydraulic system, assessment of performance, handling qualities and loads at different all up weights, low speed handling and height-velocity diagram establishment.

LCH had completed cold weather flight testing at Leh in February 2015. Two LCH one on static and another on flying display- enthralled people at Aero India 2015 held in Bengaluru

earlier this year. The LCH is expected to receive Initial Operational Clearance and enter into series production by the end of this year. About Light Combat Helicopter (LCH): The Light Combat Helicopter is a twin- engine, dedicated combat helicopter of 5.8-ton class designed and developed by HAL to meet the requirements of Indian defence forces. The helicopter is designed to carry out dedicated combat roles such as Air Defence, anti-tank, scout and support combat search /rescue missions.

The indigenous design of the helicopter incorporates advanced technology features for facilitating combat operations and includes a narrow fuselage with tandem seating configuration for Pilot and Co-pilot / Weapon system operator (WSO). It incorporates a number of stealth features such as reduced visual, aural, radar and infra-red signatures and crashworthy landing gear, armour protection for better survivability. The helicopter is powered by two Shakti engines.

HAL completes hot weather flight trials of LCHGuru Kalam with Dr Ananths adopted sister Dhanya Ravi at Raj Bhawan, Bangalore, on June 25, 2015.

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Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Distinguished Scientist, DRDO recently took over as Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister. The eminent Missile Scientist has made pioneering contributions to Navigation and Avionics technologies. He steered many Defence Projects and Programmes as Director of Research Centre

Imarat (RCI) and provided necessary thrust to the development of critical technologies.

Dr Satheesh graduated from JNTU, Anantapur and received his MS & Doctorate from JNTU, Hyderabad. He is a renowned Fellow of many leading professional academies/societies FNAE, FRIN (London), FAeSI, FRAeS (UK), FSSWR, FIET (UK), FIE,FAPAS, FIETEin the

country and abroad. He holds the distinction of being awarded Full Member Diploma of the Academy of Navigation & Motion Control, Russia and is an Associate Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, USA. He is an Honorary Fellow of Computer Society of India andalsoHonorary Member of ACDOS, India.

Dr Satheesh received the prestigious Indian Science Congress Association Homi J. Bhabha Memorial Award, DRDO Young Scientist Award and Agni Award for Excellence in Self Reliance from the Honble Prime Minister. For his outstanding contributions to Aerospace engineering, he has been conferred with many prominent awards like DrBiren Roy Space Science & Design Award, Rocketry & Related technologies Award, Scientist of the Year Award, FAPCCI Outstanding Engineering Award, B V Baliga Memorial Award and Vikram Award for realization of Systems for National importance.

Policies, procedures being formulated to boost indigenization:

Dr. Satheesh Reddy

Dr Satheesh Reddy shared his thoughts on wide-ranging issues in this exclusive interview.

How do you see your new role as Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister?

Today, when the country is geared up for rapid technological developments with increased R&D content and higher industry participation, the Scientific Advisor has a definite role to play in much needed transformation towards achieving self-reliance in the defence technologies. As emphasized by our Honble Prime Minister and Honble Raksha Mantri, the large imports have to be brought down gradually and the indigenous development & production need to ramp up.

Now the contributions of SA to RM will go beyond DRDO and wide technological participation in planning and policy finalization.

This transformation has to be achieved by bringing in a balance between the public sector and the private industry in defence production. It is also of prime importance to play a bridging role among the three stakeholders - the armed forces, DRDO & industry to bring in greater synergy. A greater impetus will be imparted to the Design and Make in India concept.

What needs to be done to further boost indigenization in defence and aerospace sector in India?

The technologies (systems and sub-systems) being imported and the capability to be built within the country to indigenize them is clearly known. Firstly, policies and procedures are being formulated to boost indigenization. Towards achieving self-reliance in the defence technologies, the first step is identifying the technologies and products being imported for the present day needs.

These systems can be produced in India through technology transfers, joint

ventures and through Make in India by the foreign players. Also, the R&D efforts will be channelized by joint collaborations with academia, industry and harnessing the strength of R&D institutes to design and develop products within the country.

Particularly speaking about the Aeronautics sector, the manufacturing houses have to be encouraged towards augmenting the infrastructure and to establish the advanced processes. India has already started witnessing change as the leading companies are establishing advanced manufacturing facilities and supplying to the global aerospace industries.

These industries need to produce various components, spare parts, sub-systems and systems required by the country reducing the import content to a large extent. The demand for aerospace spares is going to increase with the increasing MRO facilities coming all over the country.

How do you see the future Roles of R&D institutes, Public and Private Industries?

It is evident from a closer look at the current scenario that R&D institutes are engaged more in Development than in Research and the public sector is fully into production and with the private industries being the suppliers of components and sub-systems. Now, the roles are getting redefined; R&D institutes will concentrate largely on Research and the public sector units will be roped in for development and subsequent production, playing a vital role as lead integrators.

The private sector will also carry out R&D in specified areas and produce the sub-systems and systems. This will also enable such industries to transform their capabilities to the level of lead integrators.

Today, the private sector already started playing a major role. In last 10 years, the private industries have graduated from mere component producers to a

challenging role of developing the state-of-the-art sub systems and systems.

