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ASTRA Mk-I Missile, IMSAS and BOSS System – Key Facts
The Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh recently handed over three systems developed by DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization) to the chiefs of the Defence Forces. The IMSAS (Indian Maritime Situational Awareness System) was handed over to the Indian Naval ..
Tags: Admiral Karambir Singh • Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Astra • Astra missile • CAIR
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
DRDO to double ASTRA’s range
The DRDO Chief, Mr G Sateesh Reddy recently announced that DRDO (Defence Research Development Organization) is to increase the range of ASTRA air-to-air missiles. India is one of the few countries to own a successful BMD-Ballistic Missile Defence programme. ASTRA ..
Tags: Ashwin Missile • Astra missile • Dassault • Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) • Prithvi interceptor missile
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
LCA Tejas gets Final Operational Clearance
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) standard certification for Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The DRDO’s FOC certification testifies the combat-readiness of Tejas. The Centre for Military ..
Tags: Ada • Aeronautical Development Agency • Astra missile • Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification • Defence Research and Development Organisation
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
IAF successfully conducts series of flight trials of Astra Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile
Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully undertaken series of flight trials of Astra Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVR-AAM) from September 26 to October 3, 2018. The tests were conducted at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore, Odisha as part of ..
Tags: Astra missile • Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile • Defence • Indian Airforce
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Astra: IAF successfully test fires indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile
Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully test fired indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) Astra from Su-30 figher aircraft. The missile was tested at Kalaikunda Air Force Station, West Bengal. During the test, missile successfully engaged manoeuvring target ..
Tags: Astra missile • Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile • BVRAAM Astra • Defence • missile technology
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
IAF successfully conducts development trials of Astra missile
The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted developmental trials of indigenously developed Astra beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) over the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Chandipur in Odisha. Total of seven trials of Astra BVRAAM were conducted ..
Tags: Astra missile • Defence • IAF • Indian Airforce • missile technology