GE India, the $2.8 billion industrial giant, plans to invest $6 billion till 2015 in medical systems, services and IT tailor-made for rural India
Also, GE, the parent company, is looking at making India the sourcing hub for aerospace parts and healthcare products and is in the process of developing a supply chain for this. Read more here
GE Aviation, one of the world's leading manufacturer of jet engines for both commercial and military aircrafts, is looking at sourcing $100 million of aero parts from India…… read it here
In the first segment of his study of the Chinese and Pakistan military programmes and their impact on India, M P Anil Kumar, a former fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force, noted how China's military space programme could pose a threat to India. In this concluding piece, he looks at India's muted plans for space warfare.
TATA Advanced Systems and Sikorsky Aircraft ink pact for cabins
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation recently completed an agreement for TATA Advanced Systems Limited to manufacture Sikorsky S-92 ® helicopter cabins in India.
The first cabin is scheduled for delivery in late 2010 from a new Greenfield facility that TASL will construct at Hyderabad in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Read more here
HAL to Manufacture India's Homegrown Saras multi-role aircraft
Despite a recent accident which claimed the lives of three pilots, and its expensive price tag of $8 million, India’s homegrown multi-role “Saras” aircraft will still be acquired by the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy, reports India Defence Online. The prototype of the Saras aircraft was being developed by the Bangalore based state-owned National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL) had crashed recently and claimed three lives and no official reason was cited. The inquiry commission appointed by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is yet to give its report on the Saras crash.
Girl who fell from the sky and lived
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