Aero India 2023 - Day 3

ISSUE FEATURES

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  LEAD STORY
  “India Offers Enhanced Defence Partnership to Friendly Countries”

  Rajnath Singh hosts Defence Ministers' Conclave on the sidelines of Aero India 2023, calls for greater cooperation to deal with fast-paced changes in an increasingly complex global security scenario

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  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW | CAS
  “IAF has always supported the national vision of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' and IAF was at the forefront of indigenisation efforts”

  In this third and final part of an exclusive interview to Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, SP's ShowNews on the occasion of Aero India 2023, Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari, Chief of the Air Staff, gave some very elaborate and candid insights on the plans and preparedness of the Indian Air Force

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  SPECIAL FEATURE
  Future of Aerial Warfare — Journey from Platforms Mindset to Capabilities Mindset

  One major component of futuristic warfare is the increasing use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for ISR and a wide range of more strategic and critical roles, including air-to-ground strikes and electronic warfare

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  INTERVIEW | BOEING
  “The F/A-18 will enhance collaboration with the Indian industry by facilitating knowledge transfer and promoting autonomy in operating and maintaining India's fleet”

  Alain Garcia, Vice President, India Business Development, Boeing Defense, Space & Security and Global Services elaborates the potential significant benefits that Hornet Industry Team can deliver to the Indian industry

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  INTERVIEW | BEL
  A Diversified Growth

  In addition to seeing a very good opportunity in Defence Exports, BEL, has been continuously exploring diversification into allied Defence and non-defence areas. In conversation with Bhanu Prakash Srivastava, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Electronics Ltd

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  SPECIAL FEATURE
  Manufacturing Cutting-edge Products Need of the Hour to Attain 'Atmanirbharta': Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

  Defence Minister also voiced the Government's resolve of nurturing a vibrant and world-class defence manufacturing industry

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  Creating an Ecosystem for Defence & Space
  By Ayushee Chaudhary

  Academia, research and development, and industry, there's a need to create an ecosystem, bringing together all these various aspects of the space industry to make the best use of the resources in order to create a strong space backed defence system.

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  Growth in Indian Passenger Traffic
  By Ayushee Chaudhary

  Boeing unveiled its 2022 Commercial Market Outlook (CMO) for India, forecasting long-term passenger growth rate of nearly 7 per cent annually through 2041

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  SPECIAL STORY
  Saab's IDAS: Self-Protection System of Choice

  IDAS has been selected as the system of choice by more than 15 different end users including NATO nations as well customers from Latin America and Asia

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  Historic debut of F-35

  US Air Force's newest fifth - generation fighters – the F-35A Lightning II and F-35A Joint Strike Fighter are here for the first time to take part in Aero India-2023