Astra is an indigenous Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Astra missile with a range of over 70 kms. It was successfully test-fired by IAF Sukhoi jet on Monday. The missile was launched from Su-30 MKI as a part of User trials. “The live aerial target was engaged accurately demonstrating the capability of the first indigenous air-to-air missile,” the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.
It will be powered by two General Electric LM2500 gas turbines and two MAN manufactured diesel engines. This will help the frigate achieve a top speed of 28 knots and a range of 5,500 nautical miles at a speed of 10-15 knots. It will be equipped with two long range surface to air Barak missile, surface to surface Brahmos supersonic cruise missile to deal with threats from the air. The Barak missiles will be supplied by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in collaboration with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
Tejas, designed and developed by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Aeronautical Development Agency, is India’s home-grown single-engine multirole light fighter to replace the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Bison aircraft. Tejas, the soon-to-be-inducted French Rafale and Sukhoi Su-30 MKIs will be the backbone of IAF for the next several years.
As per BBPS website, the facility would be expanded to include other types of repetitive payments like insurance premium, mutual funds, school fees, EMIs, and municipal taxes, among others.
Eastern Air Commander Air Marshal RD Mathur and Eastern Army Commander Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan will jointly inaugurate resurfaced Vijaynagar ALG on September 18, defence spokesperson (Shillong) Wing commander Ratnakar Singh said today. A total of eight ALGs have been revived for operations by the Indian Air Force as part of steps to strengthen military infrastructure along the China border.
Artemia, the most important live feed in shrimp and fish hatcheries, has been brought out by RGCA, the research wing of the Marine Products Export Development Agency (MPEDA), under the brand name ‘Pearl’.
As has been reported earlier the two countries in 2005 had inked a new framework for the India-US Defence Relations which outlined the priorities in defence and maritime security, counter-terrorism and disaster relief.
“Instead of retro-fitting an existing vehicle, we thought we would build one up from scratch, especially because the design is so important for an electric vehicle. Each design has been conceived, analysed, prototyped and the cycle repeated many times before the actual product came out,” said Prof. Racherla.
An antenna of 32-metre diameter, jointly developed by Bhabha Atomic Reserch Centre (Barc) and the Electronics Corporation of India (Ecil), which is part of the Indian Deep Space Network at Byalalu near Bengalaru, is playing a role to establish this much-awaited link, along with Nasa’s Deep Space Networks at Goldstone in California, Madrid in Spain and Canberra in Australia. Ecil is a part of the department of atomic energy.
The last time a Mongolian President visited India was in 2009 when the then Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj visited India.