For instance, more than 70% of the supplies for Akash missile system are coming from a conglomerate of private industries. Hence, it is evident that the private industry is going through transformation to handle greater challenges.

In my view, redefining the roles of the three sectors will bring in more synergy between R&D organizations, DPSUs and private industries.

Could you share your thoughts on human resource base in defence and aerospace sector and how it can be harnessed?

For any organisation, basic strength comes from its human resources for fulfillment of various goals and objectives and the HR has very important role to play in defence sector, where the domain knowledge base is specific to technologies. Country is today void of universities and institutes with curriculum related to the defence science and technologies. The

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students after completing their graduation with the basic engineering backgrounds like electronics, mechanical, metallurgy, electrical etc straightaway start working on the defence technologies without any formal knowledge and training in these areas. It is essential to design the curriculum with subjects related to the defence and incorporate them in the syllabus of leading institutes in the country to nurture the knowledge base and skill sets.

The second aspect is that the best talent needs to be attracted towards Defence whether it is DRDO or DPSUs or defence related Industries. With concentrated efforts in last few years, many graduates from IITs, NITs and other reputed academic institutes have joined DRDO. The youngsters also need to be encouraged to become entrepreneurs with innovative ideas.

Could you share your thoughts on cutting edge and futuristic technologies?

As our Honble Prime Minister envisaged, India needs to focus on the futuristic technologies to become future world leader. Till now we have been concentrating on many of the technologies which are denied to us.

Now, it is time to identify the futuristic technologies for the next 10-20years and take a lead in the R&D of these technologies. There is a driving need to establish focused research centres in the specific technologies at R&D centres and academic institutes. State of the art infrastructure need to be established at these centres and funded.

Innovations at Small and Medium Scale industries should be encouraged

and supported. The country needs to have innovative manufacturing institutes with public and private partnership. Also, these technologies must be devised for ultimate exports to earn valuable foreign exchange for the country. Bio-sensors, Photonics, NEMS, MEMS, high energy materials, futuristic power supplies, stealth technologies, advanced materials, high power computing are few such identified areas to be driven with greater pace.

You have led the R&D in Avionics for Defence applications. Can you explain what kind of a role RCI plays in these endeavors?

Research Centre Imarat (RCI) is an Avionics Laboratory with a mandate to design and develop advanced Avionics technologies. The laboratory has successfully developed Systems and Sub-systems in critical areas of Navigation, Control Actuation Systems, Power Supplies, Imaging Seekers, RF Seekers, Onboard Computers, Radomes, Antennas and many other related systems. It is a technology hub with state-of-the-art environmental tests and simulation facilities.

It has successfully designed and developed Avionics Systems for various Defence applications of the country. RCI

nurtured many industries by providing facilities to become leading aerospace manufacturing firms.

As a leading expert, please share with us what are our capabilities in the areas ofnavigation, control and guidance?

RCI has successfully designed and developed many of the Avionics technologies and the industries are able to produce them in numbers. In the inertial sensors and systems area, RCI started from scratch and today we have developed varieties of Navigation Systems with modern algorithms, calibration and testing mechanisms, integration and interface.

Miniaturized system weighing just about 150gram is a reality today which was weighing about 50kg, years ago. During this journey, all the sensors and systems available with the advanced nations, whether it is DTG, FOG, RLG, high accuracy Accelerometers, Hybrid Navigation Systems and modern Algorithms, all have been made indigenously for various applications. RCI houses an advanced Navigation and Embedded Computers laboratory which is at par with any world class facility.

In the field of control actuation systems, we are self sufficient. As a matter of fact several types of actuation systems like hydraulic, electro mechanical & pneumatic actuation systems and the guidance algorithms and simulation technologies also have been developed. The state of the art guidance schemes developed by RCI are flying many of our missile systems today.

Could you also throw light on R&D carried out by your team in the area of Seekers?

Our main thrust is now to develop RF Seekers this year along with MMW seeker development. RF Seeker for specific application is in advanced stage of development, getting ready for trials and I am sure by next year, these Seekers will enter into Production.

IIR seeker is an established technology and we are able to use in many of our applications. Now, our concentration is on miniaturization and cost effective solutions. We are working on systems like Integrated Avionics as a single package by reducing the weight and size of all the systems. These are some of the advanced technology areas.

Lot of work has been initiated in the areas of futuristic sensors, batteries, AESA seekers, multi mode seekers for applications in advanced missile systems.

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Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), a Government of India Enterprise under the Ministry of Defence was established in Hyderabad in the year 1970 to be a manufacturing base for guided missiles and allied defence equipment. Nurtured by a pool of talented engineers drawn from DRDO and aerospace industries, BDL began its journey by producing the 1st Generation Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) - the French SS11B1.

On successful completion of the SS11B1 project, BDL embarked on production of 2nd generation ATGMs the French Milan - 2 and Russian Konkurs. These projects were taken up under licence production with technical collaboration from M/s. Euromissile, France and M/s. KBP, Tula, Russia respectively.

