Page 17 - Latest Updates on DRDO
Akash-NG missile successfully launched, achieves 'textbook precision': DRDO
The Akash-NG (New Generation) Missile was successfully launched by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Sunday
 "Akash-NG missile successfully launched, achieves 'textbook precision': DRDO")
CRPF gets 21 DRDO-developed bike ambulances for remote area operations
They will be used for casualty evacuation tasks in remote Naxal violence and insurgency-affected areas
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Indian Army soft-pedals light tank of DRDO-L&T for China border
L&T is looking to complete delivery of its contract for 100 K-9 Vajra tracked guns by February, well ahead of schedule
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Fewer flying displays as Covid-19 pandemic curbs Aero India 2021
The show website indicates that only 75 foreign firms are participating this year, compared to 165 companies that attended the previous edition of the biennial air show in 2019
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Proud of DRDO's achievements in building Atmanirbhar Bharat: Rajnath Singh
Singh extended greetings on Defence Research and Development Organisation's 63rd Raising Day, saying India is proud of the exceptional technological advancements in building an 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'
 "Proud of DRDO's achievements in building Atmanirbhar Bharat: Rajnath Singh")
Navy, DRDO conduct maiden trial of 1st indigenous air-droppable container
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with the Indian Navy conducted the successful maiden test trial of India's first indigenously designed and developed Air Dropped Container
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Rajnath Singh inaugurates India's first hypersonic wind tunnel in Hyderabad
After America and Russia, India is the third country to have such a large facility in terms of size and operating capability
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DRDO successfully demonstrates quantum communication between two labs
The Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) and The Research Centre Imarat (RCI) were the two labs that participated in this demonstration.
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How to convert India-US defence relations from transactional to strategic?
Narendra Modi must remind Joe Biden that America's goal of expanding multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific includes a pivotal role for a militarily powerful India
 "How to convert India-US defence relations from transactional to strategic?")
Ready to meet dual challenge from Covid and on LAC: Admiral Karambir Singh
Admiral Singh was emphatic about the navy requiring a third aircraft carrier
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DRDO successfully test-fires Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile system
All QRSAM weapon system elements like Battery Multifunction Radar, Battery Surveillance Radar, Battery Command Post Vehicle and Mobile Launcher were deployed in the flight test
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India successfully test-fires Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air missile system
The system is capable of detecting and tracking targets on the move and engaging target with short halts
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After minor hiccups, indigenous artillery gun is ready to fire again
Sanctioned in September 2012, the ATAGS gun first fired in December 2016, taking just four years in development
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Homegrown firepower: Deadly Pinaka rocket gives Army cross-border options
The Enhanced Pinaka has demonstrated twice that range and an ability to strike within 10 metres of where it is aimed
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In pics: DRDO's anti-satellite missile model, new tech for fire detection
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari congratulated the team of DRDO for developing a unique technology which detects fire in passenger buses within 30 seconds and suppresses it in 60 seconds
 "In pics: DRDO's anti-satellite missile model, new tech for fire detection")
Rajnath Singh to inaugurate model of anti-satellite missile system in Delhi
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate a model of the anti-satellite missile system, which is seen as a symbol of national technological advancement, at the DRDO headquarters in Delhi
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Rajnath approves new procurement manual for DRDO to encourage research
Rajnath Singh said that the new manual will help towards realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of Atma Nirbhar Bharat
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In pictures: 10 missiles that India has tested in the last two months
Naval version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired yesterday from an indigenously built stealth destroyer. With this, India has now tested 10 missiles in last 2 months
 "In pictures: 10 missiles that India has tested in the last two months")
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile tested in a strategic signal to China
In fact, most of these tests have involved routine firing trials of weapon systems that the DRDO is developing and which are a long way from operational service
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BrahMos supersonic cruise missile successfully test-fired from INS Chennai
The missile was fired from INS Chennai, a stealth destroyer, and it hit the target with pin-point accuracy after performing "extremely complex" manoeuvres
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