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28 Mar

US aircraft carrier in S.Korea amid Pyongyang’s saber-rattling

Seoul, March 28. A nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea's port city of Busan on Tuesday amid growing North Korean threats. The USS Nimitz carrier docked at ROK Fleet Command in the city, 325 km southeast of Seoul, after its strike group trained with the South Korean Navy in the international waters south of the southern island of Jeju the previous day, reports Yonhap NewsAgency. Its presence here is expected to send a warning to Pyongyang, which has been ratcheting up tensions through missile launches and repeated threats to use nuclear weapons in a contingency, observers said. The flat-top…

24 Feb

What NASA is doing to help cut aviation emissions

Washington: Through partnership with the industry, NASA wants to advance design and modelling tools pertinent to future aircraft products with an Electrified Aircraft Propulsion (EAP) system.EAP electrical systems are being developed to replace or boost fuel-burning aircraft propulsion systems, analogous to how electric or hybrid motors are used in automobiles. The US space agency is also seeking proposals for ground and flight demonstrations of integrated megawatt-class powertrain systems for subsonic aircraft. The deadline for proposals for this solicitation is 5 p.m. EST on April 20, NASA said on Tuesday. The demonstrations will help rapidly mature and transition integrated EAP technologies and…

04 Feb

Boeing and Air Works to provide Maintenance Support to Key Defence Platforms

Collaboration in Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul of P-8I, IAF VIP transport fleet First strategic collaboration under the newly launched Boeing India Repair Development and Sustainment (BIRDS) Hub NEW DELHI,: Boeing today announced strategic agreements with Air Works for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of two key Boeing defence platforms in India, the P-8I operated by the Indian Navy (IN) and the VIP transport fleet operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF). Boeing India’s strategic collaboration with Air Works is an important first step under its recently launched initiative, the Boeing India Repair Development and Sustainment (BIRDS) hub, which is an…

22 Jan

Hawk-i Successfully Test Fires Smart Anti Airfield Weapon

Bengaluru: In a big boost to the indigenous Hawk-i program, HAL today successfully test fired a Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from the Hawk-i aircraft off the coast of Odisha. The indigenous stand-off weapon developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI), DRDO is the first smart weapon fired from an Indian Hawk-Mk132. “HAL has been focusing on the Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign. The Company owned Hawk-i platform is being extensively used for certification of systems and weapons developed indigenously by DRDO and CSIR labs” said Mr. R. Madhavan, CMD, HAL. The aircraft flown by HAL test pilots Wg Cdr (Retd) P Awasthi and…

17 Mar

Maiden Flight of FOC Standard LCA Tejas

Bengaluru: The first Light Combat Aircraft in FOC standard (SP-21) took to the skies for maiden flight here today. Piloted by Air Cmde. K.A Muthana(Retd), Chief Test Flying (Fixed Wing), the aircraft took-off from HAL Airport at around 1230 hours. It was airborne for 40 minutes. This flight signifies exemplary team work between various stakeholders of LCA Tejas programme such as HAL, DGAQA, CEMILAC, IAF, ADA etc., says Shri R Madhavan, CMD, HAL. HAL achieved the momentous feat within a record time of 12 months after release of Drawing Applicability List (DAL) and SOP by CEMILAC. This would pave way for…

09 Nov

NASA showcases its first all-electric aircraft

Washington: NASA has showcased its first all-electric aircraft, the X-57 Maxwell which is at least a year away from its first flight test.Unveiled on Friday, the Maxwell is NASA's first crewed X-plane in two decades. It is adapted from Italian Tecnam P2006T aircraft.NASA took delivery of its first all-electric experimental aircraft from Empirical Systems Aerospace (ESAero) of San Luis Obispo, California on October 2. ESAero delivered the X-57 at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, in the first of three configurations as an all-electric aircraft, known as Modification II, or Mod II. A goal of the X-57 project is…

09 Sep

Boeing India announces winners of innovation program for budding student entrepreneurs

Six student and start-up teams emerged winners · Unique innovation program provides university students, faculty and early stage start-ups opportunities to incubate ideas; access to Boeing’s innovation ecosystem · Focus on nurturing innovation across India through partnerships with seven incubators · All teams received mentoring from Boeing experts and leading incubators to take their ideas from concept to viable business solutions Bengaluru, India: Boeing today announced the winners of its university innovation platform. Six winners were selected from 26 finalist teams. The Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development (BUILD) program attracted a record number of entrants, many from tier 2 and…

24 Jul

Mahindra Aerospace aircraft grounded in Australia

Mumbai: Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has temporarily suspended the operations of Mahindra Aerospace GA8 aircraft.The development came after a fatal GA8 aircraft accident on July 14, 2019 in Sweden during a skydiving flight. None of the nine people on board survived the accident. The GA8 is manufactured in Australia by GippsAero, a Mahindra subsidiary, based in the Latrobe Valley. "CASA has temporarily suspended GA8 operations as a precautionary step pending the outcome of further investigation by Swedish and European authorities," the authority said in a statement on July 20. "The temporary suspension will be for up to 15 days from midnight…

16 Oct

Safran Helicopter Engines introduces new extended Support-Bythe-Hour range

Amsterdam: Safran Helicopter Engines has announced improvements to its SBH (Support-By-the-Hour) service range. Created to provide a comprehensive “pay as you fly” service, SBH solutions now cover the full scope of customer profiles: SBH 5Star for civil operators of up to five aircraft, SBH Classic for fleets of six-plus aircraft and SBH M for military air arms.SBH is Safran Helicopter Engines maintenance-by-the-hour service. It has been continuously updated and now covers 40% of its customer turbines’ flying hours. “Over the past year”, commented Frederic Bugeon, Safran Helicopter Engines VP Sales, Marketing and Customer Satisfaction, “100 customers subscribed to one of our…

10 Sep

Maiden Mid-air Refueling Trial (Actual) of LCA Successful

Bengaluru: The Light Combat Aircraft (Tejas LSP8) has successfully completed the Wet (actual) engagement today by transferring 1900 Kgs fuel from IAF IL78 mid-air refueling tanker. The refueling was carried out at an altitude of 20000 ft. The aircraft speed was 270 knots and all the internal tanks and drop tanks were refueled. A few days ago, the successful dry docking of aerial refueling probe with mother tanker was carried out on September 4 and 6, 2018, With this, India joins the elite group of countries who have developed the Air-to-Air (AAR) system for military class of aircraft, says Mr R Madhavan,…