India, Pakistan showcase aviation wares at Farnborough airshow

Farnborough: Led by their respective state-run agencies, India and Pakistan are exhibiting their aviation wares at the Farnborough International Airshow that got underway on Monday at Farnborough, some 55 km from southwest of London. India's Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
(PAC) are among 1,393 exhibitors from 40 countries taking part in the 47th edition of the show at this Hampshire town, one of the biggest in the aviation calendar.
India's Minister of State for Defence MM Pallam Raju is leading the Indian delegation, which includes Defence Production Secretary Raj Kumar Singh and the chief of the Southern Air Command, Air Marshal S Mukerji.
HAL gained credibility as a serious exhibitor in the international arena after two star products from its stable -- the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) "Dhruv" and the Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) -- made a mark at the previous edicition of the show here in 2008.
A specialist defence news website, globalnews.net, has said that American giant Lockheed Martin is likely to display an aerial refueling device at the airshow, which was co-developed with HAL for the F-16 fighter aircraft.
20/07/10 Indo-Asian News Service/Hindustan Times

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