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Humminger 2.0 to finally rise at VJTI Technovaganza
In 2008, a flying surveillance machine invented by students of Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) made headlines after their project was picked as one of the best 10 projects at a national level competition organised by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). They were awarded Rs50,000 to improvise on their invention, as the machine, named Humminger by the students, failed to take off.
However, DRDO officials loved their design and concept. The students worked on it for two years and the updated version, Humminger 2.0, is now ready to take off in their annual tech fest ‘Technovaganza’ which will be held in the first week of February.
Pravin Nair, a final-year student from the mechanical engineering department, and a member of the VJTI’s Society of Robotics and Automation (SRA), who has been working on the project, said, “The body of the machine was very heavy. It flew for a while but came down. However, they were impressed with our work and we were selected among 219 entries. We were given Rs50,000 cash prize for winning the competition and also for making improvements in the machine.”
The heavy metal body has been replaced with carbon fibre. “Humminger also has a camera installed on it, which will be help in surveying areas. The on-board systems have been reduced to a bare minimum. The body is now light-weight. The earlier version was controlled by a remote. The new version has a magnetometer installed for flight direction,” said Siddharth Tiwari, another SRA member. Humminger can now be used for outdoor surveillance of sensitive and inaccessible areas. It can also be used for exploratory military survey of military territory.
The director of VJTI, KG Narayankhedkar said, “Humminger was picked up by DRDO. It gave our students a boost to better their performance. The students will be ready with the enhanced version of Humminger soon.” Technovaganza will see several other exhibits on display which is of use to a common man.
Humminger 2.0 to finally rise at VJTI Technovaganza
In 2008, a flying surveillance machine invented by students of Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) made headlines after their project was picked as one of the best 10 projects at a national level competition organised by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). They were awarded Rs50,000 to improvise on their invention, as the machine, named Humminger by the students, failed to take off.
However, DRDO officials loved their design and concept. The students worked on it for two years and the updated version, Humminger 2.0, is now ready to take off in their annual tech fest ‘Technovaganza’ which will be held in the first week of February.
Pravin Nair, a final-year student from the mechanical engineering department, and a member of the VJTI’s Society of Robotics and Automation (SRA), who has been working on the project, said, “The body of the machine was very heavy. It flew for a while but came down. However, they were impressed with our work and we were selected among 219 entries. We were given Rs50,000 cash prize for winning the competition and also for making improvements in the machine.”
The heavy metal body has been replaced with carbon fibre. “Humminger also has a camera installed on it, which will be help in surveying areas. The on-board systems have been reduced to a bare minimum. The body is now light-weight. The earlier version was controlled by a remote. The new version has a magnetometer installed for flight direction,” said Siddharth Tiwari, another SRA member. Humminger can now be used for outdoor surveillance of sensitive and inaccessible areas. It can also be used for exploratory military survey of military territory.
The director of VJTI, KG Narayankhedkar said, “Humminger was picked up by DRDO. It gave our students a boost to better their performance. The students will be ready with the enhanced version of Humminger soon.” Technovaganza will see several other exhibits on display which is of use to a common man.
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Exactly
but still we dont need partnership for it with anyone . with ToT of AESA already in mmrca we can partner with whoever is chosen.
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All others except US are also in development stage yaarExactly
but still we dont need partnership for it with anyone . with ToT of AESA already in mmrca we can partner with whoever is chosen.
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Light Utility Helicopter to begin winter trials
http://www.8ak.in/8ak_india_defence...tility-helicopter-to-begin-winter-trials.html
31 Jan 2010 8ak: The armed forces are upbeat with the government’s decision to initiate winter trials for the procurement of the much-delayed 197 Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) for the Army and the Air Force. Even though testing has started, it will take at least one and half year before any decision is reached by the government pertaining to the procurement of these choppers. After the first phase of winter tests are concluded in Punjab, the bidders will have to undergo a phase of summer trials commencing in June, which would be followed by high altitude trials in Siachen.
The induction of choppers will not only replace the ageing fleet of Russian Mi-8 and Mi-17 choppers but will also fill vital gaps in India's security. The choppers have multiple utilities ranging from rescue operations, carrying relief material, ferrying soldiers and combat, as seen during the Kargil war, when Mi-17 was deployed.
