Archive For July, 2015
ISRO has said it will provide navigational support to the country’s Railways through ‘GAGAN’ (GPS-aided geo-augmented navigation) system. “ISRO will provide satellite-generated information to the railways through space technology-based tools that will provide safety at unmanned level crossings,” ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar told reporters here yesterday in reply to a question on how […]
Hindustan Aeronautics’ (HAL) HTT-40 trainer prototype will be powered by the Honeywell TPE331-12B turboprop engine; it has been announced in Paris. The Indian defence ministry intends to by 68 of the locally-developed trainer to satisfy a portion of its 180-aircraft requirement to replace the outdated HAL HPT-32 Deepak. The remainder of the need will be […]
India will test a reusable launch vehicle next month, a technology that will bring down costs of launching satellites significantly, government today said. The Indian Space Research (ISRO) will also launch Astrosat, India’s first dedicated satellite for astronomy by September this year. “This is in its initial stages. There are multiple experiments which need to […]
After separating roles of the DRDO chief and scientific advisor to the Defence Minister, the Defence Ministry is now planning a bigger role for DRDO itself. The transition is likely to start with a revised offset policy. According to a draft offset policy, which is currently being vetted by a 10-member committee, DRDO will play […]
National carrier Air India has shelved its plan to acquire five Boeing 787-9, the higher range variant of Boeing Dreamliner (787-800) aircraft, after failing to secure the nod of its board and would stick to the original model.Air India currently has 20 Dreamliners in its fleet. The carrier had signed a deal with the American […]
Starting tomorrow, the country’s low-cost Mars mission that is in a rendezvous with the red planet for an extended period will enter the “blackout” phase snapping communication with the satellite. From June 8 to 22, the sun will block Mars from the earth snapping communication with the satellite. MOM during this period will go into […]
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 plane will be flown into outer space at five times the speed of sound, deliver the payload and return to land like an aircraft. In a major technology demonstration ultimately aimed at cutting down the cost of satellite launches to one-tenth the present rates, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will flight test an […]
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant was successfully undocked after the completion of its structural work at Cochin Shipyard in South India, various media reported. The 260 meters long and 60 meters wide carrier is scheduled for induction in 2018 and will start sea trials in 2017. Once ready, the 40,000 ton warship can […]
The Indian Navy is moving its nine Kiran trainer craft to the Air Force, which is facing shortage of intermediate jet trainers. A senior Navy official said that the initial training takes place with the Air Force, furthermore the navy at this time has the Hawk advanced jet trainers. “So Kiran jets have been transferred […]