Aero India 2025 - Day 2

ISSUE FEATURES

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  LEAD STORY
  Aero India 2025 Takes Off
  By Ayushee Chaudhary

  The 15th edition of Aero India, one of Asia's premier aerospace and defence exhibitions, commenced at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, Karnataka on February 10, 2025.

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  LEAD STORY
  Defence Minister Holds Bilateral Meetings

  Defence Minister welcomed Fijian Defence Minister on his maiden visit to India. Both sides expressed satisfaction on the ongoing defence cooperation and agreed to further deepen and diversify the existing collaboration

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  SPECIAL FEATURE
  A Flying Start to Aero India 2025

  In a prelude to what can be expected this year from Aero India show, in a landmark moment, CAS, Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, and COAS, General Upendra Dwivedi, flew a sortie together in the indigenous LCA Tejas on February 9, 2025 at Yelahanka, Bengaluru.

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  SPECIAL STORY
  Scintillating Air Display on Day 1

  Air Display

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  INTERVIEW | BOEING
  Fostering Collaborations, Driving Innovation and Expanding Capabilities

  Ryan Weir, Vice President of Commercial Sales and Marketing for India & South Asia, Boeing Commercial Airplanes talks to SP's ShowNews

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  INTERVIEW | BEL
  Pursuing a Diversified Growth

  BEL is continuously exploring expansion and diversification into allied Defence and non-defence areas to sustain a robust growth. Suresh Kumar K.V., Director (Marketing), Bharat Electronics Ltd shares their plans for the future

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  Span Air to Buy Bell 429

  Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the signing of a purchase agreement for a Bell 429 helicopter with Span Air Private Limited.

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  SPECIAL REPORT
  Contributing Towards Nation's Atmanirbharta in Aerospace & Defence

  VEM Technologies is one of the top renowned companies in India dealing with Defence, Aeronautics and Space programmes by design, development, manufacturing the systems

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  SPECIAL REPORT
  Aero India 2025: The Defence Sector is Powering the Growth Engine of the Indian Economy, says Rajnath Singh
  By Manish Kumar Jha

  For the emerging Indian economy, Aero India 2025 will serve as a platform for strengthening international collaboration, showcasing India's strategic role in the global defence ecosystem

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  SPECIAL FEATURE
  Rafael India at Aero India 2025 — A Legacy of Partnership and Advancing Self-Reliance

  At Aero India 2025, Rafael is presenting a range of advanced defence solutions designed to meet India's unique operational requirements, with a focus on cutting-edge technologies and local production capabilities.

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  SPECIAL FEATURE
  RTX and its Business Units Showcase Advanced Aerospace, Engineering, and Integrated Defence Systems

  Aircraft and platforms at Aero India 2025 powered by RTX include the F-35, F-16, C-390, C295, MH-60R, and the indigenous LCA MK1

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  GE Aerospace and HAL Celebrate 40 Years of Partnership

  GE Aerospace has played a significant role in building India's defence sector over the past 40 years. Since 1985, when the company first began discussing opportunities with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the partners have nurtured an enduring alliance that continues to grow.

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  SPECIAL FEATURE
  Tata Boeing Aerospace Delivers 300 AH-64 Apache Fuselages

  Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) has delivered the 300th fuselage for the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter from its state-of-the-art facility in Hyderabad.