‘Make in India’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ have become strengths of new India, and the nation is lauding that defence production had crossed the Rupee One-Lakh Crore mark. The book Road to Atmanirbhar Bharat in Aerospace aims to compile essential technologies and capabilities India should actively pursue in aerospace. A group of leading domain experts have identified challenges and prospective opportunities in each field and recommended a strategy for building foundational capabilities. They analyse the current ecosystems in every domain and determine methods to expedite research and development in a timely and cost-efficient approach. The book is intended to guide policymakers, technocrats, public and private sector enterprises, military forces, and civil sector operators. All those interested in aviation, whether they are students, academicians, or the uninitiated general public, will find this book an interesting read.
Edited by : Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd), Prof (Dr) Dinesh Kumar Pandey
Air Marshal Anil Chopra PVSM AVSM VM VSM (Retd) a Qualified Flying Instructor (QFI), test pilot, and a pioneer of the Mirage-2000 fleet, he has commanded a Mirage Squadron and the Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) of the Indian Air Force. He was the team leader of the IAF’s MiG-21 Upgrade (Bison) project in Russia. He commanded operational airbases in both Western and Eastern sectors. He was AOC J&K, ACAS (Inspections) and retired as Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel (AOP). He was a member of the Armed Forces Tribunal and the Executive Council of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). An avid writer and author, he has published over 850 articles on strategy, defence, and aerospace and has authored eight books. He has been the Director General of the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS) since 12 February 2021.
Prof (Dr) Dinesh Kumar Pandey a Master Fighter Controller (MFC), he commanded six Air Defence (C&R) Units, of which two were awarded Best Unit Trophies. He was a Director of Air Staff Inspections and Director of the Joint Control and Analysis Centre. He has been a Professor in the School of Business (Aviation Management) at Galgotias University.
He has written research papers for journals and websites. As a defence and strategies analyst, he is on the panel lists of various national TV channels. He is currently a Senior Fellow at CAPS, a member of the Advisory Council of Greater Noida Institute of Technology (GNOIT) and a member of the Advisory Board (Academic Affairs) at Foreign Policy School, New Delhi.
Contents
Editor’s Note
Tables and Figures
Abbreviations
Section I: Impetus to Aerospace Warfare
1. Aircraft Production Ecosystem in India and the Way Ahead
Anil Chopra
2. Approach and Way Ahead for Aerial Weapons Developments
S. Bhanoji Rao
3. UAS Capabilities and Impetus to Indigenous Production
Dinesh Kumar Pandey
4. Evolving Cyber and Electronic Warfare in India
Daljeet Singh
5. Indigenisation of Ground-based Air Defence Systems
VPS Rana
6. India’s Space Capabilities and Integration with the Air Domain
Ashok Lele
Section II: Springboards for Aerospace Operations
7. Design and Production of Aero-Engines in India
Sukhchain Singh
8. Hypersonic Technology: Weapons and Counter-measures Roadmap for Indigenisation
GS Bedi
9. Development of Next Generation Aerospace Technologies
Anil Chopra
Section III: Supporting Aerospace Warfare
10. Developing NCW and Communication Ecosystem
D Vats
11. Indian Civil Aviation: The Need for Indigenous MRO Facility
Rajiv Sachdeva
12. Integrating Private Players into the Defence Aviation Ecosystem
KA Muthana and Subroto Chaki
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
Political Science
download catalogue
