Archive For January, 2018

Indian Air Force initiates Rs 33,000-cr buy of 83 Tejas fighters

In a big step towards defence indigenisation, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has issued Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) a tender for 83 Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA). HAL issued a brief note stating: “HAL has received Request for Proposal (RFP) for 83 LCAs from Indian Air Force.” Earlier the defence minister stated in a written reply in Parliament: “Defence Acquisitions Council (DAC) has […]

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We are excited about making F-16 aircraft in India: Lockheed Martin Official

Lockheed Martin is excited about the prospect of making F-16 fighter aircraft in India and making India a global manufacturing and supply base for the aircraft, according to Phil Shaw, the Chief Executive of Lockheed Martin India Pvt. Limited. He was speaking here after participating in a programme – Girls in aviation sector – jointly […]

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Boeing to make aircraft components near Bengaluru

Global aerospace major Boeing would make aircraft components and subsystems at a new facility it would soon set up on the city’s outskirts, a senior official said. “The state government approved Boeing’s proposal to set up an engineering and technology facility with electronics and avionics manufacturing and assembly at an investment of Rs 1,152 crore,” […]

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Godrej Aero gets new BrahMos contract

Godrej Aerospace, a unit of Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd., has won an order for an additional 100 units of airframes for the air launched version of BrahMos missile. The company handed over the 100th set of airframe assemblies to BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. ( BAPL) for use in its missile systems. “It gives […]

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India’s First Solar Mission Aditya-L1 to be Launched by 2020

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch the first solar mission, Aditya-L1. The project is approved and the satellite will be launched during 2019 – 2020 timeframe by PSLV-XL from Sriharikota, ISRO mentioned on its website. Aditya-L1 mission is aimed at studying the Sun from an orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrangian point 1 […]

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Work to integrate BrahMos on 40 Sukhoi aircraft begins

Work has begun to integrate the BrahMossupersonic cruise missile on 40 Sukhoi combat aircraft which is expected to fulfil critical needs of the Indian Air Forcein the wake of evolving security dynamics in the region. The air-launched variant of the BrahMos, the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile, was successfully test fired from a Sukhoi-30 combat jet on November 22, marking […]

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India Developing Small Rocket To Cash In On Small-Satellite Boom

With the size of earth observation satellites reducing and the future trend moving towards a constellation of small satellites rather than a large one, India’s space agency is developing a smaller rocket that can carry satellites weighing up to 500 kg, a senior official said. India currently gets contracts to launch small satellites largely weighing […]

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BENGALURU: NATIONAL AEROSPACE LABORATORIES’ AIRBOAT IS GOOD TO GO ON LAKE-CLEANING MISSIONS

The once-ubiquitous Maruti 800 may have lived out its life, but its engine has found a new host and is doing pretty well. The first-of-its-kind airboat, developed in India by National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), which was built to clear out weeds from Ulsoor Lake, has successfully undergone trials. Scientists at the civilian aerospace R&D laboratory […]

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Boeing and MIT Build New Wind Tunnel for Drones and Other Aerospace Ideas

Aerospace giant Boeing will act as the lead donor in an $18 million project allowing MIT to construct a new, updated wind tunnel.  The replacement of the 79-year-old Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel with a new facility will be “the largest and most advanced academic wind tunnel in the United States,” says an MIT announcement. The new facility will […]

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Three aviation giants are working together to create hybrid electric planes

Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens are collaborating to create the technology necessary for a hybrid electric plane, the companies said  . Known as the “E-Fan X programme,” the collaboration started in 2012 as a response to the European Union’s desire to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and nitrogen oxide pollution. While the companies want to test a hybrid […]

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