Apart from buying 197 LUHs, India’s premiere aeronautics agency – Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is also looking to develop 187 LUHs with a foreign partner that is yet to be finalised. In addition to this, the IAF has projected a requirement of another 350 Medium-Lift Helicopters.
Earlier, the government had issued tenders for procurement of LUHs, but the tender was cancelled by the government due to alleged irregularities in the process. It is believed that Eurocopter had fielded its civilian variant for field trials whereas another company had offered its military version. The fresh tenders for the procurement of the choppers were floated in 2008, the Request for Proposal (RFP) for which was sent to Eurocopter, Russian Mil and Kamov, American Sikorsky & Bell and Italian Agusta Westland.
The current helicopter fleet of the Indian Air Force is estimated to be nearly 300 aircraft. The fleet consists of approx 75 Chetaks and Cheetahs, 150+ Mi-8s and Mi-17s and about 30 Mi-25/35 Attack Helicopters. The IAF also has four heavy lift Mi-26 helicopters which are used sparingly as sky cranes for special missions. The latest induction into the IAF is the HAL Dhruv - Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), about a dozen of which are in service currently.
http://www.8ak.in/8ak_india_defence...tility-helicopter-to-begin-winter-trials.html
31 Jan 2010 8ak: The armed forces are upbeat with the government’s decision to initiate winter trials for the procurement of the much-delayed 197 Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) for the Army and the Air Force. Even though testing has started, it will take at least one and half year before any decision is reached by the government pertaining to the procurement of these choppers. After the first phase of winter tests are concluded in Punjab, the bidders will have to undergo a phase of summer trials commencing in June, which would be followed by high altitude trials in Siachen.
The induction of choppers will not only replace the ageing fleet of Russian Mi-8 and Mi-17 choppers but will also fill vital gaps in India's security. The choppers have multiple utilities ranging from rescue operations, carrying relief material, ferrying soldiers and combat, as seen during the Kargil war, when Mi-17 was deployed.
Apart from buying 197 LUHs, India’s premiere aeronautics agency – Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is also looking to develop 187 LUHs with a foreign partner that is yet to be finalised. In addition to this, the IAF has projected a requirement of another 350 Medium-Lift Helicopters.
Earlier, the government had issued tenders for procurement of LUHs, but the tender was cancelled by the government due to alleged irregularities in the process. It is believed that Eurocopter had fielded its civilian variant for field trials whereas another company had offered its military version. The fresh tenders for the procurement of the choppers were floated in 2008, the Request for Proposal (RFP) for which was sent to Eurocopter, Russian Mil and Kamov, American Sikorsky & Bell and Italian Agusta Westland.
The current helicopter fleet of the Indian Air Force is estimated to be nearly 300 aircraft. The fleet consists of approx 75 Chetaks and Cheetahs, 150+ Mi-8s and Mi-17s and about 30 Mi-25/35 Attack Helicopters. The IAF also has four heavy lift Mi-26 helicopters which are used sparingly as sky cranes for special missions. The latest induction into the IAF is the HAL Dhruv - Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), about a dozen of which are in service currently.
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B'lore: Forces in internal security only as last resort- Defence Minister
Bangalore, Feb 2 (IANS) Armed forces could be used for internal security duties only as a last resort, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Tuesday.
"Internal security is the primary concern of state police and paramilitary forces," he told reporters here after witnessing a flight display of the light combat aircraft (LCA) 'Tejas' trainer version, the prototype-version and the first of the eight fighters being produced for induction in the Indian Air Force by 2014.
"Even in Jammu and Kashmir, state police was being strengthened so that armed forces were left to take care of border and forward areas," Antony said.
Noting that "as a policy, armed forces are deployed on borders and forward areas to protect the country", he said forces do help in rescue and relief operations in times of natural calamities.
India beefing up security in border areas: Antony
Bangalore, Feb 2 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday said security in all border areas, including Arunachal Pradesh, was being strengthened to meet any eventuality or threat.
"We are strengthening security apparatus on all borders across land, sea and air to meet any eventuality or threat," he said.
