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SPADEX: ANOTHER FEATHER IN ISRO'S CAP

SP’s Aviation

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Issue 1, 2025

SpaDEx is key to achieving India's long-term space exploration goals, including manned spaceflight, spacecraft maintenance, and the construction of the Bharat Antariksha Station (BAS)

- AIR VICE MARSHAL SANJAY BHATNAGAR (RETD)

SPADEX: ANOTHER FEATHER IN ISRO'S CAP

Never ever in the recent history of space exploration have the space agencies across the globe, the media and a nation of 1.43 billion people watched the events unfold in space with so much of excitement and awe as the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDEx) by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). This is one event that has gathered as much attention of the nation as the Moon landing by Chandrayaan-3 on August 23, 2023.

ISRO announced on January 16, 2025 that they have successfully completed docking with smooth precision, making India the fourth space faring nation to achieve this significant milestone.

Space Docking is a controlled mechanical process for spacecraft orbital mating. It begins with the initial approach of the spacecraft and its first contact. It is performed with a docking system that includes control avionics and mechanical docking assemblies. Methods for the design, simulation and testing different docking systems have been researched and reviewed since 1984. The initial conditions for docking are provided by a rendezvous system and the docking assemblies themselves actually perform the mechanical process of spacecraft mating.

image This process is a long drawn one and comprises of various stages, takes tens of hours depending upon various factors. Docking involves aligning the spacecraft docking adaptor with the target docking point and then controlling the spacecraft so that it docks with zero relative velocity (both angular and linear), zero angular error and zero position error. It is a sixdegrees-of-freedom (6DOF) problem.

DOCKING IN SPACE A NICHE TECHNOLOGY

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ROLLS-ROYCE OPENS ITS LARGEST GLOBAL CAPABILITY CENTRE IN BENGALURU

Rolls-Royce has inaugurated its largest Global Capability and Innovation Centre (GCC) at Manyata Embassy Business Park in Bengaluru, further strengthening its long-term presence in India.

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Issue 9, 2025

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MOD SIGNS CONTRACT FOR PROCUREMENT OF 97 LCA MKIA AIRCRAFT

Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for procurement of 97 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk1A, including 68 fighters and 29 twin seaters, along with associated equipment, for Indian Air Force, at a cost of over 62,370 crore (excluding taxes), on September 25, 2025.

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1 min

Issue 9, 2025

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PILATUS HANDS OVER THE FIRST PC-12 PRO

Following on from the launch of the new model in spring 2025, the very first customer, Dion Weisler, recently took delivery of his brand-new aircraft and personally flew it home from Switzerland to Australia.

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1 min

Issue 9, 2025

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“IAF - A SELF-ASSURED, CAPABLE AND GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE AEROSPACE POWER

On the occasion of the 93rd Indian Air Force Day, Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh, Chief of the Air Staff, engaged in an in-depth conversation with Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief of SP's Aviation, and shared his insights on specific issues concerning the Indian Air Force

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8 mins

Issue 9, 2025

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SWEDEN ORDERS FOUR EMBRAER C-390 MILLENNIUM

Sweden acquired four C-390 Millennium multi-mission aircraft from Embraer.

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1 min

Issue 9, 2025

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FROM BRAZIL TO BHARAT: EMBRAER'S COMMITMENT TO INDIA'S AIR POWER

Currently, nearly 50 Embraer aircraft — spanning 11 different types — operate in India across defense, commercial, and business aviation sectors. All are supported by Embraer's established service and support network in the country

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3 mins

Issue 9, 2025

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CHARIOTS OF THE BATTLEFIELD – COMBAT HELICOPTERS

As warfare enters the era of multi-domain operations, combat helicopters are evolving with artificial intelligence, stealth, and manned-unmanned teaming, ensuring they remain relevant and strategically decisive in the battles of the future

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7 mins

Issue 9, 2025

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INDIAN AIR FORCE – POST OPERATION SINDOOR

Operation Sindoor highlighted the evolving nature of modern warfare, underlining the need for doctrinal shifts and operational reforms. The focus now lies on integrating new technologies, strengthening joint capabilities, and adapting strategies to ensure readiness for future multi-domain challenges.

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6 mins

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IAF - TARGET '42 SQUADRONS'

While the IAF's roadmap through Tejas Mk-1A / Mk-2, MRFA, and AMCA is conceptually sound, blending indigenous development with foreign procurement to manage risk and speed, the implementation may drag beyond the timeline. What is to be done?

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5 mins

Issue 9, 2025

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THE IAF'S MIG-21: FAREWELL TO A LEGEND

For over three decades, from the 1970s to the 2000s, the MiG-21 was the backbone of the IAF, even as more advanced jets like the Mirage 2000, the MiG-29 and the Su-30 MKI were acquired

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5 mins

Issue 9, 2025

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