The Aero India 2011 defence and Aerospace exhibition at bangalore will be held this week, starting tomorrow! I am so excited that I have very few words to describe how much I am looking forward to the juicy treats of jet fighters, missiles, and a whole lot of India's latest arsenal. I definitely look forward to posting some of them here, with all dues to the copyright owners of course!
Just to give a little background on this exhibition which any aviation/defense enthusiast in this country looks forward to every two years, this is the 7th edition of the pretigious show. Well, its become prestigious now, since India's spurred its domestic R&D and production capabilities, and opened its purses to the world's biggest defense manufacturers for wares worth billions of dollars. So yeah, obviously they look forward to making a splash here, and hope to get a pie of India's spending kitty. Given the huge scope in arms deals, not just with India buying but Indian companies showcasing their own wares, the event is now managed by the Confederation of Indian Industry, or CII.
Over the years, the exhibition has moved beyond just a showcase of military hardware, its become a symposium where the industry, the forces and the academia meet and discuss technology and strategy. The visitors are from all over the world, and they include business persons, scientists, military men and women, the media, politicians and the general enthusiasts.
For example, check this photo out of the Light Combat Helicopter developed by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, or HAL. Its something all of us have been looking forward to for years and finally we will see it perform manoeuvres at the show! woot.
Copyright: Rahul Devnath
Location: Aero India 2011, Bangalore
That sexy thing: LCH
And this is the photo of the second prototype of the chopper, in digital camo!
Copyright: Shiv Aroor, www.livefist.com
Just to give a little background on this exhibition which any aviation/defense enthusiast in this country looks forward to every two years, this is the 7th edition of the pretigious show. Well, its become prestigious now, since India's spurred its domestic R&D and production capabilities, and opened its purses to the world's biggest defense manufacturers for wares worth billions of dollars. So yeah, obviously they look forward to making a splash here, and hope to get a pie of India's spending kitty. Given the huge scope in arms deals, not just with India buying but Indian companies showcasing their own wares, the event is now managed by the Confederation of Indian Industry, or CII.
Over the years, the exhibition has moved beyond just a showcase of military hardware, its become a symposium where the industry, the forces and the academia meet and discuss technology and strategy. The visitors are from all over the world, and they include business persons, scientists, military men and women, the media, politicians and the general enthusiasts.
For example, check this photo out of the Light Combat Helicopter developed by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, or HAL. Its something all of us have been looking forward to for years and finally we will see it perform manoeuvres at the show! woot.
Location: Aero India 2011, Bangalore
That sexy thing: LCH
And this is the photo of the second prototype of the chopper, in digital camo!
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