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New Celestial Navigation System for Drones Enables GPS-Free Operations: Report
Scientists at the University of South Australia (UniSA) have unveiled a navigation system for drones that uses stars to pinpoint their location, removing the need for GPS signals. The lightweight and cost-effective system enhances operational resilience, particularly in environments where GPS signals are jammed or degraded. This development has pot...
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Parliament Winter Session Highlights: Parliament Passes Bill To Replace 90-year-old Aircraft Act
Countries have the right to respond to situations but they should be mindful of civilian casualties and must observe humanitarian laws, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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India Plans New Airport For Both Military, Civilian Aircraft In Lakshadweep
Even as India is looking to promote the Lakshadweep islands for tourism, India is now planning to develop a new airfield at the Minicoy Islands there that would be capable of operating military aircraft, including fighter jets, along with commercial
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Planes Losing GPS Signal Over Middle-East, Indian Regulator Flags Threat
Concerned over reports that civilian aircrafts may sometimes be flying blind over parts of the Middle East, the civil aviation regulator DGCA has issued an advisory to all Indian airlines.
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US Fighter Jets Scrambled As Plane Intercepted Near Biden's Delaware Home: Report
US fighter jets on Saturday "scrambled" after a civilian aircraft violated restricted airspace in Delaware.
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"Minor Disruption To Air Traffic": Germany, US Ahead Of Massive NATO Drill
The largest air deployment exercise in NATO's history, involving 25 nations and 250 aircraft in June, will only cause minor disruptions to civilian air traffic in Europe, Germany and the US said on Wednesday.
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India's First Military Aircraft To Be Built By Private Firm: 10 Facts
Airbus and Tata will set up a plant in Gujarat to build the C295 transport plane in a project worth Rs 22,000 crore. This is for the first time that private firms are making military aircraft in India. The C295 has civilian and military applications.
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NaVIC, India's GPS, May Soon Get "Regional To Global" Changeover: ISRO
India plans to expand its regional satellite navigation system NaVIC in a bid to increase its use in the civilian sector and also by ships and aircraft travelling far from the country's borders.
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Aviation Authorities Prepare to Allow Drones to Fly ‘Beyond Line of Sight’; Privacy Advocates Warn of Risks
Aviation authorities in the US and elsewhere are working to relax rules that were imposed in civilian drones, to allow them to soar out of their pilots’ sight. A growing group of companies like Amazon and other delivery services, power firms, and others have been granted special permission to fly drones “beyond visual line of sight.” However,...
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Joe Biden Admin May Compel Civilian Airlines To Carry Afghan Evacuees
The official said the civilian aircraft would not fly into Afghanistan, but would instead ferry evacuees from air bases in locations including the Middle East and Germany.
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Russia Offers To Fly Afghans Out Of Afghanistan To Other Countries
Russia is ready to provide its civilian aircraft to fly Afghan citizens from Afghanistan to other countries, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.
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2 Air Force Choppers Airlift Helicopter After It Crashed Near Kedarnath
Two Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters have successfully evacuated a civilian aircraft, which had recently crashed at the Kedarnath helipad at an altitude of 11,500 feet.
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Pakistani Military Aircraft Crashes On Training Flight, 17 Killed
A Pakistani military aircraft on a training flight crashed in a built-up area in the city of Rawalpindi, killing all five crew members and 12 civilians, a statement from the army's communications wing said on Tuesday.
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Ground Team Trekking To AN-32 Crash Site To Recover Bodies: Air Force
The operation to retrieve the bodies of the 13 Air Force personnel, on board the ill-fated AN-32 aircraft that crashed in Arunachal Pradesh, remained suspended today, even as a ground team comprising Garud commandos, civilian porters and hunters was on its way to the site on foot, Air Force officials said.
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Female Pilots In China Strain To Hold Up Half The Sky
When Han Siyuan first decided to apply for a job as a pilot cadet in 2008, she was up against 400 female classmates in China on tests measuring everything from their command of English to the length of their legs. Eventually, she became the only woman from her university that Shanghai-based Spring Airlines picked for training that year. She is now ...
