Sunday, February 8, 2009
Bangalore: BAE Systems will have its biggest-ever presence at Aero India 2009 with the British aero major launching its newly developed autonomous air vehicle, Mantis, for the first time at an international air show. This is significant as ADA India is heavily into UAVs with the launch of its indigenous Nishanth.
BAE Systems' theme for the event is `Autonomy - specifically autonomous air vehicles'. Apart from Mantis, the new autonomous Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) being developed by BAE Systems, Herti, another UAV, will hold pride of place outside the BAE Systems pavilion.
Defence experts point out: "India has already gone in for the Hawk from BAE. An UAV like Mantis would be very useful in terms of technologies that we can learn. While Nishanth is good, we hear Mantis is highly sophisticated. There is a good chance that we can collaborate with BAE on UAVs."
With an entire pavilion for itself, BAE Systems will be displaying products from across our aerospace capabilities, including the Typhoon and Hawk. There will be products not displayed in India before, such as special seating for helicopters that protect aircrew from spinal injuries in crashes and hard landing -- the leading cause of injury to heli pilots.
The Mantis itself is a technology demonstrator programme and brings together technologies, capabilities and systems that will demonstrate the potential of a large unmanned autonomous
aircraft
07/02/09 Times of India
BAE Systems' theme for the event is `Autonomy - specifically autonomous air vehicles'. Apart from Mantis, the new autonomous Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) being developed by BAE Systems, Herti, another UAV, will hold pride of place outside the BAE Systems pavilion.
Defence experts point out: "India has already gone in for the Hawk from BAE. An UAV like Mantis would be very useful in terms of technologies that we can learn. While Nishanth is good, we hear Mantis is highly sophisticated. There is a good chance that we can collaborate with BAE on UAVs."
With an entire pavilion for itself, BAE Systems will be displaying products from across our aerospace capabilities, including the Typhoon and Hawk. There will be products not displayed in India before, such as special seating for helicopters that protect aircrew from spinal injuries in crashes and hard landing -- the leading cause of injury to heli pilots.
The Mantis itself is a technology demonstrator programme and brings together technologies, capabilities and systems that will demonstrate the potential of a large unmanned autonomous
aircraft
07/02/09 Times of India
Labels: BAE Systems, Defense, Mantis, UAV
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Bangalore: Aero India 2009 may have come as good news for air show enthusiasts but it is expected to wreak havoc in air commuters’ plans.
In lieu of the airspace requirement at the Aero India venue Air Force Station, Yelahanka, for air display, the Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) will halt commercial operations from Saturday onwards.
For the period during the event practice and rehearsals held from February 7 to February 10, the BIA will halt commercial operations from 10 am to 12 noon, as the airport is in close proximity with the Air Force Station, Yelahanka.
Due to this arrangement, scheduled aircraft operations out of BIA will be impacted and the airlines have received communication on the reduced operating hours.
However, inconvenience cause to passengers will be reduced with the airlines sharing timely communication on the change in airport operations and the cancelled/ revised flight timings during the length of the airshow, said BIA.
“All airlines have been independently communicated about Aero India one-and-a-half months ago and have been asked to reschedule their flights,” BIA sources told Express.
An Indian Airline official said that they have received communication from BIA on the halting of operations for two hours and they in turn have made alternative arrangements.
“One of our flights to Maldives, which is to take off at 10.30 am will be affected. The passengers will be routed via Trivandrum,” said an official.
Similarly, during the actual event scheduled between February 11 and February 15 the airport will refrain commercial operation of aircraft between the Aero show timings beginning 10 am and 12 noon and 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm.
LCA flypast Five Tejas Aircraft (Light Combat Aircraft) led by Air Cmde Rohit Varma, project director (flight test), National Flight Test Centre - Aeronautical Development Agency, carried out a flypast at the HAL Airport on Friday as a prelude to the Aero India inauguration ceremony to be held on February 11.
07/02/09 Express Buzz
In lieu of the airspace requirement at the Aero India venue Air Force Station, Yelahanka, for air display, the Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) will halt commercial operations from Saturday onwards.
For the period during the event practice and rehearsals held from February 7 to February 10, the BIA will halt commercial operations from 10 am to 12 noon, as the airport is in close proximity with the Air Force Station, Yelahanka.
Due to this arrangement, scheduled aircraft operations out of BIA will be impacted and the airlines have received communication on the reduced operating hours.
However, inconvenience cause to passengers will be reduced with the airlines sharing timely communication on the change in airport operations and the cancelled/ revised flight timings during the length of the airshow, said BIA.
“All airlines have been independently communicated about Aero India one-and-a-half months ago and have been asked to reschedule their flights,” BIA sources told Express.
An Indian Airline official said that they have received communication from BIA on the halting of operations for two hours and they in turn have made alternative arrangements.
“One of our flights to Maldives, which is to take off at 10.30 am will be affected. The passengers will be routed via Trivandrum,” said an official.
Similarly, during the actual event scheduled between February 11 and February 15 the airport will refrain commercial operation of aircraft between the Aero show timings beginning 10 am and 12 noon and 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm.
LCA flypast Five Tejas Aircraft (Light Combat Aircraft) led by Air Cmde Rohit Varma, project director (flight test), National Flight Test Centre - Aeronautical Development Agency, carried out a flypast at the HAL Airport on Friday as a prelude to the Aero India inauguration ceremony to be held on February 11.
07/02/09 Express Buzz
Labels: Effects, General: Arrangements
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Bangalore : The IAF is taking no chances with medical emergencies for the Feb 11-15 air show. Two full-fledged air ambulances and a transport aircraft are on stand-by 24/7 to evacuate people to hospitals in the city in case of casualties at the Yelahanka air base.
Air Commodore Ravi Dhar told TOI that two Mi-8 copters have been kept in readiness for any medical eventuality. "They will fly affected people to HAL airport from where they will be taken to Command Hospital or 27 other city hospitals which have offered help. We also have a huge transport aircraft in case of high number of casualties."
Air ambulances will be stationed at strategic points so they can take off at short notice. The IAF will also have two fully equipped medical rooms at two ends of the airbase which will take care of first-aid treatment, injuries and other health problems. A mini operation theatre will handle surgeries.
"A team of 30 doctors, including cardiac specialists, anaesthetists and surgeons, will be in readiness, along with nursing staff. We also have cardiac vans ready," Air Cmdr Dhar said.
Opposite the IAF base is the IAF hospital which can take care of some emergencies. "The rest will be managed by 27 city hospitals. We have road ambulances too to transport people. All procedures and arrangements are in place."
07/02/09 Times of India
Air Commodore Ravi Dhar told TOI that two Mi-8 copters have been kept in readiness for any medical eventuality. "They will fly affected people to HAL airport from where they will be taken to Command Hospital or 27 other city hospitals which have offered help. We also have a huge transport aircraft in case of high number of casualties."
Air ambulances will be stationed at strategic points so they can take off at short notice. The IAF will also have two fully equipped medical rooms at two ends of the airbase which will take care of first-aid treatment, injuries and other health problems. A mini operation theatre will handle surgeries.
"A team of 30 doctors, including cardiac specialists, anaesthetists and surgeons, will be in readiness, along with nursing staff. We also have cardiac vans ready," Air Cmdr Dhar said.
Opposite the IAF base is the IAF hospital which can take care of some emergencies. "The rest will be managed by 27 city hospitals. We have road ambulances too to transport people. All procedures and arrangements are in place."
07/02/09 Times of India
Labels: General: Arrangements, Incidents and Accidents
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