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European Manufacturer Signs Up to Make Missiles in India with BDL – Make in India

MBDA, which also makes the entire weapons package for the Rafale fighter jet, has said that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on September 12 in London with Commodore Siddharth Mishra, the Chairman and Managing Director of BDL. The company has announced that the new pact with BDL is for the final assembly, integration and test of its Mistral and ASRAAM missiles in India.

Russia to Send 15 Fighters to India for Indra-2019, may Include Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29, Sukhoi Su-27, Su-30, Su-35

Indra-2019, the 11th edition of the wargame, is a tri-service exercise involving the army, air force and navy of both the countries. Russian military aircraft will provide aerial support to its army soldiers and navy during the exercise. TASS also reported that the Russian Navy will send two warships, a sea tanker, a helicopter and two or three motorboats for Indra-2019. The Russian military contingent will include 300 soldiers from the Eastern Military District.

All LHB Trains in India to Become More Silent and Eco-Friendly with HOG System

Till date, 342 trains have already been converted into HOG, which has helped the national transporter save Rs 800 crore approx per year. Now, 284 more trains are to be converted by the year end. According to the railway ministry official, the existent power generator cars make huge noise and emit fumes. However, the two generator cars will soon be replaced with one standby silent generator car for emergency situations.

Navy’s Woman Officer to be Posted Abroad As Defence Attache

Officials added that a woman navy officer will be posted as the assistant naval attache to the Indian embassy in Moscow this year. The navy is in the process of shortlisting officers for the post. For choosing an officer as a defence attache or assistant defence attache, besides shortlisting, it also identifies the missions where they can be posted. Clearance of the governments of India and the country where the officer will be posted, is taken. When the post becomes vacant, the officer is posted. Presently, no woman navy officer is posted as a defence attache.

IAF May Order 70 Basic Trainers Made by HAL

The HTT-40 is currently undergoing a string of elaborate tests at HAL to demonstrate that it is safe for rookie pilots and meets IAF’s exacting standards for trainer planes. Test pilots have wrapped up intensive flight tests but some brutal trials are yet to be conducted, said a second official.

Movement in India’s Chip Design Industry

The deal points to a continued emergence of chip design firms in India moving beyond simply providing offshore design centers for the likes of Texas Instruments and Intel from the mid-1980s onwards, and later on for EDA firms like Cadence and Synopsys. For many global firms, India was a natural center for software engineering talent, and to apply huge numbers of people to turn the handle on large development projects.

World Bamboo Day: India’s Green Gold is Sustainable and Versatile

Bamboo wanders, wherever human imagination travels. Known as ‘poor man’s timber’, bamboo is omnipresent in tribal cultures and community living. Rural communities engage with bamboo handicrafts, textiles, artifacts, and household utilities. Examples include Tripura bamboo silks, heritage cuisines with roasted and pickled bamboo shoots, cultural symbols like the Assamese ‘Jaapi’ (made of bamboo, cane, and palm), widely popular bamboo tree houses, machans, besides modern sustainable architectural concepts and musical instruments.