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21 Dec

HAL floats radar tender for its Light Combat Aircraft

New Delhi: The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has floated a limited tender for the purchase of AESA (active electronically scanned array) radars for an under-development Light Combat Aircraft 'Tejas' from global aviation firms. "The tender in the form of Expression of Interest (EoI) was floated on Wednesday to five of the global aviation technology firms," a top HAL source said.The EoI was floated by the Aviation Research and Design Centre (ARDC), one of the 10 design centres of HAL, which is engaged in the design and development of LCA 'Tejas', source added. The source said Israel is a front-runner in the race,…

01 Sep

Saab, Adani Group announce tie-up to make fighter jets in India

New Delhi: Swedish aerospace major Saab and Indian infrastructure conglomerate Adani Group on Friday announced collaboration in the aerospace and defence sector, eyeing to produce the Gripen fighter jets in India under the Make in India programme.Hakan Buskhe, CEO and President of Saab, and Chairman of Adani Group Gautam Adani said the collaboration would include technology transfer, and would not be just an assembly line. The two companies are looking forward to manufacture single- engine fighter aircraft for India under the Strategic Partnership model, announced by the government.Asked if the two companies were confident of being selected for making fighter aircraft…

22 Jul

Chicken biscuits, tulsi bars developed by DRDO

New Delhi: Various nutritious and protein-rich food items have been developed by the DRDO for security personnel deployed at high altitude and snow-bound areas, Parliament was informed on Friday. The major food products developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in the last three years and the current year are chicken biscuits, protein rich mutton bar, composite cereals bars, egg protein biscuits, iron and protein rich food bar, chicken katti rolls and anti-fatigue tulsi bar, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha. "There is no food production unit in DRDO. However, after developing…