Archive For April, 2013
Hit by the guided and unguided ‘missiles’ often fired by the media, services and the government for not delivering products on time, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Dr V K Saraswat asked Indian aerospace industries to adopt today’s science to absorb tomorrow’s technology. He was speaking at the inaugural session of the International […]
Washington, Mar 13: The number of Earth-sized and potentially habitable planets is three times higher than previously believed, an Indian-origin scientist has claimed. Some of those planets are likely lurking around nearby stars, according to Mr Ravi Kopparapu, a post-doctoral researcher in Geosciences in the Penn State University. “We now estimate that if we were to […]
Indigenously designed basic trainer aircraft HTT-40 will take to the skies in the middle of 2015. State-owned aircraft major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has gone ahead with the development programme even though its intended buyer explicitly stating that there was ‘no need for the aircraft’. Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne had said that […]
After the Indian Air Force (IAF) expressed its displeasure over the pace at which the indigenous Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) project was progressing, the State-owned aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has put the project on fast-track mode. During the recent airshow, Aero India 2013, Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne had stated that […]
New Delhi: India’s first military satellite may be launched later this year with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) securing the service of a foreign rocket to launch the 2.5 tonne satellite for the Navy. The UPA government had sanctioned more than Rs 400 crore to book a berth for its GSAT-7 satellite on a […]
NAGPUR: After much wait, Nagpur Airport might finally get the promised solar fence in the coming week. The fence, which was to be ready by mid March, is in its testing phase. Some work is also supposed to be completed in the next few days after which the regular usage of the fence is expected […]
Nasa chief Mr Charles Bolden has advice on how to handle a large asteroid headed toward New York City: Pray. That’s about all the United States – or anyone for that matter – could do at this point about unknown asteroids and meteors that may be on a collision course with earth, Mr Bolden told […]
After Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) approached the Centre seeking its nod to restart civilian aircraft operations from its airport, chorus in support of reopening the facility is growing. Industry representatives, former bureaucrats, aviation experts, the CM’s advisor on urban affairs and a minister opine that Bangalore needs two airports. “Bangalore is growing rapidly and we […]
The United States has effectively cancelled the final phase of a Europe-based missile defence system that was fiercely opposed by Russia and cited repeatedly by the Kremlin as a major obstacle to cooperation on nuclear arms reductions and other issues. Russian officials have so far declined to comment on the announcement, which was made in […]
It might be early days yet, but the flurry of positive activity over the last month could provide the domestic aviation sector something to cheer about. After months of cancelled flights and then the shutting down of Kingfisher Airlines, things could be getting better. First came the news of a possible tie-up between Jet Airways […]