These products covered a broad spectrum of the requirements of the Indian Armys infantry and mechanized infantry forces. The productionization process at BDL with a phase-wise transfer-of-technology, laying emphasis on indigenization, has enabled its engineers to gain deep insight into the design concepts and system engineering of BDL has been working closely with the user as well as the OEM in the upgradation of ATGMs to the class of tandem warhead ATGMs. Milan - 2 has been upgraded to Milan - 2T with a tandem warhead to defeat the ERA fitted to modern battle tanks. Similarly, Konkurs ATGM has been upgraded to Konkurs - M ATGM with a tandem warhead, with a similar advantage. This has led to providing more

teeth to the soldier on the battlefield and mechanized infantry forces.

The lead taken by the Nation to develop indigenous, sophisticated and contemporary missiles through the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP), gave BDL an opportunity to be closely involved in the programme, wherein it was identified as the Prime Production Agency. This opened up a plethora of opportunities to assimilate advanced manufacturing and programme management technologies and skills. BDL rose to the needs of the Concurrent Engineering Approach adopted by DRDO in IGMDP, to become an important and competent partner in these projects.

BDL is proud to be the lead integrator

of the Akash Weapon System. The Indian Army had placed orders worth ` 14,180 crore on BDL, during the year 2011 for the supply of the Akash Weapon System. AWS has been inducted into the Indian Army. It was a historic moment for BDL, when, the AWS was inducted into the Indian Army. CMD, BDL, at a glittering ceremony held at New Delhi on 05 May, 2015, handed over the symbolic key of the Akash Weapon System to the Chief of Army Staff General who, thereafter, handed over the same to the Director General, Army Air Defence, marking the induction of AWS into the Indian Army.

Akash has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation and is being manufactured by BDL with 96% of material sourced in Akash Missile is a Surface to Air Missile with the capability to engage aerial threats up to the maximum range of 25 km and upto an altitude of 18 km. The versatile and wholly indigenous weapon system, the Akash SAM, will be the mainstay for the Air Defence of the Nation up to 2030s and beyond. With the productionization of Akash, India joins an elite club of only a few countries in the world, capable of producing Surface-to-Air Missiles. BDL, a Miniratna Category - I Public Sector Enterprise, is amongst a few industries in the world having capabilities to produce state-of-the-art guided weapon systems. The Company is poised to enter new avenues of manufacturing, covering a wide range of weapon systems such as Surface-to-Air Missiles, Air Defence Systems, Heavy

BDL ramping up production capabilities

Shri V. Udaya BhaskarChairman & Managing Director, BDL

Weight Torpedoes, Air-to-Air Missiles etc., making it a world-class defence equipment manufacturer. BDL has also entered into the area of refurbishment and life extension of missiles. The major manufacturing divisions of the company have ISO 9001 : 2008 certification.

Presently, BDL has three manufacturing units. The first unit is co-located with its Corporate Office at Hyderabad, the second one in Medak District of Telangana and the third unit, which is dedicated exclusively to the manufacture of underwater weapons, is at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Most of the products of the company are single shot devices, which call for utmost reliability. Quality Policies have been laid out to achieve this objective with emphasis on ensuring quality right from basic input levels till the realization of the final product. All three Units have been certified with ISO 14001:2004 certificate

related to Environmental Management System.

Milan Division of BDL has been certified with AS 9100C certificate related to Aerospace Quality Management System. The Akash Division has been certified with ISO 9001: 2008 certificate related to Quality Management System. The Electronics Lab of Bhanur Unit has been accreditated with ISO / IEC 17025:2005 (NABL) Certification in the discipline of Electro-Technical calibration. BDL has plans in place to ramp-up its production capabilities to meet the ever growing demands of the Armed Forces.

The fourth manufacturing unit of the company is being set up in Amravati district, Maharashtra. BDL plans to produce Very Short Range Air Defence Missile (VSHORAD) at its new unit. The foundation stone for the unit was laid by Her Excellency Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil, the then Honble President of India,

on 11 Dec 2011. The unit is spread over an area of about 530 acres. The fifth unit is being set up at Ibrahimpatnam in Telangana. The Company plans to set up a Surface to Air Missile Defence Project at the new unit. The unit is spread over an area of about 630 acres.

Led by luminaries like Dr Krishna Menon, Dr Raja Ramanna, Air Vice Marshal Dastur and a host of other brilliant scientists and engineers in the past, the Company is presently headed by Shri V. Udaya Bhaskar, Chairman and Managing Director. The quest for technological excellence has been the guiding principle of the organization and living up to the sobriquet, THE FORCE BEHIND PEACE .

MILAN - 2T (ATGM)Application:

Milan - 2T is a man portable (Infantry) second genera-tion ATGM, to destroy Tanks fitted with Explosive Reac-tive Armour, moving and stationery targets.

FLAME Application: Fagot Launcher Adapted to Milan Equipment (FLAME)

is a cost - effective launcher for operation of MILAN Missile.

KONKURSM (ATGM)Application:

Konkurs M is a Second Generation, mechanized infan-try ATGM, to destroy armoured vehicle equipped with Ex-plosive Reactive Armour, moving and stationary targets.

A higher homologue of Konkurs missile with improved warhead penetration.

