Tag: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Indian Air Force Places Order for 7 Squadrons of Akash Missiles
New Delhi: Having been satisfied with the consistent and reliable performance of the indigenous Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) Akash, Indian Air Force (IAF) has placed orders for seven more squadrons which […]
DRDO Conducts Night Trial of Indigenous Missile Prithvi-II
New Delhi: The night trial of indigenously developed nuclear capable surface-to-surface missile Prithvi-II was conducted on December 3 off Odisha coast. The trial of the short-range ballistic missile was conducted […]
‘India Remains at the Heart of Naval Group’s Global Strategy’
India remains at the heart of Naval Group’s global strategy. The objective behind establishing Naval Group India has been to support Make in India activities for Scorpene class submarine. The […]
DRDO-developed Anti-tank Missile Nag: World’s Finest in Its Class
New Delhi: The indigenously developed anti-tank guided missile NAG (Cobra) by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) under the Integrated Guided Missile Programme (IGMDP) can destroy enemy tanks miles […]
Indian Navy Exploring Alternates to Protect Warships
New Delhi: With a view to strengthen security at ports and protect warships, Indian Navy is exploring alternative methods with plans to procure a new class of mine hunting warships […]
DRDO to Offer Complete Access to Its Patents Filed in India
New Delhi: With the aim of encouraging domestic industry, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has offered free access to over 450 patents for commercial exploitation. This unprecedented move […]
Defence Minister Welcomes Synergy Between DRDO and Industry
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on November 22 welcomed the synergy being created between Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and industry for boosting the indigenous development of defence […]
Government to Speed up Indigenous Programme of Early Warning Aircraft
New Delhi: The government intends speeding up indigenous early warning aircraft being impressed by the performance of home-developed early warning aircraft during the Balakot air strikes earlier this year. The […]
India Plans to Test Fire 3,500 km Strike Range K-4 Missile
New Delhi: As part of its exercise to strengthen fighting capability of the armed forces, plans are on the anvil to test fire 3,500 kilometre strike-range K-4 nuclear missile from […]
The ‘P’ for Physics
Let’s start with that customary famous quote “Physics is Science, everything else is stamp collecting” – Rutherford Since all the engineering/technology is finally a subset of Physics, I believe the […]
Finance Commission to Look Into the Problem of Defence Funding
Taking note of the persistent underfunding of defence, the union cabinet decided to tread a new path in a bid to resolve the problem. In July this year, it asked […]
With Largest Ever Industry Delegation, Defence Minister to Visit Moscow
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who will be visiting Moscow next week will be accompanied by one of the largest industry delegations after attending the two-day meeting from November […]
Indian Army to soon get best rifle of the world – Sig Sauer
New Delhi. In a move to provide better equipment to the Indian Army, exercise is on to get the infantry one of the world’s best rifles, manufactured by firearm major […]
Indigenous Defence Industry Gets Boost as DAC Approves over Rs 3,300 crore for it
New Delhi. Indigenous defence industry received a major boost October 21 in keeping with the Make in India of Modi 2.0 government, with the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by […]
Defence Ministry to Consider Army Proposal for Akash Missile
New Delhi. With the country having mountainous borders with Pakistan and China, the Defence Ministry is slated to consider the Army’s proposal for Akash missiles worth Rs 10,000 crore for […]