Missiles Current Affairs, GK & News
Atlas V Rocket carrying SBRIS Geo-5 Missile Warning Satellite launched for US Space Force
On May 19, 2021, the United Launch Alliance launched the Atlas V Rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Atlas V rocket carried SBRIS Geo-5 Missile Warning Satellite. SBRIS Geo-5 Missile Warning Satellite The satellite will provide key capabilities in missile warning, battle space, missile defence. It weighs 4,850 kilograms. As of 2018, ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Atlas V • Infrared Space Surveillance • Liquid Oxygen • Missiles • Satellites • SBRIS • United Launch Alliance • US Space Force
Iron Dome of Israel
Recently, Israel and Palestine engaged in air strikes. It all began with Israeli Police installing a barricade at the Damascus Gate. Later the tensions escalated due to the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Israeli police. To this, the Hamas group from Gaza retaliated with rockets. These rockets were intercepted by Israeli Iron Dome. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Air Defence Systems • Damascus • Gaza Strip • iron dome • israel • Israel-Palestine • Missiles
Python 5 Air to Air Missile
The Defence Research and Development Organisation recently test fired a series of missile trials. It included the Derby missiles and the Python missiles. The missiles were test fired in Goa and achieved 100% hits. With this the DRDO announced that the Python 5 Air to Air Missile has been successfully added to the Light Combat ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Air-to-Air Missiles • DRDO • India-Israel • Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) • Missiles • Python 5 • Rafael
DRDO to partner with Private Sector in Missile Production
The Defence Research and Development Organisation recently allowed the private sector firms to develop and produce missile systems. Also, they can make partnership with DRDO in Missile production. This is being done under the Development cum Production Partner Programme. The organization has already received bids for the Vertically-launched Short range Surface to Air Missile System. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) • India-Israel • Make in India • Missiles • Vertically Launched Short Range Missile Systems
STARStreak Air Defence System: India-France sign Agreements
Thales, a French Multinational Company has signed an agreement with the Bharat Dynamics Limited, a Government of India enterprise to jointly work on STARStreak Air Defence System STARStreak Air Defence System The STARStreak is a short-range surface-to-air missile. It was earlier called as the Shorts Missile System. It travels at Mach 3 speed, that is, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: India-France • LASER guided missiles • Missiles • short range missile • Starstreak • Thales