"Apart from Kalam and Aravumudan, the ‘Class of ‘62’ consisted of B Ramakrishna Rao, Pramod Kale, Prakash Rao, H G S Murthy and D Easwara Das"

- Among the Seven Pioneers

Beauty Thy Name Is Su-30MKI [Video]

Russian United Aircraft Corporation [UAC] released promotional video of the Sukhoi Su-30MKI. The most beautiful bird, EVAR!

Godspeed

Also read: Ukrainian hardware on India's Sukhoi Su-30 MKI aircrafts

"The French payload would not marry up with the American rocket. Welding could cause fire because sodium was volatile. So Sarabhai asked Bhavsar: "How can we fit the payload?'' Mr. Kalam and another colleague scraped the payload with a small hand tool until it mated with the rocket. The launch was a success. The orange trail from the sodium vapour that lit up the twilight sky caused excitement in Kerala. The State Assembly, which was in session then, adjourned for a few minutes for its members to enjoy the spectacle."

- ISRO's spectacular leap in 25 years

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam [1931.10.15 - 2015.07.27]

R.I.P, Sir.

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This Rare Video Shows ISRO's Rohini RS-1 Satellite Being Launched Into Space

It was the first ever satellite to be successfully launched from India.

These Cool Videos Show IAF's Russian-origin Aircrafts Flying Over The Skies Of NATO Britain

"Anyone with an interest in military aircraft would have got quite a shock looking up and seeing a Russian jet over the skies of King’s Lynn."

1 Data - 2 Inferences, 180 Degrees Apart

In response to a query that an Indian Parliamentarian recently raised, the concerned Minister replied that ISRO had charged a total of  $17 Million USD plus €78.5 Million for the foreign satellites it has launched till now. Converting them all to Dollars, it comes to around $103 USD [€1 = $1.1 USD].

This Illustration Highlights The Major Systems & Cycles Involved In A Modern Nuclear Power Plant

Any Nuclear Power Plant, being built today, incorporates numerous sub-systems, multiple redundancies & fail-safe features, aimed towards reliably optimising the power generation process, extracting the most from the fuel.

Flying Side By Side, A Pair Of IAF Sukhoi Su-30MKI And Su-30K [Image Of The Day]

The different variants of the pride of the Indian Air Force flying alongside each other.

Play An IAF MiG-29 Pilot, Shoot Down PAF JF-17 Thunders

A computer game that pits India against pakistan in aerial warfare, along with a bunch of other games.

2015 Edition Of Indradhanush Indo-British Air Exercises Starts Today

An Indian Air Force contingent currently in the United Kingdom to take part in bilateral exercises with their British counterparts.

"Nixon remarks, "The Indians need - what they really need is a" - Kissinger interjects, "They’re such bastards." And then the president finishes his thought: "a mass famine.""

- 'The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide' by Gary J. Bass

"pakistan is, now, a household name in Afghanistan, associated with terror & everything bad"

Afghanistan's former intel Czar, Mr Amrullah Saleh, laying it out like no other, in this interview. A safer, more secure Afghanistan would most certainly require the man to occupy a seat of power in his country.

9-To-5 Warriors

"Switzerland cannot intervene because its airbases are closed at night and on the weekend"

via Al-Guardian

First Flight Of The Iraqi F-16 Fighter

"Two Lockheed Martin test pilots successfully completed the first flight of the inaugural F-16 Fighting Falcon for the Iraqi Air Force on 2 May 2014 at the company’s facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The F-16D is the first of thirty-six F-16 Block 52 aircraft on order through the US Department of Defense for Iraq. The aircraft will be delivered later this year."

via Code One

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Also Read: Manned F-16 Fighter Begins New Life As An UAV, The QF-16

"If they succeed in stopping Modi from becoming prime minister after these elections, they will complete the task of making India an irrecoverable economic basket case"

- Indians’ myopic selfishness