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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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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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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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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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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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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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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