AeroIndia 2009: South Asia's biggest Air Show
takes off
Defence Minister A K Antony, who opened the
Air Show, asserted that India would not cut defence expenditure
or compromise on its acquisition programme despite the recession.
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AeroIndia 2009: Future challenges intense,
opportunities immense, says Dr. M Natarajan
Collaborations with foreign entities was there
earlier as well, but essentially it was restricted to productionisation.
Now we are talking from a position of some strength, particularly
in design and system engineering, says Dr. M Natarajan,
scientific advisor to the defence minister, and DRDO chief.
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AeroIndia 2009: With Eurofighter, less can
be more
Eurofighter is the ideal candidate for India's
Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) requirement, due for field
trials in April this year, said Eurofighter GmbH CEO Aloysius
Rauen. He was speaking on the subject 'Eurofighter Typhoon
- Perspectives and Trends' at the Aero India 2009 International
Seminar on 'Aerospace - Perspectives and Trends in Technologies',
being held in Bangalore from 9 to 12 February. more
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