India is building a floating testing range, a 10,000 tonnes ship, to facilitate testing of ballistic missile defence (BMD) Phase-2 interceptor missile. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists have designed the floating testing range to overcome land mass limitations imposed for carrying out different range missile tests, the Hindu reported today
Cobham has handed over newly designed quartz radome and in-flight refueling probe to be integrated to Indias Tejas MK-1 Light Combat Aircraft. The much awaited Final Operational Clearance of Indias Tejas Light Combat Aircraft was delayed due to non-supply of newly designed quartz radome and a bolt on inflight refueling probe by Cobham UK in March this year, section of Indian Media reported Wednesday
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is likely to win INR 530-crore (US $81 million) contract to manufacture new bridges for the Indian Army. “The defense ministry is expected to give a go ahead for the purchase of over 100 new short span bridges for the Indian Army soon
India faces serious shortage of ammunition especially for tanks and artillery and has stocks enough for only 10 days of war. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) had noted in May this year that stocks of 125 out of 170 kinds of ammunition or, to put it differently, 74 per cent of the total stocks are not enough for even 20 days of a shooting war
A long range surface to air missile (LRSAM), also known as Barak-8, being developed by Indias DRDO and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), will undergo testing in India in October 2015. According to V
Indian Navy along with Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Steel Authority of India (SAIL) have tied up to develop a special grade steel for indigenously designed nuclear powered stealth submarines. “This is an achievement as other exporting nations that produce the special steel were either unwilling or unable to continue selling it to India
The Indian defense ministry has approved a proposal by Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) to transfer technology (ToT) of Lakshya pilotless target aircraft (PTA) to an Indian private company, Larsen and Toubro (L&T). L&T will be able to produce Lakshya PTA commercially and will have to pay a royalty to DRDO for every aircraft produced and sold by it
The Indian Navy has refitted its aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya with Barak-1 air defense systems and Russian made AK-630 close-in weapon system for operational services. AK-630 close-in weapon system is borrowed from a to-be-decommissioned Godavari-class ship
The much awaited Final Operational Clearance of Indias Tejas Light Combat Aircraft is again delayed due to non-supply of newly designed quartz radome and a bolt on inflight refueling probe by Cobham UK. Other than software tweaks, the main difference b/w IOC-2 and FOC standard will involve the integration of a newly designed quartz radome and a bolt on inflight refueling probe, both supplied by Cobham UK
India has successfully tested an indigenously developed anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) from a Helicopter. The anti-tank missile, “HeliNa (HELIcopter Nag)” is the helicopter launched version of Nag missile developed by the Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) among the five missiles developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP)