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DRDO successfully conducts maiden flight-test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence interceptor off Odisha coast | India News – Times of India

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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…

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Atmanirbharta can’t be at cost of nation’s defence: IAF vice chief A P Singh | India News – Times of India

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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…

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DRDO plans India’s first underwater-launched UAV, awards contract to Pune startup Sagar Defence | India News – Times of India

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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…

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India test-fires RudraM-II missile from Su-30 fighter | India News – Times of India

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RudraM-II air-to-ground missile NEW DELHI: India successfully flight-tested the indigenous RudraM-II air-to-ground missile, which is designed to have a strike range of almost 350-km, from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter of the IAF off the coast of Odisha on Wednesday.The RudraM series are being developed by DRDO as new-generation anti-radiation missiles (NGARMs) for destroying a variety of…

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DRDO develops country’s lightest bulletproof jacket | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: A unit of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) located in Kanpur, has successfully developed the lightest bulletproof jacket in India.The Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE) developed the jacket that offers protection against the highest threat level 6, as per BIS 17051-2018 standards.The jacket’s design incorporates novel materials…

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India tests long-range cruise missile for precision-strike capabilities | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: India on Thursday tested the indigenous technology cruise missile (ITCM), with a strike range of 1,000-km, from the Chandipur integrated test range off the Odisha coast.This subsonic long-range land-attack cruise missile, with a canister-launch system, will eventually be one of the mainstays of the tri-service Integrated Rocket Force to be raised for conventional…

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Man-portable anti-tank missile aces another test | India News – Times of India

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India has successfully conducted another test of indigenous man-portable anti-tank guided missile (MP-ATGM), which has a strike range of 2.5km strike, with DRDO saying the weapon system is now ready for final user trials by the Army. The fire-and-forget MP-ATGM, which is equipped with day/night and top attack capabilities to penetrate modern armour-protected tanks, has…

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DRDO successfully tests advanced Akash-NG missile, ready for user trials to strengthen India’s air defence | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: The new generation Akash surface-to-air missile system, capable of intercepting hostile aircraft, helicopters, and drones at a range of 30 km, is now ready for user trials before its induction into the armed forces.DRDO successfully tested the new-generation Akash missile on Friday from the integrated test range at Chandipur off the coast of…

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