UPGRADED IAF MIG-29S SPAR WITH OMANI F-16S

AESA radar, ground attack capability, longer-range missiles, new engines, mid-air refuelling give the ‘most advanced MiG-29 variant’ an edge in India’s neighbourhood

GULFSTREAM LEAVES THE INDUSTRY IN AWE

Built on the company’s decades-long investment in research and development, the G700, the best ever in the ultra long-range jets, is being called the harbinger of a new era for Gulfstream as well as that of the private aviation sector

FIRST KC-390 DELIVERED TO BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE

The newly developed KC-390 undertook its maiden flight in February 2015, just six years after the award of development contract – a remarkable performance indeed by the Brazilian aerospace major, Embraer

DH 106 COMET — THE WORLD'S FIRST JET AIRLINER

The Comet paid the price for being the first commercial jet as it encountered the inevitable pitfalls which other manufacturers took note of and remedied

DEFENCE ENVIRONMENT IN THE UAE

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is most certainly one of the status quo powers in the Middle East. In a regional context it remains highly suspicious of Iran, an opinion that is reinforced by the fact that Iran occupies the Tunb Islands and Abu Musa Island in Gulf,territory that the UAE claims.

A REGION IN TRANSITION: SHIFTING SANDS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

The arrival of more ultra-long haul flights is ushering in a new era of more point-to-point service with smaller aircraft, a trend that is sure to challenge the mega-hub mentality

The Man @ Work

Rajnath Singh has taken political ownership of the Ministry of Defence like few of his predecessors did; such factor was on full display during the handover ceremony of Rafale in France on October 8, where he led the Indian contingent from the front.

Technology And Performance Leading The Way!

Nicolas Robinson, Regional Vice President International Sales, Middle East and South Asia, Gulfstream talks to SP’s Aviation on why their aircraft are so popular and successful around the globe.

Rosoboronexport To Showcase Russian Counter-UAV Equipment At Dubai Airshow 2019

At Dubai Airshow 2019 Rosoboronexport (Part of the Rostec State Corporation) will present the latest Russian systems for combating unmanned aerial vehicles and other air attack weapons.

'Modernisation Is An Ongoing Process Of Developing Technology And Enhancing Capabilities'

Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria, Chief of the Air Staff, spoke briefly to Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, SP’s Aviation about the role, capability and modernisation of IAF.

Aerial Weapons – Way Ahead For The IAF

The immediate concern for the IAF is to replace and upgrade AAMs by acquiring those with longer range and better capability under counter-measures environment.

IAF Basks In Post-Balakot Limelight

The IAF Chief expressed commitment to the ‘Make in India’ agenda with the acknowledgement that “to achieve true strategic autonomy, we need to focus on indigenous design and manufacturing”

Why The Show Was A Must-Attend

Boasting of the most prominent business aviation players, the upcoming members, and the latest industry innovations and aircraft with emerging technologies, NBAA-BACE 2019 was every business aviation buff ’s one-shop stop

Game Changers

The Apache will act as a tremendous force-multiplier and the Chinook has a history of high serviceability and would add significant airlift capability to the IAF.

Threat From Plaaf

Given the somnolence of the Indian establishment towards enhancing the IAF combat strength, the PLAAF threat is alarming and carries the potential of delivering to India an ignominy reminiscent of 1962.

The Sukhoi Vulnerability And Other Post-Balakot Lessons

Diminishing gap in India’s asymmetry encouraged Pakistan to retaliate against a counter-terror air strike.

IAF Shows Commitment To India's AMCA

“IAF’s vision is that all military platforms to be acquired after the conclusion of ongoing procurements will be designed, developed and produced in India.”

Force Multipliers – Long Way To Go

The present holdings of force multipliers are enough for limited engagements such as the Balakot airstrike, while a wider conflict would reveal the paucity of these assets in pitiless detail.

Starting Problems

Amidst turbulence in regional skies, a fifth player, Air Carnival, has entered the regional airspace and yet another full service commuter airline Zoom Air is all set to take off. There are lessons to be learnt from the regional airline hiccups.

China's Strategic Airlift Capability

The traumatic reality for the nation is that the Indian aerospace industry has been left far behind in the race with its Chinese counterpart and the way things are moving, there appears to be practically no hope of catching up!

Sabiha Gökçen (1913-2001)

Sabiha Gökçen is acclaimed as a model of progressive Turkish womanhood and Turkish schoolgirls grow up learning the story of her life.

Falcon 8x Is Better

Vadim Feldzer, the Head of Global Communications at Dassault tells Arpita Kala of SP’s Aviation during Wings India ‘18, all about the fate of Falcon 5X and busts myths about Dassault’s mysterious new aircraft. And about 6X, 7X and 8X.

The Dragon On A Shopping Spree

Practical airplane purchases, hand-me-down jets and more, our Asian neighbour is setting new business aviation trends

Slow Revamp

The latest blow to the IAF is the abandonment of a two-year-old plan to produce single-engine fighters in large numbers indigenously with foreign collaboration under the ‘Make in India’ initiative

1st Full Details Of Rafale's €4-Billion Make In India & Offsets Plan

Livefist has obtained access to the first comprehensive details of France’s plans on what will easily be the most challenging component of the Rafale deal: the offsets. Offsets involve investments and sourcing that companies manufacturing the Rafale must make in India amounting to half of the deal’s €7.87 billion value.

Tianjin Airlines– Embraer, perfect Fit for China's Regional Expansion

Tianjin Airlines is also the largest E-Jets operator in Asia with 62 aircraft, which redefined the operation model of regional aviation in China.

Greater Understanding Of Business Aviation Needed Among Policy Makers

In an exclusive interaction with the Editor-in-Chief of SP’s Aviation, Jayant Baranwal, the Director General of IBAC, Kurt Edwards, talks about the immense economic benefits to the economy with the deployment of business aviation.

Partnership is Paramount

It is not just feasible in a world to be isolationist where globalised trade is the norm in all verticals, including weapons and weapon systems

Landing On Highways

An efficiently managed model wherein designated landing strips on highways in the proximity of operational airbases are available during the war will have a force multiplier effect.

RCS Selection On, First RCS Flights In March?

The Union Minister of Civil Aviation P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, while expressing satisfaction with the response received under the Regional Connectivity Scheme, conveyed that this is a significant step ahead in realizing the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘connecting the unconnected and serving the unserved’.