Airbus Group will present a wide range of cutting-edge products and technologies at the 10th edition of Aero India.

The focus of the group’s participation in this year’s aerospace exhibition would be on highlighting its strong footprint in India and commitment to the Government’s ‘Make in India’ campaign.

The Aero India will be held on February 18-22 at the Air Force Station Yelahanka, Bengaluru.

“We have been used to partnerships in India as is shown by our long-standing collaborations with several Indian public and private companies as well as R&D organisations and academic institutions,” said Yves Guillaume, President-India, Airbus Group.

“We are enthusiastic about the Make in India campaign and are ready to leverage our existing local partnerships and invest in new ones to make the most of it. Aero India offers the perfect setting to discuss our plans to make in India with various stakeholders,” he added.

Airbus will also display scale models of the spacious passenger aircraft, A380, and the fuel-efficient A320neo. Also on exhibition will be scale models of the A330MRTT mid-air refueller, which has been selected by the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the C295 transport aircraft, which has been offered to India, in partnership with Tata, for the Avro replacement programme.

Two Made-in-India products – High Accuracy Defence Air Pressure Measurement System and Structurally Integrated Antenna – are also going to be part of the display line-up. Both these products have been developed at the Airbus Defence and Space engineering centre in Bengaluru.

Defence order A model of the EC725, which recently underwent field evaluation trials for the Indian Coast Guard’s tender for 14 shore-based helicopters, is going to be on exhibition, too.

The EC725, fitted with the relevant weaponry and sensor suites, can perfectly meet the Indian Navy’s 120 plus Naval Multirole Helicopter programme requirements and the Indian Army’s 150 plus Tactical Transport Helicopters’ fleet expansion plan.

In addition, there will be models of the AS550 C3e Fennec and the AS565 MBe Panther.

The Fennec is foreseen for the Army’s as well as the Air Force’s Reconnaissance & Surveillance Helicopter (RSH) campaign, which was recently restarted under the ‘Buy and Make (Indian)’ category.

The AS565 MBe Panther fits into the requirements of India’s Naval Utility Helicopter programme which envisages acquisition of around 100 units.

On the civil helicopter side, scale model of the single-engine EC130 T2 will be showcased.

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