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AEROINDIA 2023: Special Report – DD India

A nicely compiled special broadcast was aired on DD India on 12 Feb 23.

 

 

 

Theme

 “The Runway to a Billion Opportunities”

 

 

To view the 25 min report click below:-

 

 

On question of has the airshow come of age and what to expect this year.

 

 

Remarks about Success of indigenisation efforts.

 

 

More coming up (F-35 of USA at the air show)…..

 

 

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AEROINDIA 2023: Impressions & Inferences (Opportunities)

 

 

Theme

 “The Runway to a Billion Opportunities”

 

Aero India is a business opportunity event.

 

During the Aero India Show, numerous manufacturers and service providers from the Indian and foreign aerospace and aviation industry (including big international companies, domestic companies, MSMEs, and startups,  both from private and public sectors) would get a chance to showcase their products, meet the potential buyers and finalise deals.

 

The airshow also provides ideas about new technologies, platforms, weapons, and systems.

 

New Technologies that are influencing warfare in general and air warfare in particular are:-

 

    • Quantum computing – the ability to compute and handle data.

 

    • Space-based internet – Data availability (Speed & Capacity).

 

    • Hypersonics – expanding the zone of combat in both offensive and defensive operations.

 

    • AI + Robotics + Miniaturisation – Unmanned platforms in all domains of air, sea, and land.

 

    • Networked environment.

 

    • Virtual Reality + Artificial Reality + 3D Holography.

 

Some of the future opportunities for the defence and aviation companies are:-

 

    • Unmanned Platforms in land, sea, and air domain.
      • Drones and Swarms.

 

      • Anti-drone systems.

 

      • Combination of manned and unmanned platforms (Loyal wingman concept).

 

    • New Generation platforms (6th/7th generation) – maybe space capable.

 

    • Multi-domain, multi-sensor ISR systems.

 

    • AI-based systems (with decision support and what-if options).

 

    • AI-enabled networked solutions for data collection, analysis, planning, dissemination, and monitoring.

 

    • Smart Weapons with the following capabilities:-

 

      • Standoff.

 

      • precision.

 

      • shoot and scoot.

 

      • Fire and forget.

 

      • Search and strike.

 

      • Selective targeting.

 

      • multi-target engagement.

 

    •  Protective infrastructure – Protection from kinetic weapons, hypersonic weapons, and CBRN (Chemical, biological, radiation, and nuclear) attacks.

 

    • Survivability enhancement systems –

 

      • Armour plating.

 

      • EW systems.

 

      • Deception measures.

 

The air show theme, “The Runway to a Billion Opportunities”, aptly describes it.

 

More coming up (IAF and airshow)…..

 

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AEROINDIA 2023: Impressions & Inferences (Aims and Focus)

 

 

Theme

 “The Runway to a Billion Opportunities”

 

  1. Has Aero India come of age?

 

    • Yes

 

    • From a humble beginning in 1996 to the fourteenth show this year.

 

    • From an airshow it has transformed into a massive business opportunity.

 

    • It is the biggest air show in Asia and at par with air shows across the world.

 

    • 800+ companies participating (700 Indian and about 110 foreign).

 

    • Visit and participation of Defence Ministers of 32 countries, Air Chiefs of 29 countries and 73 Chief Executive Officers of global and Indian original equipment manufacturers.

 

    • About five lakh visitors are expected to attend the event in person and millions more will connect through television and the internet.

 

    • All the major defence equipment producers of the world are taking part.

 

    • The major exhibitors include Airbus, Boeing, Dassault Aviation, Lockheed Martin, Israel Aerospace Industry, BrahMos Aerospace, Army Aviation, HC Robotics, SAAB, Safran, Rolls Royce, Larsen & Toubro, Bharat Forge Limited, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and BEML Limited, the statement read.

 

 

2. What is different this year from previous shows.

  • Last year participation was restricted and much lesser due to the Pandemic. This year it is on a much larger scale.

 

  • India’s thrust is on “Atmanirbharta / Self-reliance / Make in India”.

 

  • The emphasis is on:-
    • Make in India.

 

    • Enhancing export.

 

    • Joint ventures and co-production.

 

    • Technology transfer.

 

    • Make for the world (India as a cheaper and better option).

 

  • Foreign companies are also making their offers and sales pitch with this in mind.

 

  • The Indian displays (Air display, static display and stalls) are showcasing Indigenous platforms, systems and weapons.

 

 

3. What is the aim and focus of this year’s airshow?

 

  • To promote self-reliance in defence production.

 

  • Accelerate the process of transformation from biggest defence importer to arms exporter (according to media reports already exporting defence equipment to 75 countries).

 

  • Showcase and promote India as a manufacturing hub.

 

  •  The focus is on forging partnerships with foreign companies, in line with the ‘Make in India, Make for the World’ vision.

 

  • The event aims to integrate domestic MSMEs and startups in the global supply chain and attract foreign investments including partnerships for co-development and co-production.

 

  • The focus is to display indigenous equipment/technologies.

 

  • The event aims to promote the export of indigenous air platforms like Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Tejas, HTT-40, Dornier Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH).

 

Expectation

Conclusion of 250+ MoUs (worth ₹75,000 crores) is expected to be finalised during Aero India 2023. 

 

More coming up…..

 

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