Antony was talking to reporters here after witnessing the flight display of several aircraft being produced for induction in the Indian Air Force by 2014.
The defence minister said strengthening security on borders was an act of deterrence and not for confrontation. India, he noted, was for maintaining friendly relations with all its neighbours.
"The security beef up is not just in Arunachal Pradesh, which is an integral part of India. The beef up was to increase our deterrence against any eventuality," Antony asserted.
India spent more on defence acquisitions this fiscal: Antony
Bangalore, Feb 2 (IANS) India spent more on defence acquisitions this year than last year to equip its armed forces with the latest arsenal, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Tuesday.
"We have spent highest percentage of funds for defence acquisitions this fiscal (2009-10) so far. It is more compared to what we spent in the last fiscal (2008-09)," Antony told reporters here.
Asserting that there was no budget constraint for defence acquisitions, Antony said the government would spend more in the ensuing fiscal and thereafter to modernise the armed forces with the latest weapons.
Antony, however, ruled out having a rolling budget for defence expenditure.
IAF orders another 750 Akash SAMs
Bangalore, Feb 2 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has ordered an additional 750 Akash medium-range surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) from state-run defence behemoth Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) at a cost of Rs.42.79 billion ($925 million), it was announced here Tuesday.
"A decision to place this fresh order with BEL was taken after the IAF expressed satisfaction with the performance of the Akash missiles that are deployed in two squadrons," Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Tuesday.
The IAF will deploy 125 missiles each in six squadrons as and when BEL delivers them.
"The first order for 250 missiles was placed last year on a pilot basis. The IAF has decided to deploy the weapon in more squadrons for optimal use," Antony said after inaugurating the digital flight control (DFC) computer facility at BEL here.
BEL chairman and managing director Ashwani Kumar Datt said that the first order was worth Rs.12.21 billion.
Designed and developed by the state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Akash missile defence system is part of the country's integrated guided missile development programme.
"The missile can target an enemy aircraft up to 30 km away, at altitudes up to 18,000 meters and can be fired from both tracked and wheeled platforms," Datt told reporters on the margins of the function.
The missile is capable of carrying conventional as well as nuclear warheads with a payload of 60 kg.
On the occasion, BEL also handed over to the defence minister an advanced gun fire control system for the Indian Navy.
B'lore: Forces in internal security only as last resort- Defence Minister
Bangalore, Feb 2 (IANS) Armed forces could be used for internal security duties only as a last resort, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Tuesday.
"Internal security is the primary concern of state police and paramilitary forces," he told reporters here after witnessing a flight display of the light combat aircraft (LCA) 'Tejas' trainer version, the prototype-version and the first of the eight fighters being produced for induction in the Indian Air Force by 2014.
"Even in Jammu and Kashmir, state police was being strengthened so that armed forces were left to take care of border and forward areas," Antony said.
Noting that "as a policy, armed forces are deployed on borders and forward areas to protect the country", he said forces do help in rescue and relief operations in times of natural calamities.
India beefing up security in border areas: Antony
Bangalore, Feb 2 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday said security in all border areas, including Arunachal Pradesh, was being strengthened to meet any eventuality or threat.
"We are strengthening security apparatus on all borders across land, sea and air to meet any eventuality or threat," he said.
Antony was talking to reporters here after witnessing the flight display of several aircraft being produced for induction in the Indian Air Force by 2014.
The defence minister said strengthening security on borders was an act of deterrence and not for confrontation. India, he noted, was for maintaining friendly relations with all its neighbours.
"The security beef up is not just in Arunachal Pradesh, which is an integral part of India. The beef up was to increase our deterrence against any eventuality," Antony asserted.
India spent more on defence acquisitions this fiscal: Antony
Bangalore, Feb 2 (IANS) India spent more on defence acquisitions this year than last year to equip its armed forces with the latest arsenal, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Tuesday.
"We have spent highest percentage of funds for defence acquisitions this fiscal (2009-10) so far. It is more compared to what we spent in the last fiscal (2008-09)," Antony told reporters here.
