All articles by Radhakrishna Rao – Page 3
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India approves deals for Ka-31, AW101 helicopters
India's cabinet committee on security has approved the purchase of another five Kamov Ka-31 airborne early warning helicopters ...
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Western suppliers approached for India's next basic trainer
India's HAL has issued a request for information to several Western companies, as it seeks assistance in the development of a new basic trainer ...
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HAL delivers first four Cheetal helicopters
Hindustan Aeronautics has delivered its first four of 10 Cheetal helicopters to the Indian air force ...
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India seeks proposals for Tejas 2 fighter engine
India's Aeronautical Development Agency has issued requests for proposal to General Electric and the Eurojet consortium for a higher-thrust engine to power...
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NewsIndian report slams performance of HAL's Dhruv helicopter
The Indian army's Dhruv advanced light helicopter has failed to meet operational requirements, a government watchdog says ...
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New problems threaten India's Tejas light combat aircraft
India's homegrown Tejas light combat aircraft is unlikely to be qualified by December 2010 as currently planned, with the date for its initial operational...
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India issues new requests for attack, transport helicopters
India has released new tenders for the acquisition of 22 attack helicopters and 15 heavylift helicopters for its armed forces. Issued within two months...
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NewsIndian air force suffers first Su-30MKI crash
The Indian air force has suffered its first loss of a Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighter, with one of its aircraft having crashed in Rajasthan state on 30...
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India withdraws attack helicopter request for proposals
India has withdrawn a request for proposals issued last year for the acquisition of 22 attack helicopters, announcing that remaining bidders AgustaWestland,...
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Indian air force seeks new basic trainer
The Indian air force is in discussion with Bangalore-based Hindustan Aeronautics to finalise the configuration and performance parameters of a new ab initio...
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India's DRDO advances Astra missile test firings
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation has conducted the first five test firings of the indigenously developed Astra beyond-visual-range air-to-air...
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AERO INDIA: National Aerospace Laboratories battles Saras weight
India's National Aerospace Laboratories says it is close to achieving its aim of stripping 500kg (1,100lb) of weight from its 14-seat Saras utility aircraft....
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India plans delayed scramjet flight test for 2010
India's first scramjet technology demonstrator will be flight-tested next year, four years later than planned and having failed to meet two previous targets,...
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India's space programme looks beyond the Moon
India's space programme typifies the country's emergence as a technological hub. But has it lost sight of its original aims?
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India plans astronaut training centre by 2012
An astronaut training centre larger than 40.5Ha (100 acres), on the outskirts of Bangalore, is to be completed by 2012 in preparation for India's proposed...
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India plans for X-ray spacecraft 2009 launch
India's first dedicated astronomy research satellite, Astrosat , designed to observe the universe using...
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India rejects Russian aircraft carrier price demand
India's finance ministry has rejected a fresh request to approve an additional $1.2 billion in funds to refurbish a secondhand Russian aircraft carrier ...
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India begins Chandrayaan-2 work
Following the successful launch of India's first lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 on 22 October the...
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India plans new manned rocket launch pad
The Indian Space Research Organisation plans to build a third launch pad at its Satish Dhawan Space Centre...