Archive For May, 2015

This Chennai boy is marking a ‘space’ of his own

His peers are indulging in films and cricket as the summer vacation has started. But Chennai lad, 13-year-old S Sudarshan, is prepping up to participate in the International Space Development Conference, to be held next month in Toronto, after winning the first place in the Roadmap to Space Settlement Art Contest (RSSAC) for the 8th […]

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Annadurai to head ISRO satellite centre

Mayilsamy Annadurai, who led two of the country’s much celebrated space projects — the Mars mission and the Chandrayaan-1 — is the new Director of ISRO Satellite Centre, Bengaluru. An ISRO release said he took charge at ISAC, a lead centre of the space agency, on April 1 from S.K. Shivakumar, who retired on March […]

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India’s unmanned aerial vehicle drone market illuminated by new report

India first introduced its long range line of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) / drones in early 1990s for surveillance and reconnaissance activities. India’s drone market growth is buoyed by several factors such as increasing terrorist activities, border security, rising defense budget & FDI, favorable government policies on import, and increased domestic manufacturing campaign for defense […]

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India set to scout for 100 naval choppers

The armed forces’ quest for new helicopters has seen controversies, scams and scrapping of tenders, much like the lingering Bofors ghost not allowing the induction of any new artillery howitzer in the Army for the last 30 years. In a bid to break the jinx, the Centre is set to kick off the hunt for […]

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ECIL, ISRO tie up to reduce import of critical systems

Taking a cue from the Centre’s ‘Make In India’ initiative, defence electronics supplier Electronics Corporation of India (ECIL) and space major ISRO have decided to intensify collaboration for the production of critical systems that find application in the launch of latter’s satellites. Stating this, MYS Prasad, director of ISRO’s SHAR Sriharikota, today said both the […]

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India seeking follow-on support for C-130J aircraft

A Foreign Military Sale deal to provide follow-on support to India for C-130J Super Hercules transports in is in the works. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which oversees the FMS program, has submitted the required notification of the proposed sale to Congress and said the U.S. State Department had already approved it. “India needs […]

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Airbus to set up final assembly lines for military aircraft, helicopters in India

Aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS of Toulouse said it is willing to set-up final assembly lines and establish supply chain and related infrastructure for military transport aircraft and helicopters in India. The defence and space unit of Airbus has also plans to develop and manufacture electronic sensors with a partner in India, and has advanced discussions […]

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Now Fly ‘Golden Chariots’ from Jakkur School

Karnataka is planning an air charter service similar to the Railways’ Golden Chariot \xAD a luxury tourist train \xAD with the Jakkur aerodrome as its hub. The Government Flying Training School (GFTS), Jakkur, has submitted a detailed project report to the tourism department to start nonscheduled operations of airplanes as well as helicopters. “Like the […]

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Three more tests of India’s ICBM in 12 months

Three more tests will be conducted in the next 12 months of India’s indigenously-developed nuclear-capable Agni-V inter-continental ballistic missile, which can reach targets as far as Beijing, before it would be “ready for induction”, its developer says. “We need to do two to three more development launches and the forces may want to do some. […]

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Mangalyaan can survive for ‘years’ in Martian orbit: ISRO chief

India’s first interplanetary expedition – Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) or Mangalyaan – has completed over 800 orbiting circles of the “Red Planet”. The orbiter that has already completed the scheduled six months, encircling Mars, can last several “years” in the Martian orbit with the 39 kilograms of fuel that it still has in it’s fuel […]

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