INVAR (3 UBK 20) (ATGM)

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Application: Invar is a mechanized infantry weapon fired from the

gun barrel of T90S Main Battle Tank to destroy armoured vehicles equipped with Explosive Reactive Armour.

AKASH

Application: Akashisanall-weather,AreaAirDefenceWeaponSystem for defending vulnerable areas / points against penetrating targets at low, medium and high altitudes. The system can engage multiple threats simultaneously.

LIGHT WEIGHT TORPEDO (TAL)

Role : Light weight anti - submarineLaunching Platform : Ship / Helicopter

COUNTER MEASURES DISPENSING SYSTEM (CMDS)

A state-of the art Chaff and Flare Dispensing System. Provides self protection to the aircraft against Radar

Guided and heat seeking missiles launched from air or ground.

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Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad - 500 058Telangana, INDIA.

Telefax: 91 40 24340712Email: bdbdl@ap.nic.in

Airbus Defence and Space has successfully completed flight-testing of a package of aerodynamic upgrades to the Eurofighter Typhoon swing-role fighter that promises to enhance further the aircrafts agility and weapons-carrying ability.

The Aerodynamic Modification Kit (AMK) is part of a wider Eurofighter Enhanced Manoeuvrability

Flight-test of Eurofighter aerodynamic upgrades completed

Karnataka government is pushing the Centre to set up a defence and aerospace cluster near Tumakuru as it aspires to make Bengaluru a top manufacturing hub for products in the field.

At the 2nd Aerospace and Defence Manufacturing Summit 2015 in Bengaluru, the States Industries and Commerce Commissioner, Gaurav Gupta indicated that land would not be constraint for the proposed venture.

Land for such a project can be made available in the National Investments and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZ) near Tumakuru where 4,000 acres of land is ready for allotment and another 8,000 acres at an advanced stage of acquisition.

Many companies as well as small and medium enterprises have come forward to invest thousands of crores of rupees in the State, he said.

An aerospace technology Innovation centre which will provide R&D support to the SME sector will be established at the Aerospace Park

V Uday Bhaskar, Director, Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), said the Akash Mk2 missile is expected to be developed within three years.

The Long Range Surface Air Missile (LR-SAM), developed by DRDO and Israel Aerospace Industries, is likely to be tested-fired in India in October, he said.

At present, trials are on for Navy and ground trials for Army and Air Force will also be taken up simultaneously.

Karnataka pushes centre to set up defence, aerospace

cluster near Tumakuru

(EFEM) programme with the potential to help ensure the types continuing superiority for many years to come. It entails primarily the addition of fuselage strakes and leading-edge root extensions, which increase the maximum lift created by the wing by 25% - resulting in an increased turn rate, tighter turning radius, and improved nose-pointing ability at low speed all critical fighter capabilities in air-to-air combat.

The introduction of the AMK will not only enhance the Eurofighters current capability as a swing-role fighter-bomber, but will provide additional growth potential, enabling easier integration of future airto-surface configurations

and much more flexible applications, vastly enhancing the aircrafts mission effectiveness in the air-to-surface role.

Eurofighter Project Pilot Germany Raffaele Beltrame said: This programme has been a tremendous success with very impressive results in some areas even better than we expected.

We saw angle of attack values around 45% greater than on the standard aircraft, and roll rates up to 100% higher, all leading to increased agility. The handling qualities appeared to be markedly improved, providing more manoeuvrability, agility and precision while performing tasks representative of in-service operations.

And it is extremely interesting to consider the potential benefits in the air-to-surface configuration thanks to the increased variety and flexibility of stores that can be carried.

Its right to say that the EFEM/AMK work has allowed us to discover a new aircraft with much higher performance and greater potential to meet the challenges of the years ahead.

The flight trials followed some five years of studies. Eurofighter test pilots, joined in the latter stages by operational pilots from Germany, Italy and the UK, completed 36 sorties from Manching, Germany on the IPA7 Instrumented Production Aircraft.

Mr. Gaurav GuptaCommissioner

Industries & Commerce Dept.Govt. of Karnataka

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It is not a mere exaggeration to state that MIG is the most famous trade mark in combat aviation worldwide. During more than 75 years of its history, the MiG Corporation has a number of records to its credit:

- More than 45000 of manufactured aircraft;- 11 000 MiGs exported;- 14 000 MiGs were assembled by license abroad;- MiGs had been exported to more than 40 countries worldwide.The first half-century of the MiGs history

had been a period of constant growth. It was followed by a serious decline. For the last decade the downturn had been replaced by steady development.

MiG Corporation is an aviation manufacturing company, providing all elements of life cycle of an aircraft: development of concept, schematic and working design, manufacturing of prototypes and their testing, marketing,

series production, technical support during operation.

In December 2014 MiG Corporation celebrated its 75 years of its existence. During its glorious past, MiG had developed around 450 projects of combat aircraft, out of which 170 had been implemented with 94 aircraft produced in series. Many of them had got world recognition, with MiG-`15, MiG-17, MiG-19, MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-25, MiG-29 and MiG-31 being the most famous.

MiG Corporation has got the modern design and experimental facilities, production lines, the effective marketing service, as well as the global system of post-sale technical support.

