Archive For September, 2013
The Aerospace Toxicology Laboratory set up by the Indian Air Force has become the new addition to the host of scientific facilities in Bangalore. The facility, set up in the premises of the Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM), aims to conduct exclusive scientific research in the field of aerospace toxicology. Air Marshal A K Behl, […]
India today successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile, which has a strike range of 350 km, as part of a user trial for the defence forces. The sophisticated surface-to-surface missile was test fired from a mobile launcher in salvo mode from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur at […]
In a step that signifies India’s growing self reliance when it comes to the Navy, the first home-made aircraft carrier was formally launched out its dock Monday and is likely to join the fleet by 2018 after final fitting work and integration of all systems on board is completed. The warship, which has been named […]
The launch campaign for India’s Rs 450-crore Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), slated for lift off between October and November, kicked off on Monday as ISRO engineers began assembling the four-stage Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) at Sriharikota. The 44.4-metre tall brown-and-white PSLV is the advanced version of the rocket called PSLV-XL. The MOM flight is […]
Two days after its launch, INSAT-3D, India’s advanced weather satellite, has reached an intermediate orbit which is much closer to the 36,000 km high geostationary orbit, its final orbital home, Indian Space Research Organisation said. INSAT-3D was launched by Ariane-5 launch vehicle in the early hours of July 26 into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit with […]
India is all set to launch its first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) at Cochin Shipyard on August 12, 2013, aiming at inducting it into the Navy by the end of 2018 when it will have at least three aircraft carriers to allow operational flexibility and power projection beyond the Indian Ocean region. The prestigious project, […]
A proposal to establish a separate cadre (from recruitment to operations) for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)…or remotely piloted vehicles has reached Air Headquarters (AHQ), Indian Air Force (IAF), almost 18 months after it was first suggested . A brainchild of the IAF Training Command headquartered in Bangalore, the new set‐up aims at trimming of fighter […]