Inclement weather may delay the September one launch of GSLV-F02, carrying the sophisticated communication satellite INSAT-4CR, from Sriharikota.
"It is raining heavily at Sriharikota where the Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located and if the present rough weather continues, the launch may get delayed," Indian Space
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday floated a global tender for 126 multi-role combat aircraft, in what will be India's biggest-ever defence deal valued at nearly 10 billion dollars, officials said.
Eighteen aircraft would be bought in flyaway condition and 108 would be manufactured in India under licensed production.
A 211-page request for bids has been sent to manufacturers of six aircraft, the US F-16 and the F/A-18 Super Hornet, the Russian MiG- 35, the French Rafale, the European Eurofighter Typhoon and the Swedish Gripen, an official announcement issued by the Defence Ministry stated.
India’s long-delayed Aerospace Command may be established in the near future, said Gen. J.J. Singh, Indian Army chief. While inaugurating a Center for Joint Warfare Studies for the integrated staff Aug. 27 here, Singh said he foresaw an Aerospace Command taking shape in a short space of time. The concept of an Aerospace Command was floated after the 1999 Pakistan intrusion in the Kargil area, but was put on hold by the Defence Ministry because of a lack of funds and disagreements over whether to have a separate command for the Indian Air Force and other forces.
IN a cemetery in the far-off Scottish Highlands lie the graves of nine Indian soldiers who died during World War II. They may have been forgotten by the rest, but not by Isobel Harling, who has been tending their graves for more than 60 years now.
Harling, 84, took on the task of looking after the nine graves in Kingussie Cemetery soon after returning to Scotland at the end of the war. Since then, she has laboured untiringly to ensure that the graves of the war veterans are “neat, tidy and well kept”.
Although a maritime nation on the map, India had lacked a naval tradition for ages. Indian states confined themselves to mostly land skirmishes throughout history till the Europeans arrived by sea. It was the British who built a united army, as well as a modern navy, for the country. However, credit must be given to Indira Gandhi for a navy that is respected for its operational preparedness and professionalism today. Against this backdrop, the Indian government’s decision to hold joint naval exercises
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India’s defence research agency, plans to partner with the private sector to design, develop and produce an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the country’s armed forces. The organization does not usually partner with private firms.DRDO is in talks with several companies such as Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Godrej and Boyce Ltd, the Tata group and state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), India’s defence aircraft maker, to
The threat of terrorists carrying out small-scale nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) strikes in India is "imminent", a top defence scientist has warned while asserting that the country is fully prepared to meet such eventualities.
W Selvamurthy, chief controller of research of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), said: "The threat is imminent."
But he hastened to add that the country is well prepared to face any NBC scenario.
The Army’s indigenously developed Dhruv advanced light helicopter will now have locally developed special armour panels for protection against enemy fire.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has designed and developed lightweight ceramic-faced composite armour panels for the Dhruv’s army variant.
The armour panels, according to a recent in-house DRDO bulletin, will protect the aircrew and the flying machine’s critical parts against heavy calibre small arms fire.
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