Defexpo India 2012 - Day 1

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Asia's biggest land and maritime show is here

It's official. With an economy that is growing steadily even within a global slowdown and an ever intensifying spectrum of threats, India is now by far the world's most attractive market for military equipment and advanced systems.
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Big Push from US, Israel

The seventh international exhibition on land, naval and internal security in line with India's expanding requirements, and continuing with their hugely successful push into the Indian defence market, the United States and Israel are back at Defexpo in full strength.
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Project 75 India, the next big boat buy

With several orders for warships on course and the Scorpene submarine production programme to launch its first in 2013, the Indian Navy's next big boat buy will be the highly anticipated Project 75 India-for six new diesel-electric attack submarines.
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T-90S to debut at Defexpo 2012

A highly anticipated modernised version of Russia's T-90S main battle tank makes its debut at Defexpo 2012 and is expected to draw a good amount of attention.
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Massive military vehicle requirement in India

As the Indian land forces expand their scope of operations and profile, there is a steep increase in the requirement of armoured and specialty vehicles across the board. Vehicles for the Army and paramilitary forces cover the entire gamut of offensive, patrolling, intelligence gathering, battlefield reconnaissance and weapon deployment missions.
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UAVs big and small on show

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has recently successfully completed a series of impressive demonstrations of LAHAT (laser homing attack) missiles firing from helicopters.
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DRS Technologies, DVE Wide gets five-star rating

DRS Technologies, Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced the Army Test and Evaluation Command identified DRS' Driver's Vision Enhancer Wide (DVE Wide) as one of only 12 technologies out of a field of 47, to earn its highest designation of "Promising Solution."
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UK looking for business in India

UK companies involved in some of the most cutting edge technologies in the global land and maritime sectors are exhibiting at Defexpo 2012, some visiting for the first time and others returning after a successful Defexpo 2010.
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Atlas Elektronik's products and innovations

Atlas Elektronik, the world's leading systems supplier for maritime high technology, is showcasing its wide spectrum of products, innovations and capabilities at the Defexpo 2012. On exhibition are a SeaSpider and a SeaHake torpedo.
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FLIR Systems introduces new radar technologies to Ranger family

FLIR Systems, Inc. recently introduced two new long-range radar technologies to the Ranger product line of ground surveillance radars. The Ranger R20SS is a solid state, electronic scanning ground surveillance radar with next generation "track while scan" performance.
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Honeywell tests green diesel on USS Ford

The frigate sailed from Everett, Washington, to San Diego, California, recently powered by a 50/50 blend of green diesel made from algae and petroleum-based diesel fuel. The algae, supplied by Solazyme, Inc., was converted to the drop-in replacement biofuel using process technology by Honeywell's UOP.
INDUSTRY INTERVIEW
CAE's culture and experience with partnerships serve India well

CAE has always had a culture of partnership and in our military programmes we often have partnership with either original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) or local companies to develop a solution that meets the training requirements of military customers we are working for.
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Boeing to showcase defence portfolio for Indian market

At Defexpo 2012, Boeing is showcasing a comprehensive portfolio of products and services, including C-17 Globemaster III, P-8I, AH-64D Apache, CH-47F Chinook, V-22 Osprey, ScanEagle and 737 airborne early warning and control.
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Rear Admiral Shrawat is CMD of MDL

Rear Admiral (Retd) R.K. Shrawat has taken over as Chairman & Managing Director of the stateowned Mazagon Dock Limited from February 29, 2012.
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Mobility to dominate BAE Systems at Defexpo

Mobility will be the dominant theme among BAE Systems' displays at the seventh Defexpo India being held in New Delhi from March 29 to April 1, this year. The company will debut its family of CV90 light tanks and BvS10 go-anywhere all-terrain vehicle family in India at the exhibition, along with the ultra-light M777 howitzer.
INDUSTRY INTERVIEW
Rockwell Collins' growing operations in India

No difficulties, just differences. For example, we have been doing business with the US Department of Defense since long. Its procurement process focuses on "best value". This means that even though a solution may be a bit more costly, if it brings more capability that can make the offer a 'better value' than the competition...
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MS Instruments' Flight Follower updated

MS Instruments PLC has recently made a revolutionary update to its highly successful Flight Follower system. Flight Follower has been developed to meet the high speed imaging needs of modern ammunition designers and manufacturers and films a projectile in flight.
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Lockheed Martin F-35A completes first night refuelling

The first night refuelling in the history of the Lockheed Martin F-35 programme was completed recently at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
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Pilatus delivers the 1,100th PC-12

In a ceremony recently at Pilatus Business Aircraft Ltd's facility in Broomfield, Colorado, the Swiss aircraft manufacturer delivered the 1,100th unit of its flagship single engine turboprop PC-12.
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Thales equipment for land, naval and air force