Asserting that there was no budget constraint for defence acquisitions, Antony said the government would spend more in the ensuing fiscal and thereafter to modernise the armed forces with the latest weapons.
Antony, however, ruled out having a rolling budget for defence expenditure.
IAF orders another 750 Akash SAMs
Bangalore, Feb 2 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has ordered an additional 750 Akash medium-range surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) from state-run defence behemoth Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) at a cost of Rs.42.79 billion ($925 million), it was announced here Tuesday.
"A decision to place this fresh order with BEL was taken after the IAF expressed satisfaction with the performance of the Akash missiles that are deployed in two squadrons," Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Tuesday.
The IAF will deploy 125 missiles each in six squadrons as and when BEL delivers them.
"The first order for 250 missiles was placed last year on a pilot basis. The IAF has decided to deploy the weapon in more squadrons for optimal use," Antony said after inaugurating the digital flight control (DFC) computer facility at BEL here.
BEL chairman and managing director Ashwani Kumar Datt said that the first order was worth Rs.12.21 billion.
Designed and developed by the state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Akash missile defence system is part of the country's integrated guided missile development programme.
"The missile can target an enemy aircraft up to 30 km away, at altitudes up to 18,000 meters and can be fired from both tracked and wheeled platforms," Datt told reporters on the margins of the function.
The missile is capable of carrying conventional as well as nuclear warheads with a payload of 60 kg.
On the occasion, BEL also handed over to the defence minister an advanced gun fire control system for the Indian Navy.
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India to test-fly AWACS in 2012
Bangalore, Feb 2 (PTI)
The indigenous Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) System integrated onboard the Brazilian jet aircraft EMB145 as per IAF requirement would be flight tested in 2012, a key official involved in the project said.
The AEW&C system (also called AWACS - Airborne Warning and Control System) is being developed by the Bangalore-based Centre or Airborne Systems (CABS), a lab under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the IAF.
Under a deal signed between India and Brazil in 2008, Embraer aircraft manufacturer would modify its EMB145 to carry Active Array Antenna Unit by India on the aircraft's fuselage. Three modified EMB-145 aircraft would be developed under the agreement.
"AEW&C's flying platform is the modified EMB145, which will take to skies later this year. It is scheduled to be delivered to us in Aug 2011," CABS Director S Christopher said here on Tuesday.
Defence Minister A K Antony inaugurated System Test and Integration Rig (STIR) complex at CABS for testing airborne systems.
Christopher said: "...our mission systems will be ready by this year. It will be tested in this rig in 2011, followed by flight testing in 2012".
The indigenous AEW&C system would detect, identify and classify threats present in the surveillance
India to test-fly AWACS in 2012
Bangalore, Feb 2 (PTI)
The indigenous Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) System integrated onboard the Brazilian jet aircraft EMB145 as per IAF requirement would be flight tested in 2012, a key official involved in the project said.
The AEW&C system (also called AWACS - Airborne Warning and Control System) is being developed by the Bangalore-based Centre or Airborne Systems (CABS), a lab under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the IAF.
Under a deal signed between India and Brazil in 2008, Embraer aircraft manufacturer would modify its EMB145 to carry Active Array Antenna Unit by India on the aircraft's fuselage. Three modified EMB-145 aircraft would be developed under the agreement.
"AEW&C's flying platform is the modified EMB145, which will take to skies later this year. It is scheduled to be delivered to us in Aug 2011," CABS Director S Christopher said here on Tuesday.
Defence Minister A K Antony inaugurated System Test and Integration Rig (STIR) complex at CABS for testing airborne systems.
Christopher said: "...our mission systems will be ready by this year. It will be tested in this rig in 2011, followed by flight testing in 2012".
The indigenous AEW&C system would detect, identify and classify threats present in the surveillance
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news.outlookindia.com | 'India Strengthening Security Set Up in Arunachal'
Earlier, speaking after inaugurating the System Test and Integration Rig (STIR) complex of the Centre of Airborne Systems, a lab of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) here, he said importing defence systems is to meet the country's immediate operational requirements.
"However, imports can never be a permanent solution. DRDO must therefore build long-term capabilities and focus on quality, rather than quantity. It must build up intrinsic design and development capability while developing these systems", Antony said.
