All articles by Radhakrishna Rao
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India's GSLV rocket to return to flight in early 2014
The Indian Space Research Organisation hopes to have its troubled Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) programme back on track in early 2014, making a flight scrubbed in August 2013, when engineers discovered a fuel leak in the second stage of the three-stage vehicle.
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India JV may open way back for AgustaWestland
India's Foreign Investment Board has approved the establishment of a joint venture between India’s Tata group and AgustaWestland, to carry out integration and flight testing of eight-seat AW119 helicopters.
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NewsIndia approves order for air-launched BrahMos missiles
The Indian government's Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared an air force proposal to procure 200 air-launched examples of the Indian/Russian-developed BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.
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NewsIndia's naval Tejas makes flight debut
The naval variant of India's Tejas light combat aircraft made a 20min first flight from Bengaluru on 27 April ...
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NewsPICTURES: Indian air force crew eject from stricken Su-30MKI
The two-person crew of an Indian air force Sukhoi Su-30MKI ejected safely before the strike aircraft crashed near Pune in western India on 13 December.
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NewsIndia's naval Tejas clears first engine ground run
The first naval version of India's Tejas light combat aircraft has made a successful engine ground run in Bengaluru ...
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India's DRDO targets solar-powered UAV
India's DRDO is looking to develop a solar-powered unmanned air vehicle that would be capable of staying airborne for a month ...
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Indian report slams military aerostat use
India's Comptroller and Auditor General has criticised the nation's air force for failing to keep operational two aerostat-based radars ...
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India ready for new GSLV attempt in March 2012
The Indian Space Research Organisation hopes to be ready to return its heavy-lift Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) to flight by March 2012.
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Paint gets big in India
Providers call for government to step back to turn country into low-cost repair hub
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Tejas passes first night operations test
India's Tejas light combat aircraft has completed the first phase of its night flying tests, having conducted a targeting and attack mission under the cover of darkness.
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Crew ejects as Indian Sitara prototype crashes
A prototype of the Hindustan Aeronautics HJT-36 Sitara intermediate jet trainer has crashed during a routine test flight over a sparsely populated area in...
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India's opts for caution on return to launch pad
After two failures of its heavy lift Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle in April and December last year, India is taking a cautious approach to resuming...
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Saras back from the brink again as NAL targets 2013 certification
After a break of two years, Bangalore's National Aerospace Laboratories has resumed development of its Saras 14-seat multi-role transport aircraft following production authorisation approval by India's civil aviation authority.
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India plots first flight for Nirbhay cruise missile
India's Nirbhay subsonic cruise missile will make its first flight during 2012, the DRDO says ...
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NewsIndia's space sector shifts to new frontiers
Space has joined military and commercial aviation as an arena in which India is asserting its growing power
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India looks to get back on track with PSLV launch
The Indian Space Research Organisation hopes to put itself back on a winning trajectory with its first launch since the spectacular failure of its first two attempts to fly its GSLV rocket in April and December 2010.
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Mahindra readies five-seat piston for March roll-out
India's Mahindra Aerospace is planning to roll out its first aircraft in March to exploit the country's increasing hunger for business and general aviation.
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NewsIndia's Tejas fighter achieves initial operational clearance milestone
More than two decades after it was conceived, India's Tejas light combat aircraft has received its initial operational clearance ...
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India assesses future pilot needs
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation has asked the leading Indian carriers to submit a five-year hiring and training plan along with details of...