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Plugging Surveillance Gaps: Canada to Source A-OTHR from Australia

New Delhi: The North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD), operated by Canada and the United States, has gaping holes in its airspace radar coverage. Ottawa went some way to filling those gaps when it...

Hypersonic Interceptor: Europe’s Hydis Project Settles on Concept Based on Solid-Propellant Rocket Motor

Paris: The Hydis project to develop a European interceptor against hypersonic threats settled on a concept based on a solid-propellant rocket motor, according to MBDA, Europe’s biggest missile maker, with the programme’s steering committee...

Air India Receives DGCA Approval for Implementing Electronic Technical Logbooks Across its Boeing Widebody Fleet

New Delhi: Air India has received DGCA approval to implement Electronic Technical Logbooks across its Boeing 787 fleet and begin parallel deployment on its Boeing 777 aircraft. The paperless maintenance system is expected to...

DGCA Acts on Lessors IDERA Request, Move to Help Reclaim SpiceJet Aircraft

New Delhi: On July 13, the aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), uploaded four requests to deregister four MAX aircraft of SpiceJet. The aircraft involved are VT-MAX, VT-MXA, VT-MXB, VT-MXC. Sky High...

DGCA Successfully Conducts First Satellite-Guided Jet Landing

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has successfully conducted India’s first satellite-based landing system approach on a jet engine aircraft. This milestone was achieved on an IndiGo Airbus A320 in Udaipur,...

SkyDrive Successfully Completes eVTOL Demonstration Flight Simulating Scenic Tours over the Seto Inland Sea

Toyota City, Japan. SkyDrive Inc. (SkyDrive), a leading compact eVTOL aircraft developer based in Japan, announced July 13 the completion of a demonstration flight of its “SKYDRIVE” eVTOL aircraft  (SkyDrive Model SD-05). The flight, held...

Guardian Angels of the Stratosphere: India Launches Rs 15,000 Crore Airship Programme

NEW DELHI. In a major move to fortify national security along its expansive and contested borders, India has officially invited private sector enterprises to co-develop cutting-edge, high-altitude stratospheric surveillance airships. Driven by the Indian Air...

Sky‑High Synergy: Rafale F4 Tests Groundbreaking UAV Electronic Warfare System

PARIS. In a milestone development for modern collaborative combat, aerospace giant Dassault Aviation and defence technology specialist Harmattan AI have announced the successful flight test of a standard Rafale F4 fighter jet actively coordinating with...

Dhruva Space Secures Rs 60 Crore Boost from India’s Pioneer Space-Tech Fund

HYDERABAD. In a major boost to India's commercial space sector, full-stack space engineering solutions provider Dhruva Space has secured a strategic investment of ₹60 crore ($7.2 million) from the newly established Antariksh Venture Capital Fund...

European Defence Companies Sign Letter of Intent to Establish the Bliksem EXO Consortium: Europe’s Exo-tmospheric Interceptor Against Medium and Intermediate-range Ballistic Missiles

Paris, France. At the inaugural meeting of the anti-ballistic coalition at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Airbus Defence and Space, Destinus, MBDA Deutschland, Safran Electronics & Defense, and Thales on July 14 signed...

ideaForge Successfully Completes Rs 500 Crore Qualified Institutional Placement to Accelerate Next Phase of Growth

Mumbai: ideaForge Technology Limited, India’s leading drone technology player, announced the successful completion of its Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP), raising ₹500 crore. The QIP witnessed a strong response from marquee domestic and international institutional...

Massive Push for Long Range Kamikaze Drones by the Indian Army

NEW DELHI. In a major doctrinal shift aimed at building deep-strike capabilities independent of conventional missile systems, the Indian Army has formally initiated the acquisition of indigenous, long-range one-way attack drones. The programme, categorised under the...

US Defence Industrial Base is Becoming Stronger, More Prepared to Sustain a Major War: Report

Washington: As recent conflicts consume weapons at a ferocious rate, America’s defence industrial base is becoming more prepared to sustain a major war, according to a new report. “The trends are moving in the right...
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