Organising Bodies

ORGANISING BODIES of AERO INDIA 2015 INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR

AeroIndia 2013, the biennial Air Show is organised by the Ministry of Defence. The Show comprises the Flying display, the static display, the exhibition and the International Seminar. While the flying / static displays and the exhibition showcase the products from all over the world, the International Seminar throws light on the current and emerging technologies. The Seminar is organised by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in association with Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI).

Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) Government of India

DRDO

Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is under the Department of Defence Research and Development of Ministry of Defence. DRDO has been a pioneer in the design and development of weapon systems and equipment for meeting the requirements of Indian Armed Forces with an emphasis on enhancing self-reliance in Defence Systems. DRDO is working in various areas of military technology which include aeronautics, armaments, combat vehicles, electronics, instrumentation, missiles, materials, naval systems, advanced computing, simulation and life sciences. DRDO, while striving to meet the cutting edge weapon technology equipments of armed forces, provides also ample spin-off benefits to the society at large thereby contributing to the nation building.

Aero Cluster Laboratories of DRDO

Several laboratories of DRDO are working in the aeronautics field and most of them are situated in Bangalore. These aero cluster laboratories of DRDO are executing projects of national importance in the areas of design and development of fighter aircraft, gas turbine engine, airborne early warning and control system, UAVs, parachutes and arrester barrier systems, airborne radar and EW systems and airworthiness certification of military aircraft and airborne systems. A brief on activities of each of these laboratories is as follows: -

Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA)

An autonomous body under the Ministry of defence is the nodal agency for the design and development of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) with Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL) as the principal partner. The Indian Air force (IAF), Indian Navy, various DRDO and CSIR laboratories, private and public sector undertakings and academic institutions have actively participated and contributed to this major national programme. At present ADA is handling multiple programmes like development of LCA MK1, development of LCA MKII, development of LCA Navy MK1, development of LCA Navy MKII, feasibility studies on Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) and feasibility studies on Unmanned Strike Aircraft. Development of LCA MK1 (for Indian Air Force) is in progress and already initial Operational Clearence-1 (IOC-1) has been achieved. IAF has placed production order on HAL for 40 LCA Tejas. First flight of LCA Navy has been achieved and Ministry of Defence has sought proposal from HAL for Limited Series Production order of 08 LCA Navy.

Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE)

ADE is an ISO 9001:2008 certified laboratory under the aegis of DRDO. The major thrust areas are in design and development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Design and Development of systems for combat Aircraft, Flight Simulation, Air weapon integration and Flight R&D. The core competence of ADE are system design, Aerodynamic Configuration, Structural Design including Composites, Flight controls and Avionics, propulsion and systems integration , Airborne sensor Stabilization, Aerial image Exploration, flight Testing and Evaluation , Fly-by- wire flight Control Systems, cockpit Display, Air Weapons Integration, Pilot Training simulation to support Aircraft Design and Aeronautical research. The successful products designed and developed at ADE are Lakhsya, the pilotless

target aircraft and Nishant, the surveillance UAV. Lakhsya is currently with all three services and ADE is working on the advanced version Lakhsya-2. Four number of Nishant is to be shortly handed over to Indian Army and 8 more is on the anvil. Rustom 1, technology demonstrator has successfully completed its flight trails. Currently, ADE is actively involved in the design and development of the Medium altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV, Rustom II.

Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE)

ADRDE, Agra, is working in the areas of design and development of parachutes for different requirements such as personnel, aircrew escape, combat free fall, cargo delivery, recovery system, brake parachutes and controlled air delivery systems. ADRDE has also developed aircraft arrester barrier system, aerostat systems and emergency floatation system.

Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS)

CABS is a premier Lab of DRDO tasked with development of Airborne Surveillance Systems for the services. The Lab has established expertise in the development of several technologies vis-à-vis Airborne Active Array Antennas, Rugged Consoles for airborne applications, Mission Computer, Identification Friend or Foe systems (IFF), Tactical Software inclusive of Multi Sensor Data Fusion interception control, Mission Communication System etc. Currently the Lab is executing the programme for development of Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&C) for Indian services on a business jet class of aircraft. In addition Lab also supports flight testing of various mission systems of DRDO Labs on a flying test bed.

