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Looks like the weight problem has been resolved....... HAL to fly light combat chopper soon November 21st, 2009 Bangalore, Nov 20 (IANS) A prototype of the light combat helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), is set for its maiden...

The weight problem was never too serious to start with. As per the IAF’s initial specification, the LCH was supposed to weigh about 5500 kg but the first prototype turned out to be 6200 kg. Later, IAF agreed to grant some concession and fixed the upper limit at 5800 kg. This differential of...

Sell AECL to India Canada wants to sell CANDU nuclear reactors to India. A better idea is to sell India the whole company :D Friday, November 20, 2009 With Prime Minister Stephen Harper's recent trip to India, a lot of attention has been focused on the possibility of saving AECL, a...

Countdown To First Flight Of India's Light Combat Helicopter Saturday, November 21, 2009 The stage is set for the first prototype (LCH TD-1) flight of the Indian Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), scheduled to take place next month. The TD-1 will be an unweaponised platform, and the test-flight...

In this report published today in the Pakistani daily- 'The News', Dr. A.Q Khan himself has confirmed the existence of such a letter and has also confirmed the veracity of the Washington Post article. It appears that Simon Henderson was right after all. The letter was indeed written by Dr. A.Q...

Hey floater! Missed me? Looks like good ol toxic_pus has kept you good company in my absence. Hopefully, the reality has sunk in by now? If not, well we l just hope that Santa l be a lil more gracious this Christmas. Merry Christmas!:wave:

Hi, What do you mean by ‘so much money’? Can you please elaborate? The total project cost of Saras is Rs. 131.38 crores. NAL/HAL have pegged the cost per aircraft at Rs. 39.4 crores. IAF has already placed an order for 15 aircrafts, meaning the very first order for the aircraft...

RAPS-5 likely to be commissioned soon Sunday, November 15, 2009 MUMBAI: The newly constructed Rajasthan Atomic Power Station's unit 5 (RAPS-5) of 220 MW located at Rawatbhata, which has come under the fold of international safeguards, is likely to be commissioned soon. The imported Uranium...

Dubai 09: Boeing aims to win Indian deal with engine offer Boeing has offered the Indian air force a more powerful new version of the General Electric F414 engine to bolster its bid to sell 126 F/A-18E/Fs for the medium multi-role combat aircraft programme. Paul Oliver, Boeing's senior...

Saras is a small yet significant step in the right direction - a good investment with a potential for huge returns. IAF seems to be reasonably satisfied with the performance of the aircraft. The third prototype to be launched next year will get clearance by the year end. The IAF is expected to...

Some pics of NAL Saras

IAF to induct 15 indigenously-built Saras aircraft Sunday 15 November 2009 The indigenous aircraft programme has got a boost with the Indian Air Force planning to induct the light transport aircraft Saras into its fleet. The IAF is in the process of placing orders for acquiring 15...

Hi, I don’t know what you imply by ‘nuclear arsenal’? If you are referring to nuclear weapons arsenal then clearly this is not the thread to discuss that. This thread is exclusively meant for discussing developments in the ‘Civil Nuclear’ field. If you want to...

ONGC finds uranium reserves in Assam Guwahati, November 14, 2009 Oil exploration firm Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) Saturday said it has stumbled upon a reserve of uranium while carrying out exploration work in an oilfield in Assam. “Uranium traces were detected during examination of...

Canadian PM to visit India next week, N-deal on agenda 14 November 2009, TORONTO: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit India next week, his maiden official trip to the country during which the two sides are expected to finalise a civil nuclear deal and ink a major economic...

Ah Nuclear Control Institute eh? Are you really that naïve or are you lost in the ocean of propaganda created by the 19th most powerful man in the world? Read the articles published by this institute and let me know if there is anything in the world that goes with the first name- nuclear...

I must admit - I too don’t know how to respond to a post I don’t understand.:undecided: But if it’s a car you want then my beginner's guide to carmaking here tells me that it takes more than good ol Canadian Iron ore to make one! :pop:

Here is India’s nuclear fuel cycle flowsheet until 1974: Indigenous natural uranium extracted from ores discovered in 1949 and 1967 went into the CIRUS reactor which produced 115.5 tons of spent fuel or depleted uranium till 1974! The role of CIRUS reactor ends there. The 115.5...

The natural Uranium that went into the CIRUS reactor was 100% Indian. The ore was extracted from Indian mines by Indian workers – processed by Indian scientists and engineers to extract natural Uranium from it and fed into the reactor for electricity generation! The spent fuel that comes out...

It is even more childish to believe that a country without an organization like FICCI or an open document like this will not retaliate in the event of a terrorist attack emanating from another country. We too have made it clear with this document! Savvy?