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27 Jan

BEL’s Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle inducted into Indian Army

Bengaluru/Pune: The first batch of next-generation Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicles (AERV), indigenously designed and developed by DRDO and manufactured by the Pune Unit of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), was formally inducted into Indian Army by Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC, Chief of Army Staff, on December 21, 2021. The vehicles were inducted into the Corps of Engineers at a ceremony held at Bombay Engineering Group (BEG), Pune, in the presence of Mr Dinesh Batra, Director (Finance), BEL; Lt Gen Harpal Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, Engineer-in-Chief; Lt Gen J S Nain, AVSM, SM, GOC-in-C,…

19 Sep

Search for Vikram on: NASA scientists analyse lunar images from orbiter

New York: Scientists are analysing the images taken under harsh light conditions by the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Camera of the area where the Vikram moon lander is likely to have touched down on the moon and it may be a while before they can locate it, project experts told IANS. LRO project scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Noah Petro, said on Wednesday that they were now analysing the images taken on Tuesday "and we will make a statement at some point when we can identify the lander." But he added, "It is important to remember that the…

13 Aug

NASA mission picks 4 sites for asteroid Bennu sample return

Washington: After grappling with the rugged reality of asteroid Bennu's surface, NASA, the US space agency, has finally selected four potential sites for its spacecraft to "tag" its cosmic dance partner.Since its arrival in December 2018, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has mapped the entire asteroid in order to identify the safest and most accessible spots for the spacecraft to collect a sample. These four sites now will be studied in further detail in order to select the final two sites -- a primary and backup -- in December, NASA said in a statement on Tuesday."We knew that Bennu would surprise us, so…

10 Dec

HAL’s LUH Clears 6 KMs Altitude Flight

Bengaluru: The Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) has achieved an important milestone of flying at 6 km altitude here in Bengaluru, recently. The chopper was flown by Chief Test Pilot Wg. Cdr. (Retd) Unni K Pillai and Test Pilot, Wing Cdr (Retd) Anil Bhambhani. The flight was carried out under the envelope expansion tests and flying at 6 km altitude is a critical requirement towards the certification of LUH. The helicopter exhibited satisfactory performance and handling qualities. With the completion of this milestone, LUH can now undertake high altitude cold weather trials planned in January 2019. The LUH is a 3-ton…

13 Feb

Boeing is ready with ‘make in India’ plan for its F/A-18 super hornet

New Delhi: As the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy expand -- their fighter-jet needs are to be met over the next decade -- US giant Boeing has offered to participate in the ‘make in India’ to build an indigenous industrial base that can produce world class planes – the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet. The twin-engined plane has a version that is for the IAF and also for ship-deck based operations of the Indian Navy’s sea-borne aircraft carriers -- the INS Vikramaditya, the under construction INS Vikrant and the under planning 65,000 tonne aircraft carrier. Thom Breckenridge, Vice…