Archive For March, 2016

Hundreds Of Galaxies Hidden Behind Milky Way Discovered

Scientists have discovered hundreds of galaxies just 250 million light years away from Earth which had been hidden from view until now by our Milky Way galaxy. The discovery may help to explain the mysterious gravitational anomaly dubbed the Great Attractor, that appears to be drawing the Milky Way and hundreds of thousands of other […]

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Defence start-up to showcase drones at Make in India Week

Z Axis Unmanned Machines Pvt Ltd, India’s first start-up catering to the defence, security and allied sectors, will showcase four categories of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or drones) at the Make in India Week to be held in Mumbai from February 13 to 18. Founded in 2015, Z Axis is the only start-up — and […]

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Reliance Group to set up aerospace technology research centre in Bengaluru

Reliance Group Chairman Mr Anil Ambani announced the establishment of Dhirubhai Ambani Centre for Innovation and Research in Aerospace at Whitefield in Bengaluru. Speaking at Invest Karnataka-2016 here, Mr. Ambani said: “The centre, the first-ever of its kind in the private sector in India, will be a world class facility for research, development and innovation […]

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HAL rolls out HTT-40 aircraft prototype to train IAF rookie pilots

Aircraft maker HAL has rolled out the first prototype of HTT-40 with plans to weaponize and optimise the trainer plane. Hindustan Turboprop Trainer (HTT-40) is a tandem seat trainer aircraft being developed at HAL for the first stage training of rookie pilots. Its role includes basic flying training, aerobatics, instrument flying, navigation, night flying, close […]

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