The helicopter, which is based on HAL's existing Dhruv advanced light helicopter platform, will be equipped with helmet-mounted targeting systems, electronic warfare systems and advanced weapons systems.
The Park Group of Institutions has tied up with Link Aero Technologies of Malaysia and Groupe Aviation of Bangalore to set up an aviation and aerospace academy of higher engineering in Coimbatore, at an outlay of $10 million.\n\n
Before his departure, Putin visited software major Infosys on the outskirts of Bangalore and defence undertaking Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
The Indonesian delegation's visit to HAL highlighted India's capability to produce high-quality air planes and other indigenous products.
Indian Air Force and HAL sources said preliminary information indicated that one of the IJT's tyres burst while it was taking off.
Around four lakh people who attended the event were treated to a spectacular flying display of fighter, civilian aircraft and helicopters.
US aviation and defence major Textron, which is looking at India as a major market in the coming years, on Tuesday named former HAL chief N R Mohanty as head of its operations in the country.
Russia's Rostech State Corporation has tied up with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for manufacture of at least 200 Kamov 226T light helicopters to replace the ageing fleet of Cheetah and Chetak, in a deal estimated to be worth $1 billion under 'Make in India' initiative.
Sunil Chhetri scored both the goals as the Punjab side won their second round match in the National Football League 2-0.
Gandhi's remarks came after the Supreme Court gave clean chit to the Modi government on the purchase of 36 fully-loaded Rafale fighter jets from French company Dassault Aviation.
The IAF has paid French aerospace firms Dassault and Thales about Euro 350 million for 'performance-based logistics'. This requires the vendors to ensure that 75 per cent of the Rafale fleet is combat-ready at all times, notes Ajai Shukla.
Dempo finished their league engagements with a solitary goal win over Mohun Bagan at the Nehru Stadium on Friday.
US aviation major Lockheed Martin, in the race to sell 126 F-16 jets to the air force, is in talks with Indian firms like HAL and the Tata group for the outsourcing of aircraft components, a company official said on Tuesday.
Suspense continued on Tuesday over whether the issue of Rafale fighter deal, which has been stuck over cost, will figure in talks that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have with French President Francois Hollande during his visit beginning on Thursday.
The major changes in the aircraft involved removing of two existing wing looms and their replacement with new sets of avionics developed by HAL.
Though this time India's first astronaut remained earth bound, P Rajendran/Rediff.com finds out more about his journey off the beaten track along America's East Coast.
India and the United States have entered into an agreement for improving consumer product safety.
India and the US on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding to work towards ensuring safety of traded consumer products.
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Mr Rahul Gandhi himself has given seven different prices in different speeches with regard to the Rafale, that is the 2007 offer.
Former world number one Marat Safin was dumped out in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters on Monday, beaten 6-3 7-6 by German Nicolas Kiefer.
'It would be a travesty if the Malaysian air force likes the Tejas, but decides against it because it sees the IAF reluctance to back the fighter.'
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The Indian Air Force will soon place orders for the first batch of 20 Light Combat Aircraft with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday. \n\n
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Boeing is also exploring the possibility of manufacturing aircraft components and assembling the jets in India.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday halted trading for the second time in its history after a surge in orders
A three-judge bench presided by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and comprising of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K M Joseph said that it was not their job to go into the issue of pricing of the fighter planes.
Dhruv is a multi-role, multi-mission new generation helicopter in the 5.5 tone weight class. It set a new world record by flying at an altitude of around 8,000 meters in the Himalayan mountain ridge.
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We present here glimpse of toy manufacturing factories from around the globe.
In the early hours of Tuesday, 12 Indian Air Force Mirage-2000 fighter jets entered Pakistani airspace and dropped 1,000-kg laser-guided bombs on Jaish-e-Mohammed terror launch pads across the Line of Control.
Nicholas Piramal India Ltd is to acquire Inhalation Anaesthetics, the global inhalation business of Rhodia Organique Fine Ltd (Rhodia) of UK, for a consideration of $14 million.
Built by HAL with Russian technology, the frontline twin-seater Sukhoi 30MKI was rolled at the Ozar airbase in Nashik.
The demand of imports coupled with rising international crude oil prices has widened the overall trade deficit in the first half of the current fiscal to $20.3 billion from $11.9 billion a year ago, Reserve Bank said on Tuesday.\n\n
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