Archive For July, 2015
Indian Navy currently operates two aircraft carriers — INS Viraat and INS Vikramaditya. While INS Viraat was imported from UK in 1987 and is on extended operational life because of delayed induction of INS Vikramaditya, the latter, originally Admiral Gorshkov, arrived from Russia in 2013. India is indigenously constructing its third aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, […]
Indian fighter jets will soon be equipped with the world’s fastest cruise missile. According to Indian news outlets, New Delhi India recently developed a modification for its Sukhoi Su- 30 MKI fighter airplane that will allow it to carry the Indo-Russian BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. Earlier this year, it was reported that India’s Strategic Forces […]
ISRO today said that it is working to achieve critical technologies for human space mission. “We are working for critical technologies for human space programmes. Currently we are working on environmentally controlled chamber so that the chamber is habitable for human being for long period,” ISRO Chairman A S Kirankumar said on a question if […]
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to conduct an experimental test flight of India’s future heavy capacity launcher, GSLV-Mark III, designed to carry satellites weighing around 4 tonnes by the end of 2016. This was stated by Dr BN Suresh, former Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, during the launch ceremony of the […]
A recent study has claimed that the red planet had flowing water around 500,000 years ago. The slopes on Mars experienced frequent slides of waterlogged debris as a result of the ‘recent’ presence of flowing water on Mars’ surface, a study published by the British journal Nature said. The study, conducted by a team of scientists from […]
Scientists are planning to develop new next-generation rocket engines that will help getting mass to Mars and Moon. The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has been awarded a 5 million dollars grant from NASA to develop rocket engines using liquid methane. The methane-based rocket technology would be used for in-space propulsion and ascent […]
A solar-powered plane took off from Japan early to attempt a five-day flight over open water to Hawaii, the eighth leg of its bid to fly around the world without fuel. Its long wings lighting up the night sky , the Solar Impulse 2 departed at 3:03 am after an unscheduled, month-long stop in Japan because […]
The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas is all set undertake critical test flights carrying an array of missiles and bombs to complete its scheduled weapon trials. Top sources with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed to this Correspondent that the integration of Russian-made Close Combat Missile (CCM) R-73 has been completed. The Derby (two missiles) […]
HAL has delivered ‘Orbiter Craft Module Structure’ of Chandrayaan-2 to ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC). Chandrayaan-2 is a two module configuration spacecraft comprising of the ‘Orbiter Craft’ and the ‘Lander Craft’. “The Orbiter Craft Module structure is a 3 tonne category bus structure made out of a central composite cylinder, shear webs and deck panels”, said […]
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has selected L-3 Aviation Products’ (L-3 AP) tactical airborne navigation system, TACAN+, for its new light utility helicopter (LUH) programme. The LUH programme aims to address the reconnaissance and utility rotorcraft requirements of the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF). L-3 Aviation Products and Security president Mr Kris Ganase […]