Center for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC)

CEMILAC is the agency mandated to provide airworthiness certification for military aircraft and airborne stores in India CEMILAC has been involved in airworthiness certification for more than 50 years and has presence all over India through its 14 regional centers known as Regional Centers for Military Airworthiness (RCMAs). Its regional center involved in aircraft certification activities i.e. ROMA (Aircraft) has recently accorded IOC to LCA - Tejas. The regional centre responsible for airworthiness certification of helicopters i.e. RCMA (Helicopters), accorded IOC for Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) – Dhruv Mk-III in the year 2011. The IOC for ALH Mk-IV – Rudra (Weaponized version of ALH) is planned to be issued shortly.

Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE)

is actively involved in the design and development of aero gas turbine engines for military applications and its derivatives, besides carrying out advanced research in the area of aero gas turbine subsystems. The current programmes of GTRE are development of Kaveri gas turbine engine for LCA— Tejas, its marine version called Sagar Shakti engine and small gas turbine engine for UAVs. The Kaveri engine achieved a major milestone last year when its maiden flight test was conducted successfully in Russia.

Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI)

AESI

The Aeronautical Society of India was founded in 1948. It was inaugurated by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India on 27 December 1948. He was also the first Patron-in-Chief of the Society. The Society has its head office in New Delhi with 16 branches spread over the cities across the country.

The objective of the Society is to promote the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of aeronautical sciences and aircraft engineering as well as elevation of the aeronautical profession.

Its membership of more than 10,000 is drawn from all major aeronautical establishments such as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, DGCA, Defence Research and Development Establishments, Academic Institutions, Aeronautical Development Agency, Indian Air Force, Indian Space Research Organization, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, National Airport Authority of India, Air India, Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, Pawan Hans and aeronautical industries in private sector. The Society has 56 Corporate Members from both national and international sectors.

The Society is managed by a Council consisting of a President, President — Elect, seven Vice Presidents, the Honorary Secretary General, Honorary Treasurer and fifteen members, twelve of whom are elected and the other three nominated to represent special interests. The Council is elected every year at the Annual General Meeting. The Council manages affairs of the Society with specialist support from its different committees. For the year 2013, the Council is presided by Shri GM Rao, Chairman GMR Aerospace, Hyderabad.

The governing council decides on the promotion of aeronautical activities and advancement of professional knowledge through educational programme, conferences, exhibition, international co-operation and publications. The members of the society are at the levels of Fellows, Life Members, graduates in the individual category and industries and institutions get enrolled as corporate members. The various other activities of the Society are as follows: -

The Society promotes increased awareness of indigenous / international information / events through lectures, workshops and seminars on subjects of interests.
The Society encourages young professionals in pursuance of their efforts in attaining excellence and provides financial support to enable them to participate in high tech seminars at international levels.
The Society conducts examinations in aeronautical engineering. A pass in this examination has been recognized by the Central Government (Ministry of Education) as being equivalent to a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from an Indian University. Approximately, 100 candidates graduate every year.
The Society provides, centralized library facilities to its members and student members at its Headquarters and a number of Branches.
The Society publishes a quarterly Journal titled "Journal of Aerospace Sciences & Technologies" having research and technical papers on various facets of aeronautical sciences and monthly newsletter
The Society encourages and promotes writing of books on aeronautical/ aerospace science subjects by Indian authors. Adequate financial support is provided for writing, publishing and marketing of these books.
The Society confers number of prestigious awards for outstanding contributions/achievements made by individual or team of individuals in fundamental/applied research in the field of aviation and aerospace, every year.
In Year 1994, the Society had provided the Government of India (G01) a draft National Aeronautics Policy, designed for the aeronautical profession to play its due role in technological and economic development of the country. The report was further updated in year 1999.

The contribution of the Aeronautical Society is well appreciated and recorded in successes made by the country in all its national aero projects like LCA, ALH, Space programs, and Guided Weapons Systems.

Technology continues to be one of the most significant drivers for growth in the century. In aerospace engineering, India has great opportunity to leverage technology to generate economic growth and development. The Aeronautical Society of India endeavors its members to understand, appreciate and further develop these opportunities to the advantage of the country and the mankind