NEW DELHI: India conducted three successful tests of its man-portable air defence missile system, which can intercept and destroy hostile aircraft, drones and helicopters at ranges up to 6 km.The flight-tests of the miniaturised fourth-generation VSHORADS (very short-range air defence system) missiles were conducted by DRDO from a ground-based portable launcher at the Pokhran field…
Photo credit: X/Royal Moroccan Armed Forces NEW DELHI: Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) has secured a contract to manufacture Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP) combat vehicles for the Moroccan defence forces.“Kingdom of Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces and Tata Advanced Systems sign deal for local production of Wheeled Armoured Platform. Developed in collaboration with the DRDO and…
NEW DELHI: After forward deploying howitzers, missiles, rocket systems and loiter munitions along the China frontier, India is now stepping up induction of more long-range, high-volume precision firepower that can prove decisive in battles as well as expanding its indigenous ammunition vendor base to counter global supply chain disruptions.With lessons being learnt from the ongoing…
The jackets feature front and rear armours that provide comprehensive 360-degree protection, as stated by the defence ministry on Wednesday. NEW DELHI: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi, has announced the development of lightweight bulletproof jackets, named ‘ABHED‘ (Advanced Ballistics for High Energy Defeat), which…
NEW DELHI: A top-notch MQ-9B Sea Guardian drone, an unarmed version leased by the Navy from US firm General Atomics, had to be ditched into the sea off Chennai after it encountered a technical failure on a routine surveillance mission in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) on Wednesday afternoon.The “controlled ditching” of the high-altitude, long-endurance…
NEW DELHI: The defence research and development organisation on Tuesday conducted successful test-firing of the indigenously developed Man-Portable Anti Tank Guided Missile (MP-ATGM). The test took place at a field firing range located in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, DRDO officials said.The MP-ATGM is a portable, shoulder-launched missile system designed to neutralize enemy tanks and armored vehicles. Source…
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday successfully flight-tested an endo-atmospheric interceptor missile under Phase-II of its two-tier ballistic missile defence (BMD) system, with the defence ministry promptly proclaiming it demonstrated the indigenous capability to defend against hostile nuclear-capable missiles in the 5000-km range class.In the test, the “target missile” mimicking an enemy’s long-range ballistic missile was…
NEW DELHI: The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), on Wednesday successfully conducted a flight test of the Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence System at ITR, Chandipur in Odisha.The test commenced at 4.20 pm (1620 hours) when a Target Missile, simulating an adversary’s Ballistic Missile, was launched from LC-IV Dhamra.Sharing a post on X, the Defence…
NEW DELHI: In a clear message to DRDO, defence PSUs and other agencies amid the continuing delay in the delivery of Tejas fighters and other indigenous weapon systems, IAF vice chief Friday said national security and operational readiness cannot be sacrificed at the altar of self-reliance. “Atmanirbharta (self-reliance) is what we are riding on…But this…
NEW DELHI: To boost India’s underwater military capabilities, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has decided to develop a first-of-its-kind underwater-launched unmanned aerial vehicles (ULUAVs), with help from a Pune-based defence startup, that will be launched from a submarine. DRDO‘s Technology Development Fund (TDF) has awarded the technology development contract for ULUAVs to Sagar Defence…