Earlier, speaking after inaugurating the System Test and Integration Rig (STIR) complex of the Centre of Airborne Systems, a lab of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) here, he said importing defence systems is to meet the country's immediate operational requirements.
"However, imports can never be a permanent solution. DRDO must therefore build long-term capabilities and focus on quality, rather than quantity. It must build up intrinsic design and development capability while developing these systems", Antony said.
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Efforts to bring in more NRI scientists: Antony
The DRDO, particularly its Life sciences cluster of laboratories, has recently taken up aggressive efforts to promote recruitment of NRI scientists, after the period of 2010-20 was declared as the "decade of innovations" to sustain scientific temper and promote innovations, Antony said.
The challenge today lies in synergising efforts and contributions of DRDO, academia and industry in working out an acceptable, realisable model, which could be used for building up an indigenous capability in defence technologies, he said.
Efforts to bring in more NRI scientists: Antony
The DRDO, particularly its Life sciences cluster of laboratories, has recently taken up aggressive efforts to promote recruitment of NRI scientists, after the period of 2010-20 was declared as the "decade of innovations" to sustain scientific temper and promote innovations, Antony said.
The challenge today lies in synergising efforts and contributions of DRDO, academia and industry in working out an acceptable, realisable model, which could be used for building up an indigenous capability in defence technologies, he said.
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- A. K. Antony inaugurates STIR facility at Centre for Airborne Systems
Bangalore: Defence minister AK Antony today inaugurated the System Test and Integration Rig (STIR) Complex at the Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS). The STIR facility is created to provide an environmental condition as close to aircraft as possible for evaluation of all the AEW&C systems before their integration on to the platform for flight evaluation.
The minister, after witnessing the flight display of the LCA, said that the Cabinet committee on security, after going through the progress of LCA has cleared nearly Rs 8000 crores for the future further development of LCA variants and a new engine.
"By the end of this year the IOC of LCA is going to be a reality. By the end of 2012 final operation clearance will also be there. Air Force has given orders for 20 LCAs. Now the DSC has cleared for another 20 and very soon it will be taken to the cabinet for final clearance," AK Antony said.
"The aircraft will have to undergo rigorous trials before it becomes a complete fighting machine. The LCA team, along with organisations like the Air Force, ADA, HAL, DRDO and many other national laboratories like National Aerospace Laboratory and private industries are working together to make the aircraft operational," he said.
"Our aero engine from GTRE has matured to the level that it will go to flying test bed trials later this year," said Dr. Dipankar Banerjee, CC R&D (ANS) & DS. The minister said that the development of military engine is crucial to our efforts to achieve self-reliance.
"We must realise the strategic nature of the technology and assets being built up in aeronautical laboratories. We may import systems to meet our immediate operational requirements. However, imports can never be a permanent solution. DRDO must therefore build long-term capabilities and focus on quality, rather than quantity. It must build up intrinsic design and development capability while developing these systems," AK Antony said.
"We need to have a very strong industrial base. We need manufacturing capability to produce, apart from the electronics, cooling devices, integration systems etc," said Dr VK Saraswat, DG of DRDO and Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister, while referring to the AEW&C programme.
"Our programs are nurtured and partnered by the armed forces particularly the IAF, the Navaratnas HAL & BEL and national grid of industry and R&D institutions. We are strongly supported by Astra Microwave and Data Patterns for example in the AEW&C programme," said Dr. Dipankar Banerjee.
He said that they were developing a new generation of manned and unmanned combat aircraft, airborne systems for surveillance that will stay aloft for a day to weeks and months at altitudes from 25,000 ft to the stratosphere for wide area, all weather, continuous intelligence coverage to new propulsion systems and avionics, which will provide pilots with all round, all weather awareness of their environment and protection from threats.
"These will bring in a host of technologies from invisibility to radar to intelligent materials that will tell you continuously about the health of the aircraft structure. A whole new set of challenges await the men and women of DRDO, its engineers, administrators, scientists and construction experts," he added.
