New Delhi: India‘s navy today signed a contract with state-run Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the first locally-made anti-drone system, with both hard kill and soft kill capabilities to tackle fast-emerging aerial threats. Naval Anti-Drone System (NADS), developed by the state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and […]
New Delhi: India‘s defence research agency has developed an advanced chaff technology for the air force that will aid in safeguarding fighter jets against hostile radar threats. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has started the process of induction of this technology after completion of successful user trials. Defence […]
New Delhi: India today once again successfully tested the locally-made new generation air defence missile against an high-speed unmanned aerial target, validating a key function of the weapon system. “(The) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful flight-test of New Generation Akash (Akash-NG) missile from Integrated […]
New Delhi: India‘s defence research agency today successful flight-tested a new generation surface-to-air missile from the Akash family of locally-made air defence weapon systems, increasing the chances of its induction into the Indian armed forces soon. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the Akash-NG missile […]
New Delhi: India today said its defence research agency has successfully fight-tested the locally made Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) for a minimum range, boosting the ground forces’ lethality against enemy battle tanks. Today’s test has also increased the chances of the weapon system’s induction into the […]
New Delhi: India today said its defence research agency has locally developed a high strength, metastable Beta Titanium alloy containing Vanadius, Iron and Aluminium on an industrial scale, boosting applications in aerospace structural forgings. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) laboratory, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL) that is […]
New Delhi: India today successfully flight tested a new generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile from the Agni-series that is likely to add a sting to the nation’s missile forces to strike at 2,000-kilometre range. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said the Agni-P — the P stands for […]
New Delhi: India today said it has successfully test-fired an enhanced range variant of the locally-made 122-mm-calibre rocket off Odisha on the east coast, thus readying a weapon that can hit targets 40 km away. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) carried out the test from a […]
New Delhi: French aeroengines major Safran has appointed Jetendra S. Gavankar as its next managing director, a former Indian Air Force officer, for its helicopter engines unit in India. Gavankar took over the new role from his predecessor Satish Kirtikar, who is retiring, according to a statement from […]
New Delhi: India today said it has approved a $68-million funding programme to help startups to boost innovations in defence technologies over the next five years. India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh has “approved the budgetary support of Rs 498.8 crore to Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) – […]
New Delhi: India today took a few key decisions that will speed up the way its defence acquisitions are done, including reducing the timelines by half. India’s Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar tweeted the decisions, saying the acquisition wing of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Indian […]
(Editor’s Note: Adds SIDM statement on the Second Positive Indigenisation List at Paragraph 16.) New Delhi: India today announced the addition of 108 defence platforms and equipment to a list of items that are banned from imports, further boosting the Narendra Modi government’s resolve to give preference to […]
New Delhi: India’s defence research and development agency has achieved success with a critical technology for aeroengines that will help the nation to take a step closer towards self-reliance in the aerospace sector and enter an elite group of nations with this capability. The Defence Research and Development […]
(Editor’s Note: The views are that of the author’s. For the writer’s other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Rajiv Chib A resurgence of COVID-19 cases in India has forced domestic defence companies to reintroduce strict restrictions. It again threatens to increase […]
New Delhi: India’s defence research and development agency today said it has developed Single Crystal Blades technology and supplied 60 of these blades to the nation’s lone aircraft manufacturer for helicopter engine applications. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said in a statement here that this supply was […]