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New Celestial Navigation System for Drones Enables GPS-Free Operations: Report
Scientists at the University of South Australia (UniSA) have unveiled a navigation system for drones that uses stars to pinpoint their location, removing the need for GPS signals. The lightweight and cost-effective system enhances operational resilience, particularly in environments where GPS signals are jammed or degraded. This development has pot...
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Parliament Winter Session Highlights: Parliament Passes Bill To Replace 90-year-old Aircraft Act
Countries have the right to respond to situations but they should be mindful of civilian casualties and must observe humanitarian laws, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
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India Plans New Airport For Both Military, Civilian Aircraft In Lakshadweep
Even as India is looking to promote the Lakshadweep islands for tourism, India is now planning to develop a new airfield at the Minicoy Islands there that would be capable of operating military aircraft, including fighter jets, along with commercial
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Planes Losing GPS Signal Over Middle-East, Indian Regulator Flags Threat
Concerned over reports that civilian aircrafts may sometimes be flying blind over parts of the Middle East, the civil aviation regulator DGCA has issued an advisory to all Indian airlines.
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US Fighter Jets Scrambled As Plane Intercepted Near Biden's Delaware Home: Report
US fighter jets on Saturday "scrambled" after a civilian aircraft violated restricted airspace in Delaware.
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"Minor Disruption To Air Traffic": Germany, US Ahead Of Massive NATO Drill
The largest air deployment exercise in NATO's history, involving 25 nations and 250 aircraft in June, will only cause minor disruptions to civilian air traffic in Europe, Germany and the US said on Wednesday.
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India's First Military Aircraft To Be Built By Private Firm: 10 Facts
Airbus and Tata will set up a plant in Gujarat to build the C295 transport plane in a project worth Rs 22,000 crore. This is for the first time that private firms are making military aircraft in India. The C295 has civilian and military applications.
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NaVIC, India's GPS, May Soon Get "Regional To Global" Changeover: ISRO
India plans to expand its regional satellite navigation system NaVIC in a bid to increase its use in the civilian sector and also by ships and aircraft travelling far from the country's borders.
-
Aviation Authorities Prepare to Allow Drones to Fly ‘Beyond Line of Sight’; Privacy Advocates Warn of Risks
Aviation authorities in the US and elsewhere are working to relax rules that were imposed in civilian drones, to allow them to soar out of their pilots’ sight. A growing group of companies like Amazon and other delivery services, power firms, and others have been granted special permission to fly drones “beyond visual line of sight.” However,...
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Joe Biden Admin May Compel Civilian Airlines To Carry Afghan Evacuees
The official said the civilian aircraft would not fly into Afghanistan, but would instead ferry evacuees from air bases in locations including the Middle East and Germany.
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Russia Offers To Fly Afghans Out Of Afghanistan To Other Countries
Russia is ready to provide its civilian aircraft to fly Afghan citizens from Afghanistan to other countries, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.
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2 Air Force Choppers Airlift Helicopter After It Crashed Near Kedarnath
Two Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters have successfully evacuated a civilian aircraft, which had recently crashed at the Kedarnath helipad at an altitude of 11,500 feet.
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Pakistani Military Aircraft Crashes On Training Flight, 17 Killed
A Pakistani military aircraft on a training flight crashed in a built-up area in the city of Rawalpindi, killing all five crew members and 12 civilians, a statement from the army's communications wing said on Tuesday.
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Ground Team Trekking To AN-32 Crash Site To Recover Bodies: Air Force
The operation to retrieve the bodies of the 13 Air Force personnel, on board the ill-fated AN-32 aircraft that crashed in Arunachal Pradesh, remained suspended today, even as a ground team comprising Garud commandos, civilian porters and hunters was on its way to the site on foot, Air Force officials said.
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Female Pilots In China Strain To Hold Up Half The Sky
When Han Siyuan first decided to apply for a job as a pilot cadet in 2008, she was up against 400 female classmates in China on tests measuring everything from their command of English to the length of their legs. Eventually, she became the only woman from her university that Shanghai-based Spring Airlines picked for training that year. She is now ...