The Corporate structure and order bookStructurally MiG Corporation consists of

such corporative elements as:- Corporative Center;- Mikoyan DB Engineering Center;- Manufacturing Center, which includes

three production complexes;

MiG Corporation: Going strong- Fedotov flying-testing Center.MiG Corporation is tightly involved in

implementation of the state defence programs.

Its export order book includes contracts on supplies, overhaul and up-gradation of MiG fighters in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, as well as deliveries of spare parts to countries operating MiG-family aircraft.

The Corporations order book of today exceeds US$ 6 billion. Above 100 contracts with 20 countries are currently being implemented.

Since 2009 MiG Corporation has become a part and a parcel of United Aircraft Corporation.

The Corporation is headed by Mr. Sergei KOROTKOV, General Director.

Technical means of trainingA complex of technical means of

training, developed and manufactured by MiG, include:

- Flying simulators, including a full-

scale simulator with a laser system of visualization a mobility system;

- Procedure simulators, providing initial practical skills of pilot in the aircraft cockpit;

- Interactive automated training system, including technical means for individual and in-group training, a bibliotheca of training programs, as well as enquiry-data system, providing not only training, but a/c operation as well.

The MiG Corporations new project is a development of stereoscopic visualization system for flying simulators, which provides working out of precise piloting regimes for pilots training in flights from aircraft carrier, in-flight refueling, in-group flights and extremely low flights.

The MiGs simulators are being supplied to the Air Forces of Russia, India and other customers.

Post-sale supportMiG Corporation has developed and

implemented a system of measures, aimed at a serious improvement of post-sales support of MiGs aircrafts operation, including:

- Introduction of subscribing form of servicing;- Prolongation of resource and duration of service;- Exploitation according to technical status;- Setting-up of the customer-suppliers united data-management system in order to operate logistics processes;- Setting-up of service centers on the

territory of the customers country.

The world-famous designing school, modern manufacturing base, effective systems of marketing and post-sale support, skilled personnel, all these features provide MiG Corporation with an ability to keep its firm position among world leaders of combat aircraft manufacturing.

Mr. Sergey KorotkovGeneral DirectorMIG Corporation

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Rafael selected to head Israels national CERT program

Rafael will serve as the prime contractor along with local and international partners - EMC, IBM, Matrix and Cisco for Israels national CERT program.

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., developer and manufacturer of ground-breaking technologies such as Iron Dome, Trophy and Davids Sling, has been selected by the Israeli government to head Israels CERT (Computer emergency Response Team) program. Rafael will serve as the prime contractor of the program, in cooperation with Israeli and global IT corporations EMC, IBM, Matrix

and Cisco. Together these companies will develop solutions designed to provide Israels Cyber defense program with advanced security and defense capabilities for detection, monitoring and handling of cyber threats.

The program will combine a variety of IT infrastructures and advanced tools to assist civilian companies and government offices in their efforts to prevent and handle cyber attacks.

The team of companies headed by Rafael will combine proven Israeli and international experience and know-how, as well as state-of-the-art solutions and

products. Brigadier General (ret.), Ariel Karo, Head of Rafaels C4I and Cyber Directorate stated that the solutions to be provided by Rafael and its partners will comprise a significant contribution to Israels effort to bolster Israels defense against cyber threats. Karo added: Our solution is conceptually unique, and is designed to analyze and suit the proper mode of operation to the most complex threats in the global cyber arena.

VADM (ret.), Yedidia Yaari, CEO and President of Rafael: Rafaels selection by the Israeli government is a strategic development for the company.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) was signed to facilitate strategic partnership on skill development and entrepreneurship for supporting skill development initiative to contribute towards Nation Building and Make-in-India initiative.

The MoU was signed between the Defence Secretary Shri G Mohan Kumar and his counterpart from MSDE Shri Sunil Arora in presence of the Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar and Minister of State for MSDE (Independent Charge) Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy.

Speaking on the occasion, the Defence Minister said that the MoU will provide impetus to using the skills of servicemen for the country when they retire from the Armed Forces. The servicemen will also take to civilian life some rare skills which they acquire during their service life. The Minister of State for MSDE also said that there are differences in nomenclature of jobs in certain cases that the servicemen do in the Armed Forces and in the civilian field and these need to be aligned. He

expressed confidence that the MoU will be a harbinger of skill development in the country.

The MoU will boost employability and acceptability of Ex-servicemen (ESM) by the industry for those service personnel who are on the verge of retirement or already retired. Moreover, to enhance their employability, these training facilities initiated by the Director General Resettlement (DGR) will be aligned with the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) developed by the Sector Skill Councils (SSCs).

The signed MoU, will provide an opportunity for the Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and Ordnance Factories (OFs) to participate in skill development initiatives. As per Ministry of Human Resources Development Scheme in schools which are run by the Ministry of Defence (excluding Sainik Schools), it will also introduce vocational education at 9 12 class in a phased manner.

The MoU signed will train and provide gainful employment to approximately 3 lakh ESM/their family members in five years starting from this financial year. It will also make available skilled youth to DPSUs

and OFs by using their infrastructure, CSR funds, establishment of Centre(s) of Excellence and Development of Model ITIs etc.

