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CONTENTS

CONTENTS

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o the publisher or editor

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Editor

Vittorio Rossi Prudente vittorioprudentegbpcomsg

Deputy Editor

Jay Menon jaymenongbpcomsg

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Atul Chandraatulchandragbpcomsg

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05 Out of the WoodsIndia rolls out HTT-40 BTA prototype

06 Deterrence PostureThe Indian armed forces continue to modernise to remain relevant

12 Trusted AllyIndia Russia to ink new contract for 48 Mi-17V-5 helicopters

14 Paving the WayThe transformative effect on Indiarsquos defence industry

17 Leading the WayAirbus offers to make AS565 MBe Panthers C295 aircraft in India

18 Coming of AgeNexter Systemsrsquo Caesar is combat proven and capable

20 Short EvolutionMiniaturisation enables designers to tailor modern drones

24 Open SpaceIndiarsquos low-cost Mars mission has put the country in global limelight

26 Eye on the FutureBharat Electronics Limited has high technology products in the pipeline

28 Column

30 No SecretsIndia and Israel increase defence cooperation

34 Ode to SkylarkElbit Systems unveiled a new autonomous mini-UAS

36 Interview Boeing38 South American Wave


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EDITORIAL

Regional ShowcaseThe efforts of Latin American nations to modernise their militaries in 2016 will

be impacted due to the record low in oil prices as also general weakness in economic

growth Nevertheless most Latin American economies are likely to display modest

growth this year which should allow important military acquisition programmes to

remain on track

As one of the leading aerospace and defence exhibitions held in Latin America the

biennial FIDAE International Air amp Space Fair in Santiago Chile is a must attend

event for rms looking to showcase their latest offerings in the region FIDAE hasbecome a genuine business platform for companies seeking to growth their Latin and

South American defence business

In its 19th edition FIDAE has grown into an all-embracing fair covering elds such as

Aircraft Maintenance Airport Equipment and Services Civil - Commercial Aviation

Defence Homeland Security and Space Technology The show is expected to grow in

size this year compared to 2014 which saw 45000 trade visitors and 604 exhibitors

from 43 countries

An extremely important defence market in terms of the sheer size and quantities of

weapons required is India With the third largest Army fourth largest Air Force and the

seventh largest Navy in the world India is amongst the largest arms importers in the

world and one of the top 10 countries globally in terms of military expenditure Sources

estimate that the immediate defence needs over the next ve years alone amount to US$

20 billion It is this market that will see global defence rms making a beeline to Goa

for DefExpo 2016 Land and Naval systems exhibition

The excitement about Indiarsquos large market has been tempered by long delays in

procurement and forced global OEMs to be more circumspect in investing into the

country The high import dependence of approximately 70 per cent has resulted in the

Government strongly pushing its lsquoMake in Indiarsquo agenda

For lsquoMake in Indiarsquo to truly succeed however Indiarsquos Ministry of Defence may need

to shift the focus from procurement of complete defence platforms assembled in India

with greater indigenous content to developing niche areas of defence technology with

support from global OEMs where Indiarsquos skills of frugal engineering and low cost

manufacturing have the ability to deliver defence products that are competitive globally

ndash Editor

Asian Defence Technology



AIR SYSTEMS

Out o the WoodsIndia rolls out H-40 BA prototypeBy Jay Menon

AFTER STEERING THROUGH INITIAL

headwinds India has finally rolled outthe first prototype o its Hindustanurbo rainer-40 (H-40) with plansto weaponize and optimize the basictrainer aircraf (BA) Te first flight oIndiarsquos indigenous basic trainer aircraf isexpected soon

ldquoTe tandem seat H-40 whichwill undertake Stage I flight training or

Indian air orce cadets is now undertakingground runs and taxiing trials Tis will beollowed by its maiden flightrdquo SuvarnaRaju Chairman and Managing Directoro Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)which developed the aircraf says

Te ground runs o the H-40 poweredby a Honeywell PE331-12B turbopropengine are currently being conductedwith the assistance rom the engine OEMat Aircraf Research and Design Center(ARDC) Te Honeywell engine was

selected in May last year ollowing which

production o the prototype beganldquoTe H-40 design was adapted to a

final decision on engine selection in May2015 and the first prototype manuacturingis completed ollowed by this roll outrdquoRaju says

With advanced eatures like zero-zeroejection seats and multi-unction displaysthe aircraf can also be adapted as a lightattack aircraf Its role includes basic flying

training aerobatics instrument flyingnavigation night and close ormationflying

Te H-40 program has been sel-unded by the HAL with approximately 18billion rupees (US$30 million) sanctionedin 2013 or the preliminary design phaseand detailed design phase activities o thebasic trainer

Te Indian Air Force (IAF) will acquireat least 68 H-40s in addition to the 75Swiss made Pilatus PC-7 MKII BAs that it

currently operates

In November 2015 the Indian Air Forcehad issued task directive or the Design andDevelopment o H-40

ARDC also touts H-40 as thefirst ever prototype to be manuacturedcompletely based on a digital mock-upand also by using laser tracked jigs andmetal tooling at prototype phase itsel TeARDC has sought active participation othe Aircraf Division Bengaluru which has

been identified as the production agency orH- 40

HAL has also worked hard to indigenisea large amount o the systems that will gointo the H-40 and out o the 90 LineReplaceable Units on H-40 70 systemsare sourced rom various divisions o HALTe H-40 is fitted with Martin Bakerejection seats and multi-unctional displays

Te Aero Engine Research amp DesignCentre Engine Division and HAL areparticipating on the engine integration

aspects



SPECIAL FEATURE

MODERNISATION OF THE INDIAN

armed orces is now taking place at aaster pace that is cutting through theyears o delays that had stalled importantprogrammes Te new Government andDeence Minister Manohar Parrikar whohas removed the cobwebs in deenceprocurement certainly deserves credit orinjected a much needed sense o urgencyand responsibility in the way important

deence assets are acquiredIndiarsquos armed orces project their

requirements based on the 15-year Longerm Integrated Perspective Plan (LIPP)Five Year Service Capital Acquisition Plan(SCAP) and an Annual Acquisition Plan(AAP) As per reports tabled in the Indianparliament 44 contracts or procurement odeence equipment including helicoptersradars rockets and simulators worth almostRs 40000 crores (approx US$ 61 billion)were signed during the year 2015-16 Te

major countries that have supplied deence

equipment to India are Russia USA Israeland France In the last three years alone(2012-13 to 2014-15) contracts and Lettero Agreements (LOA) worth Rs7285 crores(US$ 12 billion) have been signed

Te army continues to hunt or amodern a 556 mm inantry rifle or itssoldiers now that the ambitious MCARtender has been scrapped Indian armedand paramilitary orces continue to receive

the 556 mm Indian Small Arms System(INSAS) assault rifle and Ministry oDeence (MoD) in a reply to Parliamentconfirmed ldquoArmy has not cancelled thesupply o INSAS Rifles to the inantryand other armsrdquo Te Ordnance FactoryBoard (OFB) in association with DeenceResearch and Development Organisation(DRDO) User amp Directorate GeneralQuality Assurance (DGQA) has undertakendevelopment o a 556 x 45 calibre assaultrifle Said to be superior to the INSAS in

terms o weight reliability compactness

Deterrence PostureTe Indian armed orces continue to modernise in the

quest to remain relevant or the modern battlefieldBy Atul Chandra

ABOVE The Indian Army is looking

to acquire an improved version of

the INSAS 556 mm assault rifle

and a new armoured personnel

carrier (APC) to be indigenously

developed as part of the Future

Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV)

programme Pictured Indian and

American soldiers participating in

exercises a General Dynamics

Stryker armoured combat vehicle

Photo US DOD

OPPOSITE PAGE Larsen amp Toubro

Limited (LampT) and South Korean

firm Samsung Techwin Co Ltd

(STW) of South Korea and their K-9

Vajra 155mm52 calibre tracked

self-propelled gun (SPG) have been

shortlisted by the Indian Army for a

requirement for tracked SPG

Photo Author



SPECIAL FEATURE

and aesthetics the new 556mm Mk 1C rifleweighs less than our kg and has a oldablebuttstock magazine capacity o 20 roundsand a maximum range o 450m It also

has provision or mounting o accessorieslike reflex or optical sights Under BarrelGrenade Launcher (UBGL) ore grip etcTe OFB has said that it can manuacturethe new rifles at the rate o 100000 nos perannum rials conducted on the 556mmAssault rifle 556mm Mk 1C are nightfiring reliability test dispersion test ampaccuracy tests and user assisted evaluationso or zeroing accuracy amp reliability Teglobal standards or the development o anew rifle model on an average are about five

years and or modern rifles accessories andadd-ons advanced material and coatingtechniques are key to accuracy reliabilityand weight Te two main calibres or uturesmall arm systems will be 556x45mm and762x39mm

Te army is presently saddled witha range o artillery systems that whilenumerous in quantity are not suited or themodern battlefield in terms o vintage rangeand accuracy Artillery systems currently inuse are indigenous 120 mm mortars 155mm Soltam upgrade 105 mm Indian FieldGun (IFG) 105 mm Light Field Gun 130mm Medium Gun and three decade old FH

77B Boors 155 mm guns Te Governmenthas also approved acquisition o newartillery guns through five procurementcases and during the last three years and the

current year Orders have also been placedwith the OFB or more 105 mm LFGs andupgraded 155mm guns A Foreign MilitarySale (FMS) contract or 145 M777A2LW155 howitzers or the Indian Army nowappears close to conclusion Negotiationson the procurement had stalled over thelast ew years and revived in 2015 whenBAE Systems submitted proposal offeringa higher degree o indigenization on theM777 which also received US Government-support Weighing in at approximately

4200 kg in excess o 1000 M777s have beenordered by the US Canada and AustraliaIn the Deense Security Cooperation Agency(DSCA) notification or the sale o 145M777 155mm light-weight towed howitzerswith Finmeccanica Laser Inertial ArtilleryPointing Systems (LINAPS) released in2010 the cost was pegged at US$ 647million Tis rose to US$885 million in 2013though the final contract cost is likely to bebetween the two figures Larsen amp oubroLimited (Lamp) and Samsung echwin CoLtd (SW) o South Korea have also tastedsuccess in their first venture together TeirK-9 Vajra 155mm52 calibre tracked sel-propelled gun was shortlisted by armyTe cost or the contract or 100 guns hasbeen estimated at Rs 5000 crore (US $750million) Te K-9 Vajra will roll out romLamps dedicated deence equipment acility inalegaon near Pune During the productionphase it is planned to source over 50indigenous content including componentslike fire control system communicationsystem Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC)

Air Conditioning (AC) and Auxiliary PowerUnit (APU) lie support system etc whichhave already been used in India A significantamount o the hull turret structure andmajor subsystems will also be localised inIndia

Te armyrsquos rocket artillery comprises othe Russian lsquoSmerchrsquo 300 mm (Multi BarrelRocket Launcher) 122 mm BM 21 Gradand along with indigenously developedPinaka Te Smerch system has beenplagued with problems related to Russiarsquos

reluctance to allow local production o the



SPECIAL FEATURE

300mm rockets Te indigenous PinakaMBRL has successul completed a serieso tests and the improved Pinaka II willsoon be ready or induction with the armyTe Pinaka II has a range o 60 km or itsrockets compared to 40 km or Pinaka I InDec 2015 the Government approved sixadditional Pinaka I regiments or the armyat a cost Rs 14600 crore (US$2 billion)

Te most recent acquisition to havebeen accorded approval is the acquisition

o modern Air Deence (AD) guns orthe Indian Army Te Manohar Parrikarled Deence Acquisition Council (DAC)in mid-March gave the go-ahead or theprocurement o 244 AD guns worth Rs7000 crore (US$ 1 billion) Te AD gunswill be acquired under the lsquoBuy amp MakeIndiarsquo category o the Deence ProcurementPolicy (DPP) Domestic Indian firms willnow be invited to compete or the contractDeliveries o the upgraded L70 AD gunsare now also underway Upgrade work

was perormed by BEL which bagged the

Rs575 crore (US$ 96 million) order TeL70 gun upgrade eatures electrical servodrives Electro Optical Fire Control System(EO FCS) and video tracking BEL withthe support o Ordnance Factory Board isscheduled to deliver all 200 upgraded gunswithin three years

Foreign OEMs See India as AGrowth MarketAirbus Helicopters is pursuing a number

o acquisition opportunities in India andis offering the AS565 MBe Panther tomeet the requirements o the Indian Navyor its Naval Utility Helicopter (NUH)programme Te helicopters will replacethe Hindustan Aeronauticsrsquo built Chetaklight helicopter and the requirement is orapproximately 100 helicopters Te an all-weather multi-role light helicopter that canbe operated rom ship decks or offshore tocover a vast array o naval missions - suchas maritime surveillance search and rescue

casualty evacuation vertical replenishment

offshore patrolling counter-terrorismWe are already making in India via oursuppliers and this is independent o anyoffset obligationsrdquo says Pierre de BaussetPresident amp MD Airbus Group IndialdquoI our proposals to produce the C295Wmilitary transporter in India together withata and military helicopters along withMahindra materialise we will help set-up system integration and final assemblylines which will spawn an Indian deence

supplier base that will be second to nonegloballyrdquo Now marketed as the H225M(previously named EC725) the latestmember o the Super PumaCougar amilyo military helicopters is being offeredor the Naval Multi-Role Helicopter(NMRH) requirement which calls or 120+helicopters to be acquired Te helicopteris under selection process or the IndianCoast Guardrsquos tender or 14 shore-basedhelicopters Te 11-ton helicopter isused by France Brazil Mexico Malaysia

Indonesia and Tailand

Bharat Electronics Limited

(BEL) and the Ordinance

Factory Board (OFB) are

to deliver 200 upgraded L70

air defence guns to the Indian

Army by 2019

Photo BEL



Airborne Electronic WarfareTe success o military air operationsis highly dependent on the use o theelectromagnetic spectrum and in anyconflict between peer or near-peeradversaries the relative perormance otheir supportive offensive and deensivesystems including radars missileseekers and jammers is likely to be a keydeterminant o the outcome Assessingthis outside the classified world is verydifficult but investments in EW andEW support capabilities are hallmarkso the leading military organisationsPeter Donaldson examines key issuesand developments

