THE
TEJAS SAGA
&
SATURDAY FEB 13, 2021 | 6.00 PM IST
THE FUTURE OF INDIAN AEROSPACE CAPABILITY 6:00 PM
Welcome Address
Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM Executive Director Madras Management Association
Guests of Honour Dr Kota Harinarayana Padmashri Distinguished Scientist Program Director ADA and Chief Designer LCA
Air Marshal P Rajkumar PVSM AVSM VM M-in-D (Veteran) Founding Director of NFTC Former Program Director ADA Former Commandant ASTE
Fireside Chat with Air Marshal M Matheswaran (Retd) AVSM VM PhD (Veteran) Chairman & President The Peninsula Foundation, Chennai
Q&A Session
Share your questions by SMS/Whatsapp to 98401 23906 7:45 PM
Vote of Thanks
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synopsis The order for 83 Tejas-LCA Mk 1A (inclusive of 10 Mk1 trainers) is the first major order of indigenous fighter aircraft from HAL after nearly 50 years. The fructification of the Tejas-LCA, after more than decades of work, signals a major milestone for Indian aerospace industry and capability. It symbolises the Atmanirbhar spirit in a big way. What does this mean for the future of Indian aerospace capability? LCA-Tejas
should
be
seen
as
the
beginning
of
much
more
developments
to
come
in
the
Indian
aerospace ecosystem. TPF and MMA have brought together the two distinguished pioneers of the LCATejas from its beginning – Air Marshal Philip Rajkumar (V), who oversaw the entire flight-testing and development of the Tejas, and Dr Kota Harinarayana Rao, the Chief Designer of the LCA and the first Program
Director
of
ADA.
Engaging
them
in
Conversation
will
be
Air
Marshal
M
Matheswaran
(V),
President of The Peninsula Foundation, himself a Test Pilot and has been involved in various studies on LCA for the IAF and the MOD.
DISTINGUISHED
PANELISTS
Air Marshal P Rajkumar PVSM AVSM VM M-in-D (Veteran)
Dr Kota Harinarayana
Air Marshal M Matheswaran AVSM VM PhD (Veteran)
Distinguished Scientist, Dr Kota
Air Marshal Philip Rajkumar has
Air Marshal M Matheswaran has
Harinarayana
is
had
had
of
state-of-the-art
India’s
the
architect
a
distinguished
career
of
a
distinguished
career
of
39 years in the IAF from 1962 to
more than 39 years in the IAF.
2001. He is a 1965 war veteran,
He is the former Deputy Chief
his illustrious career of almost
Experimental
a
of Integrated Defence Staff at
five
graduate
Imperial
HQ IDS and was the Senior Air
fighter
aircraft
decades,
responsible the
entire
LCA-Tejas.
he
has
positions gamut
In
held
covering
of
aircraft
Test
of
Defence
Pilot,
the
College,
UK.
and
The
Air
Staff
Officer
in
Eastern
Marshal has vast experience in
Command.
lifecycle. He began his career
operational,
Experimental Test Pilot and has
with HAL in 1967, joined DRDO
development
in
senior
1970,
Chief
and
rejoined
Designer
at
HAL
as
Nashik
in
flight projects
leadership
has
testing,
been
and
positions.
He
instrumental
in
been
He
Air
involved
is
in
an
extensive
flight testing and development projects
and
is
a
former
1982. He was appointed as the
overseeing
LCA
development, and flight testing
alumnus
Chief Designer of LCA in Dec
of
entire
National Defence College. The
1985.
program.
founding
Air Marshal has held a number
Program
A
Varanasi his
Director
graduate (BHU),
Bangalore Bombay. program
PhD
Through has
IIT-
obtained
from
and
he
of
he
Masters
and
IISC,
from
the
IIT,
Tejas
contributed
the
LCA-Tejas
Director Test
the
He of
the
Centre
testing
is
in the
the
appointed
as
from
to
its
National
(NFTC)
of
2001
design,
Tejas,
Flight
for and
Director, 2003.
He
commandant of ASTE. He is an
of
of
TACDE
command in
operations,
was
development,
and
acquisition.
ADA
He
is
University
a
holds
a of
of
Bangalore. He is currently the
International
ecosystem. He is
Chairman
Harvard
the recipient of Padmashri and
India, Bangalore.
India’s
aerospace
numerous other awards.
of
Cheshire
staff
appointments
former
of
and
the
flight
immensely to the development
Commandant
and
ASTE,
Homes
Senior
PhD
from
Madras
Fellow
in
He
is
National
a
and from
School
Governance, University.
and
Security
Kennedy
the
of
Harvard is
the
founding
Chairman and President of The Peninsula
Foundation,
a
policy
think tank based in Chennai.