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Wed 24 Jun 2020
Bangalore : Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved far-reaching reforms in the Space sector aimed at boosting private sector participation in the entire range of space activities. The decision taken is in line with the long-...
Fri 12 Jun 2020
New Delhi : The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has extended the delivery period for all existing capital acquisition contracts with the Indian vendors by four months due to supply chain disruptions arising out of COVID-19 pandemic.
An order to this effect has been...
Mon 08 Jun 2020
New Delhi : The Indian Air Force has designed, developed, and inducted an Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT). This pod will be utilized for the evacuation of critical patients with infectious diseases including COVID-19 from high altitude...
Thu 04 Jun 2020
Toulouse : Airbus has named Anand Stanley as President Airbus Asia-Pacific, effective 1 July 2020.
Based in Singapore, Anand Stanley will lead the strategy and future positioning of Airbus and its divisions across the region. In this role, he will have...
Tue 02 Jun 2020
New Delhi : In a major boost to ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Government, Acquisition Wing of Ministry of Defence (MoD) with the approval of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, has today placed an Indent on Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) for the supply of 156...
Wed 27 May 2020
Bangalore : HAL produced FOC standard LCA Tejas has been inducted into IAF Squadron ‘The Flying Bullets’ at a function at Sulur (Tamil Nadu) today, marking another milestone for HAL. “We are proud to deliver a much lethal aircraft than the IOC block...
Mon 18 May 2020
New Delhi : In order to attract more investment, India raised foreign direct investment limit in Defence production from 49% to 74% in automatic route.
India, with an annual Defence budget of USD 70 billion in 2020-21, ranked 3rd globally after USA...
Wed 13 May 2020
Geneva : Remarks of Alexandre de Juniac at the IATA Media Briefing on COVID-19:
Brian has outlined a long recovery process for aviation to get started again. Of course, airlines are eager to fly. And we are making proposals to governments in order to...
Tue 12 May 2020
Berlin : As the world’s longest-running aerospace show ILA has always stood for innovation and leadership in this high-tech industry. In these times in which due to the coronavirus pandemic all large events have been banned, ILA is charting a new course....
Thu 30 Apr 2020
Toulouse : Airbus is developing a modification for A330 and A350 family aircraft which will enable airlines to install freight pallets directly onto the cabin floor seat tracks, after removal of the economy-class seats.
This solution will help with the...
Wed 29 Apr 2020
Chicago : Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun issued the following letter to employees today addressing aerospace market realities:
Team:
The global pandemic has changed the way we live and work. It is changing our industry. We are facing utterly unexpected...
Fri 17 Apr 2020
Getafe : Airbus has achieved the first ever fully automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) operation with a boom system. The flight test campaign, conducted earlier in the year over the Atlantic Ocean, involved an Airbus tanker test aircraft equipped with...
Mon 06 Apr 2020
Cologne : The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the first view worldwide on the use and control of drones in an urban environment, balancing the desire to maximise the commercial and convenience benefits of drones against the need to...
Tue 31 Mar 2020
Bangalore : Hindustan Aeronautics Limited recorded a turnover of over Rs. 21,100 crores (provisional and unaudited) for the financial year ended on March 31, 2020 (corresponding figure for the previous year was Rs. 19,705 crores). The Company has posted a...
Sat 21 Mar 2020
New Delhi : The Defence Procurement Procedure review committee has requested Comments / recommendations / suggestions on the draft DPP by 17 Apr 2020. All comments / recommendations / suggestions are to be forwarded to the Member Secretary with specific...