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ACIG Exclusives
Chapter 23 : European |
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| Plenty of redundant exhibits mixed with some significantly new products, were on display. A lot of attention was, strangely, given to engines and tooling with not too much focus on armament or ordnance. | |
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SAGEM's modular AASM. Modules include either an IMU/GPS (CEP ±10 m) or IMU/GPS/IIR guidance kit, a range extension kit with unfolding wings and a solid rocket motor, the 250 kg bomb body (Mk.82/BLU-111/CBEMS/Bang) and a fuze plus associated accessories. Range is advertised between 50 and 15 km, depending on the altitude of release. The AASM is compatible with MIL-STD-1533/1760 interfaces and NATO standard suspension lug spacings. |
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Airbus has expressed extreme displeasure in Air India's choice of Boeing for the latter's next order. AI has also threatened to sue the former for defamation. This should unfortunately kill any prospect of seeing any A-380s in Air India colors, anytime soon. |
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Turbomeca Arrius turboprop. Very nicely polished for an impressive display. |
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Petit Duc and Moyen Duc stealth UCAV models are a regular sight at all international airshows. |
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The EH-101 will be hard pressed to conduct the duties of the highly capable Sea King chopper. The Mangusta (bottom right) helicopter appears to be similar to the Dhruv-WSI in implementing separate gimbaled turrets for nav and fire-control sensors respectively. It also appears to resemble the HAL LCH. |
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EADS Surveyor/Carapas jet UAV and the Scorpio battlefield Helicopter drone. |
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Dassault Falcon-2000EX. |
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The MBDA Milan-3 ATGM has upgraded kill potential and anti-jamming capability. Range 25-2000 m, weight 11.8 kg, length 1.205 m, Caliber 0.115 m. India's BDL uses the hybrid FLAME launcher to fire both the Milan-2 and the AT-5 Spandrel. |
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Finmeccanica's refreshingly original and highly impressive display space. |
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Seagull/Grifo-MSR maritime radar and Falco UAV in the background. |
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The Alenia C-27J Spartan is being marketed as a mini-C-130J. The C-27J is also explicitly marketed as an alternative to the C-295. Alenia claim that 9 C-27Js are required to move 240 tonnes of cargo to 500 nm within 12 hrs, as opposed to 17 C-295s that would be required for the same. |
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AS 532 Cougar, AS 565 Panther and Fennec models. |
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BAE Mi-17-2 cockpit mockup with the 45 kg Titan 385 multi-sensor turret and Seaspray 7000E AESA radar inside the nose. |
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Not the same as above. Another Mi-17 helicopter simulator albeit with nothing much inside the cockpit. |
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Czech Republics Evektor Aerotechnik's Eurostar ultralight, which may be powered by a 80 HP Rotax 912 UL or 100 HP Rotax 912 ULS or 80 HP Jabiru 2200 engine. |
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