India Hikes Defence Budgetbut is it Enough

India has allocated 258 trillionrupees ($386 billion) towards deencespending or the fiscal year 2016-17 amarginal hike o 97 over last yearrsquosrevised estimates o 233 trillion rupees

O this the government hasearmarked 872 billion rupees towardsmilitary modernisation during the fiscalyear During the financial year whichended on Maarch 31 2016 the deenceministry ailed to spend 116 billion rupeeso its capital budget earmarked or buyingnew weapons and systems Will the newbudget allocation be enough or India tomodernise its military

Malaysian Multi-Role Combat AircraftTe Royal Malaysian Air Force is seeking to replace its MiG-29 and F-5 fighterswith a new Multi-Role Combat Aircraf (MRCA) Four aircraf are considering theleading contenders Boeing FA-EF Super Hornet Eurofighter yphoon DassaultRaale and Saab JAS 39 Gripen Sukhoi is also offering the Su-35 MalaysiarsquosAerospace echnology Systems Corporation (ASC) in conjunction with RussianAircraf Corporation MiG has proposed upgrading the MiG-29 fleet as analternative to buying new aircraf

Sniper RiflesOperations in Iraq and Aghanistan prompted a renewed emphasis on sniperweapons Te Barrett M107 Long Range Sniper Rifle the Remington DeenseM2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle) the KAC M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper Systemand the Remington M24 Sniper Weapon System were among the weapons usedsuccessully by the US and its allies UK firm Accuracy International remains oneo the most successul manuacturers o sniper rifles providing weapons or theBritish orces and many export customer

EDITORIAL HIGHLIGHTSApril 2016 Issue 3

Booking Material Deadline31 March 5 April 2016

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Bonus Distribution at

DSAKuala Lumpur April 18-21



SPECIAL FEATURE

European missile irm MBDA hashad a long-standing presence in Indiaand its products are in use with all threedeence services MBDArsquos is oering

its Mistral MANPADS system or the very short range air deence VSHORADrequirement o the Indian armedorces he same missile is used on theHAL Rudra (Dhruv Mk IV WeaponSystem Integrated) and i selected orthe VSHORAD requirement will allthe logistical and cost advantages thathaving a common missile type will oerAAM integration on the Rudra has beencompleted and it will also be integratedon the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)

and work on this has been progressinghe Mistral is an IR guided highspeed ire-and-orget missile deployedrom the AAM launcher that has anapproximately 96 success rate in allirings he Mistral AAM has beenoered to the IAF and Army AviationIndian Navy Scorpene submarines willalso be itted with the Exocet SM39Work is also said to be progressing onthe Short Range SAM (SRSAM) with theDRDO and the inal product will oer a

major air deence capability or a widerange navy ships he programme alsoinvolves a very high level o technologytranser and industrial partnership

Tales is another European deencefirm which has a major presence in IndiaTales latest offering is the FlycatcherMk2 advanced deence fire control radarwhich is equipped with sophisticated 4Dmulti-beam radar that combines highdetection probability with low alse alarmrate ldquoWe see a great opportunity or theFlycatcher in the region as nations lookto modernise their air deence systems byupgrading existing systems which haveobsolete targeting systems Te Flycatcher

will provide a significant leap in capabilitiesand enhance the ability o air deence gunsand MANPADS to respond to evolving airdeence scenarios involving aircraf andhelicoptersrdquo a company official tells AsianDeence echnology Te Flycatcher Mk2is not only capable o providing weaponcontrol or air deence guns but also offerstarget inormation or Man Portable AirDeence Systems (MANPADS) Tis newair deence fire control radar has co-locatedsurveillance and track radar which makes

it ideal to prevent errors in target hand-over and to minimize the number o radarlocations required to protect the area

Out of Choppy WatersTe Indian Navy had a good 2015 afer theperiod in 2013-2014 when a number ohighly publicised accidents took place woinvolved accidents with the ageing RussianKilo Class submarine fleet Te accident inINS Sindhurakshak August 2013 led to theloss o 18 sailors and in February 2014 theincident o fire on INS Sindhuratna resultedin the loss o two sailors In November 2014the orpedo Recovery Vessel A-72 sank offthe coast o Visakhapatnam on Indiarsquos East

Coast Following the unortunate eventsin 2013-2014 the service has pulled oa number o important naval exercisesand completed a superbly executedInternational Naval Fleet Review withAdmiral Robin Dhowan at the helm oaffairs In December last year the Navyconcluded large scale Fleet exercises on theEastern Seaboard 24 ships two submarinesand over 10 aircraf participated in theexercise whose area extended rom theNorthern Bay o Bengal to the Andaman



SPECIAL FEATURE

Sea Te nuclear submarine INS Chakraalso took part in the exercises Held overa two-week period a range o weaponsincluding Surace to Surace missiles(SSMs) Surace to Air missiles (SAMs) andLand Attack Missiles (LAMs) were firedrom various platorms Bae Systems HawkMk132 jet trainers and Boeing P8I LongRange Maritime Reconnaissance (LRMR)aircraf also participated in the exercise

Te Indian Navy is rightly the leadero indigenous deence production in Indiaaresult o sound leadership and long termplanning Currently all major warships andsubmarines under construction or the navyare being built at Indian Shipyards at bothDeence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU)and private shipyards More importantlyunlike deence equipment developedindigenously (except helicopters) the home

grown warships built or the navy have beenacknowledged to be a fine mix o capabilitycost and offensive firepower and would becompetitive in the global market State-o-the-art warships such as destroyersstealth rigates corvettes etc are being builtat Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited(MDL) and Garden Reach ShipbuildersEngineers (GRSE) Te Goa Shipyard Ltd(GSL) and Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL)have capability to build various categorieso vessels like patrol vessels tankers landing

platorm docks survey vessels tugs barges

etc Russia has also made a preliminaryproposal or construction o rigates in Indiawhich will see three rigates being built orthe Indian Navy at an Indian Shipyard Aormal decision will be taken once detailedproposal is provided by Russia In act romaircraf carriers to submarines the entiregamut o warships required or the Navyare now being built in India A massiveachievement or Indian naval shipbuildingand the lsquoMake in Indiarsquo initiative will be thenew indigenous aircraf carrier INS Vikrantwhich is now scheduled to be delivered inDecember 2018 to the navy Te programmehas encountered delays that have seen theproject cost now being revised to Rs 19341Crores ($28 billion) According to the MoDldquoTere has been delay in the work mainlydue to non-availability o warship gradesteel delayed ordering o propulsion system

integration and delay in Russian approvalsor design and equipment supply o aviationacilities complexrdquo

Submarine construction is an importantpart o the navyrsquos indigenisation efforts andthe construction o the DCNS Scorpeneat Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limitedhas revived the capability afer a numbero years It is also interesting to note thatthe DRDO has undertaken a project ondevelopment o Air Independent Propulsion(AIP) or Submarine based on Phosphoric

Acid Fuel Cell (PAFC) echnology Te

project was sanctioned in August 2010 andwas to have been completed in March thisyear at a cost o Rs 216 crore Sea trials arenow taking place or INS Kalvari the first

o six submarines o the P75 project beingbuilt in India through technology transersldquoIndigenisation o P75 is a good example o aldquoMake in Indiardquo project Te P75 submarineshave all been manuactured in India rightrom the First o Class DCNS is committedto capitalise on the P75 indigenisationprogramme to urther contribute to IndianNavyrsquo sel-reliance Keeping MDLrsquos expertiseregained over the years is necessary toensure continuous production o locallymanuactured submarinesrdquo states Bernard

Buisson MD at DCNS India Followingdelivery o the first Scorpene submarineto the navy the subsequent boats will bedelivered at gaps o nine months rom eachother with deliveries to be completed by2020 Te 67-meter-long Scorpene classsubmarines displace 1550 tonnes andinclude superior stealth with the ability tolaunch precision guided anti-ship missilesand modern torpedoes Te submarinescan undertake tasks such as anti-suracewarare anti-submarine warare intelligencegathering operations by special orces andmine laying etc

OPPOSITE PAGE INS Satpura

(F 48) is a multi-role frigate

and belongs to the Shivalik

Class which were the first

warships to be built in

India incorporating stealth

features All three ships

this class were built at the

Mazagon Dock Limited

Mumbai The category

classification is named after

an Indian mountain range by

the name of lsquoShivalik Hillsrsquo

Photo US DOD

ABOVE INS Kalvari a DCNS

Scorpene Class advanced

conventional submarine is the

first of six submarines that

will be built in India as part

of the P75 project Deliveries

of all six submarines to the

Indian Navy are scheduled

to be completed by 2020

Photo DCNS



AIR SYSTEMS

AFTER HAVING COMPLETED THE

deliveries o 151 Mi-17V-5 militarytransport helicopters to India RussianHelicopters part o the Russian state-owned

Rostec Corporation is preparing to sign acontract or selling an additional batch o48 such helicopters to the countryrsquos military

A commercial proposal to deliverthe helicopters was presented to Indiain February A firm order is expected tobe placed later this year soon afer thecommercial terms are agreed upon

ldquoTe negotiations have startedCurrently the Indian side is consideringour commercial proposal which we sentearlier this monthrdquo Sergei Chemezov CEO

o Rostec State Corporation says

India continues to be one o the largestoperators o Russian airborne equipmentIn the entire history o aviation cooperationbetween the two nations enterprises that

are currently united into the RussianHelicopters holding company havedelivered to India 110 units o the Mi-4 128units o the Mi-8 and about 160 units o theMi-17 Te new helos will help IAF replaceits older inventories o Mi-8Mi-17 which ithas been operating or 30 to 40 years

ldquoSince this is not the first contractor these helicopters we assume that thenegotiations will not take a long time thetechnical specifications and parametershave been agreed the two parties will only

have to agree upon the commercial terms It

ABOVE Designed to

transport cargo inside the

cabin and on an external

sling the Mi-17V-5 is one of

the worldrsquos most advanced

military transport helicopters

RIGHT KAMOV 226-T

India and Russia have been

negotiating for months for a

deal to manufacture Ka 226

helicopters

Trusted Ally India Russia to ink new contract or 48 Mi-17V-5helicoptersBy Jay Menon

AIR SYSTEMS



AIR SYSTEMS

is not just about price which is affected byinflation but also the order and timing odeliveries and payments I am sure that thecontract will be concluded this year perhaps

even in a ew monthsrdquo Chemezov saysMost o the delivered Mi-17V-5

helicopters have been weaponisedHowever it is not clear i the additional 48units will also be weaponisedA growingmission or the IAF is humanitarian anddisaster relie (HADR) and the serviceis looking to procure the additionalhelicopters specifically to give it morecapacity in this role

In 2008 Rosoboronexport signed acontract or the delivery o 80 Mi-17V-5 to

India which was completed in 2011-2013In 2012-2013 three additional contractswere signed to supply a total o 71 Mi-17V-5 helicopters to meet the needs o theIAF beore the end o 2015

Designed to transport cargo inside thecabin and on an external sling the Mi-17V-5 is one o the worldrsquos most advancedmilitary transport helicopters It can also bedeployed in troop and arms transport firesupport convoy escort patrol and search-and-rescue (SAR) missions

Te Mi-17V-5 supplied to Indiaranks among the most technicallyadvanced helicopters o the Mi-817type incorporating the best engineeringsolutions o previous generations the

company official addsEach Indian Mi-17V-5 has a complex

navigation and electronic display KNEI-8where the numerous indicators o various

inormation systems o the helicopter arereplaced with our multi-unction displaysthe presence o which unloads dashboardsand greatly acilitates the work o the crewTe complex also simplifies pre-flight checko the helicopter with inormation rom allsensors o conjugate systems on a singlemonitor screen

In addition the helicopters areequipped with modern powerul engineswhich significantly extends the capabilitiesor the transport o heavy and bulky loads

ldquoTis is o special relevance in Indiarsquoscharacteristically diverse topographyrdquoChemezov inorms

India has also issued a request orinormation or its fleet to be fitted withan advanced electronic warare (EW) suitethat comprises radar warning receivers(RWRs) missile approach warning systems(MAWS) and countermeasure dispensingsystems (CMDS)

Kamov 226 in IndiaMeanwhile the two countries have decidedto jointly manuacture military choppersunder the lsquoMake in Indiarsquo initiative

Te plans is to manuacture 200 o theKA 226 light choppers or the Indian armed

orces State owned HAL is believed to havepipped a proposal by the Anil Ambaniowned Reliance Deence as the mainpartner or the contract that is expected to

cost over US$1 billionldquoTe agreement on manuacture o

Kamov 226 helicopter in India is the firstproject or a major deence platorm underthe Make In India missionrdquo Indiarsquos ForeignMinistry spokesperson Vikas Swarupsaid in December during Prime MinisterNarendra Modirsquos visit to Russia

India and Russia have been negotiatingor months or the deal to manuacture Ka226 helicopters

According to source HAL will be a

primary partner or the helicopters thatare desperately needed by Indian Army tooperate in mountainous regions

Business Standard newspaper reportedthat Moscow has accepted responsibilityonly or indigenising Russian componentswhich would all short o the indigenisationlevel required

Russian Helicopters which hasdeveloped the Kamov-226 has sourced itstwin engines - which constitute one-third othe chopperrsquos cost - rom French companyurbomeca Other key systems and avionicshave been sourced rom the global market

HAL along with other Indianmanuacturers is negotiating with third-party suppliers outside Russia to buildKamov-226 components and systems inIndia Bharat Forge is understood to bein talks with urbomeca to part-build theKamov-226rsquos engines in India

Russian sources were quoted bythe paper as saying the Kamov-226indigenisation has been complicated byan unusually detailed Inter-Governmental

Agreement (IGA) raditionally IGAsconsist only o broad statements o intent

Tis IGA unprecedentedly mandatesan Indo-Russian joint venture or buildingthe helicopter with a 505 per cent stake orHAL and a 495 per cent stake or RussianHelicopters HAL is permitted to co-opt anIndian vendor with part o its stake

