Aerospace Diary

Neelam Mathews Sept 3, 2014 As India’s new government looks at reform to boost industrial growth with manufacturing a header in its plans, Siemens PLM software India team organized the 3rd India Shipbuilding Executive Summit  co-hosted by American Society of Naval Engineers, Indian Maritime Foundation, American Bureau of Shipping, and Siemens PLM Software. The event provided a platform for senior officers from the Indian Navy, and senior executives from the Shipbuilding industry to discuss issues of contemporary relevance in the context of improved Design, Manufacturing and Service Efficiency in the Shipbuilding industry in India, with the apt theme- ‘Ship Building, a significant Manufacturing force-multiplier.’ Brigadier (Retd.) Prakash Tolani, Senior Director, Siemens, kick started the event with a roundup on two previous summits, linking the sequential flow to the subjects chosen for the ISES3 round table discussions. These topics were based on continuity with the ...

AIN DEFENSE PERSPECTIVE  »  AUGUST 9, 2013 by    NEELAM MATHEWS A line-up of MiG-29Ks belonging to Indian Navy squadron 303, which was commissioned in late May for service aboard the INS Vikramaditya. (Photo: Indian Navy) August 9, 2013, 10:30 AM India will launch its 37,500-ton  indigenous aircraft carrier ( IAC -1)  on August 12 at the Cochin Shipyard in Kerala. The ship is scheduled for induction by the end of 2018. Meanwhile, the former Russian aircraft carrier  Admiral Gorshkov , now the  INS Vikramaditya,  conducted final trials in the Barents Sea this week with its squadron of MiG-29K combat jets embarked. It is due to be delivered by year-end, after a delay of more than four years. Designed by the Directorate of Naval Design, the  IAC -1 will be named  INS  Vikrant . It is 260 meters (850 feet) long and 60 meters (200 feet) wide. Powered by four gas turbines, it will be capab...