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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
India’s Nex-Gen Hypersonic Missiles: DRDO begins manufacturing
The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) begins manufacturing of hypersonic missiles. These missiles are five times faster than the speed of sound. DRDO is set to operate a wind tunnel to test and fine tune the technology Significance There is a race across the globe to possess hypersonic weapons technology. The US, Russia and ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Ballistic missile • Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) • DRDO • Missiles • Nuclear Missiles
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