Exclusive: Pics of First Airbus C-295 For India Engine Run And Roll Out

How significant is the setting up of the C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara to India’s domestic industry? Which are the major companies within India’s growing civil aviation sector?On October 30, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi layed the foundation stone for the C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara to be set up by Airbus Defence and Space and

April 16, 2023
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UK’s Shielding of Fugitives And Extremists Raises Eyebrows In India

NEW DELHI: The United Kingdom government, first under Boris Johnson and now under the present Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has failed to stand up to establishments within the country that have prevailed upon 10 Downing Street and stopped it from addressing India’s genuine interest.The chief among them, official sources in New Delhi said, was the extradition of economic fugitives who had fled to

April 16, 2023
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IAF Team That Was Enroute To France For Exercise Orion Carries Out Quick Halt In Egypt

IAF contingent that was enroute to France takes a quick halt in EgyptAn Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent on Saturday, April 15, departed for France to participate in multilateral international Exercise Orion at Mont-de-Marsan, an Air Force base of the French Air and Space Force (FASF). The exercise will be conducted from April 17 to May 05, 2023, which would be the maiden overseas exercise for

April 16, 2023
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India Moving Towards Creating Rocket Force, Defence Services To Acquire Around 250 More ‘Pralay’ Ballistic Missiles

‘Pralay’, a quasi ballistic surface to surface missileNew Delhi: In a giant leap towards creating a strong rocket force to tackle the threat from the northern borders, Indian defence forces are set to place orders for two more units of the Pralay ballistic missiles at the cost of over Rs 7,500 crore.The move comes after the Defence Ministry in December last year cleared one unit of these missiles

April 16, 2023
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Gaganyaan Not One-Off Mission, Govt Approved Sustained Human Spaceflight Program: ISRO Official

Ali said for the first human spaceflight, planned for launch late next year, four Indian Air Force pilots have been selectedIndia’s Gaganyaan mission will not be a "one-off" mission as the government has granted approval for a "sustained human space flight program", a senior ISRO official said on Saturday.Addressing the ‘Be Inspired: Festival of Ideas’ event here, Imtiaz Ali Khan, director of

April 16, 2023
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India-Armenia Partnership Civilizational, Will Turn Into Strategic Partnership Soon: Envoy

Amid expanding defence cooperation, Armenia to soon have a Defence Attaché at its embassy here, it has been learntStating that the increasing political cooperation between Armenia and India must be “institutionalised in a long-term cooperation” between the two countries, Armenian envoy in India Youri Babakhanian said, adding that some day they will turn this into a strategic partnership and that

April 16, 2023
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NP Saud Set To Become New Foreign Minister of Nepal

Kathmandu: A central member of Nepali Congress, NP Saud is all set to become the new Foreign Minister of Nepal, The Kathmandu Post reported.According to sources, prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and the president of the Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday came to an agreement to choose Saud as the new foreign minister of the country.Saud will be sworn in as the Minister for Foreign Affairs

April 16, 2023
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Peru Compliments India For Giving Voice To Global South In G20

New Delhi: Peru on Saturday complimented India for giving voice to the South in the G20 and inviting President Dina Boluarte to participate in the Voice of Global South Summit, held earlier this year, according to a Ministry of External Affairs press release.On Saturday, the 2nd India-Peru Joint Commission Meeting was co-chaired by Saurabh Kumar, Secretary (East) and Ignacio Higueras, Vice

April 16, 2023
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HAL-ADA Advances AMCA Stealth Fighter Project

NEW DELHI: India is now finally moving ahead with its long-pending project to develop a fifth-generation stealth fighter, in a step that also torpedoes misplaced speculation that New Delhi may be interested in the F-35A jets showcased by the US at Aero-India in Bangalore in February reports TOI.The full-scale engineering development case for the indigenous twin-engine advanced medium combat

April 15, 2023
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