India developing its own 400 km class Long-Range Surface to Air Missile air defence system

The project lead for the LRSAM project would be the Indian Air Force which is keen on promoting indigenisation in defence hardware

PM Modi to handover DRDO’s EW suite for Naval ships to the Indian Navy

As an effort to give a thrust to Aatmanirbhar Bharat in the defence sector Prime Minister Narendra Modi will formally hand over Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) designed Advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) suite for Naval ships to the Indian Navy today at Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The ceremony is being held as part of the […]

DRDO develops technology to safeguard fighter aircraft from radar threats

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) laboratory in Jodhpur has developed an Advanced Chaff Technology (ACT) to safeguard fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF). This advanced chaff technology has been developed to protect the aircraft of the Army from hostile radar threats, informed the Defence Ministry. It has come months after the […]

DRDO’s anti-COVID drug priced at Rs 990 per sachet; Centre, states to get discounts

Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) anti-Covid-19 drug will be sold at Rs 990 per sachet by Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL), officials said on Friday. The Hyderabad-based pharma company, however, will provide the medicine to Centre and state government at a discounted price. The first batch of DRDO’s anti-Covid-19 drug was released on May 17 […]

Rajnath Singh, Harsh Vardhan release first batch of DRDO’s anti-COVID drug 2-DG

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday released the first batch of Anti-COVID drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The drug has been developed by DRDO’s Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) in collaboration with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories. DRDO Chairman Dr […]

India prepared to counter any misadventure, defend its territorial integrity: Rajnath Singh

India is vigilant and prepared to counter and defeat any misadventure to defend its people and the territorial integrity at all costs, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the Aero India 2021 in Bengaluru on Wednesday. “India faces threats and challenges emanating from multiple fronts. India is a victim of state-sponsored and state inflicted terrorism, […]

DRDO successfully test-fires Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile system

The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), carried out a successful test of Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile system on Friday. The missile hit its target directly during the test. The launch took place from ITR Chandipur at 3.50 PM off the Odisha coast. The missile is propelled by a single-stage solid-propellant rocket motor […]

DRDO successfully testfires advanced version of Pinaka rockets

An advanced version of the DRDO-developed Pinaka rocket was successfully flight tested from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on Wednesday. A total of six rockets were launched in series and all the tests met complete mission objectives. “All the flight articles were tracked by range instruments such as telemetry, radar and […]

DRDO successfully tests Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle

The hypersonic air-breathing scramjet technology was successfully demonstrated by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday with a flight test of the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) at 11.03 AM from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Launch Complex at Wheeler Island, off the coast of Odisha. DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy appreciated the scientists […]