Archive For July, 2013

Airport Safety Management Systems Implementation (AMPAP Elective)

Dates: 19-23 Aug 2013 Location: Hyderabad, India Language: English Member fees: 1600USD Non-member fees: 2400USD E-mail us to register: training@aci.aero For more information, please contact: MR. Tanveer Khan Associate Manager – Aviation Academy  GMR Aviation Academy Tel (Direct): +91 40 6739 5603 E-mail: tanveerahmed.khan@gmrgroup.in

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Singapore Airshow Gearing Up For Great 2014 Event

The Singapore Airshow is Asia’s largest aviation event and one of the three most important aerospace and defense exhibitions in the world. Held biennially, it is organized and managed by Experia Events. The 2014 event, to be held at the Changi Exhibition Centre February 11 to 16, will be the fourth since it started as […]

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Paris Air Show: Tale of confidence and concerns

The biggest aerospace event of the year takes off in Paris this week with the two sectors that make up the industry in different moods. On the civil side, aircraft manufacturers are buoyant, with new products to display and a record backlog of orders. In contrast, the military sector is less confident. Defence budget cuts, […]

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Antony to honour DRDO lab behind Agni-5 missile

A DRDO laboratory behind the successful design and development of the over 5,000 km‐range Agni‐5 ballistic missile system will be awarded by Defence Minister Mr A K Antony tomorrow for its contributions toward the country’s strategic projects. The Hyderabad‐based Advanced System Limited headed by distinguished scientist Dr V G Sekharan would be given the Performance […]

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Avinash Chander – the long distance missile man

If India’s missiles have successfully achieved the fire (Agni) power and long strike distance, credit to a large extent has to go to 62‐year‐old Mr Avinash Chander. A dedicated Defence scientist, Mr Chander has been stewarding the country’s long‐range Agni ballistic missile programme for a decade. In this period, the successes, especially of Agni V […]

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ISRO sets up fellowship at US varsity

For the first time, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has established a fellowship at an American university. The Indian space agency has set up the fellowship at the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the prestigious California Institute of Technology (Caltech). This fellowship has been established in honour of Satish Dhawan, the ISRO chairman between 1972 […]

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Dr V.G. Sekaran is Chief Controller R&D, DRDO

Dr V.G. Sekaran, chief designer of long range missile Agni‐V and Director of the Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), has been appointed as Chief Controller R&D (Missiles & Strategic Systems), DRDO and Programme Director, Agni. According to a release, Dr. Sekaran, is one of the core members of the Ballistic Missile Programme. His pioneering contributions and […]

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Boeing plans longer Dreamliner

Boeing said that it had formally committed to building a stretched version of its flagship 787 Dreamliner jet after receiving firm orders for 102 of the planes from five airlines and aircraft leasing companies. The announcement gives the American plane maker orders for the new variant worth more than $29 billion at list prices, a […]

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Navy’s first IAC launch in August

The Navy’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC), which is being built at the Cochin Shipyard, will be launched on August 12 - almost three years after its initial deadline. The IAC will be launched at a ceremony attended by Defence Minister Mr A K Antony and other top officials. “The aircraft carrier will be launched this […]

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INSAT-3D launch likely on July 26

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will put a second satellite in orbit in July: advanced meteorology satellite INSAT‐3D is slated to fly weeks after the space agency launches the regional navigation satellite. SIRE will launch navigation satellite IRNSS‐1A from Sriharikota on the light‐lift PSLV rocket on July 1. INSAT‐3D is meant exclusively for meteorological studies. […]

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