Archive For August, 2012
Air India has selected Rockwell Collins to service and support its fleet of 27 Boeing 787-8s. The contract will begin upon delivery of Air India’s first 787 from Boeing, which is expected to occur in October, according to Flightglobal’s Ascend database. Rockwell Collins will provide services under its dispatch programme. These include guaranteed spare parts, […]
Russia evinced interest in joining hands with India to manufacture passenger and cargo aircraft. During his talks with External Affairs Minister Mr S M Krishna, visiting Russian Deputy Prime Minister Mr Dmitry Rogozin expressed interest in establishing joint ventures for the purpose. In its attempt at taking cooperation beyond military aviation, Russia had earlier offered […]
A Soyuz space capsule carrying a three-multinational crew touched down safely on the southern steppes of Kazakhstan, bringing an end to their 193-day mission to the International Space Station. Around a dozen recovery helicopters zeroed into the vast uncultivated land mass, where NASA astronaut Mr Donald Pettit, Russia’s Mr Oleg Kononenko and Dutchman Mr Andre […]
In a new initiative, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is bringing together 30-40 bright young scientists from its different labs to one centre to focus on developing new technologies. The IIT Madras Research Park in Chennai will see this group coming together. They would work closely with the academia and the industry present […]
The Army got a shot in the arm on Monday as its Chief General Mr Bikram Singh’s demand to build a ‘mini air force’ got the approval of Defence Minister Mr A K Antony. In his first review meeting with the Defence Minister, the General pushed his Force’s case to enhance its air combat capability, […]
The discovery of a new elementary sub-atomic particle, which almost matches the properties of the elusive Higgs Boson (also called ‘God Particle’, has a strong Indian connection. The link goes beyond the fact that close to 100 Indian researchers were involved in collecting and analysing the data disclosed at European Organisation for Nuclear research, known […]
Delhi and Mumbai, the two most vital metros of India, have been chosen for DRDO’s Ballistic Missile Defence system that can be put in place at short notice. The detailed proposal is being prepared for final clearance from the Cabinet committee on security (CCS). The strategic planning has already begun to install the system in […]
Covert operations are a risky affair and in a bid to ensure safety of the Armed Personnel Involved in high-risk operations, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has already sold over 700 units Combat Free Fall (CFF) systems to the Army. The Department of Life Sciences developed the system through their Defence Bioengineering and […]
Global aircraft manufacturer Airbus aims to source $1 billion worth of equipment and services from its Indian entities by 2020, said Dr Kiran Rao, Executive Vice-President, Sales and Marketing and Customer Affairs, Airbus, on Friday. The company, which already sources software and engineering services from its facility in Bangalore, is setting up an innovation cell, […]
Former chief of air staff Air Chief Marshal P V Naik said the country needs a clear and comprehensive policy and the national will to become a dominant force in aerospace power, which is bound to play a critical role in all future conflicts. “We need to invest in aerospace industry and aerospace technologies considering […]