Indian Navy will be soon test firing the Barak 8, a long-range surface-to-air missile, co-developed by India and Israel. The test fire is intended to enhance the missile capabilities against incoming missiles, planes and drones, PTI reported Friday
India has successfully test-fired its visual range (VR) air-to-air missile Astra from Su-30MKI fighter jet for the third time in two days. Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on Wednesday had tested two missiles at very low and very high altitudes while the aircraft was performing High-G maneuvers in separate trials
A test facility to launch ballistic missile interceptors is being set up on a river island of the Krishna creek in Andhra Pradesh by the Indian Defence research and development organization (DRDO). This is part of the DRDO's ballistic missile defence(BMD) project to shoot incoming enemy missiles out of the sky
Indias DRDO Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) plans to set up a new missile launch facility at Nagayalanka in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. Its lone missile test facility is off the Orissa coast in the Bay of Bengal
India defense research and development organization (DRDO) is aiming for higher localization of components of its Arjun Mark-II main battle tank (MBT) as a way to get over shortage of imported parts which were affecting the combat readiness of the tank. Denying media reports that 75% of the tank fleet had been out of commission for want of spares and components, the sources told defenseworld
Indian Army on Tuesday has inducted indigenously developed supersonic short range surface-to-air missile ‘Akash capable of engaging aerial threats like aircraft, helicopters and drones to a maximum range of 25 km and up to an altitude of 20 km. The missiles developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) will be a boost for the Army Air Defense Corps, which had been grappling for years with obsolete air defense weapons
The Indian Air Force's avro replacement program will now cost an additional US $870 million (INR 5,500 crore) to the existing US $1.9 billion (INR 12,000 crore) as the coast guard initiated its requirement for new patrol aircraft, Economic Times reported Tuesday
Using drawings supplied as part of technology transfer of the original Bofors gun, the Indian Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) plans it manufacture some 114 pieces of its homemade artillery called ‘Dhanush. The plan is to equip six army batteries with the homemade gun
Indias Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has exported three hull-mounted SONARs to Myanmar based on the technology developed by DRDO, Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar said in a written reply at the parliament today. Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has developed SONARs for Indian Navy and has transferred technology to Indian Industries for manufacture and supply to Indian Navy
India has successfully test-fired nuclear ballistic missile Agni-III for a lesser range from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast on Thursday. The missile has a strike range of more than 3,000 km