Archive For March, 2015

Rare honour for young engineer from IIST

It was the unusual charm of this modest youngster that attracted all as he walked on to the stage to accept the gold medal from former President A P J Abdul Kalam for top honors in the BTech aerospace engineering degree from Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST),here. Aaditya N Chaphalkar was the […]

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Women Scientists to Receive Nayudamma Award

Two eminent women scientists will receive the prestigious Dr.Y Nayudammaaward for the year 2014. Dr. Tessy Thomas, director, Advanced Systems Laboratory of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Hyderabad and Mrs Geeta Varadan, Project Director (Mission) of Agni V, and Director, Advanced Data Processing Research Institute at ISRO, have been chosen for presenting the […]

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KSTA honours DRDO ex-chief V.K.Aatre

The Karnataka Science & Technology Academy honoured former top defence scientist Vasudev K. Aatre with the Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014. Bengaluru-born Dr. Aatre, 75, was DRDO Director-General; Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister during 1999-2005. He is currently visiting professor at his alma mater, the Indian Institute […]

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Wary of China, India and Japan set to forge aircraft deal

India is getting set to acquire the massive ShinMaywa US-2i amphibious aircraft from Japan as part of their expanding bilateral strategic partnership, with both nations wary of China’s assertive behaviour in the Asia-Pacific region. The defence acquisitions council (DAC), chaired by Manohar Parrikar, will take up the proposal to “empower” the joint working group (JWG) […]

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Boeing to Cash in on Desi Carriers’ Fleet Renewal Plan

Aircraft maker Boeing is eyeing large Indian sales opportunities as many Indian private carriers are looking for fleet modernisation. Banking on the slow yet steady revival of the economy to boost sales, the aircraft maker said that carriers like Air India and SpiceJet are on ‘fleet renewal mode’. State-owned carrier Air India is in internal […]

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More MRO Facilities for Dhruv

Hindustan Aeronotics Limited (HAL) will set up mini maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities at forward bases to help in the servicing of Dhruv helicopters (ALH), said its chairman Shri. T Suvarna Raju. He was speaking at a press meet organised by HAL at Aero India 2015 here. “It is our plan to establish mini […]

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Mr. Modi Launches Drive for Desi Defence

Vowing to end India’s status as the world’s No.1 defence importer, Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi said that the government is focusing on developing the defence industry and it is “at the heart of our Make in India programme”. Inaugurating Aero India 2015, South Asia’s biggest air show, at the Yelahanka Air Force Station, Mr. […]

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For India, Russia is ready to replace Rafale with Su-30MKI – Rosoboronexport

In this interview with RIA Novosti, Sergey Goreslavsky, head of the Rosoboronexport delegation at the Aero India-2015 being held in Bengaluru, speaks about important issues in the field of military-technical cooperation with India and expressed confidence that Russia is ready to supply India additional Su-30MKI fighters in case the Rafale deal does not go through. […]

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Companies coming to build in India: Dr. Kota Harinarayana

In the context of the ‘Make in India’ campaign, the Aero India 2015 will be dramatically different from all previous air shows. Scientist, designer and architect of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Dr Kota Harinarayana, puts the latest air show in perspective: “Earlier, people and companies would only come to the air show, but now […]

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Airshow – European arms sellers look to get foot back in India’s door

European defence firms, aiming to catch up with U.S. and Russian rivals that dominate the sector in India, are pursuing supply deals by agreeing to more generous technology transfer and local manufacturing terms. Europe’s share of defence sales to India, the world’s top arms importer, slid to less than 4 percent in 2013 from more […]

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