Te IGA specifies a nine-year periodor delivering 200 Kamov-226 helicopterswhich begins rom the signing o thecontract Tat amounts to an unambitious

22 helicopters a year



SPECIAL REPORT MAKE IN INDIA

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES

Indiarsquos private deence sector is beingallowed to participate in the immenseopportunities that have arisen rom themilitary modernisation requirements o theIndian armed orces Te scale o deence

manuacturing is growing albeit not asast as the companies would like As theGovernmentrsquos lsquoMake in Indiarsquo initiativetakes root oreign Original EquipmentManuacturers (OEM) have also realisedthat to sell into India they need to lsquoMake inIndiarsquo as well American and European firmshave been quick to seal partnerships withIndian firms Te US has been especiallysuccessul in gaining large contracts romthe Indian deence establishment whileEurope and Israel continue to be on Indiarsquos

list o top deence suppliers Indiarsquos private

sector has quickly risen to the challenges ocompeting in the global aerospace sectorand could easily play a bigger role in theglobal aerospace supply chain

lsquoMake in Indiarsquo has the potential to makeIndia a deence manuacturing powerhouse

in the next decades but only i the ocusshifs rom costly and time-consumingdevelopment o deence platorms thatare ofen outdated by the time they reachthe user Tere need to be greater ocus increating an environment or developmento technologies which allow Indian firmsto better integrate with the global aerospaceand deence value chain A ocus onspecific capabilities could result in Indianfirms being allowed to develop deenceproducts in several areas were they could be

competitive both at home and abroad One

Paving the Way Te lsquoMake in Indiarsquo initiative willhave a transormative effect onIndiarsquos deence industryBy Atul Chandra

Saab has maintained a

strong presence in India and

earlier this year announced a

partnership with Kalyani Group

for SRSAM and VHSORAD

tenders issued by the MOD

Photo Saab





such area or example would be cost-effectiveand combat proven counter-terrorismequipment An example or India to ollowwould be Israel which unlike India does not

build its own fighter aircraf helicoptersnuclear submarines but ocusses on specificniches and is an acknowledged deencepower At present the Government o India(GOI) is pursuing its objectives o lsquoMakein Indiarsquo programme o the Governmentby according preerence to lsquoBuy (Indian)rsquolsquoBuy and Make (Indian)rsquo amp lsquoMakersquo categoriesor capital acquisitions instead lsquoo lsquoBuy ampMake (Global)rsquo or lsquoBuy (Global)rsquo categoriesSo ar 34 FDI proposalsJoint Ventureshave been approved in deence sector or

manuacture o various deence equipmentboth with Indian public and private sectorcompanies According to the Ministry oDeence (MOD) ldquoIn the current FinancialYear 2015-16 33 capital acquisitionproposals amounting to Rs 55800 Crore(approximately) have been accordedlsquoAcceptance o Necessity (AoN)rsquounderlsquoBuy (Indian)rsquo and lsquoBuy amp Make (Indian)rsquocategories o capital acquisition till Jan 16rdquo

Indiarsquos rotary wing ambitions arean important aspect in developing the

deence manuacturing base and providingeconomies o scale or local companiesTree important helicopter programmesare currently underway Additional

variants o the Dhruv 55 tonne utilityhelicopter (including Mk IV weaponised)Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and theLight Combat Helicopter (LUH) Futureplans o developing 10 tonne class categoryhelicopter by HAL will boost HALrsquos Aviationcapability Te LUH is especially importantas the three tonne class helicopter isenvisaged to have a production run o600 helicopters between 2018 -2033 HALis setting up its new helicopter actorynear umkur in Karnataka where the

LUH will be produced the Dhruv andLCH will be manuactured at BangaloreTe first LUH produced at the actory isexpected to make its maiden flight in 2018Another important acility or the growtho deence manuacturing in India is thestate-o-the-art Missile Systems IntegrationComplex being set up by Bharat ElectronicsLimited (BEL) in Andhra Pradesh (AP)Te 900-acre complex will undertakemanuacturing integration and testing oongoing and upcoming projects in the area

The acquisition of the BAE M777 155mm

Ultra-Light Howitzer has been long

overdue and will provide a much needed

boost to Indian artillery capability The

M777 will be particularly useful in high

altitude areas where its light weight will

aid quick movement

Photo US DOD




o Surace-to-Air Missile (SAM) systemsIn February BAE Systems announced

that it had chosen Mahindra as its businesspartner or the proposed in-countryAssembly Integration amp est (AI)acility o the M777 Ultra LightweightHowitzer (ULH) A US FMS sale o 145M777A2 LW155 howitzers or the IndianArmy is likely to be concluded soon DrJoe Sentle Vice President amp GeneralManager Weapon Systems BAE SystemsInc ldquoAs a ounding partner o deencemanuacturing in India BAE Systems ispleased to partner with Mahindra on ouroer to develop an Assembly Integrationand est acility in India he acility is aundamental part o the M777 productionline A domestic Assembly Integrationand est acility will enable the IndianArmy to access maintenance spares andsupport or the M777 locally We will

continue to support the two Governmentsto progress to contract agreement so thatwe may begin the process o lsquoMake inIndiarsquo or M777rdquo

Te lucrative tender or air deencerequirements o the armed orces acrossShort-Range SAM (SR SAM) and VeryShort Range Air Deence (VSHORAD)tenders has seen Swedish deence andsecurity company Saab partner with thedeence arm o the Kalyani Group KalyaniStrategic Systems Ltd (KSSL) Te two

companies have announced their intention

to orm a joint venture company in India orthe SRSAM and VSHORAD Air DeenceProgrammes ldquoI am glad to announce ourcontribution to Make in India throughour agreement with KSSL and the KalyaniGroup to establish a joint venture companyin India or the Air Deence ProgrammesTe JV is already under preparationwithin both companies and will be readyto launch soonrdquo says Goumlrgen Johanssonhead o Saab business area Dynamics TeJV will undertake a substantial portion othe production and delivery o air deencesystems to the Indian customer and Saab willtranser production as well as developmentknowledge o subsystems and systems orSRSAM and VSHORAD Orders o missileparts have already been issued to KSSL andproduction-readiness reviews are ongoing

One o Indiarsquos largest private sectorcompanies the Mumbai based Reliance

Group has been aggressively increasing itsdeence business and in January this yearannounced that group company RelianceInrastructure Ltd (RInra) had taken overthe management and control o PipavavDeence amp Offshore Engineering CoLtd (PDOC) Tis is the largest deenceacquisition ever concluded by an Indianprivate sector company Te acquisition othe shipyard is important as all warshipsbeing acquired by the navy are built in Indiaand PDOC was the first Indian private

sector company to obtain the licence and

contract to build warships In July 2015Pipavav deence also signed an agreementwith Zvyozdochka o Russia or MediumRefits and Lie Certification o 877 EKMSubmarines in India Tis was again thefirst instance o submarine refit work or thenavy being proposed or the private sectorAccording to Reliance the proposed JVcould be worth approximately Rs 11000crore (US$16 billion) and could also set-up the JV at a later stage to target similarwork or submarines belonging to AlgeriaVietnam and Iran Zvyozdochka as per theagreement will provide complete technicalassistance and support to the JV includinginter alia or enhancement o inrastructureat the PDOC acilities training oengineers etc PDOC technicians will alsobe closely associated with the first Refitto be carried out in Russia In December2015 Reliance Deence announced that it

was partnering with Russiarsquos AlmazAnteyor air deence missile systems includingthe OR-1M Missile Program Radarsand Automated Control Systems as areaso partnership under the lsquoMake in Indiarsquoas well as Offset Policies o the IndianMinistry o Deence

The C-295 tactical transport is the

centre-piece of Airbus Grouprsquos lsquoMake

in Indiarsquo plans The requirement for

40 aircraft to be manufactured in

India is a sizeable one and additional

variants of the C-295 which are

available will likely lead to furtherorders once production gets

underway

Photo Airbus Defence amp Space




AIRBUS HAS OFFERED TO TRANSFER

the final assembly line o its AS565 MBePanther rom France to India i it wins thebid or the navyrsquos proposed utility helicopter(NUH) deal ldquoI there is an interest inIndia we will make this (country) ourglobal hub or the production o thePanther helicoptersrdquo says Pierre de Baussetpresident and managing director o Airbusin India ldquoWe are proposing to transertechnology and shif the Panther assemblyline rom France to India i there is aninterest rom the Indian governmentrdquo hesaid ldquoWe want to make India a global hubor [manuacturing] the Panthersrdquo

Te contract or the supply o 110

NUH is estimated to be worth aroundUS$2 billion Stating that Airbus hasintegrated the ldquoMake in Indiardquo initiativeinto its helicopter strategy the Airbusexecutive says ldquooward answering theIndian governmentrsquos expectations andserving the ldquoMake in Indiardquo vision AirbusHelicopters have decided to establish a joint venture company with Mahindra Deencewith the objective to become the privatestrategic partner on helicopter platormsrdquoMahindra Deence and Airbus Helicopters

offer to establish in India a state-o-the-art

industrial cluster to locally produce anddeliver the Panther (AS365 MBe) Fennec(H125M) or over 200 Reconnaissanceand Surveillance Helicopters (RSH) andCaracal (H225M) or the oreseen120-plusNaval Multi Role Helicopters (lsquoNMRHrsquo)

ldquoIn combining best products and stateo the art technologies Mahindra Deenceand Airbus Helicopters joint venture willestablish a robust and efficient Indianhelicopter industrial base i the threeprograms become a realityrdquo he adds Airbushas also proposed to produce the C295military transport aircraf in India alongwith ata as a replacement or the Indianair orcersquos aging Avro aircraf fleet India

last year had approved Airbusrsquo bid to sell 56C295 airplanes o which 16 o these twin-turboprop tactical airlifer aircraf will besupplied in a flyaway condition rom thecompanyrsquos existing production acility inSeville Spain Te remaining 40 aircraf willbe assembled in partnership with ata at theproposed final assembly line in India

ldquoechnical evaluations are currently onand field evaluation trials will be undertakenin the near uturerdquo De Bausset says addingldquoTis is a tangible opportunity to translate

ldquoMake in Indiardquo into reality Moreover

Leading the WayAirbus offers to make AS565 MBePanthers C295 aircraf in India

By Jay Menon

when the program will start we stronglybelieve that production will not stop at 56but will increase to cover additional Indianand global ordersrdquo Airbus grouprsquos ldquoMake

in Indiardquo strategy includes establishingthe country as a hub or complex anddemanding global aerospace ecosystemtrain medium firms to becoming Airbussuppliers and play matchmaker among itssuppliers

ldquoTe investments could exceed 50billion rupees (US$7445 million) resultingin the creation o over 10000 jobsrdquo hesaid adding the ecosystem that has beenenvisaged or the small and mediumenterprises companies in India is to support

the complete line o aircraf manuacturingtesting and delivery Te companyrsquossourcing rom India jumped over 10-oldduring 2007-15 It exceeded US$400 millionin 2014 and US$500 million in 2015 ldquoWeexpect to spend more than US$2 billion oncivil and deence procurement in India inthe five years to 2020rdquo De Bausset inorms

However it depends on winning morecontracts and relaxing the existing oreigndirect investment rules he says as restrictingoreign ownership in the Indian deencesector to 49 per cent can undermine Indiarsquoseffort to attract greater investment inmanuacturing ldquoSome o the partners thatwe are working with will need us or a lotbeore they become the real champions thatIndia has in mind Fair business means thatwe need to have levels o control that areappropriate or the risk we are taking Settinga limit at 49 percent or whatever comes is notgoing to cut itrdquo De Bausset avers

India had raised the oreign directinvestment limit in the deence sector to 49per cent rom 26 per cent in 2014 But global

deense firms have been demanding that theFDI limit o 49 per cent be reconsidered asthe business case or high-end technologytranser to India becomes much moreattractive i oreign OEMs are allowedadequate equity and management controlin the joint venture

Airbus Helicopters has put

together a comprehensive

package for helicopter

manufacturing in India in

partnership with Mahindra Defence

Photo Airbus Helicopters



LAND SYSTEMS

THE NEXTER SYSTEMS CAESAR

(Camion Equipeacute drsquoun Systegraveme drsquoArtillerie)truck mounted sel-propelled 155 mm52artillery system has proven itsel over hala decade o combat operations in multipleinternational deployments in Aghanistan(ISAF) Lebanon (UNIFIL) and Mali duringOperation Serval Now considered a mature

weapon system by both the French Army andNexter Systems the Caesarrsquos perormanceparameters have now been optimised andproven in combat operations Nexter is nowwaiting on procurement decisions rompotential customers in the Middle East LatinAmerica and India which will add to the listo current Caesar customers France SaudiArabia Tailand and Indonesia Orders orthe ldquoshoot and scootrdquo capable Caesar are nownearer the 300 mark

Nexter has partnered with Indian firmsLarsen amp oubro (Lamp) and Ashok Leyland

Deence Systems to bid or an Indian Armyrequirement or a Mounted Gun System(MGS) Te companies are now waitingor a new Request or Proposal (RFP) tobe issued or the MGS contract afer it wasdecided by the Indian Ministry o Deence(MoD) in November 2014 to proceed withthe acquisition Te sheer size o the order

alone 814 numbers o 155 mm 52 calwheeled artillery systems worth almost $25billion (Rs 15750 crore) makes it a prizedcompetition Te artillery systems willnow be acquired under the ldquoBuy and Make(Indian)rdquo category as per Indiarsquos DeenceProcurement Policy (DPP) 100 wheeled gunsystems are to be acquired directly rom themanuacturer and a ranser o echnology(o) route will be taken to manuacturethe remaining 714 artillery systems in IndiaFor the Indian requirement Lamp will act asthe prime contractor and Caesar artillery

system will be mounted on an AshokLeyland 6X6 Super Stallion chassis

Improvements being planned or theCaesar include the replacement o itssemi-automatic laying system with theully automatic system rom the rajan155 mm52 caliber towed gun system Tebiggest change is the Caesar now being

available on an 8X8 truck chassis whichallows the internal 155 mm ammunitionload to be almost doubled rom 18 to 30rounds Te new variant which was unveiledat the Deence Security and EquipmentInternational (DSEI) show last year alsoeatures greater armour protection or thecrew An optional armoured cabin remainsavailable on the Renault Sherpa 6X6 truckchassis offering protection or the 5 mancrew rom 127 mm 762 mm fire alongwith protection rom Improvised ExplosiveDevices (IEDs) and Land Mines It also

