Defense

The rarity of air at higher altitudes puts pressure on copter engines. Summers are tougher than winter conditions for copter flying hence, the trial was carried out in ‘peak summer’. The certification of the copter has been done and the flight to northern Ladakh was a success, sources in HAL said.

During the port call, there would be professional interactions between personnel of both the navies, official calls and interaction with dignitaries of the Royal Thai Navy. In addition, social engagements, visits by the local populace and various sports events are also planned during the visit, the statement said.

This is to ensure post-production maintenance support capability for the Russian made MI-17 V5 chopper fleet, Air Officer Commanding of 3BRD Sanjiv Ghuratia said. Overhaul in India of VK-2500 aero-engines will gradually reduce the burden on the exchequer and move forward towards the depot’s commitment of self-reliance under ‘Make in India’ mission, he said.

SAGAR ANVESHIKA, the second vessel was launched, today, 4 months ahead of schedule despite being a very complex platform which will enable scientists to conduct various oceanographic research missions aboard her. ‘SAGAR ANVESHIKA’ will house state of the art laboratories equipped with modern scientific instruments.

“L&T developed the SHARANG weapon mount with the vision of filling in a perceived gap for a cost-effective weapon mount. It is cost effective solution for land systems,” a company official tells Daily News. The indigenously designed and developed weapon system does not use an export restricted parts of systems.

The induction into the Army in such large numbers comes at a time when there have been reports, particularly in sections of the western media, about disaffection among local youth against the central government for withdrawing special category status to the state and dividing it into two union territories.

The OPV launched was the fifth in a series of seven OPVs under construction at L&T Shipbuilding, against a contract signed between the Defence Ministry and L&T Shipyard in March 2015. The OPV has been indigenously designed and is being built for ICG by a private shipbuilding yard, L&T Shipbuilding Ltd, at Kattupalli.

Now European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has accepted DGCA certification for this plane. “Now the Dornier can be used for commercial use in Europe also. This is a big achievement for our make in India program,” DGCA chief Arun Kumar told TOI. The DGCA move 2017-end move had paved the way for the 19-seater Dornier 228, which was to be used by defence forces, to be used by regional connectivity service operators under the ude desh ka aam nagrik (UDAN) scheme.

An Indian Air Force (IAF) delegation had visited Russia for the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS 2019 air show that was held at the Zukhovski International Airport near Moscow between August 27 and 29.

While the current speed of BrahMos missile is about Mach 2.8-3 (about 3704.4 kilometres per hour), the hypersonic version called BrahMos-II will be able to reach Mach 6 (7408.8 kmph) and above. The supersonic version of BrahMos has a range of 290km and is in service with the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force as well as the Russian defence forces. As per the current programme, the hypersonic version will also have a range of 290km.