Indigenously Developed Torpedo Decoy System Inducted by Indian Navy

The Indian Navy has inducted an Indigenously developed Maareech capable Advanced Torpedo Decoy System on 26th June 2020. The induction has provided a huge boost to the Indian Navy’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Capabilities. What is Torpedo Defence System? A Torpedo is a self-propelled underwater missile that can be launched from a surface vessel, submarine, and airplane. ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: Atmanirbhar Bharat • Bharat Electronics Limited • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) • Indian Navy • Make in India Defence • Torpedo Decoy System

AKASH-1S Missile: test fired by DRDO

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired Akash-1S surface to air defence missile system from Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Balasore off the Odisha coast. This is the second successive successful missile test by DRDO in last two days. About Akash-1S Background: The Akash missile is a medium range multi-target engagement capable ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: Agni Missile • Akash missile • Akash missile system • Akash MK1 • Akash-MK2 • Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) • Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) • Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) • medium-range surface-to-air missile • Nag missile • Odisha • S-400 • Trishul missile

BrahMos Air Launched Missile test fired from a Su-30 MKI

The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully fired aerial version of supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from a Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft. Key Highlights About: The IAF successfully fired BrahMos Air Launched Missile from its frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft. Background: Earlier on 22 November 2017, the IAF became World’s first Air Force to successfully fire an ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. (BAPL) • BrahMos Air Launched Missile • BrahMos Cruise Missile • BrahMos missile • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) • IAF • Indian Air Force • Su-30 MKI • Su-30 MKI Fighter Aircraft

DRDO successfully conducts Flight Test of ABHYAS

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO, an agency under Ministry of Defence) conducted successful flight test of ‘ABHYAS’, a High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT). The test was conducted from Interim Test Range (ITR), at Balasore in Chandipur, Odisha. Key Highlights of Test The trial flight test was tracked by various Radars & Electro Optic ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: ABHYAS • Acoustic Miss Distance Indicator • AMDI • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) • DRDO • High-speed Expendable Aerial Target • Luneburg lens • MEMS • Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems • Ministry of Defence • Odisha • Radars & Electro Optic Systems

First Canister-based Agni-V missile successfully test-fired

For the first time, a canisterised version of Agni-V missile was successfully test-fired on 31 January 2015 from Wheeler Island off Odisha coast. This was the third successful flight test of the Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) and the first canister trial. Test: The missile was launched from sealed canister, mounted on a TATRA truck. It was ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015

Topics: Agni series of missiles • Agni-V missile • Canister-based Agni-V missile • Current Affairs 2016 • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) • Odisha