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Third orbit raising manoeuvre successful, 2 more to go The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday raised the orbit of its Mars bound Mangalyaan spacecraft from 40,186 km to 71,636 km as part of its ongoing series of orbit raising manoeuvres. ISRO intends to raise the orbit of...

Will Antony bite the bullet on critical but controversial missile deals with Israel? Will defence minister A K Antonybite the bullet this time? An important meeting of the Antony-led Defence Acquisitions Council (DAC) is slated for Monday to consider two mega defence deals that are...

DRDO wants new wind tunnel for hypersonic weapons The Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) is looking to commission a one meter diameter hypersonic wind tunnel to meet R&D requirements to support the design of futuristic hypersonic missiles and re-entry vehicles that require...

’40 per cent increase in aspiring candidates to join Army’ The number of job seekers in Army from the state this year has gone up by 40 per cent compared to last year, a senior Army official said on Saturday. Last year nearly 30,000 candidates appeared for the recruitment rallies in the...

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IAF, Navy turn to MROs for fleet maintenance India’s defence establishment has turned to local maintenance repair and overhaul organisations (MROs) for maintenance and upgrade to their planes. While the Indian Navy has approached Air India for maintenance of its recently inducted P-8I...

Isro’s ambitious Mars Mission: What’s in it for our country? India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C25), carrying the Mars orbiter, blasts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C25), carrying the Mars orbiter, blasts off...

Historic Badangi airstrip to be reactivated by Navy The eight-decade-old Badangi airstrip, one of the oldest airstrips in the state which is lying neglected, is all set to get a facelift soon as the Indian Navy is planning to reactivate the strip near Bobbili, chief of naval staff Admiral...

Armed forces’ bid to acquire helicopters hits hurdles A double whammy has hit the armed forces once again. It will force the Army and IAF to fly their ageing and obsolete Cheetah and Chetak helicopters, deployed even in high-altitude areas like Siachen, for the foreseeable future. For one...

ISRO rehearses orbit-raising manoeuvres for Mars orbiter The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday rehearsed a series of six manoeuvres, simulating the raising of the apogee of its Mars orbiter which the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C25) put into earth-bound orbit of...

Indian Navy emerging as a major air force The Indian Navy is on its way to becoming a major air force, with the fleet air arm having achieved several landmarks this year.In May, the first MiG-29K squadron was commissioned at the INS Hansa in Goa, with 20 world-class Russian fighters. In...

IAF miffed with HAL for failing to keep pace with changing times All is not well between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), one of India’s largest aerospace companies. So much so that of the USD 150 billion defence deals that IAF has planned for the next 15...

Don’t delay Light Combat Aircraft project: Anthony to DRDO Defence minister A K Antony on Wednesday directed the DRDO to ensure that the operational deadlines for the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft, first sanctioned 30 years to replace the ageing MiG-21s, are not delayed yet again. Addressing...

Agni-1,2,3,4 All 4 Missiles to be tested in a month’s span Four missiles in the country’s most ambitious Agni series have been slated for flight tests in a month’s span. Defence sources said the Strategic Forces Command of the Indian Army would carry out user trials of Agni-I, Agni-II and...

India may ramp up military ties with Kabul post-troop pullout India is set to partially step into the expected void that will be created once the US-led security forces start withdrawing from Afghanistan in June 2014.On the request of Afghan authorities, the Indian Ministry of Defence is...

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Isro prepares for propellant filling in PSLV C25 Almost 28 hours prior to the historic moment of launching its Orbiter to Mars, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) said that it has started preparing for propellant filling operation of Second Stage (PS2) in the spacecraft, which...

Indian defence products attract global attention at Seoul ADEX 2013 India-made missiles, radars, sonars and a range of defence products attracted global attention for potential exports at the Seoul ADEX 2013, the International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition Seoul, South Korea. With export...