Coming o AgeNexter Systemsrsquo Caesar is combat proven and capableBy Atul Chandra

Ready for action via air

or land The versatile

Caesar is easily air-

transportable and offers

superior battlefield

mobility and accurate

fire when on ground

Photo defensegouvfr



LAND SYSTEMS

offers protection rom a 155 mm artilleryshell burst at 5m

Te Caesar is a crucial orce multiplier asa result o its strategic and tactical mobilitydisplayed during operations in Mali andother conflict zones Te artillery system isair transportable without being dissembledon Lockheed Martin C-130s Airbus A400Ms and the 6x6 truck chassis allows orsuperior mobility over vast distances whencompared to tracked or towed artillery TeCaesarrsquos battlefield mobility is excellentas has been proven repeatedly in the

deserts o Mali tough and rugged terrainin Aghanistan and the jungle terrain oTailand Another important aspect isthat the truck mounted Caesar causes lessdamage on road networks when beingtransported as compared to heavy tracked vehicles Tis is especially important whenan artillery system has to be transportedto high altitudes by road Te 18 tonne selpropelled weapon system has also provenitsel to require only very minimal logisticsupport during deployments abroad and

the systems are said to be easy to maintain

Rapid deployment and accurate fire is akey eature o the Caesar and the artillerysystem can fire six rounds and leave thefiring position in 100 seconds according toNexter Deploying rom a road position tofire takes less than three minutes and overa 50 minute period the Caesar can fire 36rounds Fire direction orders are receivedthrough the Atlas fire command system viaPR4Gradios

Te Designed as a replacement or155 mm towed guns and older generationtracked sel-propelled guns (SPG) such

as the M109 and French AUF1 Nexterconceived the Caesar artillery system as a155mm 52 caliber gun mounted on a 6x6truck chassis with an armoured cab Teprogram got underway in June 2004 and inDecember and in the same year an orderor 77 artillery systems was placed by theFrench DGA Te French Army received10 guns by the end o 2008 and the entireorder or 77 artillery systems was concludedin March 2011 Te gun is manuactured atNexterrsquos Bourges site while the Renault

trucks on which the gun is mounted (Saudi

TOP LEFT The Caesar has been cleared

for a variety of munitions that allow

for extended range engagements or

precision fire as demanded by the

situation

Photo Nexter Systems

TOP RIGHT Learnings from combat

operations in various theatres

worldwide have resulted in the

Caesar mounted on an 8X8 truck

chassis Optimised for better on-road

performance internal weapon load has

also been increased from 18 to 30 shells


CENER RIGHT The Caesarrsquos low logistic

footprint and maintenance requirements

have been welcomed by the French

Army Pictured is a Caesar deployed as

part of a UN mission

Photo defensegouvfr

Arabia chose a Mercedes truck platorm)is assembled at Renaultrsquos Limoges truckactory and final integration work is done atNexterrsquos acility in Roanne



AIR SYSTEMS

SINCE THE EARLY DAYS OF

unmanned aviation Unmanned AerialVehicles (UAV) provided military orces alsquobirdrsquos eyersquo view o the battlefield securingborders searching or targets or attack byother systems or providing Battle DamageAssessment (BDA) ollowing an attack Tetechnologies available at the time requireda platorm that weighed about 150-200

kg carry a single payload o up to 50 kgloitering or several hours within line-o-sight distance to maintain radio electronicup- and downlink Tose drones werepractically tele-operated by their controllerrequiring a crew o 10 people or more tooperate a single lsquounmannedrsquo mission

With operational knowhow andtechnology matured UAVs grew biggerbecame more reliable and carried heavierpayloads expanding the mission flexibilityo each platorm ar beyond the lsquostraw holersquo

view provided by early video cameras Newsensors including thermal imagers wide

area surveillance systems maritime searchand Synthetic Aperture Radars (SAR)electronic surveillance communicationsmonitoring laser radars hyperspectralpayloads and communications relays arebut a ew o the latest sensors comprisingthe mission systems used on UAVs today

In the early days when lsquoactical UAVrsquoswere sized in the 100s o kilogram class

designers relied on simple two strokeengines adapted rom lawn mowers Asdrones evolved so did their propulsionoday aviation certified engines running ongasoline or heavy uel (diesel) are availableor drones o different sizes rom smallpiston engines to turboprops and turbojetsenabling developers to provide the reliabilitylevel and scale expected by the military userAs such tactical UAVs evolved into MediumAltitude Long Endurance (MALE) initiallyrepresented by the US Predator and Israeli

Heron I that could carry payloads o 250kg Tese have grown to the Israeli Hermes

Short EvolutionMiniaturisation enables designers to tailor moderndrones or various missions providing an optimised mix

o propulsion perormance and payloadBy Tamir Eshel

ABOVE General Atomics MQ-9

Reaper armed MALE UAS

Photo US Air Force

OPPOSITE TOP The new

VTOL MALE drone designed

by Northrop Grumman for

DARPArsquos TERN shipborne

VTOL UAV Program

Photo DARPA

OPPOSITE BOTTOM IAI Heron

UAV equipped with M19HD

mega-EO payload

Photo IAI

AIR SYSTEMS



AIR SYSTEMS

900 and Chinese CH-4 that carried about300-400 kg on longer missions and leveledwith the American Predator B (MQ-9) andIsraeli Heron P ndash each can haul almost two

tons o payload sustaining combat missionsor more than 24 hour

Te differences between these classesare mainly payload they can carry ndash thespace attachments power and coolingavailability and downlink capacity availableor multiple on-board sensors Te maindifferentiator is the platormrsquos ability tocarry external stores ndash ie weapon carryingcapability ofen requiring special pylonsattached to multiple hardpoints in thewings

Te type o weapons have alsoevolved through the years rom a pair ostandard issued missiles (Hellfire) thatfit the Predator MQ-1 to eight or eventen weapons including missiles andlaser guided bombs carried by the MQ-9Reaper which can sustain an armed reccemission or more than 24 hours usingthe new long-endurance mission kitTese drones are ofen controlled romcentral command operations centers araway rom the theater relying on satellitecommunications enabling the operatorsto conduct surveillance and strike missionswithout the presence o orward aircontrollers Tis approach using remotelycontrolled lsquosensor-to-shooterrsquo processwithout close-in lsquoeyes on the groundrsquo haveobvious benefits that have attracted manynations to deploy or consider the use oweaponized drones but also drawn muchpublic criticism to drone operations

As the user demand more combatmissions or drones supporting eventhe tactical level combat support and

weaponized drones must become smallerand more responsive Tereore Parallel to

the evolution o smaller drones weapon andpayloads manuacturers are also developingever-smaller bombs missiles and targetingsystems Using laser electro-optical orGPS guidance lsquominiature munitionsrsquoenable drones to prosecute high value lsquosofrsquotargets with precision and effectivenesswith minimal exposure or attributionTis capability has proved instrumental incontaining and deeating terror operativesin Pakistan Yemen Libya and elsewherein Asia and Arica ndash in some o the remoteparts o the world where they settled

While the drones are unmanned theyrequire substantial inrastructure and hostnation support to operate ndash rom overflightpermissions to orward deployment basesmaintenance and support acilities logistics

personnel accommodation to security andcommunications Tatrsquos why the MALE

UAVs are optimized to cover maximumradius rom each orward location Notablyuture aerial reueling capability will be ableto extend the range and endurance o thosedrones

Another uture development that couldexpand the role o MALE UAVs is low-observable technology associated withplatorms that can operate rom vesselsndash either flat deck carriers or amphibioussupport ships could potentially carry outsuch missions rom orward bases offshorewith or without explicit permission offeringmuch more flexibility and responsive ororward commanders

Other operational concepts viewmission endurance as the determiningactor requiring unmanned aerial platorms

to remain in station or days weeks monthsand even yearshellip Te solutions may notnecessarily be conventional aircraf designbut other concepts such as tetheredplatorms solar powered planes or lighterthan air vehicles (airships) designed withthe capacity and resilience to remain onstation or months and years

O course such platorms are notconsidered to operate kinetic missions overhostile area but act in a support role as areueling station or other drones carry

radars or electro-optical sensors providing



AIR SYSTEMS

long-range ballistic missile warning detectcruise missiles flying at low level or provideradio relay communications intelligence insupport o ground operations oday theseconcepts are not as lucrative as they weresix years ago when coalition orces wereentangled in a static asymmetric wararein Aghanistan But commercial operatorssupporting wide-scale Internet deploymentin under-developed parts o the worldalready consider some o these applications

Another trend is miniaturization oelectrical and electronic systems suchas sensors electrical propulsion opticsand electro-mechanical stabilizationand actuation systems Custom builtmicrochips allow entire systems includingradars communications navigation andauto-pilots employing lsquosystem-on-a-chiprsquoapproach Tese components enable dronedesigners to deliver ever smaller smarterand affordable unmanned platorms

Unlike the MALE platorms that aredesigned as versatile and multi-missionplatorms smaller drones are built orspecific purpose ndash a drone providingdismounted troops an lsquoover the hillrsquo viewloitering 100-200 meters above grounddoes not need high power optics o ultrafine stabilization to operate but need adatalink optimized to support short rangecommunications in cluttered urban areaAlternatively an attack drone built as aprecision guided loitering weapon does

not require robust airrame or retrieval

mechanism Likewise a small UAVsupporting a mobile unit can be heavierthus more versatile to support missions atextended range and longer endurance

Miniaturization enables designers totailor modern drones or these missionsproviding an optimized mix o propulsionperormance and payload ndash rom microand nano-UAVs supporting the individualsoldier to small weapons that can loiteror hal a day carrying surveillance andlethal payloads While miniaturized sensorssuch as radars electronic intelligence andthermal and datalinks are ofen in therealm o deence manuacturers energystorage propulsion and avionics are ofenutilizing commercial off the shel (COS)technologies developed or smartphonesand commercial drones

Tese platorms are rapidly becomingwidespread and affordable and could soonassume quite a ew military applications

Moreover commercial drones are alreadybeing used by the most active terrorist andinsurgent groups worldwide primarily orsurveillance and intelligence gatheringbut as soon as commercial drones will becapable o carrying sufficient payloadsthey could be easily turned into lsquoflyingimprovised explosive devicesrsquo becoming amajor threat to military orces just as theIEDs were in the early 2000s

Even more alarming is the intelligencedrones are gaining While a single UAV

requires an operator to control it already

has enough computing power and sensorsto communicate and network withothers Tese unctions are necessaryto enable drones to operate saely inpopulated environment scientists are alsodeveloping artificial intelligence sensingand autonomy unctions enabling dronesto evade obstacles and avoid congestionas they ollow flight plans without usercontrol Some drones already conductpart o their missions ully autonomouslyincluding takeoff and landing and in theuture they are expected to carry out entiremissions on their own

Yet deence analysts are alarmed by thedronersquos capability to operate in groups ndasheither small groups o drones coordinatedand controlled by a single operatoror large groups or lsquoswarmsrsquo that couldoverwhelm military deences by hundredseven thousands o small drones Tesedrone swarms will be able to assess their

targetrsquos strength and weaknesses Respondaccordingly to achieve the desired effectthey will be able to share sensing and logicorm groups ormations or bond to largerorms to increase kinetic effect or sacrificeew members o the group to weaken theenemy deences Researches have indicatedthat such swarms could overwhelm anydeensive measure known today Analystsoresee a combination o high-energy laserweapons and cyber attack as potentialcountermeasures that could handle such an

unconventional threats

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AIR SYSTEMS

INDIA IS WOOING NATIONS IN ASIA

Europe and the US to launch satellites withits homegrown rockets as it aims to grab alarger slice o the multi-billion dollar global

space marketTe Indian Space Research Organisation

(ISRO) the nationrsquos premier space agencyhas launched several satellites or globalclients in recent years but it is yet to marka ormidable presence in the internationalspace market worth over US$200 billionand is growing steadily

Making a quick move to gain a share inthe global space business India announcedplans to launch 25 oreign satellites betweenthis year and the next using its indigenous

launch vehicle

Antrix Corporation Ltd ISROrsquoscommercial arm has signed agreementswith clients in seven countries or launchingthese 25 satellites during 2016-17

Te satellites include 12 rom the USour rom Germany three rom Canadathree rom Algeria and one each romIndonesia Japan and Malaysia JitenderSingh Indiarsquos Minister o State or AtomicEnergy and Space said in Parliament

All the satellites will be launchedaboard ISROrsquos homegrown rocket ndash thePolar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)he inorms ldquoTe PSLV with its string osuccessul flights has emerged as one o themost reliable launch vehicles in the worldrdquo

Te PSLV is among the worldrsquos most

ABOVE India is working

to develop its latest rocket

installation facility to enable

integration and take-off of

rockets

OPPOSITE PAGE During the

last three years between

January 2013 and December

2015 India has launched 28

foreign satellites belonging

to nine countries

Open SpaceIndiarsquos low-cost mission to Mars in 2014 has put thecountry in global limelight By Subodh Agarwal

SPACE SYSTEMS



SPACE SYSTEMS

reliable launch vehicles It can launch upto 1200 kg (2646 lb) to medium distances(22369 mi) and 1800-kg (3968 lb) satellitesto low-Earth (below 1243 mi) orbits Te

PSLV has launched more than 50 satellitesor international customers so ar

Te US satellite orders includes onesigned with the weather orecasting satellitecompany PlanetiQ last year to lif its firsttwo satellites likely during the ourthquarter o 2016

PlanetiQ one o the several US weathermonitoring satellite companies is thesecond to sign a deal with ISRO afer theUS eased a crucial rule to allow satelliteswith American components to be launched

on Indian rocketsIn September US operator Spire

Global building a global network oweather monitoring satellites over oceanssent our 4-kg-each Lemur satellites onPSLV as a co-passenger with AstrosatIndiarsquos first astronomy observatory to studydistant celestial objects

