New Delhi, NFAPost: The brain-storming session of technologists of the Indian aerospace indusry began as part of the 15th edition of the Biennial Aero India. This year’s theme is ‘Futuristic Aerospace Technologies: Challenges in Design Validation’.
The two-day seminar has been organised by the Centre for Military Airworthiness & Certification (CEMILAC) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in association with the Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI) as a prelude to Aero India 2025, which will be held in Bengaluru from February 10 to 14, 2025.
The seminar is a premier event in the global aerospace arena and gives primacy to discussions and deliberations on Emerging Trends in Futuristic Aerospace Technologies and Military Airworthiness & Certification: Challenges in Design and Testing.
International delegates attending the event are from prominent foreign companies like Airbus Defence and Space from Spain; Collins Aerospace, GE Aerospace, Martin-Baker, MBDA and Rolls-Royce from UK, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems from Israel, and SAFRAN France. Indian Industry participating in the seminar includes Abeyaantrix Solutions, Ansys Inc., Globals Inc., JSR Dynamics Pvt. Ltd, RAPHE mPhibr, and TAQBit Labs Private Limited.
The seminar offers a platform to explore collaborative research opportunities and forge strategic partnerships, advancing the future of aerospace and defence technologies. A total of 12 technical sessions covering various topics on Challenges in Design Validation on Futuristic Aerospace Technologies are scheduled.
The seminar on ‘Futuristic Aerospace Technologies: Challenges in Design Validation’ focuses on various topics such as Cutting-Edge Technologies for System Design and Validation, Innovative Approaches for Airworthiness & Certification, Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to enhance Future of Aviation, Pioneering Advancements in Electronics and Sensing Technology, Global Insights into Next–Gen Propulsion Systems, Emerging Trends in Military Aviation, Innovations driving Human Missions beyond Earth.
Department of Space Secretary and ISRO Chairman V Narayanan was the Chief Guest of the event, while Department of Defence R&D Secretary and DRDO Chairman Samir V Kamat was the Guest of Honour.
President, AeSI Dr G Satheesh Reddy was also present on the occasion. About 1,100 delegates are participating from DRDO, Defence PSUs, Armed Forces and Private Industries, including MSMEs. Further, 33 speakers from both India and abroad will deliver technical talks on a range of topics in the domain.
Speaking at the event, ADA Director General Jitendra J Jadhav said AMCA will be one of the most advanced 5th-gen LCAAFMk2 fighters for India by ADA with the support of the tealth material, NCW systems, AI-powered electronic pilot, Integrated vehicle health management, internal weapon on bay among others.
“The AI-powered electronic pilot is integrated with advanced features like multi-sensor data fusion for enhanced situational awareness, pilot decision support system, automatic target identification, combined vision system for navigation in poor visibility, Man Unmanned Teaming #MuMT etc makes #AMCA one of the most advanced 5th gen fighters,” said ADA Director General Jitendra J Jha
The AI implementation will benefit force multiplier in operational capabilities. The avionics hardware and software are configured with advanced dynamics reconfigurable hardware with on-board virtualisation to benefit the NCW capabilities. ADA also working concurrently on establishment of state-of- art manufacturing technologies meet stringent precision machining & assembly requirements of AMCA.
