Archive For March, 2013
The 14-seater transport aircraft Saras-Prototype I New (PT1N), being developed by the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), is expected to fly by this month-end, a top NAL official said. “We expect that the Saras PT1N will fly by the end of February, 2013,” NAL Director Dr Shyam Chetty told PTI on the sidelines of the Aero […]
The long-range ballistic missile Agni-5 and Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems (AEW&Cs) will be some of the major attractions at the DRDO pavilion at the ninth edition of the bi-annual aerospace exposition, Aero India 2013. Stating that two AEW&Cs aircraft would be ready this year and the third one by 2014, completing the delivery […]
On the eve of Aero India 2013, the prestigious Aerospace and Defense awards were presented. Many distinguished guests graced the occasion; this list included Dr V K Saraswat, scientific adviser to the defense minister, secretary defense R & D and DG (DGDO) who gave away the awards. Others included Mr Pratyush Kumar, President, Boeing India; […]
Scan Eagle and Integrator — two versatile unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the hangars of Insitu — a wholly owned independent operating subsidiary of Boeing, will be at the Aero India 2013. With an eye to capture the potential market for surveillance platforms in the country, Boeing is exhibiting full-size models of these UAVs for […]
There was a surprise in store for the aam janata though the air show opend to the public only in the afternoon, they were allowed in right from the morning. Most of the mean machines that flew on the first day were seen in action on the second day too — Rafale fighter jets, Tejas, […]
India’s premier aerospace and defence exposition, the weeklong Aero India biennial jamboree kicked off in Bangalore with the inauguration of an international seminar ‘Aerospace Products – Challenges in Design to Deployment’ and a flying rehearsal at the Air Force Station (AFS) Yelahanka. The Aero India 2013, which is the ninth in the series of International […]
After missing two opportunities to fly public in the last four months, India’s yet to be named prying plane – Airborne Early Warning & Control System (AEW&CS) – made its maiden appearance at the Aero India-2013. Scientists and engineers at the Centre for Air Borne Systems (CABS), a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) lab, […]