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Indian Firm Develops Self-Destructive Missile Technology
March 3, 2015 @ 08:32 AMAn Indian firm Kaynes has developed a technology which allows missiles to self-destruct after the launch, if it veers off-course or if it detects unauthorized access to controls. A senior DRDO official was quoted as saying by TOI on Monday that the company has developed an Electronic Safe Arm Fire Systems (ESAFS) ballistic missile actuator unit, which is being evaluated by DRDO's missile teams for integration into various platforms
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India Allocates US$40 Billion For 'Make in India' Defence Budget
February 28, 2015 @ 09:51 AMIndian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced today that the government would allocate a budgetary estimate of INR 2.46 trillion (US$40
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India, Israel To Build Surface-To-Air Missile System For Indian Army
February 27, 2015 @ 12:00 PMIndia and Israel might soon start building a Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) system for the Indian Army in a bid to replace Russian-made air defense systems. "The Army has urgent requirement for one regiment (18 systems) of MRSAMs at worth of $1
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BEL Consortium Selected For $8 Billion Indian Battlefield Management System Project
February 26, 2015 @ 12:33 PMBharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Rolta India announced today that their consortium has been selected for the $8.01 billion (INR 50,000 Crore) Battlefield Management System (BMS) development project by Indian Defense Forces
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Prithvi-II Missile Test-Fired
February 20, 2015 @ 10:53 AMThe Indian Strategic Forces Command personnel test-fired the nuclear-weapons-capable Prithvi-II missile from Odisha on Thursday for a range of 250 km as against its full strike range of 350 km. Prithvi-II is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twin engines with a strike range of 350 km
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BEL Offers Homemade Phased Array Radars For Tejas
February 20, 2015 @ 08:49 AMBEL is offering indigenously-built radars for the Indian Air Forces LCA Tejas currently featuring Israeli multi-mode radars on board. SK Sharma, Chairman and Managing Director of BEL told reporters here at Aero India 2015, “Our Active Array Radar is currently being developed in collaboration with DRDO, and would take 2 years to complete
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Six New Akash Squadrons To Empower IAF
February 17, 2015 @ 09:52 AMThe Indian Air Force (IAF) have raised six new squadrons of the Akash Air Defence System which is developed by the DRDO, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and private firms. The top IAF officials were quoted as saying by TOI that IAF already has two operational squadrons of the all-weather, point/area missile system
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DRDO To Conduct User Trails Of Prithvi And AAD Interceptor Missiles
February 13, 2015 @ 10:33 AMIndias Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) will conduct user trail of Army version of Prithvi weapon system and developmental trail of Advanced Air Defense (AAD) interceptor missile later this month or early March. “The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Army will carry out the test of Prithvi from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea while the interceptor missile will be tested from the launching complex-IV located in Wheeler Island near Dhamra in Bhadrak district,” an unnamed source was quoted as saying by Indian Express Daily Thursday
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India Starts Development Of Air Launch Version Of Nirbhay Subsonic Missile For...
February 13, 2015 @ 09:09 AMIndias Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has started work on air-launched version of the Nirbhay subsonic cruise missile to arm Su-30MKI fighter and will launch it from an aircraft in a couple of months, Tass reported Thursday. According to reports, DRDO is now working on integrating it with the fighter jets systems and developing the capability of launching from low altitudes, in order to minimize its visibility to radar
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DRDO To Put Up Simulators Of LCA Tejas And Su-30MKI At Aero...
February 12, 2015 @ 10:07 AMThe DRDO exhibit will put up three real-time simulators of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas and the Sukhoi-30 MKI at the Aero India 2015, scheduled to begin on February 18. PS Subramanyam, programme director (Combat aircraft) and director, Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), was quoted as saying by Bangalore Mirror that the two simulators would be for professional pilots as well as the public to use
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Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
