Archive For August, 2014

First Woman Director For DRDO Lab

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday appointed Mrs J Manjula as Director of Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE), Bangalore. She becomes the first woman director of a Bangalore-based DRDO lab and succeeds Mr P Soundarrajan, who retired last month. An expert in integrated electronic warfare, Mrs Manjula, designated as an ‘Outstanding Scientist’ […]

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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to create skill development council for aerospace and aviation sector

BANGALORE: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) along with Bangalore Chambers of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) and Society of Indian Aerospace Technologies & Industries (SIATI) have come together to form a non- profit organization for developing skills in the Aerospace and Aviation sector in India. Dr R K Tyagi, chairman of HAL would be heading the governing […]

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British cos show interest to partner with HAL for Regional Transport Aircraft programme

Industries in Britain would be interested to partner with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in India’s Regional Civil Aircraft programme, a senior British trade official has said. The message was conveyed by Mr Carole Sweeney, Director of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) to a delegation from HAL at a business meeting at the ongoing Farnborough International […]

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India’s Modi Approves Aircraft Carrier Funding

In its first major military decision since taking office, the new Indian government is backing the completion of India’s first indigenously-built aircraft carrier. According to local media outlets, the Narendra Modi government agreed to release funds to complete the construction of the long-delayed Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC), the INS Vikrant. The reports said that the proposal was […]

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FDI in Defence: Experts Choose to Wait and Watch

The expected announcement by the government to hike Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit to 49 per cent from 26 per cent in the defence sector has evoked a guarded response. Terming the move neither as a great boon for defence capability build up nor a calamity for indigenous design and production, Dr K G Narayanan, […]

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ISRO to launch two satellites in current financial year

New Delhi: Indian space agency, ISRO, will launch GSAT-15 satellite in the current financial year and GSAT-16 by mid-2015, the government said. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is expected to launch GSAT-15 satellite in 2014-15, which will carry 24 Ku-band transponders and a GAGAN (GPS Allied geo Augmented Navigation) payload, said Mr Jitendra Singh, […]

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Advanced version of BrahMos missile test-fired from Odisha coast

India test-fired an advanced version of the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from Odisha coast. The missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher from the Integrated Test Range(ITR) at Chandipur at about 10.40 AM, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said. The missile is capable of carrying a conventional warhead of 300 kg. “It […]

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CSIR Developed State-of-the-Art Marksmanship Training System Approved for Induction into the Indian Army

A state-of-the-art target training system, DHVANI (Detection and Hit Visualization using Acoustic N-wave Identification) developed by CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bengaluru, for perfecting marksmanship skills by accurately determining the location of bullet impact and providing real-time feedback, has been validated and approved for induction into the Indian Army. After rigorous field trials at Army ranges […]

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Modi: ISRO must develop dedicated Saarc satellite

Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi asked India’s space community to take up “the challenge of developing a Saarc satellite” which can be dedicated to “our neighbourhood, as a gift from India”. He suggested that the Saarc satellite could provide a full range of applications and services to all neighbours of India. He also asked the […]

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India’s Tejas aircraft likely to witness further delays

The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) domestically manufactured Mark-I Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) is likely to miss its final operational clearance (FOC) schedule planned for the end of this year. Six aircraft are required for the tests but only one of them is undergoing handling tests in the run-up to the FOC stage. A source […]

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