Prime Minister Modi Inaugurates Asia’s Largest Helicopter Factory

HAL to Produce 1000 Helicopters over 20 Years at its New Tumakuru facility, Mostly for Defence Tumakuru, Southern India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Asia’s largest helicopter factory Feb 6 at Tumakuru in Karnataka, where HAL will shortly begin manufacturing Light Utility and Light Combat helicopters and then expand to bigger Multirole machines. Set up …

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February 6, 2023
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Atmanirbharta in Transport Aircraft Manufacturing

By Gp Capt (Dr.) RK Narang VM (Retd) New Delhi. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara, Gujarat on October 30, 2022. The   C-295 deal is the second deal after the transport aircraft manufacturing deal of HS-748 Avro in 1959. It is also expected to …

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February 5, 2023
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 ‘Aatmanirbharta’ in defence: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to dedicate to the nation HAL’s Helicopter Factory at Tumakuru, Karnataka on  February 6th

New Delhi, February 4. In yet another step towards ‘Aatmanirbharta’ in defence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation a Helicopter Factory of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Tumakuru, Karnataka on February 6. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and senior officials of Ministry of Defence will be present on the occasion. The Greenfield Helicopter …

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February 5, 2023
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GA-ASI Flight Tests LEO SATCOM on MQ-9A

Capability Provides Global Coverage That Enables Operations Anywhere in the World SAN DIEGO, February 2. On December 22, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the Air National Guard (ANG), with joint support from the US Marine Corps (USMC) and US Air Force (USAF), flight tested an MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) equipped with a …

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February 4, 2023
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GA-ASI Selected to Build OBSS for AFRL

SAN DIEGO, February 2. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) will manufacture and perform demonstration flights of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) unmanned Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) aircraft. Following a 12-month base period that culminated in a critical design review (CDR), AFRL exercised a build and flight test option. GA-ASI’s innovative Gambit Series aircraft …

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February 4, 2023
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Lockheed Martin To Reaffirm Commitment to ‘For India, From India, For the World’ at Aero India 2023

The company will showcase the latest advanced technology solutions to address India’s most challenging needs for the 21st Century NEW DELHI, February 3. Lockheed Martin will showcase its vast range of advanced defence capabilities and solutions at the 14th biennial edition of Aero India taking place in Bengaluru from February 13-17, 2023. The company’s exhibit this …

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February 3, 2023
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Airbus launches European Defence Fund R&D projects

Munich/Marignane, January 31. Airbus has launched two defence research and development projects that it is coordinating as part of the 2021 European Defence Fund (EDF). In July 2022, the European Commission selected, among others, eight collaborative projects that Airbus is part of, covering different innovative technology areas. The EDF promotes cooperation among European companies and …

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February 2, 2023
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GA-ASI Selected by DARPA to Support Liberty Lifter Program

SAN DIEGO, February 1. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) was awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the development of an aircraft capable of sustained seaborne strategic and tactical lift. The US Defense Department announced on Nov. 25, 2022, that the $8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract award is in support of …

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February 2, 2023
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Boeing to Retain ICBM Guidance Systems Work into Late 2030s

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., February 1. Boeing has been selected by the US Air Force as the prime contractor for the nation’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) guidance subsystems support. The contract is worth up to $1.6 billion over 16 years, will be primarily performed in Ogden, Utah, and Heath, Ohio, and is expected to support a significant …

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February 2, 2023
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GA-ASI’s Eaglet Takes Its First Flight

Technical Demonstration With ARL and AvMC Shows Off New Survivable ALE SAN DIEGO, January 31. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew a new survivable Air-Launched Effect (ALE) for the first time as part of a flight demonstration based out of the Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah, on Dec. 8, 2022. The ALE, known as Eaglet, …

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February 1, 2023
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