Missing scientists, unanswered questions — How Joshua LeBlanc's death fits a disturbing patternJoshua LeBlanc, a 29-year-old NASA aerospace engineer working on nuclear propulsion systems, died in a 2025 Tesla crash in Huntsville, Alab...
23 Apr, 2026, 07.51 PM IST
MTAR Tech shares soar 10%, double investor money in 2026! What’s behind the latest surge?MTAR Technologies shares surged over 10%, extending a sharp rally that has doubled investor wealth in 2026 so far. The spike follows a majo...
15 Apr, 2026, 12.14 PM IST
NASA reveals ambitious Moon base and nuclear Mars mission under “Ignition” planNASA has revealed an ambitious plan to build a permanent Moon base and launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars by 2028 under its “Ignit...
26 Mar, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
DRDO’s eight-year delay hits Indian submarines while Pakistan gains lead underwaterIndia’s plan to retrofit its Scorpene-class submarines with an indigenous Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system has been delayed again. I...
04 Aug, 2025, 02.29 PM IST
China remains mum on possible PLA Navy submarine accidentThere has been intense Western media reporting alleging that a novel Chinese submarine prototype destined for the People's Liberation Army ...
08 Oct, 2024, 08.56 AM IST
NASA, U.S. military to develop nuclear rocketNASA is working on a project to use nuclear thermal propulsion. It has been named DRACO or Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operatio...
28 Jul, 2023, 01.12 AM IST
Indian submarine fleet to get fresh impetus by early 2023The Navy is also set to commission the fifth of six new Kalvari-class Scorpene submarines being built in the Mazagon Docks. The final sub o...
21 Oct, 2022, 08.52 PM IST
Indian Navy's beefs up its underwater combat armTill now, the Navy has commissioned three vessels INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, and INS Karanj. This 23,000 crore-plus project at Magazon Dock...
24 Nov, 2021, 11.06 PM IST
US, Australia, UK sign key deal in nuclear sub allianceAustralia formally embarked Monday on a hotly-contested programme to equip its navy with nuclear-powered submarines in a new defence allian...
22 Nov, 2021, 10.12 AM IST
Rs 42,000 crore stealth submarine plan for the Indian Navy to finally kick offIndia is now finally getting set to issue the formal tender for the long-pending over Rs 42,000 crore project to make six new-generation st...
11 Aug, 2020, 11.04 AM IST
For future aircraft carrier, Navy homes in to electric propulsion, could use hybrid systemNavy Chief says three carriers needed so that at least two are operational at any given time.
25 Jul, 2019, 06.15 PM IST
India, US talk aircraft carrier technology, but key point off the menuThe bilateral strategic clinch may be getting tighter but the US is unwilling to offer help to India in nuclear propulsion technology for p...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.37 PM IST
Chinese submarine visits Pakistan; India concerned over PLAN presence in IORChinese submarines have now reportedly begun to make forays to even Karachi after making similar visits to Colombo over the last one year.
12 Jul, 2018, 04.08 PM IST
Russia offers to jointly design, build submarinesThe deal, believed to have been discussed at the top level during the Sochi summit, could drastically reduce the cost of Navy’s next-gen ve...
06 Jul, 2018, 12.22 PM IST
NASA is bringing back cold war-era atomic rockets to get to MarsUnlike conventional rockets that burn fuel to create thrust, the atomic system uses the reactor to heat a propellant like liquid hydrogen, ...
15 Feb, 2018, 05.48 PM IST
Eye on future, India mulls options for nuclear-powered aircraft carrierNothing projects raw power like an aircraft carrier prowling on the high seas, capable of unleashing strike fighters against an adversary i...
02 Aug, 2013, 10.29 AM IST
Eye on future, India mulls options for nuclear-powered aircraft carrierNothing projects raw power like an aircraft carrier prowling on the high seas, capable of unleashing strike fighters against an adversary i...
01 Aug, 2013, 11.04 PM IST