May 2021

Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani, AVSM, VSM, Assumes Charge as the Chief of Materiel

Naval /

Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani, AVSM, VSM, has assumed charge as the Chief of Materiel, of the Indian Navy on 01 June 2021. A graduate of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Pune. He was commissioned into the Electrical Branch of the Indian Navy on 01 Jan 1985. The Admiral is a Post Graduate in Radar and Communication Engineering […]

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Rear Adm IB Uthaiah, VSM takes over as Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam

Naval /

Rear Admiral IB Uthaiah, VSM took over as the Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam from Rear Admiral Sreekumar Nair, NM during a formal ceremony held on 31 May 2021. Rear Admiral IB Uthaiah, VSM was commissioned into the Indian Navy in Nov 1987. The Admiral holds a B Tech Degree in Marine Engineering, an M

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DroneShield Releases Next Generation Optical AI Software

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DroneShield Ltd announced the release of DroneOptIDTM 2.0, the second generation version of its optical Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning based software. The original DroneOptIDTM system, developed in collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) under a Defence Innovation Network grant from the Australian Government, has paved the way into a sophisticated AI-based software engine to detect, classify and

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HENSOLDT’s collision warning system for drones ready for take-off

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Flight tests to demonstrate basic system for autonomous flying Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT is vigorously pushing ahead with the development of a collision warning system for civil and military drones. The radar sensor as the core element of a collision warning system was already successfully tested in flight as part of the ProSA-n (military) and

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DRDO Develops Critical Near Isothermal Forging Technology for Aeroengines

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Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has established the near isothermal forging technology to produce all the five stages of high-pressure compressors (HPC) discs out of difficult-to-deform titanium alloy using its unique 2000 MT isothermal forge press. The technology has been developed by Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), a premier metallurgical laboratory of DRDO at

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flydubai adds Sharm El Sheikh to its network

Aerospace /

Dubai-based flydubai to operate three weekly flights to the popular Egyptian city from 15 June flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, has announced the launch of flights to Sharm El Sheikh. The carrier will operate three weekly flights to Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH) from 15 June. The route will become flydubai’s second destination in Egypt alongside Alexandria

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Boeing to Provide C-17 Training for Royal Air Force Crews and Engineers

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New contract will provide interactive, high-fidelity simulators for RAF C-17 aircrew and engineers through 2040 Synthetic and instructor-led training will continue to be delivered at Boeing’s C-17 International Training Centre in Farnborough  Boeing [NYSE: BA] will continue training Royal Air Force (RAF) C-17 aircrew and engineers at the C-17 International Training Centre (ITC) in Farnborough,

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