Space experts say such offers rom topspace market such as the US reflect anendorsement o Indiarsquos low-cost launchtechnology as it strives to push up its tallyin the world launch market

It was Indiarsquos low-cost mission to Marsin 2014 that put the country in globallimelight ollowing which several countrieshave lined up with offers to launch theirsatellites

During the last three years betweenJanuary 2013 and December 2015 Indiahas launched 28 oreign satellites belongingto nine countries including seven satelliteso Singapore six o the UK five o Canadaour o the US two o Austria and oneeach o Denmark France Germany and

IndonesiaIn July ISRO successully put into

orbit five British satellites aboard a PSLVrsquosXL variant In June it launched Spot-7 a high-resolution earth-observationsatellite weighing 712 kilograms (1570 lb)belonging to Airbus Deense amp Space Coo Europe that was put in orbit by a PSLVrocket

Te launches rom internationalcustomers have earned Antrix an income o806 million euros Singh inorms

ISRO is also trying to extend outreach

o the countryrsquos space assets to globalmarkets including dissemination o remotesensing data through international groundstations on commercial basis leasing o

transponders to private users groundsupport or oreign satellites

Te Indian space agency has alreadyestablished a comprehensive network oground stations to provide elemetryracking and Command (C) support tosatellite and launch vehicle missions overthe years

Te acilities are grouped under ISROelemetry racking and CommandNetwork (ISRAC) with its headquartersat Bengaluru in south India and ground

stations in different cities includingLucknow Tiruvananthapuram PortBlair Island Brunei Biak (Indonesia) andMauritius

Te Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN)commissioned in 2008 near Bengaluruorms the ground segment or providingdeep space support or the countryrsquos firstlunar mission the Chandrayaan-1

India is hoping to soon activate itsnewest satellite-tracker in Vietnam soonmeant to keep an eye on satellites launchedrom India and receive data rom them Tesatellite tracking center in Ho Chi Minh Citywill serve as an important strategic assetor India in and around South China Sea

which has been the ocus o an escalatingconflict between China and its maritimeneighbours

India is also keen to set up a satellite-

monitoring station in Fiji and turn it into ahub or sharing space technology with thePacific Island nations to help them withdisaster and weather orecasting

Besides India is working to develop itslatest rocket installation acility to enableintegration and take-off o rockets as thecountry aims to launch more satellites bothin local and international markets

Te new acility called the SecondVehicle Assembly Building (SVAB) willbe the countryrsquos third one and is primarily

meant to ldquoincrease the launch requencyallow carrying out more checks increasingthe mobility o launch platorms andintegrate satellites easilyrdquo inorms ISROassociate director V Seshagiri Rao

However a major stumbling block inthe countryrsquos global space ambition is thecountryrsquos dependence on oreign launch vehicles to send heavier satellites to therequired orbits

o overcome this bottleneck the Indianspace agency is in the process o developingGSLV-Mk3 the countryrsquos heavier rocketOnce ready the GSLV-Mk3 will be capableo launching up to our-ton satellites intogeosynchronous orbit

India will deploy electric propulsiontechnology which will make it easier orthese rockets to lif a couple o heaviersatellites I successul India will be at parwith the US in experimenting with thistechnology or communication satellites

A special satellite or the South AsianAssociation or Regional Cooperationregion a proposed communication and

meteorology satellite developed by ISROis also awaiting clearances rom membercountries

ldquoTe market is open or allrdquo saysMylswamy Annadurai director o ISROrsquosSatellite Centre in Bengaluru

ldquoTere are many more satellites queuedup and we will ensure that they are launchedin the targeted timerdquo he adds



SPECIAL FEATURE

Eye on the FutureBharat Electronics Limited has a number o

high technology products in the pipeline and ismaking greater investments in RampDBy Atul Chandra

Integrated Air Command and Control

System (IACCS) project

The IACCS programme commencedon October 1 2015 and is scheduled

for completion within 48 months

from the date of commencement The

work involves system (software and

hardware) conceptualization

design development installation and

commissioning for Air Defence (AD)

functions of IAF The project also

includes creation and development

of infrastructure required for

operationalizing a sophisticated

C4I system In specific the system

shall integrate a number of non-

collocated heterogeneous sensors

and state-of-the-art weapon systemsto effectively deal with intended Air

Defence functions by providing real

time situational awareness across

the air space of the country IACCS

will integrate low power low looking

to medium power and long range

high power legacy and state-of-the-

art ground based radars and aerial

platforms IACCS will include all the

existing and new acquisitions of IAF

The quantity of radar systems will be

decided by IAF

FOR MANY INDIArsquoS DEFENCE

electronics major Bharat ElectronicsLimited (BEL) a state-run deence publicsector undertaking (DPSU) is synonymouswith the term lsquoDeence Electronicsrsquo inthe country Te company is deeplyentrenched in the deence sector when itcomes to manuacture o radars electronicwarare (EW) surveillance systemsshipborne systems and missile systemsBEL is an important player in the Indian

deence sector as it has been selected asthe development and production agencyor major MAKE category projects suchas actical Communication System andBattlefield Management System Anoutstanding success has been the DeenceResearch Development Organisation(DRDO) developed Akash Surace toAir Missile (SAM) system or which BELis the lead production agency Currentorders pending or these systems is about

SPECIAL FEATURE

ABOVE Deliveries of the upgraded ZSU-23-4

lsquoSchilkarsquo low-level air defence (AD) system to

the Indian Army have been underway since

2014 Following receipt of the contract by

BEL in 2011 The upgraded Schilka features an

AESA search-cum-track radar with electro

optical fire control system

TOP completed the delivery of the first

two Akash SAM squadrons to IAF located

at Air Force Stations Gwalior and Pune The

indigenously developed SAM system also has

a high level of indigenous content estimated

at approximately 92 per cent

Photo BEL



SPECIAL FEATURE

Rs 2100 crores (US$ 300 million) withBEL executing production o the AkashSAM system or both the Indian Air Force(IAF) and Indian Army (through BharatDynamics Limited (BDL))

Te company has a key role or lsquoMakersquoprograms o the Indian Arm such as theactical CommunicationSystem (CS) and BattlefieldManagement System(BMS) Tese programs arecurrently in the design phaseand are likely to completedevelopment and enter intothe production phase inour to five years Futuristicprogrammes beingundertaken at BEL includemajor new initiatives such asLong erm Evolution (LE)-

based Military Networkingsolutions ElectronicsSystems or FuturisticInantry Combat Vehicle(FICV) Missile Containersraining Simulators and Smart CityElements which are expected to generatebusiness in the coming years

BEL has continued to grow as theIndia armed orces progress on the pathtowards modernisation and upgrade omilitary assets and reported a turnover o

Rs 6695 crores (US $1 billion) in 2014-

15 Te company spends around Rs400crores on expansion and modernisationo inrastructure every year Te DPSUhas plans to invest an estimated Rs 1500crores as part o capacity expansion andmodernisation over the next three yearsBEL continues to invest in RampD investing

around 8 per cent o itsturnover annually Tis isplanned to be progressivelyincreased to 10 percentprogressively in the nextthree years Te Governmentalso has plans to divestabout 5 per cent o its stakein the company o urtherboost innovation and RampDat BEL an investmento approximately Rs500crores is being made in the

new Product Developmentamp Innovation Centre atBangalore with Export saleswere miniscule at US$ 5785million in 2014-15 compared

to US$ 42 million the previous year Exportsales worth US$ 80 million is being targetedby the company or this year Major exportprograms being executed during the yearinclude Naval Surveillance Radars toMyanmar I Fire Control Systems to IsraelElectro Mechanical parts to GE amp Siemens

among others

Role of BEL vis-agrave-vis Private

Players

As the lead system integrator for

military products in radars missilesystems EW avionics and Avionics

and other strategic electronic

systems BEL is enhancing its

collaboration with Indian private

industry and Micro Small and Medium

Enterprises (MSMEs) The Akash

missile system has proved to be an

excellent example of Public Private

Partnership (PPP) with a substantial

amount of work for the programme

being undertaken by private sector

companies Moving forward BEL

is preparing for the increasedparticipation of the private sector in

the defence and aerospace sector

and the Government is currently

exploring a Strategic Partnership

Model that will identify and develop

large private sector companies in the

defence sector with a proven track

record of delivery as Lead System

Integrators similar to Public Sector

Undertakings (PSUs) BEL officials

say that they are bullish on the

opportunities available and keen to

capitalise on these opportunities in

the defence and aerospace sectorThe company will also further

enhance and deepen its existing

relationship with DRDO and select

foreign technology partners for next

generation products and systems in

the areas of radar missile systems

communication naval systems and

other defence systems and products

BEL is also gearing up with strategies

and action plans to maintain its

technological edge in the backdrop of

increasing competition in the defence

business from private industry whereits inherent strengths of strong RampD

state-of-the-art infrastructure and

a diverse product range will enable

it to retain its leadership position in

strategic electronics

CENTER BEL is proceeding with the

development of secure CDMA handsets

developed for an Indian Army requirement

Trials have been ongoing since 2015 and

secure CDMA devices are expected to be

operational by 2017

S K Sharma Chairman amp Managing Director BEL



COLUMN GEENA BINOY

EVERY TIME I FIND THE MEANING OF

Lie Tey Change It Tis title o Americanauthor Daniel Kleinrsquos book o philosophycould as well apply to manuacturing

industry For every time manuacturers thinkthey have gotten used to a technology orbusiness model something new comes alongupsetting the apple cart Every New Year theindustry is bound to come up against a reshset o challenges which send leadership teamsscurrying to their drawing boarding to chartnew ways to get over the hump

Stressors for ManufacturingIndustry This Year

Traceability Requirementso get a clearer view o activities acrosstheir supply chain manuacturers mustassume control o that network first Teyneed intelligent applications and reportingtools to help them unclog the value chainand smooth its flow through internaldepartments external partners and onward tothe customer Te key idea is that by glancingdown a dashboard the leadership shouldbe able to get a quick view o how well thesupply chain is perorming Plus productionsupervisors canrsquot be without web-based multi-

user displays to support their work

Need for Preventive MaintenanceRegular preventive maintenance mustbe perormed on shop floor machineswhen they are still working to lessen thelikelihood o ailure as well as improvethe rate o production and ensure asterdelivery Using intelligent tools it ispossible or manuacturers to overlaypast data on equipment perormancewith live data turned in by sensors lining

the production floor By so doing they

Rejigging the ManuacturingOrganisation

can discover patterns there and dealwith maintenance issues even beorethey pop up Mining such databases withcontemporary operational intelligence

tools will enable companies to prepare atimetable or preventive maintenance andavoid costly equipment outages

Rising CostNeedless to say cost is a key concern in thishard-pressed-or-margin industry Andon top o that in countries like the US themanuacturerrsquos cost structure carries anadditional load namely healthcare costs oworkers o cut the cost flab the manuacturermust press product liecycle management(PLM) systems into service to automate not just product design and production but theentire the sequence o processes culminatingin the customer As the product journeysrom ideation to retiral the process kicks upsomething like a dust storm o data alongthe entire stretch o product lie Operationalintelligence tools are essential to tap into thisstore o data and tailor it into inormation thatwill help business users work more efficientlythan beore

In the old days designers were by andlarge oblivious to the cost o production

but now this cost inormation is availableto them upront Designers can all backon 3D modeling sofware to get a betteridea o how much it costs to churn out anitem and get rid o unwanted costs withoutcompromising quality

Manufacturers Unable to TrackPerformance MeasuresTere are certain key measures o businessperormance manuacturers must trackon a continuous basis i they are serious

about taking the above challenges by the

horns and staying profitable Lamentablynot all manuacturers are able to do thisat the moment Operational intelligencetools can help deliver KPIs below to

management dashboards and supportswif decision-making

Operational Intelligence to theRescueA low inventory turnover o goods meansyou have more cash tied up in inventorywhich is bad news or business Unsoldgoods have a good chance o becomingout-o-date afer a while Causes opoor turnover include inefficienciesin production leading to reduced

and inconsistent output and extendedproduction cycles Te way out

As things stand in a lot omanuacturing units each machine on theproduction floor is an island unto itselTe first step in intelligent manuactureis to attach sensors to these machinesso they can capture data (eg stability omachinery temperature o a part beingmade) and transmit it to a cloud-baseddata center Te machines in the plant areconnected together which means datais available across the plant Intelligentalgorithms are put to work on thiscentralized store o data to give productionheads the insights they need to makeproduction more efficient thus reducingwastage Drawing the connecting linesbetween this stream o production floordata and that on raw material and customerdemand is the final stroke that completesthe picture o smart manuacturing Basedon sales perormance o various productcategories production managers cantweak the production mix and deliver

stocks in the right amountsTe big ask or manuacturing is that

it must consider grafing sensors into itssourcing production and distributionunction Data rom embedded sensorswill give production heads continuous visibility o inbound raw materials theirshop floor progress and finally theirshipment to customers

(Geena Binoy is Vice President - EnterpriseSolutions Group ata echnologies)



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SPECIAL REPORT INDIA ISRAEL

FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES

Israel and India are maintaining closedeence relations Although the dialogueis conducted at low key and ofen ar rom

public eye it now spans all military servicesgovernment authorities and securityservices

Israel established its position in theIndian deence market in the late 1990swhen India suffered rom the internationalembargo that ollowed its second Nucleartest in Pokhran in 1998 At the time Israeland India did not establish ormal relationsbut under the initiative lead by ormerIsrael Ministry o Deence (IMOD) chiesMaj General (Ret) David Ivri and his

successors Ilan Biran and Amos Yaron

Israel expedited support or the Indianmilitary during the Kargil War in 1999 anact that created unprecedented impact andconvinced the Indian side that Israel is a

true riend and dependable allyIt was a time o change Pressed with

economic and technical issues Indiarsquostraditional ally ndash Russia ndash was unable toprovide adequate military hardware tosustain the Indian deence needs while USand European suppliers removed themselvesrom the market under the impact ointernational sanctions that also limitedIndian access to advanced technologyTatrsquos when Israelrsquos military support helpedIndia ar beyond its financial or numerical

values

No SecretsIndia and Israel increase deence cooperationBy Tamil Eshel

ABOVE The purchase

of two additional AEW

platforms from Israel

Aerospace Industries (IAI)

has received approval The

new aircraft will join three

older examples acquired

between 2009 and 2011

OPPOSITE PAGE The Indian

Air Force (IAF) has chosen

Rafaelrsquos Litening EO pod

as its future targeting pod

In all likelihood India could

be largest customer for the

Litening pod in the Asia-

Pacific region




India avoured Government-to-Government (G2G) agreements or othersole-source contracts at the time a trend thatavoured the Israeli approach orchestrated

by the IMOD At the time these processesseem to have taken less time to close asthe general terms were negotiated at veryhigh level but the fine details lef to eachcompany to close have taken years to ulfill

Israel was quick to respond anddeveloped close relations with the users andlocal partners offering advanced deence

systems and technologies as subsystems andknow-how to assist indigenous programs

Since those days India have grown tobecome the worldrsquos largest importer and

producer o military hardware As theIndian market gradually matures withlocally developed systems improvingRussian supply chain and introductiono American and European hardwarethe Israeli companies are acing growingcompetition in India

ransorming its traditional

procurement system that was ofenmarred with corruption India turned toa slow ultra complex bureaucratic systemthat implemented lengthy international

tenders with complex and inflexible offsetsystem governed by the countryrsquos DeenceProcurement Procedure (DPP) Teseregulations and Indiarsquos oreign investmentrules also limited the flexibility o oreignsuppliers to establish local ootprint Techange o government in 2014 marked anew milestone aligning to Prime Minister




Narendra Modirsquos lsquoMake in Indiarsquo campaignTe new MAKE policy to be ully

implemented around 2018 is bound toimpact oreign companies as it drives more

business mainly to the local private sectorTe Israelis are already preparing theirstand in India In recent months severalIndian-Israeli Joint Ventures (JV) wereestablished others went through change inownership according to the new rule On theother side Indian suppliers are scouting orIsraeli partners to establish new businessmodels in view o the new regulationHowever regardless o the slogans releasedabout Make-in-India the detailed policy isyet unclear lacking specific details to enable

such business ventures to grow and prosperAs the new policy permits such JVs to

increase oreign ownership to 49 per centthe interests o oreign partners are assuredparticularly when it comes to technologytranser and re-export to oreign markets

his trend opens promisingopportunities to technology drivencompanies like Elbit Systems which

has already invested in a number o JVsin India with HAL BEL and BharatForge to name only a ew Elbit Systemsrsquoposition in the JV with Bharat Forge was

recently increased to 49 IAI alreadyhas several partnerships in India thelatest was established with AA in2014 In recent years Raael has alsoestablished several JVs with public andprivate sector companies supportingits missiles and armoured vehiclesoerings Company executives expectthis trend to continue with 4-5 JVs inplace by the turn o the decade

Private companies in India nowentering the deence market will

undoubtedly leave their mark as well Forthem cooperation with oreign majorsis considered a shortcut and cost savingmarket entry strategy enabling them tobid on major programs without having toinvest in expensive inrastructure researchand development and workorce trainingTrough JVs they can trust their oreignpartners to deliver the knowhow

BELOW Israeli firms have

developed close ties with

HAL BEL and the Defence

Research Development

Organisation (DRDO) A

substantial amount of Israeli

supplied equipment can

be found on home-grown

defence platforms like the

Dhruv helicopter Tejas light

combat aircraft and Arjun

OPPOSITE PAGE The IAF

has acquired a number of

Spyder-SR short range quick

reaction air defence systems

The missiles are mounted on

a TATA truck




hese JVs oten require signiicantinvestments that come rom the oreignpartner For example ollowing itsrsquosselection to provide the Indian Air ForcesrsquoFuture targeting Pod Raael invested inthe establishment o an assembly andintegration line or the Litening targeting

pods he modern high-tech acility hasbeen completed long ago but has beenidle or the past 12 months as the ormalorder hasnrsquot been made so ar In actas o March 2016 there are outstandingIndian orders to Israeli suppliers worthUS$3-US$5 billions still in the pipelinesome have been idle 2-3 years

Senior Israeli officials complain thatunlike many oreign countries that relyon political leverages to promote theirbusiness Israelrsquos deence establishment is

not as helpul as it was in the early days and

is slow to respond to the changing realityDespite these delays Israel is in good

company in India When Modirsquos governmentcame into power the government DeenceAcquisition Council (DAC) had 395procurement programs awaiting approvaloday 314 cases are still open only 86 are

in the final stage o approvalIsrael is not alone acing these delays

many major programs are awaitingapprovals ndash the acquisition o 36 Raalefighters in France Chinook and Apachehelicopters and helicopters in Russia are allsealed deals awaiting the final nod rom theDAC

As the Indian market shifs to MAKEthe majority o opportunities will bereserved to local companies through theirJVs with oreign ones Tis trend means

that a proportional share o research

and development could also shif romgovernment owned enterprises and labsto the private sector From slow andinconsistent development o indigenoustechnologies some RampD is likely to shifto technology transer and affordable localdevelopment and manuacturing acilitated

through inrastructure modernisationo make this change private sector

enterprises are encouraged to move activitiesand investments to the deence sector andmany show up in Israel probing cooperationand business opportunities with Israelrsquosdeence industry majors Others directlyinvest in Israeli companies in the fields ocyber unmanned systems and electronics toleverage on potential opportunities as theyshow up in the uture



AIR SYSTEMS

ISRAEL CONTINUES TO ADDRESS

the demands o the Unmanned AircrafSystem (UAS) market with new systems andcapabilities

Te new addition to the Israeli UASamily is Skylark 3 a new autonomousmini UAS rom Elbit Systems It made itsfirst public appearance at the recently heldSingapore Airshow

Te new platorm is best suited orbrigades and divisions in ldquobeyond the next

hillrdquo reconnaissance counterinsurgencyand orce protection missions as well as oruse in a range o civil applications such asborder and coastal security and anti-terroroperations

Skylark 3 has already been selected by anundisclosed customer and various countriesacross the globe are showing keen interest inthe programme

ldquoLeveraging the proven technology andoperational experience o the Skylark amilyo mini-UAS Skylark 3 offers a wide range o

system enhancements including a significantlylarger range (more than 100 km) flight

endurance (up to 6 hours) and payload capacity(up to 10 kg) Launched via a pneumaticlauncher mounted either on the ground oron a vehicle Skylark 3 offers upgrades such asimproved payloads with better target detectionclassification and surveillance capabilitiesOron Yam Senior Director Programmes ampBusiness Development UAS Elbit Systems-ISAR says

Te UAS delivers superior ElectroOpticalInrared (EOIR) video and

photographic imaging in both day and nightoperations and in adverse field conditionsTe aerial vehicle incorporates an electricmotor which reduces sound signature andenables operating over long distances andat high altitudes has a 48 m wingspan anda maximum takeoff weight o 45 kg It has aservice ceiling o 15000 f

ldquoTe electrically powered Skylark 3provides high-resolution high-quality real-time ground imagery rom within enemyterritories or hostile areas without being

detected Te electric propulsion systemreduces sound signature and enables

operating over long distances and at highaltitudesrdquo he says

In addition through a shared GCS twoSkylark 3 vehicles can be assigned to thesame mission simultaneously meaning aconsistent target acquisition is maintainedrom two aspects Tis also offers groundorces the ability to significantly extend theflight endurance o their mission by UAShot-swap

ldquoTe programme is currently in the final

flight test phase and we are confident that itwill be ully operational by the end o thisyearrdquo Yam says

ldquoWe see a lot o interest or the Skylark3 the latest addition to our amily o ultra-lightweight UAS across the globe Armies romseveral countries in the Asia-Pacific region alsohave shown keen interestrdquo he adds

ldquoIts easy launch autonomousmaneuverability and control coupled withits cutting-edge payload technology provideground orce commanders unrivalled

situational awareness and enhanced orceprotection capabilities ultimately allowing

Ode to Skylark Elbit Systems unveiled a newautonomous mini-UnmannedAircraf SystemBy Jay Menon



AIR SYSTEMS

them to make aster smarter and more cost-effective decisionsrdquo

Operating larger aperture payloads

the Skylark 3 improves target detectionclassification and surveillance capabilitiesproviding high-resolution EOIR imagingin day and night operations and in adversefield conditions

ldquoTrough a shared ground controlstation two Skylark 3 vehicles can beassigned to the same mission simultaneouslymeaning a consistent target acquisition ismaintained rom two aspectsrdquo he says

akeoff and landing are automatedand simplified through specially adaptedmechanisms Te drone is launched via apneumatic launcher that can be mountedon a trailer Sof landing uses a uniqueldquopillow-cushioningrdquo retrieval system whichallows operators to easily land and redeploy

ABOVE The new addition

to the Israeli UAS family is

Skylark 3 a new autonomous

mini UAS from Elbit Systems

The programme is currently

in the final flight test phase

and Elbit is confident that it

will be fully operational by

the end of this year

the UAS within a matter o minuteso support interoperability the Skylark

3 uses the same advanced technologies and

know-how ound in other Elbit SystemsUASs including the Hermes amily o largerUASs Skylark 1 LEX I battle-proven mini-UAS and Skylark II battalion-level UAS AllSkylark systems share a common groundcontrol station and the same inertial sensorsand navigation systems

Skylark I LE is a small unmannedaircraf system designed and built by ElbitSystems and is in service with the inantrybattalions o the Israel Deence Forces (IDF)ground orces Te UAS which entered intoservice in 2004 is also in service with morethan 20 armed orces worldwide includingAustralia and France Te drone wassuccessully deployed to assist warfighters incombat operations in Iraq and Aghanistan

Te UAS is designed to deliver highperormance capabilities or militaryhomeland security and civil applicationsand can be deployed to conduct a varietyo missions such as orce protectionintelligence border surveillancereconnaissance search and rescue firefighting disaster control and monitoring o

ports slums agricultural traffic orest andcoastal areas

Trough a shared ground controlstation two Skylark 3 vehiclescan be assigned to the samemission simultaneously meaninga consistent target acquisition ismaintained rom two aspects



INTERVIEWBOEING

IN RECENT YEARS BOEING HASbecome a major partner o the Indianarmed orces contributing to the deensemodernization o the Indian Air Force andIndian Navy as well as advancing a sourcingand industrial strategy that promotesldquoMake in Indiardquo In this interview DennisSwanson vice president o BoeingDeense Space amp Security tells Jay Menonthat India is one o the most importantmarkets or Boeing internationally Inaddition BDS remains committed toincreasing its presence contributing tothe deense modernization effort o theIndian armed orces and working withIndian partners to build a strong deensemanuacturing inrastructure Excerptsrom the interview

Boeing has secured a number o

contracts in the Indian market What

would you attribute this success to

We have been able to demonstrate toour customer the enhanced value andcapabilities that Boeingrsquos advanced military

platorms can provide Te C-17 andP-8I are examples o aircraf having beensuccessully deployed or military andhumanitarian missions by the Indian AirForce and Indian Navy We have remainedocused on executing on our commitmentsndash whether they mean delivering theaircraf on schedule or providing timelyand affordable services and support toensure that our customersrsquo fleet o aircrafremains mission ready at all times Tis isa responsibility we take seriously and will

continue to take seriously going orward

With the governmentrsquos ocus on ldquoMakein Indiardquo what has Boeingrsquos ocus

been with manuacturing and co-

development in the aerospace sector

We have accelerated our efforts tomake in India Boeing presently has30 ier1 suppliers and 120 indirectsuppliers rom India providing parts andassemblies covering commodities such asaerostructures wire harness compositesorgings avionics mission systems andground support equipment or militaryaircraf such as the P-8 FA-18 F-15 CH-47 Chinook and AH-64 Apache indicativeo the complex manuacturing capabilitiesthat Indian companies are capable odeveloping or the global market

Boeingrsquos sourcing rom India has morethan doubled since ldquoMake in Indiardquo launchedin September 2014 By 2020 we hope toincrease it by our times the 2014 level

We continue to increase our presenceand our strategies are aimed at helpingIndian partners build a strong deensemanuacturing inrastructure

For example Boeing started workwith Dynamatic echnologies in 2010on P-8I and expanded in 2013 to includethe CH-47 Chinook helicopter Boeinginaugurated a plant soon afer the launcho Make in India to manuacture criticalparts such as the ramp and pylon or theCH-47 Chinook helicopter

In November last year Boeingannounced a joint venture with ataAdvanced Systems Limited (ASL) tomanuacture uselages or the Apache

attack helicopter

Can you give us more details on howthe JV with TASL is progressing

Te JV will initially produce Apachehelicopter uselages and additionalopportunities or the manuacturing andsystems integration o Boeingrsquos platormsare being identified that the entity willbe able to competitively bid or Teentity will also explore integrated systemsdevelopment opportunities in IndiaSignificant investments are being madeby both Boeing and ASL to make theJV a success enhance the manuacturingcompetitiveness o the countryrsquos industrialbase and bring best value to our customersTe co-production and exploration oco-development o technologies with ourIndian partners is a key part o our growthstrategy

What is Boeing doing about skilling

workers or the aerospace sector

As part o our commitment to ldquoSkill Indiardquoand effort to address the critical and growingneed or skills development in the Indian

aerospace sector Boeing has partneredwith the National Skill DevelopmentCorporation India (NSDC) and theNettur echnical raining Foundation(NF) to provide vocational trainingto Indian students and industry Boeing-unded curriculums and initiatives havealready been launched along with relevantaerospace partners like Rossell echsys andata Advanced Materials Limited Tis fillsthe gap in ldquoindustry trainingrdquo and helpsin increasing the employability skills o

prospective candidates resulting in an All

On Top GearldquoApache and Chinook will advanceIndiarsquos deence capabilitiesrdquo

Dennis Swanson Vice President of Boeing

Defense Space amp Security



INTERVIEW BOEING

India Council or echnical Education(AICE) accredited postdiploma inaerospace interconnect solutions (PDAIS)Joint investment in curriculums and a

skill-development project at Rossell andAML with students is also underway in athree-way collaboration including Boeingand NF

