Business
SP’s Aviation
Uavs in Combat
While the concept of unmanned aerial systems in combat has come a long way, there is room for further innovation to enhance operational capabilities, lethality and survivability of UCAVs.
6 min |
November 2016
SP’s Aviation
The Pilatus PC-7 to the Rescue
The Pilatus PC-7 Mk II has helped prevent another crisis that was brewing in the trainer fleet of the Indian Air Force.
4 min |
November 2016
sp’s aviation
unserved' or 'underserved', it is time to connect the dots
the writing is on the wall. the next wave of aviation development is going to come from regional and remote connectivity and emerging economies have started understanding its import.
5 min |
september 2016
SP’s Aviation
Leading From The Front!
The positive results of the solo flight on MiG-21 Type 96 by Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa, Chief of the Air Staff, IAF, are immense and cannot be quantified or measured.
3 min |
January 2017
SP’s Aviation
Future Of Aviation
Aerospace scientists, engineers and designers are continuously working on various projects to make air travel faster, safer, eco-friendly and experiential.
10+ min |
January 2017
SP’s Aviation
F-16 for the IAF
Decision by Lockheed Martin to transfer the F-16 production line to India would be contingent on whether the Government of India selects this aircraft for the Indian Air Force.
5 min |
November 2016
SP’s Aviation
Scaneagle & Integrator May Be Made in India
The offer of Drones from Insitu Pacific, Australia, is expected to dramatically change the surveillance capabilities of the Indian maritime security agencies and forces deployed onborders to prevent terrorist infiltration.
5 min |
November 2016
SP’s Aviation
Tailored To Mission Requirements
When the G500 and G600 enter the market, they will offer the same high-speed capabilities as the G650 and G650ER and give customers additional range option for diverse business needs
3 min |
May 2018
SP’s Aviation
US Aerospace Industry And Boeing's Standing
One of the aerospace majors in the United States (US) is the Boeing Company that is virtually the pillar of strength for the US aerospace industry
6 min |
May 2018
sp’s aviation
civil regional connectivity
embraer talks about the regional connectivity plan & pitches ‘fleet smart’ concept.
10 min |
september 2016
sp’s aviation
multiplying effectiveness
the iaf needs to start planning for emerging force multipliers such as directed energy weapons (dew) including high power lasers (hpl) and high power microwaves (hpm).
6 min |
september 2016
SP’s Aviation
RCS Helping Create An Ecosystem
The policy sets out to establish an integrated ecosystem which will lead to significant growth of civil aviation sector, which in turn would promote tourism, increase employment and lead to a balanced regional growth.
5 min |
August 2016
SP’s Aviation
Japanese Stealth Fighter
The Japanese defence industry has been unshackled from the national policy of pacifism and has received the much needed impetus to develop weapon systems and military aircraft.
6 min |
August 2016
SP’s Aviation
Aviation Sector at Inflection Point
The 23 per cent growth seen in the domestic aviation sector, which is also highest in the world, is “not a flash in the pan”.
7 min |
December 2016
SP’s Aviation
Ireland & India
Ireland has been a pioneer of sorts in aviation and aircraft leasing industry due to the full support from its government. With expertise in all aviation related activities, Ireland is offering business opportunities to India. In an exclusive interview with SP’s Aviation Editor-in-Chief Jayant Baranwal, the Ireland Minister of State for Employment and Small Business, Pat Breen, states that Ireland and India have so much to share. Patrick Edmond, Group Strategy Director, Shannon Group Plc and Managing Director, International Aviation Services Centre, also participated in this discussion.
7 min |
December 2016
SP’s Aviation
Carter reaffirms road map for the next US Defense Secretary
AFTER CONTRIBUTING IMMENSELY to Indo-US defence relations in his various avatars in the Pentagon, and hence giving a solid content and meaning to the India-US strategic partnership in the 21st century described by President Barack Obama as defining partnership of the present century, the outgoing US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter selected India among Japan, Israel, Jordan and the UK, as one of his farewell visits to countries with whom he had taken exclusive interest in laying an unshakeable foundation and creating strong bonds of relationship which can only be weakened at the cost of US national strategic interest.
4 min |
December 2016
SP’s Aviation
Rotary-wing Platforms of the Future
While designers pursue technologies related to speed, range, performance and survivability of rotary-wing platforms, the military looks at designs that provide battlefield survivability and mission accomplishment.
9 min |
March 2017
SP’s Aviation
Flying Fast Towards Its Destination
Embraer has been extending its reach with airliners, thanks to the benefits the airliners see in the E-Jet E2 family.
5 min |
March 2017
SP’s Aviation
All is not well!
While the Regional Connectivity Scheme unfolds gradually, one has to wait and watch how this is going to impact the mainline players and the regional players, including general aviation operators
6 min |
March 2017
SP’s Aviation
Large Orders, That's a Real Leap
The LEAP delivers 15 per cent improvement in fuel consumption, compared to today’s best CFM56 engines and maintains the same level of dispatch reliability and life-cycle maintenance costs.
5 min |
March 2017
SP’s Aviation
Focus On Indigenisation
In a rare media interaction with SP’s Aviation, Ashok Kumar Gupta, Secretary, Defence Production, outlined his vision for defence manufacturing in India and addressed a wide range of subjects including ‘Make in India’, DPP 2016, defence offsets, role of DPSUs, investment in R&D, delays in procurement decisions, blacklisting and other related issues.
5 min |
February 2017
SP’s Aviation
Make In India : Quo Vadis?
Only with a major overhaul of the bureaucratic establishment and the government machinery as a whole, will the highly mechanised lion representing the spirit of the ‘Make in India’ campaign, begin to roar!
5 min |
February 2017
SP’s Aviation
Need Adequate Funding
Owing to complexities of the Defence Procurement Procedure and paucity of funds, the list of assets required by the IAF to replace those approaching obsolescence, has only been growing.
4 min |
April 2018
SP’s Aviation
“F/A-18 Super Hornet For India: Multi-Role, Combat Tested And Built For The Future”
In this interview, Boeing India President Pratyush Kumar talks to SP’s Aviation and shares his perspective on why India should seriously consider the F/A-18 Super Hornet for its fighter requirements and how it would achieve the dual purposes of providing capability to the warfighters and industrial capability to build India’s aerospace industry.
6 min |
April 2018
SP’s Aviation
French President Visit Re-Energises Ties
France is the first country in the Western world to have forged a strategic partnership with India despite the undercurrents of India’s nuclear tests in Pokhran in May 1998
7 min |
April 2018
sp’s aviation
combat preparedness of the iaf
the present state of combat preparedness of the indian air force is not adequate to successfully execute air operations on two fronts simultaneously.
5 min |
september 2016
sp’s aviation
rafale spin-offs will matter
“what matters is the result: an agreement that paves the way for unprecedented industrial and technological cooperation between our two countries, including the ‘make in india’ in which french companies will be fully involved.”
5 min |