Supersonic flight: Will planes go faster than sound again?Supersonic aircraft have been criticized by environmentalists for burning more fuel per passenger than comparable subsonic planes.
25 Jun, 2025, 07.16 PM IST
Trump offers top-end jets, trade deal to India in Modi bromanceUS President Donald Trump offered to sell advanced F-35 fighter jets to India during a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They pled...
14 Feb, 2025, 08.24 AM IST
NASA's Parker solar probe makes a historic Sun encounter as fastest man-made object ever: Explained in 10 pointsNASA's Parker Solar Probe: NASA tasted the Sun on Christmas Eve. The agency’s Parker Solar Probe made its closest-ever approach to the sun ...
27 Dec, 2024, 02.16 PM IST
Can India’s Rafale slay China’s ‘Mighty Dragon’ deployed near LAC?New satellite imagery reveals the deployment of J-20 stealth fighter jets by PLA Air Force near LAC. India seems confident that newly-acqui...
19 Jun, 2024, 01.54 PM IST
Moving beyond Airbus & Boeing: What will it take for India to make its own commercial airliner?India is already a growing sourcing hub for the global defence and aerospace industry. With government help, this ecosystem can, in time, b...
10 Jun, 2024, 09.53 AM IST
China's drone near Philippines coincides with India's BrahMos delivery, US drillsA Chinese drone's proximity to the Philippines, coinciding with the country's receipt of Indian BrahMos missiles and upcoming US drills, ra...
22 Apr, 2024, 11.29 AM IST
Russian fighter plane crashes into apartments in southern city near UkraineFootage showed a large fireball erupting from a multi-storey building. Russian news agencies said the pilots had ejected.
18 Oct, 2022, 06.15 PM IST
Pentagon report says UFOs can't be explained, and this admission is a big dealThe report's release is a profoundly important moment in the history of the UFO mystery, largely because of its institutional context. To f...
28 Jun, 2021, 03.25 PM IST
'Unprecedented moment': Rajnath describes experience of flying on RafaleJust before taking off for the sortie, the minister performed a brief Shastra Puja on the new aircraft as he emblazoned it with an 'Om' til...
09 Oct, 2019, 07.16 AM IST
Assembly elections, GST, high-profile cases mark 2017Two terrorists were killed by the army as it foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashm...
30 Dec, 2017, 04.53 PM IST
- Mysterious loud booms heard across the world: Report
London, Nov 24 (IANS) Mysterious booming sounds have been recorded from different places across the globe leaving people as well as experts...
24 Nov, 2017, 02.07 PM IST
The fastest supersonic passenger airliner Boom XB-1, to be launched in 2017The XB-1 is powered by three General Electric J85-21 turbojet engines, fed by two variable geometry supersonic intakes.
28 Nov, 2016, 09.22 AM IST
2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
31 Dec, 2014, 12.23 PM IST
- Goa tourism: Drug trade & infrastructure woes ail the sector; in dire need of a boost
Goa has been labelled a racist state in the international media. Incidents also shed a light on the unfettered growth of the drug mafia in ...
22 Dec, 2013, 06.49 AM IST
- India to test missile defence shield once again in August
India needs to develop an effective missile shield as soon as possible.
02 Jul, 2010, 04.14 AM IST
- India to have missile defence system in 3 yrs
The first tests of India's home-grown anti-ballistic missile system have been successful and the country expects it to be ready for militar...
12 Dec, 2007, 07.11 PM IST
- Japan to build stealth jet in 5 yrs
Japan's defense ministry has decided to build a stealth fighter and wants a first test flight within five years.
11 Aug, 2007, 04.00 PM IST