At the apex level, a steering committee chaired by the Defence Minister and Co-Chaired by the Minister of State for Skill Development will provide necessary policy direction for the implementation of this ambitious scheme. The Executive Committee for this scheme to be chaired by the Defence Secretary and Co-Chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship will oversee the smooth roll out of the clauses of the MoU.

For the successful execution of the scheme, three separate implementation teams have been formed. While the DGR will head the ESM resettlement team, the DPSUs related components will be looked after by the Joint Secretary (ES), Department of Defence Production and respective education boards of Army, Navy and Air Force will lead their respective education component. The Programme Management Unit (PMU) will assist the Steering Committee and the Executive Committee.

MoD & MSDE sign MoU to increase employability of Ex-servicemen

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Boeing projects a demand for 1,740 new airplanes, valued at $240 billion, over the next 20 years in India. The company released its annual India Current Market Outlook (CMO) in Delhi.

Over the next 20 years, Boeing forecasts India will need 1,740 new airplanes worth $240 billion, said Dinesh Keskar, senior vice president of Asia Pacific and India Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Indias economy and the countrys potential for air travel growth both for leisure and business continues to be strong and we remain confident in the Indian commercial aerospace market.

The largest demand from airlines in India will be for single-aisle airplanes such as the Next-Generation 737 and new 737 MAX, while twin-aisle airplane demand, such as the 777 and 787 Dreamliner families will also continue. The number of low cost carriers is projected to grow to more than 30 percent of the total Indian market.

The Indian market is highly competitive and airlines are adapting with added capacity, moderate pricing discipline and new business models, such as the growing number of low

cost carriers, said Keskar. We continue to believe Boeings comprehensive airplane family meets our customers needs with superior economics and fuel efficiency, improved environmental performance and a great passenger experience.

The Next-Generation 737s market success has been confirmed by investors who consistently rank it as the most preferred single-aisle airplane due to its wide market base, superior performance efficiency and lowest operating costs in its class. The 737 MAX will build on the strengths of todays Next-Generation 737 by incorporating the latest-technology to deliver the highest efficiency, reliability and passenger comfort in the single-aisle market.

The 777 family provides the most payload and range capability and growth potential in the medium-sized airplane category all with low operating costs. Building on the passenger-preferred and market-leading 777 family of airplanes, the 777X family includes the 777-8X and the 777-9X, both designed to respond to market needs and customer preferences.

The 787 Dreamliner is an all-new, super-efficient family of commercial airplanes that brings big-jet ranges and speed to the middle of the market. Boeing designed the 787 family with superior fuel efficiency, which allows airlines to profitably open new routes to fly people directly where theyd like to go in exceptional comfort. Since entering service in 2011, the 787 family has opened more than 50 new nonstop routes around the world.

Dr. Dinesh Keskar, Sr. Vice President, Asia Pacific & India Sales for Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Dr. Pratyush Kumar, President, Boeing India at a press briefing on Current Market Outlook 2015 for India in New Delhi.

20-year Current Market Outlook shows strong market valued at $240 billion

Boeing forecasts demand for 1740 new Airplanes in India

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A MiG 29K Aircraft Training Simulator Facility was commissioned by Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba PVSM, AVSM, the Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Southern Naval Command at Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology (NIAT) inside the naval base, Kochi in presence of a gathering of Naval personnel and Russian specialists.

The Simulator training facility,setup by the Indian Navy as part of the MiG 29K Aircraft contract, would provide a platform for smooth transition of air crew and maintenance personnel from training environment to actual maintenance and operation scenario. The personnel trained with this training facility would be adept in handling

maintenance challenges/operational evolutions.

The MiG 29K Simulator Training Facility hasstate of the art Training Stations for imparting real time training to air crew and technical personnel on allsystems of theaircraft and associated maintenance requirements. An urgent, emergent training requirement of the navy, post Inductionof INSVikramaditya which carries the

fourth generation fighter aircraftMiG 29K, onboard,is being addressed by this facility.

Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology (NIAT) is the largest Aviation training establishment in the country which undertakes training for 11 different types ofaircraft operating in the Naval Air Arm and has stepped into its Diamond jubilee year.

MiG 29K training simulator inaugurated

The Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers Association (IMTMA) announced its first ever Delhi Machine Tool Expo 2015 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, from 20 to 23 August 2015.

With prime focus on manufacturing solutions of the regional industries, the Delhi Machine Tool Expo will be a one-stop destination to display technologies and solutions needed to upgrade and improve productivity and quality requirements and demonstrate solutions to manufacturing industries especially SMEs.

The machine tool expo is a business-to-business exhibition that will encourage manufacturing industries and SMEs to

reach for higher quality, productivity and achieve competitiveness by adopting modern machines and technology.

Expressing his expectations from the inaugural show, President, IMTMA and Managing Director, TaeguTec India, L. Krishnan said, The exhibitions hold the key to opening avenues for penetrating the regional markets, exchange ideas, and share new technologies for enhancing productivity.

Elaborating on the forthcoming show, Managing Director, Jyoti CNC Automation, Parakram G. Jadeja added, Exhibitions are one of the most vital tools to enhance the brand visibility as well as business. We foresee a huge flow of visitors from North India to witness

this state of art event crafted by IMTMA. Hopefully this event will complement the post monsoon demand of machine tools across the industrial spectrum and will give a tiny but important contribution as a catalyst to our mission Make in India.

