Archive For March, 2019

DRDO’s Aero India International Seminar – 2019

The 12th edition of the Aero India International Seminar was inaugurated at Bengaluru by Member NITI Aayog Dr VK Saraswat. The inaugural function was attended by Secretary Dr. Ajay Kumar, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation and amp; Secretary Department of Space Dr K Sivan, Secretary, Department of Defence Research and amp; Development, Chairman, Defence Research and […]

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A Jumbo journey straddling the skies

The Boeing 747 completes 50 years of flying on February 9. Ms Ashwini Phadnis captures the extraordinary story. The Boeing 747 will complete 50 years of flying in international skies. The first flight of the ‘Jumbo’, so called because of its huge size, was on February 9, 1969. Since then, the aircraft has undergone various […]

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Rafale steals the show at Aero India

Bengaluru -Political row hit Rafale jet was the cynosure of all eyes as the breathtaking display of manoeuvres by military aircraft and the aerobatic team cast a spell at Aero India, Asia’s premier air show here Wednesday.  The city’s skies dazzled with somersaults and stunts by the metal birds, which also paid tributes to the […]

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Aero India 2019: Airbus to demonstrate fuel efficient aircraft and new generation tactical airlifter C295

Airbus has planned one of its biggest-ever participation at Aero India where it will have flying and static displays of its best-in-class products to showcasing its cutting-edge aerospace services. The major attraction during the flying displays will be the A330neo – the latest addition to the leading Airbus wide body family featuring advanced materials, new […]

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India’s Air Force to Receive 4 More Tejas Light Combat Aircraft in March 2019

India’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on February 11 that state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will deliver four more Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) to the Indian Air Force in March 2019 bringing the total number of Tejas fighters operated by the service to 16. All the Tejas aircraft delivered are in initial operational configuration or […]

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India All Set To Launch Its First Mission That Will Put 30 Satellites In 3 Different Orbits

The space race is on and India is not one to lag behind. After all, with Chandrayaan-1 and Mars Orbiter Mission India has proved that it is one of the forerunners in the race and knows exactly what it is doing. In a historic move, India is all set to launch its first 3-orbit mission […]

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Modified Saras To Make Flying Debut At Aero India 2019; Rs 500 Crore Funding, However, Still In The Pipeline

The light transport aircraft (LTA) Saras, developed by National Aeronautics Laboratory (NAL), will make its flying debut at Aero India in Bengaluru in a hope to cash in on the popularity of the show to further the programme,  The project was conceived of in 1989 but got shelved after the crashing of a Saras prototype […]

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IISc, Boeing help startups take to the skies

Even though India’s aerospace industry, which includes civil aviation and defence industries, has grown exponentially over the years there is a clear dearth of startups. This is primarily due to long gestation periods for product development and certification hurdles. Within these constraints, the Indian startup ecosystem has evolved over a period of time to come […]

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India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Is Combat Ready

More than three-and-half decades after the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark-I was conceived, the fighter jet was accorded final operational clearance (FOC) by India’s aviation certifying authority this week. FOC certification means that the Tejas fighter jet is now ready to be deployed in combat operations by the Indian Air Force (IAF). The Tejas […]

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Tejas gets final clearance for induction into Indian Air Force

India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has received the final operational clearance (FOC) from military aviation regulator Cemilac for induction into the Indian Air Force (IAF) as a weaponised fighter jet. It is a major milestone for the LCA to get the final operational clearance. The aircraft could fly in many sorties and has demonstrated […]

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