Dr. Dipankar Banerjee also said that the Karnataka Govt. has recently provided 4200 acres of land at Chitradurga (near the upcoming IISc) for a new aeronautical test range for unmanned air vehicles. Work has already started at this facility and will be ready in the next 3 years.
"The enormous cost and effort that has gone into creation of STIR is not just meant for AEW&C programme. It is generic enough for effective use by future AWACS programmes and can be easily scaled up for any specific requirement," said Dr S Cristopher, Director CABS. "Consequent to sanction of AEW&C programme to CABS in Oct 2004, appropriate infrastructural facilities were quickly raised. Important among them are the AEW&C complex, AEW&C hangar extension, avionics laboratory and finally Ststem Test and Integration Rig (STIR) Complex," he said.
The Defence Minister also inaugurated ‘Digital Flight Control Computer’ manufacturing facility in BEL and handed over a Gun Fire Control System (GFCS) to the Indian Navy. Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) will get an order, valued at Rs 4,279 crore, from the Indian Air Force (IAF) for supply of an additional 750 Akash medium-range surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) for six squadrons. (Each squadron will have 125 missiles.)
Bangalore: Defence minister AK Antony today inaugurated the System Test and Integration Rig (STIR) Complex at the Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS). The STIR facility is created to provide an environmental condition as close to aircraft as possible for evaluation of all the AEW&C systems before their integration on to the platform for flight evaluation.
The minister, after witnessing the flight display of the LCA, said that the Cabinet committee on security, after going through the progress of LCA has cleared nearly Rs 8000 crores for the future further development of LCA variants and a new engine.
"By the end of this year the IOC of LCA is going to be a reality. By the end of 2012 final operation clearance will also be there. Air Force has given orders for 20 LCAs. Now the DSC has cleared for another 20 and very soon it will be taken to the cabinet for final clearance," AK Antony said.
"The aircraft will have to undergo rigorous trials before it becomes a complete fighting machine. The LCA team, along with organisations like the Air Force, ADA, HAL, DRDO and many other national laboratories like National Aerospace Laboratory and private industries are working together to make the aircraft operational," he said.
"Our aero engine from GTRE has matured to the level that it will go to flying test bed trials later this year," said Dr. Dipankar Banerjee, CC R&D (ANS) & DS. The minister said that the development of military engine is crucial to our efforts to achieve self-reliance.
"We must realise the strategic nature of the technology and assets being built up in aeronautical laboratories. We may import systems to meet our immediate operational requirements. However, imports can never be a permanent solution. DRDO must therefore build long-term capabilities and focus on quality, rather than quantity. It must build up intrinsic design and development capability while developing these systems," AK Antony said.
"We need to have a very strong industrial base. We need manufacturing capability to produce, apart from the electronics, cooling devices, integration systems etc," said Dr VK Saraswat, DG of DRDO and Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister, while referring to the AEW&C programme.
"Our programs are nurtured and partnered by the armed forces particularly the IAF, the Navaratnas HAL & BEL and national grid of industry and R&D institutions. We are strongly supported by Astra Microwave and Data Patterns for example in the AEW&C programme," said Dr. Dipankar Banerjee.
He said that they were developing a new generation of manned and unmanned combat aircraft, airborne systems for surveillance that will stay aloft for a day to weeks and months at altitudes from 25,000 ft to the stratosphere for wide area, all weather, continuous intelligence coverage to new propulsion systems and avionics, which will provide pilots with all round, all weather awareness of their environment and protection from threats.
"These will bring in a host of technologies from invisibility to radar to intelligent materials that will tell you continuously about the health of the aircraft structure. A whole new set of challenges await the men and women of DRDO, its engineers, administrators, scientists and construction experts," he added.
Dr. Dipankar Banerjee also said that the Karnataka Govt. has recently provided 4200 acres of land at Chitradurga (near the upcoming IISc) for a new aeronautical test range for unmanned air vehicles. Work has already started at this facility and will be ready in the next 3 years.