Boeing is under contract to produce

22 Apache and 15 helicopters or the

Indian Air Force How will these add

to the IAFrsquos capabilities and what

are the uture opportunities or your

vertical lif business in India

In September o last year Indiarsquos Ministry

o Deence finalized its order with Boeingor the production training and supporto Apache and Chinook helicopters thatwill greatly enhance Indiarsquos capabilitiesacross a range o military and humanitarianmissions India will receive the newestmodels o those aircraf

Te Apache is the worldrsquos leading multi-role attack helicopter Te AH-64E Apachethe most modern variant also flown by theU S Army eatures enhanced perormance joint digital operability improvedsurvivability and cognitive decision aidingTe CH-47F Chinook is an advancedmulti-mission helicopter operated by theUS Army and 18 other deense orces TeChinook has proven its ability to operatein the range o conditions that typiy theIndian subcontinent including deliveringheavy payloads to high altitudes

India is the 14th nation to select theApache and the 19th nation to select theChinook

We look orward to delivering thenewest Apache and Chinook and remain

ocused on delivering on its commitmentsto the Indian Air Force and Indiarsquos Ministryo Deence Te Apache and Chinookrepresent the best o high-perorming attackand heavy lif helicopter technologies romBoeing that will strengthen Indiarsquos deensecapabilities across a range o military andhumanitarian missions Tis acquisitionurther expands Boeingrsquos engagement andpresence in India

oday the Indian Air Force and IndianNavy are successully completing their

military surveillance and humanitarian

relie missions on Boeing-made C-17Globemaster III strategic airlif aircrafand P-8I maritime surveillance and anti-submarine warare aircraf

Boeing has delivered all 8 P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraf tothe Indian Navy

Options or our aircraf were includedin the original P-8I contract Boeing wasawarded in January 2009 Boeing hasbeen told that India intends to exercisethe options Any additional inormationregarding contract negotiations or the ouradditional aircraf will need to come romthe Indian Navy at this time

Boeing has delivered 8 P-8I maritimesurveillance and anti-submarine aircraf

to the Indian Navy and 10 C-17 strategic

airlifers to the Indian Air Force

How are these aircraf perorming

Te Indian Air Forcersquos C-17 aircrafand the Indian Navyrsquos P-8I aircraf havedemonstrated an excellent record insupporting the missions they have beendeployed or and our customers haveexpressed satisaction about the operationalreadiness o both aircraf

Te Indian Air Force has 10 C-17Globemaster III strategic airlifers in its fleetwhich Boeing delivered on schedule in 2013and 2014 With the 10 deliveries Boeinghas met its commitment o completingthe contract signed in June 2011 makingIndia the largest international operator othe C-17 Boeing also delivered eight P-8Imaritime surveillance and anti-submarineaircraf to the Indian Navy in 2013 by 2015India is the first international customer othe P-8I

It is very important to us that that our

customers receive their military aircraf onschedule and deploy them successully onmissions Our commitment to supportingand servicing the fleet o the Indian AirForce (IAF) and Indian Navy has resultedin high mission capable rates or theC-17 Globemaster III airlifer and P-8Imaritime surveillance and anti-submarinewarare aircraf ndash enabling the fleet to bemission ready or military surveillance andhumanitarian relie missions

Both aircraf were at the oreront o

rescue and humanitarian aid efforts in

the natural disasters that affected someIndian states Te C-17 was deployed toevacuate people and deliver relie suppliesTe P-8I has been used extensively in

maritime reconnaissance missions by theIndian Navy including perorming aerialreconnaissance and gathering data orplanning relie efforts

Where are the uture opportunities

or Boeing Deense Space

amp Security in India

India is one o the most important marketsor Boeing internationally Boeingrsquosdeense trade with India constitutes three-ourths o cumulative deense trade by US

companies in India with the sale o C-17Globemaster III strategic airlifers to theIndian Air Force P-8I long range maritimereconnaissance and anti-submarine warareaircraf Harpoon missiles to the Indian AirForce and Indian Navy as well as sourcingpartnerships with Indian firms

Boeing sees urther opportunities orP-8I long range maritime reconnaissanceand anti-submarine warare aircraf AH-64 Apache attack helicopters CH-47FChinook heavy-lif helicopters weaponssuch as Harpoon missiles unmannedsystems and services and support

As the modernization effort o Indiarsquosarmed orces progresses with the acquisitiono new platorms and upgradation oexisting ones a major ocus is on ensuringoperational readiness to ensure platormsare available through their liecycle Weare ramping up our support and trainingcapabilities to help customers achievemaximum operational and mission-readiness o their fleet

Boeingrsquos business strategy has a twin

ocus in India - firstly to provide a winningplatorm to our military customers withstate-o-the-art reliable and uel-efficientproducts underscored by lie-cyclesupport services and secondly to createan eco-system or the aerospace industryin India through partnerships with localcompanies Going orward you will seeBoeing increasing its presence in Indiaand continue to strengthen its partnershipswith Indian companies to align with thegovernmentrsquos Make in India vision



SPECIAL REPORT LATIN AMERICA

ALTHOUGH PLAGUED BY ORGANISED

crime vast inequality gang-related and

political violence Latin American nationsrarely fight each other Tis means thattheir deence spending is largely ocusedon internal security flavoured by the needto secure borders against trafficking andto protect access to resources on land andoffshore Spending rose significantly afer2005 but economic weakness is flatteninggrowth causing senior deence industryexecutives to temper their optimism aboutthe oreseeable uture according to a recentsurvey by consulting group McKinsey

Around 40 per cent o the C-level executiveswho responded expected flat deence

spending in the region a clear contrast withthe previous survey in which most expected

an increase While the relationship betweeneconomic growth and deence spending isnot straightorward such expectations putpressure on military budgets With oil pricesat record lows and other commodities suchas iron ore and copper also depreciatingmany Latin American countries areimpacted

A Reuters poll o banks and researchfirms last autumn revealed expectationsthat most Latin American economies wouldgrow modestly during 2016 with only Peru

among the regionrsquos seven largest economiesexpected to grow by more than 3 per cent

South American WaveTere are expectations that most Latin Americaneconomies would grow modestly during 2016By Peter Donaldson

The aircraft carrier Sao

Paolo (A12) in company

with a fleet oiler The

1960s vintage former

French Navy flat top is due

for a major refurbishment

subject to a satisfactory

hull inspection and could

be joined by a second

locally-constructed carrier

in the 2030s

Photo Brazilian Navy




Furthermore two o the biggest deencespenders in the region Brazil and Colombiahave seen the value o their currencies allsignificantly

Giant with Flat BudgetBrazil is by ar the biggest military spenderin the region Its 2015 deence budgeto US$243 billion according to theInternational Institute or Strategic Studies(IISS) putting it into 11th place in the worldbelow South Korea (US$335 billion) andabove Australia (US$228 billion) and o thesame order o magnitude as Italy (US$216billion)

Brazil is the only Latin American

country in the global top 15 in terms odeence budgets Te rest o Latin Americaspends much less Mexicorsquos 2015 budget wasaround $755 billion Colombiarsquos almost thesame at $75 billion Argentinarsquos was around$3 billion Venezuelarsquos $29 billion andChilersquos $265 billion

According to the StockholmInternational Peace Institute (SIPRI)reporting last April on spending through2014 South Americarsquos was essentially flatat US$673 billion a reduction o 13 percent rom 2013 but still 48 per cent higherthan in 2005 when tensions arose betweenChile and Peru over the ormerrsquos acquisitiono F-16s For Central America and theCaribbean however SIPRI quoted a figure

o US$104 billion an increase o 91 percent over 2013

Brazilrsquos spending was 17 per cent lowerin 2014 than in the previous year but it

remained on what SIPRI calls a consistentbut uneven upward trend since the 1990sreflecting a determination to moderniseOn 28 May 2015 however the BrazilianGovernment announced a cut o almost 25per cent in its deence procurement undingrom US$73 billion to US$54 billion orthe whole o the year

Oil-dependent Venezuela took thebiggest hit in 2014 alling by 34 per centrom the previous year However SIPRIreported growth in Mexico o 11per cent in

the same period and expectation o a urther8 per cent real terms increase or 2015Tere is similar optimism regarding theColombian market according to Researchamp Markets which expects a CompoundAnnual Growth Rate (CAGR) o 504percent over the 2016 to 2020 period

Gripen Deal FinalisedBrazil has a strong deence industryo its own with co-production andtechnology transer a key element o anydeal with oreign suppliers Te FX2 jetfighter procurement is a strong exampleOn 10 September Saab announced thatnegotiations with the Brazilian Governmentor the development and production o

After signing a contract in

October 2014 the Brazilian

Government and Saab

finalised their negotiations

in September of last

year sealing the deal on

the development and

production of 36 Gripen

fighters that constitute the

US $47 billion FX2 fighter

procurement

Photo Saab




36 Gripen NGs had come to a successulconclusion bringing into effect the contractsigned in October o 2014 Under the dealwhich Saab reports is worth SEK 393 billion

(around US$47 billion) deliveries to theBrazilian Air Force are due to take placerom 2019 to 2024 Besides the aircraf thecontract also covers industrial cooperationincluding technology transer and trainingor Brazilian technicians in Sweden

Te Gripen deal is larger than theGuarani project to replace elderly Urutuand Cascavel armoured vehicles witharound seven new types in 4x4 6x6 and8x8 configurations In 2009 a $34 billion20-year deal was signed with Iveco covering

2044 medium-weight VBP-MR vehiclesto be built in Brazil Te first 86 VBP-MR6x6s were delivered by December 2012 anda urther 102 as o June 2015

In July the Brazilian Armyrsquos Departmento Science and echnology announced thatit had short-listed Avibras with its upi andIveco with its Sherpa-based Light Multi-roleVehicle (LMV) or a lighter armoured 4x4known as the VBP-LR Te final choiceo supplier o 186 vehicles was scheduledor the end o 2015 but nothing has beenannounced yet

In the summer o 2015 the Armyselected the locally-developed IMBEL IA2as its new assault rifle

Carrier Ambitionshe Brazilian Navy is involved inseveral on-going development andconstruction programmes most notably

modernisation o the aircrat carrier SaoPaolo its aircrat and its base the Prosubproject or conventionally-powered andnuclear submarines and Prosuper orsurace ships including corvettes andpatrol vessels

Sao Paolo (A12) was commissionedin 1963 into the French Navy as theClemenceau class aircraf carrier Foch andtranserred to Brazil in 2000 In May 2015the exas consulting company Zentechannounced the signature o a contract with

the Brazilian Navy to perorm what it calleda comprehensive inspection and evaluationo the hull On 04 November Janersquos reportedthat substantial cracks had been oundciting an unnamed industrial source TeBrazilian Navy has denied this Te AMRJshipyard in Rio de Janeiro is expected tocarry out the modernisation with FrancersquosDCNS subject to a final agreement

Brazilrsquos intention to build a secondaircraf carrier was announced in 2014with service entry around 2030 DCNS islikely to provide expertise and a designderived rom the Charles de Gaulle Tiswould imply a urther desire or modernhigh-perormance aircraf

welve McDonnell Douglas Skyhawkcarrier-capable tactical jets are beingmodernised by Embraer with new avionicsrom AEL Sistemas the Brazilian subsidiary

o Elbit Along with structural workthese systems are intended to enable theSkyhawks to operate until 2025

Te servicersquos helicopter fleet isundergoing renewal Six Sikorsky S-70s arereplacing Sea Kings in ASW ASuW andSAR roles Eight Lynx Mk21As are to bemodernised by AgustaWestland in the UKwith the first set to return home late in 2017Sixteen Airbus Helicopters EC725 Caracalshave been acquired or duties includingSAR and at sea replenishment with hal to

be modified to fire MBDA Exocet missilesbuilt locally by Avibras

Four elderly ex-US Navy GrummanC-1A raders are being upgraded to KC-2urbo rader specification to serve ascarrier on-board delivery (COD) and aerialtankers

Te Purchase o the French NavyLanding Platorm Dock (LPD) Siroco (L9012) confirmed on 09 September 2015 willboost amphibious warare capabilities

Submarine and Surface ShipSpreeDCNS is working in Brazil with localindustry to build five submarines and a base

LEFT These carrier-capable

A4 Skyhawks have been

structurally refurbished by

Embraer and equipped with

new Israeli avionics from

AEL Sistemas indicating

Brazilrsquos commitment to carrier

aviation The upgrade is

intended to allow the jets to

operate until 2025


OPPOSITE PAGE Soon to be

reinforced by Saab Gripens

this selection of Brazilian Air

Force combat types shows a

pair of Embraer AMX strike

aircraft with a Northrop F-5M

fighter lining up behind three

parked Embraer Tucanos and

a Mil Mi-35M attack helicopter

Brazilian Air ForceTen Enilton




under the US $2 billion Prosub programmeTe current fleet o conventionally poweredboats consists o five Tyssen Krupp MarineSystems modified ype 209s but DCNSrsquoScorpene has been chosen to supplementthem Te company is also under contractto help with the non-nuclear elements o anuclear-powered submarine (SSN)

Te navy reportedly wants a fleet o15 SSKs and six SSNs although the latterprogramme suffered a set-back in the ormo a corruption investigation reports o

which emerged last summer Te first newSSK should be completed this year the restby 2022 the first SSN by 2025

Te Prosuper surace fleet renewalprogramme envisages a 13000 tontransport six rigates o 6000 tons our2480 ton corvettes developed rom theBarroso class five 1800 ton patrol vesselsinitially our Macae class patrol boats o 500tons our river hydrgraphic vessels and 15new river patrol boats Eventually 27 Macaepatrol vessels are to be built to the French

CMN Vigilante 400 design

Mexican GrowthMexicorsquos 2015 budget o $755 billionrepresents just 051per cent o GDP Othis 64per cent goes to the army and the airorce 24per cent to the navy the rest dividedbetween the gendarmerie the presidentialsecret service presidential air transport andpensions and health services wo thirdsis spent on personnel and just 13per centon equipment renewal Te procurementbudget has exceeded $1 billion annuallysince 2012

Te Army is replacing its rifles with thelocally developed 556 mm FX-05 Xiuhcoatl(Fire Serpent) rom its military industrialdirectorate DCIM Around 3400 havebeen delivered and the intention is to build121000 by 2018