Thales is exhibiting a wide range of equipment for land, naval and air forces at Defexpo India, in various fields such as air defence, optronics and communications.
INDUSTRY INTERVIEW
'Going by the current order book of 26,000 crore, we are expecting significant turnover for the next financial year'

I would like to see BEL as a 25,000-crore company by 2020. But at the end of the day, we should make profits even as our turnover increases. Focus on research and development (R&D) is definitely the way forward as with our own R&D, we stand a better chance of adding more value to our products.
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‘Punj Lloyd is excellently placed to cater to the Indian defence requirements and be a partner of choice for global OEMs’

Defence is going to be a key area of growth for Punj Lloyd and we aim to be a major player in this sector. We have made an assessment of the Indian defence requirements and accordingly made strategic investments which are ideally suited to address them.
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SELEX Galileo bags major contracts in export markets

Selex Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, has recently been awarded contracts worth approximately 15 million Euros for support and service solution activities in the export marketplace.
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Rheinmetall Air Defence refutes allegations

In a press release issued recently, Rheinmetall Air Defence AG of Switzerland (RAD) has objected the decision of the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) to exclude it from doing business with India’s Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).
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A330 MRTT: The 21st century benchmark for new generation tanker/transport aircraft

The A330 MRTT is the only new-generation multi-role tanker transport aircraft flying, and fully certified. Having demonstrated its capability during an extensive flight test campaign and following a first delivery in early June 2011...
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Airbus Military A400M commences second serial production

The Airbus Military A400M final assembly line (FAL) in Seville, Spain, has begun working on the second serial production A400M. The integration of the wings and central wing-box for this aircraft, known as MSN8, began in February.
INDUSTRY INTERVIEW
‘We see the coming five years as being particularly focused on industrial partnerships that support licensed manufacturing and ToT’

Kevin J. Cosgriff , Senior Vice President, International Business and Government, Textron Systems Corporation
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AgustaWestland exhibiting its range of modern high performance helicopters

AgustaWestland is exhibiting its range of modern high performance helicopters at Defexpo India 2012. Helicopters to be showcased include the AW101, 12 of which were ordered by the Indian Air Force in 2010 for government transport.
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General Dynamics UK offers a range of surveillance solutions for border protection

At this year’s Defexpo, General Dynamics UK is showcasing how its range of imaging solutions can play a key role in helping India solve numerous security challenges, whether military or civil security, and resilience.
INDUSTRY INTERVIEW
Goa Shipyard - Youngest defence yard sails ahead

Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) is India’s youngest defence shipyard, but has made significant strides. Here in an interview with SP’s ShowNews, Rear Admiral (Retd) Vineet Bakhshi, Chairman and Managing Director, speaks on the driving spirit behind the creditable growth trajectory of the company.
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Samtel leads the indigenisation wave in India

Samtel Display Systems (SDS) - a key Indian player in high-technology products for avionics and military applications - has a strong presence at Defexpo 2012.
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GRSE expanding in horizon and capacity

The history of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Ltd dates back to 1884 when a small factory on the eastern bank of river Hooghly was established. It was named as Garden Reach Workshop (GRW) in 1916.
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HDT Global’s GPADS technology

HDT Global is exhibiting its guided precision aerial delivery systems (GPADS). The GPADS solution, developed by the HDT Airborne Systems Group, has the greatest GPADS capability, providing systems with the best glide ratio worldwide.
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ITT- Exelis to highlight defence and aerospace technologies

The Defexpo India is the company’s first event in India as Exelis, following its spin-off from ITT Corporation in October 2011. As a new stand-alone company, Exelis claims to be more agile in anticipating customers’ evolving needs and in providing affordable capabilities and ready-now high technology solutions to military, government and commercial customers around the world.
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Raytheon Missiles Systems to be on Jaguar

India is flexing its economic muscle and is being an aggressive buyer for defence industry products. The Indian Government is also smart enough to know that it can stretch its dollars even more and still give its legacy aircraft modern weapons capability through the use of Raytheon Company’s proven, affordable and compact Munitions Control Unit (MCU), a cost-effective weapons integration system.
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Eric Lenseigne new Country Director, Thales India

Eric Lenseigne has taken over as the Country Director & Managing Director of Thales India Private Ltd. He will be based in New Delhi.
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USIBC signals interest in expanding global security partnerships

The US-India Business Council (USIBC) has launched its Executive Defence Mission to Defexpo 2012, signaling the deepened defence and security partnership between the United States and India. The Executive Mission, led by General Paul J. Kern (Retd), Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group and Vice Admiral (Retd) Kevin J. Cosgriff...
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SIG SAUER introduces next generation SIG556xi

A Swiss-folding stock and ambidextrous controls allow users to fit the rifle to their needs. SIG SAUER introduces the SIG556xi, the next generation of cutting edge tactical rifles from the leading manufacturer of military and law enforcement firearms.
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PHOTONIS announces new long-life, low-noise microchannel plates

