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ACIG Exclusives
Chapter 24 : Final Chapter |
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| Not many new exhibits at the Russian section with the exception of a few specific examples. Space technology was however, given added attention. The next Aero India in 2007, would be an entirely outsourced affair, undertaken by third party private agencies. | |
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Conventional MiG-29S (9.13) model at the RAC MiG stand. |
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Model of Su-30MKI prototype Bort 06. |
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Dan Aerial Target System developed by the Sokol Experimental Design Bureau. Russia's response to the Chukar? |
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Usual models of the Sukhoi Russian Regional Jet Liner (RRJ) and the Su-47 Berkut. |
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The Sukhoi RRJ will be powered by the Powerjet SM146. Powerjet, based in Paris, is jointly owned by NPO Saturn and Snecma Moteurs. |
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Rolls Royce Trent series. |
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Vega, Soyuz and Ariane launchers now come under "ArianeSpace". |
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ISRO's GSLV-Mk.III will carry a 4000 kg payload into GTO. A completely new launch vehicle, it will take several more years to develop. |
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If this was supposed to be some sort of consolation by America for not bringing F-16s to the show, no one is impressed. By day two, this inflatable was almost blown away to oblivion by the breeze. |
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The Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (VRDE) of DRDO, have developed this simple UAV using the Nishant's older powerplant. |
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The Nishant battlefield surveillance UAV is finally being series produced although deployed under secrecy quite a while back. |
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An Astra BVRAAM scale model which doesn't quite resemble the ones on the PV-2 mockup and models of Akash SAM. The Akash has had more than 70 flight tests. |
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Cutaway of the Akash SAM. The missile is guided by the Rajendra battery level radar, with up to four targets being engaged simultaneously with a maximum of 3 missiles each. The Rajendra employs 4000 ferrite phase-shifters in it's antenna array and has also given rise to the spin-off Weapon Locating Radar (WLR) which outperforms the smaller Raytheon AN/TPQ-36. The latter detects Artillery/MBRLs at 18/24 km while the WLR can detect the same at 30/40 km. |
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Realisim technologies are a private firm based in Bangalore. Their HJT-16 Kiran flight simulator, seems quite advanced. |
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Close up of the APU-170E pylon interface on the Su-30MKI. A maximum of ten R-77s may be carried on the Su-30MKI. |
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