Archive For July, 2018
Surveillance along the border, which has been a concern for the security forces, can now be intensified with a new system developed by India’s premier Research and Development agency – Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The border surveillance system designed and developed by Defraud based Instruments Research and Development Establishment (IRDE) has many unique […]
Plane maker Boeing Co will partner with French aerospace firm Safran SA to make and service aircraft auxiliary power units as it uses some its profit from record jet sales to push into other lucrative aerospace segments. Boeing and rival Airbus SE are branching into more profitable services, in a bid to emulate the wider […]
The HondaJet compact plane has already proved a winner in North America and Europe, and now Japanese high-flyers will also have the chance to travel in the comfortable, fuel-efficient jets. Honda Motor Co. announced on June 6 that it has begun taking orders for the aircraft that can accommodate up to seven people and is […]
Indian space agency ISRO announced it has decided to transfer its own lithium-ion cell technology to Indian industry on a non-exclusive basis for usage in automobiles for Rs 1 crore. In a statement, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the initiative will accelerate the development of indigenous electric vehicle industry. The Vikram Sarabhai Space […]
A Silicon Valley startup called SpinLaunch is set to reveal the first details of its plans to build a machine meant to hurl rockets into space. To achieve that goal, SpinLaunch has secured $40 million from some top technology investors, said Mr Jonathan Yaney, the founder. The company remains tight-lipped about exactly how this contraption […]
Hyderabad, Jun 26Bharat Dynamic Limited (BDL) expects Akash-II missile order worth about Rs 14,000 crore in the next couple of years from the central government, said a top official of the Defence PSU. Chairman and Managing Director of BDL, Mr VUday Bhasker also said the current order of Akash will be completed in the next […]
The strategic clinch with the US is set to get even tighter, with India signalling its readiness to ink two more bilateral military pacts, procure helicopters worth $3 billion and participate in a joint tri-Service amphibious exercise for the first time. Top government sources say “substantial progress” has now been made towards finalising the Communications, […]