Regarding the response received for the expo, Director General, IMTMA, V. Anbu said, Companies across several regions and verticals have already booked space for showcasing their products at the event. With more than 150 exhibitors not only from India but also from overseas, the show will have the presence of some of the prominent global machine tool manufacturers which is an added advantage for the visitors to see the best manufacturing technologies.

Delhi Machine Tool Expo: Focus on regional manufacturing

Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba PVSM, AVSM, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Southern Naval Command inaugurating the MiG 29 K training simulator.

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The Akash Missile System, for which Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is the nodal agency and supplies major sub-systems, was inducted into the Indian Air Force at a ceremony held at Air Force Station, Gwalior.

The induction of Akash into the Indian Air Force was marked by the symbolic handing over of the key of the weapon system by Mr S K Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, BEL, to the Defence

Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, who in turn handed over the key to Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, Chief of the Air Staff.

History was created at Air Force Station Gwalior on 10 Jul 15 when Honble Raksha MantriShri Manohar Parrikar formally handed over to the Indian Air Force (IAF) the indigenously designed, developed and produced Akash Air Defence missile system. A befitting ceremony was held to mark this historic event which saw

the presence of the top leadership of not only the Air Force but also of the Secretary Defence (R&D) Dr S Christopher, the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) SK Sharma and the first Project Director of Akash Missile system Dr Prahalada.

Earlier, on his arrival at Air Force Staion Gwalior, Shri Manohar Parrikar was received by Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha. He then

Mr S K Sharma, CMD, BEL, hands over the symbolic key of Akash Missile System to the Defence Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, at the Akash induction ceremony held at Air Force Station, Gwalior

BEL-made Akash inducted into Indian Air Force

Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha presenting a Silver Salver to Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar.

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha presenting a Silver Salver to Secretary Defence Research Dr. S Christopher.

inspected the ceremonial Guard of Honour against the backdrop of two Sukhoi 30 MKI, one MiG-21 and one Mirage 2000 aircraft. Thereafter he witnessed the live demonstration of the missile system wherein live tracking of fighter aircraft was carried out by switching on the radars.

The handing over ceremony was marked by a spectacular display of a drill by the operating crew of Akash Pioneers, the first unit in the IAF to induct this system.

Speaking at the occasion, the Raksha Mantri lauded the efforts of the DRDO, BEL, public and private industries, inspection agencies and the end user who all worked together to resolve a number of challenges that arose during the production of the Akash Missile system. He added that the benefits

of the Make in India programme such as employment generation, financial growth, self sufficiency and better defence preparedness were there for all to see.

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, who formally received the key of the Akashsystem from Shri Parrikar said that a total of 27 missiles had been fired after inking of the contract, to ascertain the serviceability of the system in various conditions and a high success rate had been achieved. He also brought out that plans were afoot in the IAF for procurement of additional Akash systems.

Akash is a potent supersonic mobile multi-directional, multi-target point/ area Air Defence system that can simultaneously engage multiple air targets using sophisticated multi-

function phased array radars. The advanced ECCM (Electronic Counter Counter Measures) features provide secure communication links with other Air Defence Command and Control networkstohandle the counter electronic warfare scenario.

Indigenous development of Akash system has given impetus to the defence industrial base of the country and generated business of more than Rs. 20,000 crore. Akash is the outcome of successful partnership between DRDL, the nodal lab in DRDO,along with 13 other DRDO labs, 19 Public Sector Units (PSUs), 5 Ordinance Factories (OFs), 3 National Laboratories, 6 academic institutions and more than 265 private industries across the country.

Akash -a success story of the Make in India

Akash is a great success story of the Make in India initiative and Bharat Electronics Limited is proud to be a part of it. Barring a few electronic components, every bit of Akash has the Made in India tag. Almost 92 per cent of the total cost of inputs is sourced within India. This is a very significant achievement. Akash is the first indigenously built missile air defence system in our country, which has been designed and developed by the DRDO. BEL is the lead integrator of the Akash Missile System for the Indian Air Force.

Akash is a role model for Public-Private Partnership. It is a massive, state-of-the-art missile system, which has been realised through professional project management spearheaded by BEL. While the Radars, Control Centres, Simulators, associated maintenance vehicles and the integrated software for the System are supplied by BEL, the missiles are from BDL, Squadron Control Centre from ECIL and the launchers are supplied by Tata Power SED and L&T.

BEL adopted concurrent engineering

and production model with close co-operation of all the DRDO labs and other industry partners. This was a challenging task but BEL rose to the occasion and the order for the first two squadrons to Air Force stations Gwalior and Pune were delivered on time.

The System has been qualified after rigorous Quality Assurance checks and clearances by the Missile System Quality Assurance Agency (MSQAA). The Akash Missile System has been tested in extreme weather conditions at Pokhran during the prototype stage. Further, it has undergone successful integration and extensive firing trials at Balasore. The Akash Missile System was tested for ECCM (Electronic Counter Counter Measure) features at the Gwalior Air Force Station with commendable results. The IAF officers successfully tested Akashs capability in several simulated war scenarios. The finale of the firing trials was the NBLA (Near Boundary Low Altitude). Akash is probably the first in the world to have achieved this feat in this class of missiles.