"The enormous cost and effort that has gone into creation of STIR is not just meant for AEW&C programme. It is generic enough for effective use by future AWACS programmes and can be easily scaled up for any specific requirement," said Dr S Cristopher, Director CABS. "Consequent to sanction of AEW&C programme to CABS in Oct 2004, appropriate infrastructural facilities were quickly raised. Important among them are the AEW&C complex, AEW&C hangar extension, avionics laboratory and finally Ststem Test and Integration Rig (STIR) Complex," he said.
The Defence Minister also inaugurated ‘Digital Flight Control Computer’ manufacturing facility in BEL and handed over a Gun Fire Control System (GFCS) to the Indian Navy. Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) will get an order, valued at Rs 4,279 crore, from the Indian Air Force (IAF) for supply of an additional 750 Akash medium-range surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) for six squadrons. (Each squadron will have 125 missiles.)
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Recently we developed a Brake Disc called Carbon Composites in collaboration with the DRDO. We also have bagged an order from the Defence Ministry for supplying the Brake Discs for defence aircrafts.
It varies from year to year. There have been years when we have spent Rs40-50mn, while in some other years we have spent less than Rs10mn
Recently we developed a Brake Disc called Carbon Composites in collaboration with the DRDO. We also have bagged an order from the Defence Ministry for supplying the Brake Discs for defence aircrafts.
It varies from year to year. There have been years when we have spent Rs40-50mn, while in some other years we have spent less than Rs10mn
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Bharat Electronics Rises After Winning Indian Air Force Order
Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Bharat Electronics Ltd. rose as much as 7.1 percent in Mumbai trading after the Indian defense equipment maker won an order worth 48 billion rupees ($1 billion) from the Indian Air Force.
The shares climbed 3.8 percent to 2,003.9 rupees as of 12:53 p.m. local time. The benchmark Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index rose 2.1 percent.
The new order is for the medium-range Akash surface-to-air missiles for six more squadrons, totaling 300 of the weapons, Ashwani Kumar Datt, chairman and managing director, said in a telephone interview from Bangalore today. The delivery of the systems, which includes radars and launchers, will start from 2012 and be completed by 2015, he said.
Business Standard earlier today reported that Bharat Electronics had won a $926 million order from India’s air force, citing Defense Minister A.K. Antony.
Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Bharat Electronics Ltd. rose as much as 7.1 percent in Mumbai trading after the Indian defense equipment maker won an order worth 48 billion rupees ($1 billion) from the Indian Air Force.
The shares climbed 3.8 percent to 2,003.9 rupees as of 12:53 p.m. local time. The benchmark Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index rose 2.1 percent.
The new order is for the medium-range Akash surface-to-air missiles for six more squadrons, totaling 300 of the weapons, Ashwani Kumar Datt, chairman and managing director, said in a telephone interview from Bangalore today. The delivery of the systems, which includes radars and launchers, will start from 2012 and be completed by 2015, he said.
Business Standard earlier today reported that Bharat Electronics had won a $926 million order from India’s air force, citing Defense Minister A.K. Antony.
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feb 10 tech focus - composites , LCA stores management box and various appetizers
http://www.drdo.com/pub/techfocus/2010/feb10.pdf
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Feb 10 news letter - 81 mm Anti-thermal, Anti-laser Smoke Grenade ,Fox-7 Pilot Plant ,Making Sensors iPv6 Enabled: 6LoWPAN
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Unmanned air vehicle Nishant makes successful flight
http://www.ptinews.com/news/498532_Unmanned-air-vehicle-Nishant-makes-successful-flight
Bangalore, Feb 3 (PTI) Three days after on board malfunction lead to gentle landing of unmanned aerial vehicle Nishant, the Aeronautical Development Establishment has successfully flown the UAV, the DRDO has said.
"All systems worked normally in its 30th flight and the mission was totally successful," the Defence Research and Development Organisation said in a statement here.
The 30th flight was conducted at ADE, a DRDO lab headquartered here, on February one between 11.25 am and 3 pm.
The aircraft took off from the launcher located at Kolar airfield and it was recovered after three hours, 35 minutes at the designated point, the DRDO said.
Nishant-15 was the same aircraft flown on January 29 from the same location.
http://www.ptinews.com/news/498532_Unmanned-air-vehicle-Nishant-makes-successful-flight
Bangalore, Feb 3 (PTI) Three days after on board malfunction lead to gentle landing of unmanned aerial vehicle Nishant, the Aeronautical Development Establishment has successfully flown the UAV, the DRDO has said.
