Test pilots Prashanth Nair, Angad Prathap, Ajit Krishnan, and Chauhan will be India’s first astronauts for the manned space mission Gaganyaan. They were selected at the Institute of Aerospace Medicine and trained in RussiaAccording to a TOI report, India is taking significant steps towards sending its first astronauts into space as part of the Gaganyaan mission. Four potential astronauts are

Hong Kong: Without providing the world with any word of explanation, in the past five years, the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) of China has expanded the types and quantity of its nuclear-tipped weapons more than at any point in its history.Indeed, last month, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists published its annual in-depth Nuclear Notebook. The chapter entitled Chinese Nuclear

Naval chief lauds BrahMos missile’s potency & evolution at Maharashtra MSME Defence Exposition. Indian Navy to acquire over 200 missiles worth ₹19,000 crore. In the context of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, admiral Kumar emphasised the strategic importance of a self-reliant defence industryPUNE: Naval chief admiral R Hari Kumar on Monday said that BrahMos is a very potent missile and is evolving in

Panaji: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) envisions sustained lunar exploration, with hopes for an Indian landing on the moon by 2040.This was expressed by ISRO Chairman S Somanath during the inauguration of the 22nd National Space Science Symposium (NSSS 2024).The symposium, organized by Goa University in collaboration with ISRO, aims to bridge the gap between space science/

UP CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates Adani Defence & Aerospace ammunition facility in KanpurThe facility has started rolling out small calibre ammunition, starting with 150 million rounds estimated at 25% of India’s annual requirementNEW DELHI: Adani Defence & Aerospace on Monday inaugurated an ammunition facility in Kanpur and a missile complex in Hyderabad. The Kanpur facility was

The Indian government, after years of watching from the sidelines of the chips race, now has to evaluate $21 billion of semiconductor proposals and divvy up taxpayer support between foreign chipmakers, local champions or some combination of the two according to a report by Bloomberg.Israel’s Tower Semiconductor Ltd. is proposing a $9 billion plant, while India’s TATA Group has put forward an $8