Te service is also renewing its light vehicle fleet adding more than 4300 new4x4s including 3335 Humvees in a $556million sale approved by the US StateDepartment in 2014 and 1000 locally-builtDN-X1 actical Protected Vehicles (PV)

to be delivered by 2018

Te Air Force received over 67per cento the 2015 procurement budget buyinghelicopters ISR aircraf lightweight strikeaircraf and radars Helicopter purchasesincluded 18 Sikorsky UH-60Ms 14 MilMi-17s six Airbus EC725s and 15 Bell407s Fixed-wing ISR platorms includedmodified Beech King Air twins and 12single-engined Cessna 206H Stationairswith deliveries o the latter due this year andthrough 2017 Up to 60 -6C+ exans areto replace Pilatus PC-7 interceptortactical

support aircrafWith roles including hunting drug-

smuggling submersibles our CN235MPPersuader maritime patrol aircraf werereportedly unded in the 2015 budgetto supplement the existing six Separaterequests in June 2014 and March 2015resulted in the purchase o five and threenew UH-60Ms Black Hawks under ForeignMilitary Sales (FMS) contracts totalling$355 million increasing Black Hawk fleetto 35 wo EC225LPs have been ordered

to support offshore operations joining ten




AS565MB Panthers acquired to operaterom Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV)

Naval Investmentwo 1690 ton Oaxaca class OPVs wereunded in 2015 or 2017 service entry in adeal reportedly worth 1033 billion pesosUp to eight are expected with six requestedso ar all built by Mexican yards Tese jointhe enochtitlaacuten-class coastal patrol vessels(CPV) built to a 250 ton Damen Stan Patroldesign also in Mexican yards

Te navy is also spending 532 millionpesos with Mexican yards building 24 PolarisII interceptor boats to DockstavarvetrsquosCombat Boat 90 design to be delivered overthe 2016 to 2018 period

Other items on the wish list include an

airspace surveillance radar network cyberdeence inrastructure modernisationo surace warare artillery and armourcapabilities and extra UAVs will need moreinvestment

Colombiarsquos Fighters and FrigatesWhile the peace process between theColombian government and FARC guerillascould lead to lower deence spending buttensions with Venezuela and overduemodernisation are pushing in the opposite

direction

Te Fuerza Aeacuterea Colombiana(FAC) has a diverse fleet o combatreconnaissance maritime patrol tankertransport and training aircraf Te FAC isreportedly to receive 13 modernised Kfirfighters rom Israel joining 11 modernisedKfir C1012 variants already in the fleet Tedeal is expected to be complete within threeyears Te FAC has also been evaluatingother more modern jets

Its 2006 vintage Embraer EMB 314 Superucano light attackcounter insurgencyaircraf are among the most modern typesin the inventory while the 13-strongCessna A-37 Dragonfly fleet delivered inthe 1980s would seem to be candidates orreplacement

Te aerial reuelling tankertransport

fleet is to be expanded with 12 Embraer KC-390 twin jets already on order

Difficult and diverse terrain includingmountains plains savannah and rainorestcreates a need or all-terrain vehicles thereality o guerilla war and the potential ormore conventional inter-state conflict drivesa need or multi-role capabilities While theColombian Army does not operate mainbattle tanks it has expressed interest in afleet o between 25 and 40

Te Colombian Navyrsquos most ambitious

planned acquisition is a fleet o eight rigates

o up to 5000 tons to replace the AlmirantePadilla class Jointly developed by the navyand Cotecmar the first o these ldquostrategicsurace platormsrdquo is to enter service in 2025and the last in 2035 Te design is likelyto be based on something rom a majorinternational builder with Spainrsquos Navantiathought a likely candidate

Recent Navy acquisitions include aFassmer CPV-40 coastal patrol vessel inMay 2011 which may be joined by moreand three Fassmer OPV-80 offshore patrol vessels built locally by Cotecmar underlicence

Commitments to ongoing programmesthe drive or indigenous productioneconomic woes and competing populardemands or social programmes are likely

to make Latin America an increasinglycomplex and difficult export market i apotentially rewarding one

The Airbus Helicopters EC725

Caracal of which Brazil has

acquired 16 for a variety of

duties including search and

rescue replenishment at sea

and anti-surface warfare with

half the fleet to be equipped

to fire locally manufactured

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Exocet missiles






AT-6 WOLVERINE








CONTENTS

CONTENTS







Editor


Deputy Editor





Operations Director


Art Director



Circulation Manager


















28 Column






EDITORIAL





remain on track









from 43 countries

















ndash Editor




AIR SYSTEMS














currently operates






aspects



SPECIAL FEATURE























Photo US DOD









Photo Author



SPECIAL FEATURE













SPECIAL FEATURE

















Army by 2019

Photo BEL
















SPECIAL FEATURE












SPECIAL FEATURE





















Mumbai The category




Photo US DOD










Photo DCNS



AIR SYSTEMS











ABOVE Designed to






RIGHT KAMOV 226-T




helicopters


AIR SYSTEMS



AIR SYSTEMS
















































Photo Saab


















aid quick movement

Photo US DOD






















underway
















By Jay Menon
















LAND SYSTEMS

















fire when on ground

Photo defensegouvfr



LAND SYSTEMS













situation















Photo defensegouvfr




AIR SYSTEMS














Photo US Air Force





VTOL UAV Program

Photo DARPA



mega-EO payload

Photo IAI

AIR SYSTEMS



AIR SYSTEMS


















AIR SYSTEMS

















Photo IAI




wwwiaicoil

nfomalatiaicoil





PANTHER

TACTICAL VTOL UAS

BIRD EYE 650D

LONG-ENDURANCE

MINI-UAS

HERON

MULTI-ROLE

MALE UAS


DEFEXPO 2016

SEE US AT




AIR SYSTEMS






launch vehicle









rockets






to nine countries


SPACE SYSTEMS



SPACE SYSTEMS




































SPECIAL FEATURE






























decided by IAF




SPECIAL FEATURE














Photo BEL



SPECIAL FEATURE










among others


Players

















































operational by 2017




COLUMN GEENA BINOY










































values


ABOVE The purchase















Pacific region










































a TATA truck



















AIR SYSTEMS
























AIR SYSTEMS
























INTERVIEWBOEING
















attack helicopter













INTERVIEW BOEING































































in the 2030s


















Government and Saab




the development and




procurement

Photo Saab































operate until 2025





































direction




















Exocet missiles






AT-6 WOLVERINE








EDITORIAL





remain on track









from 43 countries

















ndash Editor




AIR SYSTEMS














currently operates






aspects



SPECIAL FEATURE























Photo US DOD









Photo Author



SPECIAL FEATURE













SPECIAL FEATURE

















Army by 2019

Photo BEL
















SPECIAL FEATURE












SPECIAL FEATURE





















Mumbai The category




Photo US DOD










Photo DCNS



AIR SYSTEMS











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RIGHT KAMOV 226-T




helicopters


AIR SYSTEMS



AIR SYSTEMS
















































Photo Saab


















aid quick movement

Photo US DOD






















underway
















By Jay Menon
















LAND SYSTEMS

















fire when on ground

Photo defensegouvfr



LAND SYSTEMS













situation















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AIR SYSTEMS














Photo US Air Force





VTOL UAV Program

Photo DARPA



mega-EO payload

Photo IAI

AIR SYSTEMS



AIR SYSTEMS


















AIR SYSTEMS

















Photo IAI




wwwiaicoil

nfomalatiaicoil





PANTHER

TACTICAL VTOL UAS

BIRD EYE 650D

LONG-ENDURANCE

MINI-UAS

HERON

MULTI-ROLE

MALE UAS


DEFEXPO 2016

SEE US AT




AIR SYSTEMS






launch vehicle









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to nine countries


SPACE SYSTEMS



SPACE SYSTEMS




































SPECIAL FEATURE






























decided by IAF




SPECIAL FEATURE














Photo BEL



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among others


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operational by 2017




COLUMN GEENA BINOY










































values


ABOVE The purchase















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a TATA truck



















AIR SYSTEMS
























AIR SYSTEMS
























INTERVIEWBOEING
















attack helicopter













INTERVIEW BOEING































































in the 2030s


















Government and Saab




the development and




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Photo Saab































operate until 2025





































direction




















Exocet missiles






AT-6 WOLVERINE








AIR SYSTEMS














currently operates






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SPECIAL FEATURE























Photo US DOD









Photo Author



SPECIAL FEATURE













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Army by 2019

Photo BEL
















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Mumbai The category




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AIR SYSTEMS



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Photo Saab


















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LAND SYSTEMS

















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Photo defensegouvfr



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VTOL UAV Program

Photo DARPA



mega-EO payload

Photo IAI

AIR SYSTEMS



AIR SYSTEMS


















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Photo IAI




wwwiaicoil

nfomalatiaicoil





PANTHER

TACTICAL VTOL UAS

BIRD EYE 650D

LONG-ENDURANCE

MINI-UAS

HERON

MULTI-ROLE

MALE UAS


DEFEXPO 2016

SEE US AT




AIR SYSTEMS






launch vehicle









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to nine countries


SPACE SYSTEMS



SPACE SYSTEMS




































SPECIAL FEATURE






























decided by IAF




SPECIAL FEATURE














Photo BEL



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COLUMN GEENA BINOY










































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INTERVIEWBOEING
















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in the 2030s


















Government and Saab




the development and




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AT-6 WOLVERINE








SPECIAL FEATURE























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Photo BEL
















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mega-EO payload

Photo IAI

AIR SYSTEMS



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nfomalatiaicoil





PANTHER

TACTICAL VTOL UAS

BIRD EYE 650D

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HERON

MULTI-ROLE

MALE UAS


DEFEXPO 2016

SEE US AT




AIR SYSTEMS






launch vehicle









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to nine countries


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SPACE SYSTEMS




































SPECIAL FEATURE






























decided by IAF




SPECIAL FEATURE














Photo BEL



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COLUMN GEENA BINOY










































values


ABOVE The purchase















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AIR SYSTEMS
























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in the 2030s


















Government and Saab




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Photo DARPA



mega-EO payload

Photo IAI

AIR SYSTEMS



AIR SYSTEMS


















AIR SYSTEMS

















Photo IAI




wwwiaicoil

nfomalatiaicoil





PANTHER

TACTICAL VTOL UAS

BIRD EYE 650D

LONG-ENDURANCE

MINI-UAS

HERON

MULTI-ROLE

MALE UAS


DEFEXPO 2016

SEE US AT




AIR SYSTEMS






launch vehicle









rockets






to nine countries


SPACE SYSTEMS



SPACE SYSTEMS




































SPECIAL FEATURE






























decided by IAF




SPECIAL FEATURE














Photo BEL



SPECIAL FEATURE










among others


Players

















































operational by 2017




COLUMN GEENA BINOY










































values


ABOVE The purchase















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a TATA truck



















AIR SYSTEMS
























AIR SYSTEMS
























INTERVIEWBOEING
















attack helicopter













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in the 2030s


















Government and Saab




the development and




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Photo Saab































operate until 2025





































direction




















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AT-6 WOLVERINE








SPECIAL FEATURE

















Army by 2019

Photo BEL
















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Mumbai The category




Photo US DOD










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RIGHT KAMOV 226-T




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Photo Saab


















aid quick movement

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LAND SYSTEMS

















fire when on ground

Photo defensegouvfr



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situation















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Photo US Air Force





VTOL UAV Program

Photo DARPA



mega-EO payload

Photo IAI

AIR SYSTEMS



AIR SYSTEMS


















AIR SYSTEMS

















Photo IAI




wwwiaicoil

nfomalatiaicoil





PANTHER

TACTICAL VTOL UAS

BIRD EYE 650D

LONG-ENDURANCE

MINI-UAS

HERON

MULTI-ROLE

MALE UAS


DEFEXPO 2016

SEE US AT




AIR SYSTEMS






launch vehicle









rockets






to nine countries


SPACE SYSTEMS



SPACE SYSTEMS




































SPECIAL FEATURE






























decided by IAF




SPECIAL FEATURE














Photo BEL



SPECIAL FEATURE










among others


Players

















































operational by 2017




COLUMN GEENA BINOY










































values


ABOVE The purchase















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a TATA truck



















AIR SYSTEMS
























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INTERVIEWBOEING
















attack helicopter













INTERVIEW BOEING































































in the 2030s


















Government and Saab




the development and




procurement

Photo Saab































operate until 2025





































direction




















Exocet missiles






AT-6 WOLVERINE





















SPECIAL FEATURE












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RIGHT KAMOV 226-T




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AT-6 WOLVERINE








AIR SYSTEMS
























AIR SYSTEMS
























INTERVIEWBOEING
















attack helicopter













INTERVIEW BOEING































































in the 2030s


















Government and Saab




the development and




procurement

Photo Saab































operate until 2025





































direction




















Exocet missiles






AT-6 WOLVERINE








AIR SYSTEMS
























INTERVIEWBOEING
















attack helicopter













INTERVIEW BOEING































































in the 2030s


















Government and Saab




the development and




procurement

Photo Saab































operate until 2025





































direction




















Exocet missiles






AT-6 WOLVERINE








INTERVIEWBOEING
















attack helicopter













INTERVIEW BOEING































































in the 2030s


















Government and Saab




the development and




procurement

Photo Saab































operate until 2025





































direction




















Exocet missiles






AT-6 WOLVERINE








INTERVIEW BOEING































































in the 2030s


















Government and Saab




the development and




procurement

Photo Saab































operate until 2025





































direction




















Exocet missiles






AT-6 WOLVERINE




























in the 2030s


















Government and Saab




the development and




procurement

Photo Saab































operate until 2025





































direction




















Exocet missiles






AT-6 WOLVERINE






















Government and Saab




the development and




procurement

Photo Saab































operate until 2025





































direction




















Exocet missiles






AT-6 WOLVERINE




































operate until 2025





































direction




















Exocet missiles






AT-6 WOLVERINE































direction




















Exocet missiles






AT-6 WOLVERINE















direction




















Exocet missiles






AT-6 WOLVERINE










AT-6 WOLVERINE








AT-6 WOLVERINE






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