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India successfully test fires medium-range ballistic missile: Report

India on Friday successfully test-fired indigenously-developed new generation medium-range ballistic missile Agni Prime from the Odisha coast, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) sources said. The sleek missile was test fired from a mobile launcher from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island around 9.45 am, they said. The solid-fuelled canisterised missile met all mission parameter during the test, they added. All its navigation was tracked and monitored by radars and telemetry equipment positioned along various points, the officials said. The missile's stroke range is between 1,000 km and 2,000 km, they said. The last trial of the missile was conducted on December 18 last year from the same base, which was also successful.

How atmanirbhar is India when it comes to defence?

India is showcasing its metal at the ongoing Defence Expo in Gandhinagar. While this is heartening, exactly how self-sufficient have we become in our defence production? Let us find out

MGS, Light Tank, WhaP: DRDO presents 3 'Make in India' successes at DefExpo

The DRDO has chosen Larsen & Toubro as a "design cum production partner"

India signs deal with Armenia for export of missiles, weapon systems

Armenia is also set to get anti-tank rockets as well as a range of ammunition from India under the bundled deal

Existing infra for testing medical devices inadequate: Parliamentary panel

The report presented in the Parliament by a standing committee stated that along with more testing labs, the country needs a robust IT-enabled and feedback-driven post-sales surveillance system

QRSAM: Indian Army clears quick reaction surface-to-air missile system

The QRSAM system is unique in its ability to operate on the move, searching for and tracking enemy targets; and then fire on a short halt

India carries out 6 flight tests of Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile

India has successfully completed six flight-tests of the Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur off the Odisha coast, as part of evaluation trials by the Army, the DRDO said on Thursday. The flight-tests were carried out against high-speed aerial targets mimicking various types of threats to evaluate the capability of the weapon systems under different scenarios, it said. During these tests, all the mission objectives were met establishing pin-point accuracy of the weapon system with state-of-the-art guidance and control algorithms, including warhead chain, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said in a statement. The performance of the system has been confirmed from the data captured by a number of range instruments like telemetry and Radar and Electro Optical Tracking Systems (EOTS) deployed by ITR, it said. The tests were conducted in the final deployment configuration consisting of all ...

Indigenising gas turbine engines a strategic necessity; could save Rs 3 trn

due to a trust deficit and the absence of inclusive policies for involving private players, aero engine research and development (R&D) remains a monopoly of the public sector

Planet Scuba India ropes in CREST to manufacture dive equipment in India

The company will introduce CREST Diving to DRDO's DEBEL and will aim to make India an alternative to China as a manufacturer of dive equipment

Distinguished scientist Samir V Kamat appointed DRDO Chairman: Ministry

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Kamat's appointment from the date of his assumption of charge till he attains the age of 60 years

DRDO Recruitment 2022: Here's how to apply for various apprenticeships

Candidates who wish to apply for one year of Apprenticeship Training in ASL can do the same on the DRDO's official website

DRDO and Indian Navy successfully flight-test VL-SRSAM off Odisha coast

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the missile will prove to be a force multiplier for the Indian Navy

Indigenously developed artillery gun to fire 21-gun salute on I-Day

The gun salute is a dramatic, centuries-old military salute or mark of respect, that involves firing guns or artillery

APJ Abdul Kalam death anniversary: Top quotes by the 'Missile Man of India'

APJ Abdul Kalam died on July 27, 2015 at the age of 83

MoD bans imports from 18 top defence platforms, items to be made in India

Items include light-weight tanks, self-healing minefields, "plug-and-play housing" for soldiers at extreme altitudes, 127 mm naval gun, multi-role helicopter, among others

INS Sindhudhvaj retired after 35 years; India faces submarine shortfall

The 10 Kilo-class submarines that India bought from Russia between 1986 and 2000 are now down to seven conventional boats, as the navy calls submarines

Govt mulls penalising companies for EV fire as voluntary recall begins

Nearly 7,000 e-two-wheelers taken off the roads; show-cause notice to companies sent based on findings of a report by a DRDO laboratory

Indigenous stealth drone makes maiden flight from test range in Karnataka

The stealth drone, also referred to as an Unmanned Combat Airborne Vehicle (UCAV), has been designed and developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru

Health ministry building two 50-bed hospitals for Amarnath Yatra pilgrims

Health professionals, including doctors and paramedics, from 11 states and union territories will be deployed in batches

DRDO, Navy successfully test short-range, anti-air missile to protect ships

The defence system uses a fibre-optic, gyroscope-based, inertial guidance mechanism