With the experience gained in manufacturing and integrating the

BEL CMD), Shri SK Sharma presenting a replica of Akash Missile to Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha.

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The green ATR 72 prototype made the first flight of the Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative (CS JTI) test campaign. CS JTI is a measure adopted by the European Parliament to support the trend of public-private partnership (PPP) initiatives in the field of research, with the aim of jointly developing a wide spectrum of technologies devoted to a clean, innovative and competitive air transport system. The Clean Sky goal is to achieve major steps towards the ACARE Environmental Goals for 2020 when compared to 2000 levels: 50% reduction in CO2 emissions, 80% cut in NOx emissions and halving of noise

pollution. The project is financed 50/50 by the aeronautical industry and by the European Union.

ATR has been part of the project since it was created in 2008, playing the role of Associate to its Italian shareholder AleniaAermacchi, the Coordinator of Green Regional Aircraft Integrated Technology Demonstrator, inside the CS JTI. Carmine

Orsi, ATRs Senior Vice-President Engineering was delighted by this first flight of the Clean Sky project. The ATRs already enjoy a worldwide reputation for the low gas emissions due to its low fuel consumption and structural efficiency with large use of composite material on primary structures. Today, we are going further by using one of our aircraft to test the fruit of several years of joint work with the researchers, which should enable us to be even greener in the future. He concluded, As aircraft manufacturers, we have a real responsibility to develop increasingly green technologies, in particular given that in the coming years, more and more aircraft will be taking to the skies.

The green ATR Flying demonstrator takes off

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Akash Missile System for the Indian Air Force, BEL has built the capability to cater for the future requirements of Surface to Air Missile (SAM) systems in the country. A new Strategic Business Unit headed by a General Manager was set up at our Bangalore Complex to manufacture Missile Systems. BEL is geared up for futuristic programmes like the Quick Response Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) and Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) and can execute them as turnkey projects. BEL has set up an outdoor test facility at its Bangalore factory covering an area of 30 acres for conducting radiation and communication checks. BEL is in the process of setting up a huge missile manufacturing facility near Lepakshi in Andhra Pradesh with an investment of Rs.500 crores to undertake manufacture of all electronic sub-systems for SAM projects. BEL already has in place state-of-the-art Quality Assurance facilities for the rigorous quality checks required for SAM systems. BEL can add

any new feature required by the user within a short time.

Acquiring technology and building competency among its workforce has been the mantra in BEL. Towards furthering this, BEL has sponsored its engineers to undergo the MTech programme in Missile Technology at the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) to enhance their technical knowhow. Akash and other SAM systems are highly software-driven. The BEL Software Technology Centre (BSTC) at Bangalore, which is CMMi level 5 certified, has been strengthened to design the complex software required for these SAM systems. BEL currently has over 300 dedicated software engineers working in BSTC.

Women scientists / engineers from DRDO and BEL matched their male counterparts in contributing to the Akash System. BEL is committed to promote long-term product and project support for the lifetime of the System through continuous technology upgrades. Akash

has been developed under the countrys prestigious Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme for the air defence requirements of the Indian Defence forces. BEL has taken up a key role in the project along with DRDO, from the prototype development stage itself.

The Akash Missile System is an indigenously developed supersonic, short-range surface-to-air missile system with the capability to engage a wide variety of aerial threats like aircraft, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles up to a maximum range of 25 km and up to an altitude of 20 km.

Initially, the Indian Air Force placed an order for 2 Squadrons of Akash on BEL. This was followed by orders for six more squadrons. The Akash system for the Indian Air Force has been configured on trailers. The System is capable of simultaneously engaging multiple targets in all weather conditions and providing comprehensive short range missile cover to the vulnerable assets.

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Outstanding Scientist, M.Z Siddique, Project Director (Kaveri), has been appointed as Director, Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), one of the prestigious establishments under DRDO, Bangalore.

The post was vacant after Dr. C P Ramanarayanan

Outstanding Scientist and former Director was recently elevated as Chief Controller R&D and was posted to Head quarters, New Delhi.

Siddique, a Mechanical Engineer, joined GTRE, Bengaluru

as Scientist B in 1988 after completion of one year fellowship programme on Gas Turbine Technology from Institute of Armament Technology (IAT), Pune in 1988. Subsequently he has undergone one year on the job training program at M/s General Electric, USA during 1992-1993 on aero gas turbine engines.

Siddique was associated with the design and testing of axial flow compressor systems. Under his leadership the successful completion of Altitude testing of Kaveri engine in Russia was conducted.

He is the recipient of DRDO Agni award for excellence in self reliance Team leader in the year 2010.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Thales have conducted, in Israel, risk reduction flight tests for the integration of Thales and Elisras NATO STANAG 7085 data link on board the Heron Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (MALE UAV).

Through a joint effort between IAI and Thales, Thaless data link terminal, the TMA 6000, together with Elisra Radio Frequency Modules and antennas, have been integrated on board the Heron