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DRDO Igniter Complex came up in High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL)
The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) Igniter Complex has recently inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik at High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) in Pune, Maharashtra. The purpose of the laboratory is to design & develop any kind of ignition systems for key DRDO projects. Ignition is a crucial and ..
Topics: Akash • Defence Research and Development Organisation • Guided missiles of India • High Energy Materials Research Laboratory • India • Missiles • Nag • Prithvi • Pune • Vehicle Research and Development Establishment
DRDO successfully tests Man Portable Antitank Guided Missile
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight-tested a Man-Portable Antitank Guided Missile (MPATGM). Test Fire of MPATGM It was successfully tested in the ranges of Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. The MPATGM was launched from a man-portable tripod launcher and the target was mimicking a functional tank. The MPATGM successfully hit the target ..
Topics: Anti-tank guided missile • Anti-tank missiles • Defence Research and Development Organisation • Fire-and-forget • Guided missiles • Guided missiles of India • Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme • Ministry of Defence • Missile • Missiles • Nag • Weapons
Sub-sonic Cruise Missile Nirbhay Successfully Tested
Nirbhay the first indigenously designed and developed long-range sub-sonic cruise missile from a test-fired on 15th of April. This missile is capable of loitering and cruising at 0.7 Mach at altitude as low as 100 meter covered the designated target range in 42 minutes and 23 seconds. Key facts It is India’s first indigenously designed ..
Topics: Aeronautical Development Establishment • Cruise missile • Defence Research and Development Organisation • Guided missiles • Guided missiles of India • Kh-55 • Ministry of Defence • Missile • Missiles • Nirbhay • Tomahawk • Weapons
Anti-Tank Missile Helina Test-fired
India has test-fired its helicopter-launched version anti tank missile ‘Helina’ from the Odisha coast near the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur in Balasore district on 8th February. The missile has been developed by DRDO and is one of the most-advanced anti-tank weapons in the world. About Helina It is a version of the Nag anti-tank ..
Topics: ALAS • Anti-tank guided missile • Defence Research and Development Organisation • Fire-and-forget • Guided missiles • Guided missiles of India • Ministry of Defence • Missile • Missile defense • Missiles • Nag • Weapons
India launches successfully NAG missile
On August 19, India has successfully test-fired the indigenously developed helicopter launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) ‘HELINA’ from an Army helicopter ‘Rudra’ in Pokhran test range in Rajasthan. The HELINA weapon system tested for its full range was released smoothly from the launch platform. The missile hit the target with high precision. The missile is ..
Topics: Anti-tank guided missile • Anti-tank missiles • Defence Research and Development Organisation • DRDO Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon • Guided missiles • Guided missiles of India • Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme • Ministry of Defence • Missile • Missiles • Nag • Weapons
BrahMos of India is a “supersonic cruise missile”
On 16 July, India’s supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was test fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha under extreme conditions. Brahmos is India’s only supersonic cruise missile and it can cruise at speeds of up to Mach 3.0, or three times the speed of sound.
Topics: Brahmos • Chandipur, Odisha • Cruise missile • Cruise missiles • Defence Research and Development Organisation • Guided missiles • Guided missiles of India • Jet engines • Missiles • Nirbhay • Supercruise