Archive For March, 2015
It’s not just the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) that is building bigger, more powerful rockets. Students at the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), ISRO’s space academy here, have begun work on ‘Vyom II,’ a heftier successor to India’s first ‘student rocket’ launched three years ago. ‘Vyom II’ is to be launched […]
At this stage in its procurement process, the Indian air force wants Israeli-made air-to-air missiles to hang under the wings of its new fighter aircraft. The Indian government has yet to make the final selection between the French Dassault Rafale and the Russian Sukhoi Su-30. But all indications are that there is a consensus among professionals […]
The Jayaprakash Narain International airport here will soon be equipped with an indigenous, electronic runway visibility measuring instrument named ‘Drishti’, which will enable the airport authorities to measure the runway visibility precisely. This will help pilots land aircraft at the airport and take off safely in slightly poor visibility condition also. The equipment will be […]
India successfully conducted the first canister-based trial of its nuclear-capable Agni-V missile, which is capable of hitting targets over 5,000 km away. Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi called it “a prized asset”. The surface-to-surface missile, which has the ability to hit targets deep inside China, was fired from a mobile vehicle at the Inner Wheeler […]
Nearly 75 years since its inception, public sector undertaking Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) gears up to brace for its most significant change yet. Keen to spearhead the ‘Make in India’ call by Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, the company under the Ministry of Defence has to shed its image of long delays in production and […]
As part of Aero India 2015, international seminars on topics related to aerospace are all set to begin in the city. The three-day programme, being organised by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI), will witness the participation of representatives from heavyweights like Rolls-Royce, Boeing, Airbus, the Swedish […]
Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will showcase its indigenous products including Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Tejas in Bengaluru at the 10th edition of Aero India show, scheduled for February 18-22. HAL would also be showcasing its technical competence built over the years, the company in a release said. The display is themed around […]
Gujarat is poised to become a laboratory for research and development of crime control technology with the help of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). Gujarat government is going to tie up with the national agency, DRDO, to set up a laboratory to train Gujarat police and research and develop new weapons and crime control […]
Fighter aircraft from the United States and France, five aerobatics teams from Europe and India and sky jump by the US Special Forces would enthral Bangaloreans in the 10th edition of Aero India, which is set to commence at Yelahanka Air Force Station from February 18. To be inaugurated by Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, […]
Indian Navy’s dream of owning a desi fighter jet got small boost when the second Naval Prototype (NP-2) of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) successfully completed its maiden flight today. The NP-2, a fighter, took off from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)-owned airport in Bengaluru at 12:27pm. Navy Test Pilot Captain Shivnath Dahiya, now attached to […]