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Indian aerospace and defence company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) unveiled a full-scale prototype of a locally designed rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the Aero India 2019 defence exhibition being held in Bangalore on 20-24 February. Specifically designed to perform intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations, the UAV was developed by HAL in co-operation with […]
India on April 1 will launch an electronic intelligence satellite Emisat for the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) along with 28 third-party satellites and also demonstrate its new technologies like three different orbits with a new variant of PSLV rocket, ISRO said. According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), a new variant of its Polar […]
After its success with the satellite-based Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System — renamed Navigation Indian Constellation (NavIC) — the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working towards developing a Pseudolite Based Navigation System (PBNS) that aims to benefit the aerospace industry in navigation. The navigation system will be based on Pseudolites or pseudo satellites, which […]
India has established itself as a hub for manufacture and export of quality aerospace components, and now has the competence for “nose-to-tail production,” defence minister Mrs Nirmala Sitaraman has said. Speaking after inaugurating the 12th edition of the biennial Aero India 2019, Mrs Sitharaman said the Make in India initiative has provided a strong impetus […]
The design for an improvised version of Saras MK II will be finalised after more sorties in the Saras PT1N by March. Saras MK II is expected to complete the certification process for both military and civilian use within the next four years. “The Finance Ministry has given in-principle approval for two prototypes of Saras […]
The air-launched BrahMos cruise missile developed by the Indo-Russian joint venture (JV) BrahMos Aerospace is likely to be inducted with the Indian Air Force (IAF) in early 2020, a JV official told Jane’s during the 20-24 February Aero India 2019 exhibition in Bangalore. The official said that the BrahMos-A cruise missile is set to begin […]
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has reason to cheer as all issues related to the upgrade of An-32 transport aircraft, its workhorse, have been resolved, according to the head of the Antonov State Corporation of Ukraine. At Aero India, Ukraine also offered its new An-132 aircraft to the IAF as a replacement for the An-32 […]
Israeli defense contractors unveiled two weapons systems during a trade show in India this week: a new “bunker buster” air-to-ground missile and a small “kamikaze drone.” The government-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems showcased its new air-to-surface standoff missile, dubbed “Rocks,” at the Aero India Air Show in Bangalore, India.“Equipped with either a penetration or blast […]
At the Aero India 2019, BrahMos Aerospace plans to display a model of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas with two next-generation BrahMos missiles under its wings! Sources told Financial Express Online that the new BrahMos NG (or the next-generation BrahMos) which is being developed by BrahMos Aerospace will have the same range as […]
If the Indian Air Force’s unusual satisfaction and eagerness with the indigenously developed Astra air-to-air missile is any indicator, then a technology test conducted on India’s east coast last week should clear the decks for some serious joy ahead. The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) tested a complete solid fuel ducted ramjet (SFDR) propulsion […]