India overcame US sanctions to develop cryogenic engine
The successful launch of GSLV-D5 on Sunday, powered by an indigenous cryogenic engine, is a major milestone for the country considering the challenges Isro has had to face in developing it over the past three decades. The quest to acquire cryogenic technology faced not just technological challenges but also geopolitical sanctions. In fact, the US had at one point tried to scuttle India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) project. A decade before that, in December 1982, India had formed a cryogenic study team to focus …
Indo-US military ties on good track: Pentagon
US Deputy Defence Secretary Ash Carter has made several trips to India, he said, referring to what is now being called as the 'Carter-Menon' initiative, which resulted in the US going out of its way to provide India access to technologies that are being given to only to its closest allies. Notwithstanding some "barriers" and "challenges" in Indo-US defence ties, the two countries are on a positive trajectory to step-up military-to-military cooperation, a top American commande…
IAF has made significant gains in capability
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has made significant gains in its capability enhancement plans, its chief NAK Browne said on Monday. Air Chief Marshal Browne said streamlined induction and speedy operation of new assets had afforded the force "unprecedented response capabilities". Browne, who is retiring from service Tuesday, said IAF's prompt and cohesive response after the Uttarakhand floods helped save many lives and the achievement must serve as a matter of pride and inspiration for all its personnel. The IAF chief said h…
The Indian Navy's helicopter plans and purchases
The Navy has actually been running a competition for 16 naval multirole helicopters (NMRH) since 2011 with the request for information (RFI) being issued in July that year. Any decent sized surface warship in today's navy has the capability to host at least one navalized helicopter if not more. The steady accretion in the Indian Navy's (IN's) surface fleet therefore naturally also means that there is a need to augment the n…
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