"All systems worked normally in its 30th flight and the mission was totally successful," the Defence Research and Development Organisation said in a statement here.
The 30th flight was conducted at ADE, a DRDO lab headquartered here, on February one between 11.25 am and 3 pm.
The aircraft took off from the launcher located at Kolar airfield and it was recovered after three hours, 35 minutes at the designated point, the DRDO said.
Nishant-15 was the same aircraft flown on January 29 from the same location.
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DRDO is looking to expand academia-industry partnerships
CHENNAI: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is looking to expand partnerships with academia and industry for design and development of products for the armed forces, A. Sivathanu Pillai, Chief Controller, Research and Development, DRDO, said on Thursday.
Addressing faculty and students of the University of Madras, Guindy campus, Dr. Pillai said partnerships with academia had resulted in the development of several products with sophisticated military applications. According to Dr. Pillai, the technology for about 200 products under the Missile Technology Control Regime had been indigenously developed through three-way partnerships among the DRDO, academia and industry.
He cited as examples the “phase shifter” technology used in real war scenarios developed with IIT-Delhi and the algorithm for a non-parabolic path developed for the surface-to-surface missile Prithvi.
He urged the University of Madras to do a Stanford by building core competencies in niche areas of research. Some of the areas for which the DRDO was seeking collaboration with academia were robotics, smart materials and nano-sciences.
Dr. Pillai also wanted the university to align its research programmes with the national missions in priority areas such as energy, environment, water and healthcare. He advised youth to shed the defeatist mindset of going abroad to pursue careers or higher research. He pointed out that almost 38 per cent of scientists at NASA were from India.
Dr. Pillai stressed the need for creating a conducive environment for research in the country. He assured researchers that funds were not a constraint.
The scientist’s talk on the topic ‘Can Madras University Generate Nobel Laureates in the Coming Years’ was hosted as part of the Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence programme support by the Department of Science and Technology. Dr. Pillai later felicitated teachers from various departments on the Guindy campus.
Vice-Chancellor G. Thiruvasagam said it was proposed to develop the nano sciences department and set up a common laboratory facility for 17 affiliate varsities. S. Sriman Narayanan, Dean of Research, spoke.
http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/05/stories/2010020560110500.htm
CHENNAI: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is looking to expand partnerships with academia and industry for design and development of products for the armed forces, A. Sivathanu Pillai, Chief Controller, Research and Development, DRDO, said on Thursday.
Addressing faculty and students of the University of Madras, Guindy campus, Dr. Pillai said partnerships with academia had resulted in the development of several products with sophisticated military applications. According to Dr. Pillai, the technology for about 200 products under the Missile Technology Control Regime had been indigenously developed through three-way partnerships among the DRDO, academia and industry.
He cited as examples the “phase shifter” technology used in real war scenarios developed with IIT-Delhi and the algorithm for a non-parabolic path developed for the surface-to-surface missile Prithvi.
He urged the University of Madras to do a Stanford by building core competencies in niche areas of research. Some of the areas for which the DRDO was seeking collaboration with academia were robotics, smart materials and nano-sciences.
Dr. Pillai also wanted the university to align its research programmes with the national missions in priority areas such as energy, environment, water and healthcare. He advised youth to shed the defeatist mindset of going abroad to pursue careers or higher research. He pointed out that almost 38 per cent of scientists at NASA were from India.
Dr. Pillai stressed the need for creating a conducive environment for research in the country. He assured researchers that funds were not a constraint.
The scientist’s talk on the topic ‘Can Madras University Generate Nobel Laureates in the Coming Years’ was hosted as part of the Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence programme support by the Department of Science and Technology. Dr. Pillai later felicitated teachers from various departments on the Guindy campus.
Vice-Chancellor G. Thiruvasagam said it was proposed to develop the nano sciences department and set up a common laboratory facility for 17 affiliate varsities. S. Sriman Narayanan, Dean of Research, spoke.
http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/05/stories/2010020560110500.htm
