Aviation
HAL flight-tests a modified intermediate jet trainer
19 Apr 2019
The IJT was meant to provide high-speed training for IAF pilots entering the second stage of training, before they move on to an advanced jet trainer (AJT) to finally learn the art of combat flying
Lenders look to investors to bail out grounded Jet Airways
18 Apr 2019
The airline’s closure put at risk 22,000 jobs, including engineers and pilots who were denied salary for months together
Jet Airways may halt services temporarily, say reports
16 Apr 2019
Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal, who stepped down as chairman of the carrier early last month, has decided not to bid for acquiring stake in the cash-strapped airline
World’s largest aircraft completes first successful test flight
15 Apr 2019
The Stratolaunch behemoth, the all-composite aircraft with two fuselages and six Boeing 747 engines, achieved a maximum speed of over 300 km (189 miles) per hour during a 2-1/2 hour flight over the Mojave Desert, at altitudes up to 17,000 feet
India test-fires 1,000 km-range sub-sonic cruise missile Nirbhay
15 Apr 2019
Nirbhay, a long range, all-weather missile that can be launched from multiple platforms, will supplement the role played by Brahmos missile in due course by delivering warheads farther than Brahmos range of 450 km
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