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Looking Forward to 2012
By Group Captain (Retd) A.K. Sachdev
 

Given the growing state of the Indian economy, India’s defence spending can be expected to swell correspondingly, thus providing market opportunities for indigenous as well as traditional global arms suppliers. READ MORE

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    FEATURES
   
 
  First
 
Debut Flight

AgustaWestland prototype AW189 has completed its maiden flight
 
  TecKnow
 
Virtual Fitting Tech

Lufthansa Technik plans to fit the first complete cabin interior using a Virtual Fitcheck in two years
 
  Regional Aviation
 
Fight over Slots


The tussle between airlines and the MoCA over route networking is a continual process. One of the solutions lies in improving the infrastructure at the smaller airports to a level that airlines find flying to them attractive.
 
  Military
 
Market Outlook - Bright & Exciting


If 2011 proved to be an eventful year for the IAF in terms of new acquisitions, year 2012 promises to be even more exciting with the year expected to begin on a high note
 
Fighters - Better than the Best


Technology carries a certain momentum of its own. Despite very high costs and the considerable margin by which the US has already outpaced its nearest competitor, buzz for a ‘sixth-generation fighter’...
 
Transport - Filling the Gap


With India’s emerging status as a regional power, the nation will indeed require the capability of swift response and power projection to safeguard its national security interests...
 
UAVs - Developments & Nuances


With rapid advances in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence, UAVs are increasingly becoming more versatile.
 
C-17 - A Strong Workhorse


The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III was planned to be wound up in 2004, but production has been extended again and again, and the end is not in sight.
 
Engines - Bullish on Jaguar


Honeywell claims that compared to the current Adour Mk811 engines fitted on the IAF Jaguars, its proven and mass-produced F125IN is 267.6 kg (590 lb) lighter...
 
Indo-Pak War 1971 - Victory Revisited


The most befitting tribute to the IAF’s role in the 1971 Indo-Pak War came from none other than Lt General A.A.K. Niazi, who when asked as to why he had surrendered his command when his Army was still intact...
 
  Interview
 
‘T-Hawk does not require a runway or large volumes of airspace to get into position’

Pritam Bhavnani, President, Honeywell Aerospace India, spoke about the unique characteristics of T-Hawk.
 
  Hall of Fame
 
George Cayley (1773 - 1857)


He was a man in advance of his time—the first true scientific aerial investigator and the first to grasp the basic principles and forces of flight
 
   
   
 
 
 REGULAR COLUMN
 
A Word from Editor
 - A Word from Editor

News With Views
 - Agni-V to be Launched by March end

 - Monster Aircraft for Air-Launching Big Space Rockets

News Digest

Last Word
 - Work in Unison

 
 
 
 
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