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DRDO test fires Torpedo SMART
On October 5, 2020, the Defence Research Development Organization successfully test fired SMART Torpedo. SMART is Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo. Highlights The Torpedo was test fired from Wheeler Islands in the coast of Odisha. The launch is important for India to establish its anti-submarine warfare capabilities. SMART is an anti-submarine Torpedo system and ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Anti-submarine warfare • Anti-submarine weapon • Guided missiles • Missiles • Smart • supersonic missile • Torpedoes • Varunastra • wheeler island
Pakistan conducts test launch of surface-to-surface ballistic missile ‘‘Shaheen-I’
On 18 Nov, Pakistan conducted a successful test launch of a surface-to-surface ballistic missile ‘Shaheen-I’ missile capable of delivering all types of warheads up to 650 kilometres. The launch was held as part of a training exercise “aimed at testing the operational readiness of Army Strategic Forces Command. The objective of the launch was at ..
Topics: Agni • Agni-III • Ballistic missiles • Ghaznavi • Guided missiles • Missiles • Shaheen-I • Short-range ballistic missiles • Strategic Forces Command
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
DRDO tests Inertial Guided Bomb (IGB) from Sukhoi combat jet
On May 24, the Defence Research and Defence Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested a 500 kg class Inertial Guided Bomb (IGB) from Su-30 MKI Aircraft from the Pokhran test range in Rajasthan. The guided bomb achieved the desired range and hit the target with high precision. The weapon system is capable of carrying different warheads. ..
Topics: Brahmos • Cruise missile • Cruise missiles • Defence Research and Development Organisation • Guided missiles • Indian Air Force • Ministry of Defence • Missile • Missiles • Sukhoi Su-30MKI • Weapons
India’s 1st indigenously made missile ‘Nirbhay’ successfully test fired
DRDO (Defence Research Development Organisation) has successfully test fired the India’s first indigenously designed and developed long-range sub-sonic cruise missile ‘Nirbhay’ from a test range in Odisha’s Chandipur. ‘Nirbhay’ is designed to carry conventional and 300-kilogram nuclear warheads. The missile weighs 1,500 kg, width of 0.52 meters and has a wingspan of 2.7 metre. It ..
Topics: Cruise missiles • Defence Research and Development Organisation • Guided missiles • Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme • Missiles • Nirbhay • Short-range ballistic missiles