PHOTONIS USA, a leading electro-optic manufacturer, announced the addition of a new long-life, low-noise (L3N) performance option, which is now available across its entire microchannel plate (MCP) line. The new L3N option offers up to a one hundred-fold reduction in background noise when compared to traditional MCPs.
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1+1=3: Making air & missile defence affordable

The continuing proliferation, sophisticated capabilities and increasing lethality of air and missile defence threats demand a national response that provides better protection of critical assets and a near-leak-proof defence. Resource constraints dictate an approach that integrates weapon system capabilities.
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ATK to participate in executive trade mission to India

At Defexpo 2012, ATK is there with a variety of capabilities and programmes. ATK is part of the US-India Business Council (USIBC) Executive Mission to India from March 26 to March 31, 2012. As a part of that trade mission, Karen Davies, ATK Senior Vice President and President of the company's Armament Systems group...
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Northrop Grumman highlights industry-leading security capabilities

Northrop Grumman Corporation will be at Defexpo 2012 with its range of industry-leading capabilities in airborne early warning and control systems for maritime reconnaissance and unmanned aircraft systems.
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Honeywell Spectra ballistic materials strengthen combat helmets in Asia

Honeywell has announced that its Spectra Shield® II ballistic materials will be used in combat helmets to protect soldiers in Asia.
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Nexter-L&T JV for 155mm towed gun artillery programme

Defence majors Nexter Systems of France and Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) of India signed an agreement late last year announcing the formation of Nexter Systems-led consortium for 155mm towed gun artillery programme for the Indian Army.
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DRS Technologies launches Intel Core I7 MRT

DRS Technologies has announced that its Tactical Systems division will launch the next generation of the MRT tablet computer at the AUSA ILW Winter Symposium and Exposition in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
INDUSTRY INTERVIEW
‘We are excited to be a part of Defexpo India 2012 and keen to showcase our expertise in naval defence’

DCNS is to showcase a wide range of expertise at Defexpo India 2012. We will be displaying the Indian P75 Scorpene submarine together with its SUBTICS combat system and its optional MESMA air independent propulsion section.
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‘Rafael will feature for the first time the Spike SR short-range missile’

For over 63 years, Rafael has been developing, manufacturing and marketing a wide array of state-of-the-art military systems for air, space, sea and land applications.
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Israel Aerospace Industries’ RAM MkIII is rough and tough

High performance, air-mobile armoured combat vehicle combining extreme off-road mobility, high reliability and affordability, the RAM from IAI/RAMTA has been delivering those attributes for more than 30 years, proving its worth as a multi-mission combat proven platform in service with numerous military forces throughout the world.
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Saab’s array of products and capabilities

High performance, air-mobile armoured combat vehicle combining extreme off-road mobility, high reliability and affordability, the RAM from IAI/RAMTA has been delivering those attributes for more than 30 years, proving its worth as a multi-mission combat proven platform in service with numerous military forces throughout the world.
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BEML, CVRDE joint tech centre to speed up defence R&D

Government-owned BEML Ltd and the Combat Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), a defence research unit, have jointly set up a technology centre.
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Saab India Technology Centre with Mahindra Satyam tie-up

The Saab India Technology Centre (SITC) will form a bridge between India and Sweden. The aim of the centre is to support the internal operational excellence and optimisation initiatives within Saab, while also supporting Saab to expand in the Indian market.
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Elbit’s C4ISR systems and products for a digitised battlefield

Accurate situational awareness allows for quick coordination and effective responses to rapidly changing operational scenarios. Leveraging in-house development of underlying technologies, products, platforms and systems...
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Textron Marine & Land Systems awarded armoured security vehicle reset contract

Textron Marine and Land Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc company has announced that it has been awarded a competitive contract by the United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) to reset 392 M1117 armoured security vehicles (ASV).
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AAI delivers Aerosonde and Orbiter UAS to the US Army

AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), an operating unit of Textron Systems, has announced that it has delivered an Aerosonde Mark 4.7 small unmanned aircraft system and an orbiter miniature unmanned aircraft system to the US Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC).
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Guidelines for joint ventures by defence PSUs

The Government recently approved Defence Ministry guidelines for its public sector units (PSUs) to establish joint ventures with private firms. “The Union Cabinet approved the guidelines for establishing Joint Venture Companies by Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs).
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Chinese delegation at Defexpo

China has accepted the Indian Ministry of Defence’s invitation to participate in Defexpo 2012 which will now have a total of 567 companies from 32 countries who will display weapon systems for the army, navy and internal security, according to Secretary (Defence Production) Shekhar Aggarwal.
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27 Mi-17 helicopter delivered

A contract for procurement of quantity 80 Mi-17 V-5 helicopters for the Indian Air Force (IAF) was concluded between the Ministry of Defence and Rosoboronexport, Russia, on December 5, 2008.

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