“MISSION Aerospace Foundation of India”


– MISSION AEROFI or just AEROFI, was conceived as a result of repeated expressions by Indian aerospace veterans as well as young aerospace enthusiasts from HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited), NAL (National Aerospace Laboratories), Defence and Space Research Establishments and academic institutions that India, having started early in aerospace in 1940, need to have significant aerospace products and aircrafts to offer to the world not only from Government sectors, but also from Private sectors and not only Defence aircraft but also commercial aircraft and systems (Hardware/Software), designed and developed in India for the world. For this an enabling organisation with passion and dedication that is required for aerospace products, was considered essential.

A conference of Indian aerospace leaders was organised at NIAS (National Institute of Advanced Studies) at IISc (Indian Institute of Science) Campus on 29th November 2014, to discuss and consider giving go ahead to form an organisation like AEROFI (more fully described in this website pages).

A team of Advisory Board, Governing Board, Conveners and Secretary were constituted. The current team is as follows:


MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD



LT GEN (DR) V J SUNDARAM
PVSM AVSM VSM (Retd)

Advisor,Micro & Nano Systems,NDRF

N R MOHANTY
Former Chairman, HAL



Air Marshal P RAJKUMAR
PVSM AVSM VSM (Retd)

Former Project Director, Flight Test,ADA

Dr ASHOK MISRA
Former Director , IIT, Mumbai



Padmashri PROF B. DATTAGURU
Former Chairman Aerospace Dept, IISC

Padmashri DR. PRAHLAD TUMKUR
Former Director NAL

AIR CMDE M V MOHAN RAO (RETD)
Counsellor Technology,Genser Aerospace

MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD

ARUNAKAR MISHRA
MD & CEO, Genser Aerospace
Member of the Board, Naltech

WG.CDR.C D UPADHYAY VR.C (RETD)
Former CEO, Hats off Helicopter Training Pvt. Ltd; Former Chief Test Pilot Rotary Wing, HAL

J. SHANKAR
Executive Director (Operations), Helicopter Division - Sun Group, Former MD, HAL

D R SUBRAMANYAM
Managing Director, SLN Technologies Pvt. Ltd


Air Vice Marshal MURALI SUNDARAM AVSM (retd.)
Former Asst. Chief of Air Staff (IAF),
Former Air Adviser, Indian High Commission, UK

PROF E S DWARAKADASA
MD & CEO, Karnataka Hybrid Micro Devices Ltd.; Former Professor, Metallurgy, IISc



VENKATACHALA"KRIS" KRISHNAN
Advisor, Global Strategies and Alliances,
Genser Aerospace
Former Corporate Director, Financial Leadership Development, United Technologies Corporation
BHASKAR BODAPATI
Founder, Sankhya Consulting
Former Sr. Director Finance, KIAL

S.SUBRAHMANYAN
Former MD & CEO, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd

JAILENDRA KUMAR
Executive Director, AEROFI

CONVENERS



DR. K. DIVYANANDA
DEAN-Institute-Industry Interface,SIT,Tumkur


JAYANT NADIGER
Trade & Investment Commissioner of Flanders Belgium

Capt. Malini M
Entrepreneur

Hony. Secretary



Ms RASHMI RAU

Launch of Aerofi 29 Nov 2014


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Launch Of Aerofi 29 Nov 2014

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Launch Of Aerofi 29 Nov 2014