CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Two entities will also undertake Joint Development in areas of advanced composites and autoclaves, mini-unmanned aerial vehicles, design & analysis of aircraft structure & systems. The MoU was exchanged between A K Srivastav, Director Defence and Aerospace, BEML & R Venkatesh, Director, Business Development of NAL.

Detailed explanation-2: -A first of its kind, indigenously developed aircraft trainer, HANSA-NG, developed by the CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL) has completed sea level trials at Puducherry, a necessary prelude to it being evaluated by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

Detailed explanation-3: -’HANSA-NG’, a two-seater flying trainer aircraft, design and developed by CSIR-NAL, has successfully completed in-flight engine relight test at DRDO’s Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) facility at Challakere on Tuesday.

Detailed explanation-4: -HANSA-NG is an aircraft developed by Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL). It is an upgraded version of HANSA aircraft. HANSA was also developed by NAL and was certified in 2000. HANSA-NG is equipped with Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)-compliant avionics.