Archive For November, 2017
The 50th AL31FP engine, manufactured from raw materials by Sukhoi Engine Division of HAL (Koraput) has been handed over to IAF in Delhi yesterday as part of celebrations of 70th year of India Russia diplomatic relationship.“The AL31FP engine powers Su30 MKI and is manufactured from raw material stage. All the components, including heavy forgings are […]
Bomb detection and disposal squads will now be available at airports across India as part of efforts to strengthen security that also include upgradation of baggage screening systems to bring them on a par with global standards. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has simplified rules to make this possible, officials said. “The new […]
In order to help Goan youth take up jobs that would arise at the upcoming international airport at Mopa, the state government will start skill development and entrepreneurship training courses in ITIs of Pernem and Sattari. Coming out with this information, Craftsmen Training Minister Mr Vishwajit Rane said that the new courses which he intends […]
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch 31 satellites, including the Cartosat-2 series, in the second week of December. ISRO Chairman Mr A S Kiran kumar said that the PSLV will carry the satellites from Sriharikota. “Of the 31 satellites, 28 belong to other countries,” he said. Referring to the IRNSS launch failure, he […]
The American multinational corporation known as the Boeing Company has just made some very interesting plans, according to CNN Money. The aerospace corporation, founded in 1916, is planning on purchasing Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, which is a world-class developer and manufacturer of advanced automated drones and aerospace platforms. Mr Greg Hyslop, Chief Technology Officer and senior Vice President of Boeing Engineering, Test & Technology, […]
Scientists have identified an extremely lightweight material that can withstand a high temperature and stress, a step towards developing hypersonic aircraft able to travel at five to 10 times the speed of sound. The study by researchers at NASA and Binghamton University in the US, could lead to a drastic decrease in flight times. There […]
Thales, a French multinational that makes aerospace and defence equipment, has flight-tested an active array radar built specifically for Tejas, the indigenously built light combat aircraft. The radar is based on the company’s successful RBE2 radar installed on Rafale fighter jets, 36 of which India is buying from Dassault. It meets the specific requirements of […]
NASA has test-fired an astonishingly powerful engine which will one day propel a manned mission all the way to Mars. The American space agency tested the RS-25 rocket engine at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi yesterday. This gigantic booster spat out vast clouds of smoke as it fired up, sending thick smog billowing into […]
After the unsuccessful launch of navigation satellite IRNSS-1H, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to launch a remote sensing satellite of Cartosat-2 series along with 30 nano satellites of foreign countries in the second half of December. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) director Dr K Sivan said, “ISRO will be busy in launching a series of […]
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh has said that India’s Space Mission to Moon, “Chandrayaan-II”, will take place in 2018, most likely in the first quarter of the year. Addressing […]