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New Delhi: In a boost to India’s self-reliance in defence, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully completed the final deliverable configuration development trials of unmanned aerial vehicle launched precision guided missile (ULPGM)-V3 in air-to-ground and air-to-air modes at the DRDO test range near Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. The trials were carried out using…
Staff and teachers at Raksha Anusandhan School (RAV) in Dehradun are opposing its management transfer from DRES to DAV College Trust & Management Society. This change, affecting a school partially funded by DRDO, raises concerns about potential negative changes to employee salary structures. DRDO clarified its financial support did not imply ownership or control. NEW…
New Delhi: Defence Research & Development Laboratory DRDL of DRDO on Saturday achieved a path-breaking milestone in the development of hypersonic missiles by successfully conducting an extensive long-duration test of its actively cooled full scale scramjet combustor.A run-time of over 1,200 seconds was achieved at the state-of-the-art scramjet connect pipe test (SCPT) facility in Hyderabad,…
For years, India’s missile programme was shaped by one reality that its main security challenges came from adversaries closer to its own borders, namely Pakistan and China. Most Indian ballistic missiles were therefore designed with the region in mind. Even the existing Agni-V, which can strike targets around 5,000 km away, already gives India the…
NEW DELHI: India has been able to develop the glide weapon system technology that can convert an unguided (“dumb”) warhead into a guided (“smart”) weapon, marking its entry into an elite group of countries that possess advanced stand-off weapons capabilities.On Thursday, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with the Indian Air Force (IAF),…
MUMBAI: A revolutionary air-independent propulsion system for submarines has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which will enhance the capability of the Navy, DRDO chairperson Samir V Kamat announced on Saturday during the commencement ceremony of IIT Bombay.Kamat said the land-based prototype of the system was tested in 2021 and the…
The Indian Navy and the defence research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have successfully conducted the first salvo firing of the Naval Anti-Ship Missile–Short Range (NASM-SR). The test was carried out from the Navy’s Sea King helicopter off the Odisha coast in the Bay of Bengal.During the trial, the helicopter fired two NASM-SR missiles in quick…
Anti-ship missile helicopter launch New Delhi: In a boost to Indian Navy’s anti-ship warfare capabilities, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Navy on Wednesday successfully launched naval anti-ship missile-short range (NASM-SR) from a helicopter platform in Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast. During the trial, two missiles were launched in quick succession from the…
NEW DELHI: In a step towards indigenous production of future-ready armoured vehicles, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Saturday unveiled advanced armoured platforms (tracked and wheeled) in Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar that will provide a huge boost to armed forces as these vehicles can be used for infantry transport, reconnaissance and combat support. The vehicles, flagged…
NEW DELHI: Emphasising that space is a strategic domain today, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan said on Thursday that “if we fail in space, we will be forced to fight blind. However, if we dominate in space, we will fight with foresight”.Making a virtual statement at Indian DefSpace Symposium titled “Strengthening India’s…
