California Miramar University’s FREE Summer Series for Military Spouses: August 12, 19 and 26th

California Miramar University is proud to host a fun and FREE series of speaking panels on a variety of topics important to the military family! This exciting series of events is open to any military spouse and friends and family Jul 23, 2010 – California Miramar University’s FREE Summer Series for Spouses: August 12, 19 and 26th California Miramar University is proud to host a fun and FREE series of speaking...

QuEST Global Manufacturing becomes the 1st Indian private sector player to work directly with Airbus for the manufacture of aerostructure parts

QuEST Global’s selection as Airbus preferred supplier for manufacturing capabilities, ability to offer offset fulfillment and Risk Sharing Partnerships, positions QuEST Global uniquely amongst Indian aerospace players. Bengaluru, Karnataka, July 21, 2010 / QuEST Global’s selection as Airbus preferred supplier for manufacturing capabilities, ability to offer offset fulfillment and Risk Sharing...

Sunita Williams headed for the stars again

Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams would travel to space for the second time in June 2012, the NASA announced today. Born of Gujarati parents in Euclid, Ohio, Williams, 44, holds the longest space flight of 195 days for space women. Williams would be joined by flight engineers Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide on Soyuz 31 flight to the space station in June...

ISRO set for next launch as INSAT-4B conks off

India’s communication satellite INSAT4B conked out in space following power problems, leading to ‘partial nonavailability of services’ even as preparations are on for the launch of the next rocket, PSLVC15, which has been scheduled for liftoff on Monday morning.INSAT4B with 24 communication transponders 12 KuBand and 12 CBand on board has been in operation since March 2007 after it was...

India joins advanced international astronomy project

India has added another distinction to its credit in the field of astronomy with it becoming part of the prestigious (Thirty Metre Telescope) TMT project. Though India has been granted observer status initially it is entitled to become a full fledged partner in the long run. Three leading astronomical institutes namely the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, (IUCAA) Pune, the Indian ...

Indian Army test fires Prithvi-II missile

India successfully test-fired an indigenously developed, nuclear-capable, short range ballistic missile, the Prithvi-II, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, off the Orissa coast on Friday.  The missile blasted off from a mobile launcher at launch complex-3 in the ITR at around 6:50am, defence sources said. “The trial of Prithvi-II, conducted by the Army, has gone through nicely,” ITR...

Finmeccanica offers Masters programme in International Business Engineering in Rome

Italian defense major invites Indian Talents for the one-year programme New Delhi – The Finmeccanica Group, a key global player in Defence, Aeronautics, Helicopters, Space and Security, in collaboration with leading universities worldwide, is inviting applications for a one-year Masters Programme in International Business Engineering. The programme enables high-potential graduates to become world class...

India’s missile plans raise eyebrows

When a senior security official here was asked why Pakistan was not developing long-range missiles, unlike in India, his answer revealed how these two nuclear foes’ geopolitical priorities may be diverging. “We don’t have ambitions like India has, so we don’t need to develop any further long-range missiles,” he says. “Our missiles cover the entire India, so that’s...

Bombardier Receives CofA for First Global 5000 Jet to be Operated by the German Federal Ministry of Defense

Today, Bombardier Aerospace announced that Transport Canada has issued the Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) for the first Global 5000 jet to be operated by the German Federal Ministry of Defense (FMOD). In December 2007, the German Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB) selected the Global 5000 jet as a key component of their plan for the modernization of the FMOD’s Special Mission...

GE Security and Wipro Infotech Sign Business Partner Agreement designed to Provide Security Solutions to Customers in India

GE Security, a business of GE Enterprise Solutions , and Wipro Infotech, the India and Middle East IT Business of Wipro Ltd,  jointly announced the signing of a Business Partner Agreement related to providing physical security solutions in India. According to the agreement, Wipro will work together with GE to build and deploy best-in-class Physical Security solutions for customers in India. Mr. Anand...