Archive For May, 2017
The emphasis on “Make in India”, centred on indigenous aerospace and defence production, has focused the limelight on private-sector companies. Unlike the public-sector companies, (see article in DNA, April 3), these are much smaller, often family-owned, and are fairly recent entrants. They are keen to make their mark, hungry for orders, and willing to work […]
It’s official. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has invited scientists to suggest studies for a potential orbiter mission to Venus – somewhat similar to the one that landed in Mars in 2013. ISRO plans to send a spacecraft that will initially go around Venus in an elliptical orbit before getting closer to the ‘Yellow […]
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) which is finalising a memorandum of understanding with BHEL to help develop low-cost lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles, also envisages a buyback commitment for such batteries. The move is expected to take care of concerns on managing the waste generated at the end of battery life. According to […]
The Indian PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) space vehicle has received more than double its normal share of inquiries from prospective customers ever since it launched a record 104 satellites in a single flight in February. A world best, 101 small foreign commercial spacecraft were taken up at once in that feat, catapulting the PSLV’s […]
The long-awaited initial public offering (IPO) of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) could finally see the light of day by the end of August, said Chairman and Managing Director Mr T Suvarna Raju. Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Mr Raju said the IPO of the state-owned aerospace and defence company has been delayed as it required some concessions […]
Aiming to make flight training for aspirants of commercial pilot licences (CPLs) and private pilot licences (PPLs) significantly cheaper, the Government Flying Training School (GFTS), Jakkur, has procured a single engine simulator that would bring down trainee expenses by a whopping 50 per cent. The simulator – an FNPY-II single engine simulator – will be […]
Connected cars are gaining investments from a host of tech companies around the word, but what about connected aircraft? At the 2017 Aircraft Interiors Expo conference in Germany, Honeywell showcased its latest efforts in the space and how it wants to change the future of air travel. Companies like Gogo, and others, have brought Wi-Fi connectivity to […]
In a highly secure, clean room of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) here, teams from the private sector are working shoulder-to-shoulder with government engineers to create a new bird that will soar in the sky very soon. The Indian space establishment has crossed a new threshold, engaging for the first time a private sector […]