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India’s night trial of Nuclear Capable PRITHVI II missile successful
India recently conducted the night trial of indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi II missile. The test was successful. The test was conducted at the Integrated Test Range, Balasore, Odisha. Highlights Prithvi II is a surface-to-surface missile. The first trial of Prithvi II was conducted in September 2020. The launch was conducted by the Strategic Force ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Balasore • Defence exports • Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy • DRDO • Missile • Missile testing • nuclear missile • Prithvi
Pakistan conducts first flight test of Ababeel missile with MIRV technology
Pakistan successfully conducted the first flight test of Ababeel surface-to-surface medium range ballistic missile. The test flight was aimed at validating various design and technical parameters of missile’s weapon system. It is claimed that Ababeel missile has the capability to carry nuclear as well as conventional warheads and engage multiple targets with high precision by ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Topics: Ababeel missile • Defence • MIRV technology • missile technology • nuclear missile • Pakistan
Pakistan test-fires first nuclear-capable submarine cruise missile Babur-3
Pakistan successfully test-fired its first Submarine-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) Babur-3 capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. This launch gives Pakistan a “credible” second-strike capability. The Babur-3 missile was fired from an underwater mobile platform from an undisclosed location in the Indian Ocean and hit its target with precise accuracy. Key facts SLCM Babur-3 is a ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Topics: Babur 3 missile • Defence • International • missile technology • nuclear missile • Pakistan
Long range nuclear-capable subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay testfired
Long range nuclear-capable subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay was testfired from the launch complex 3 of the Integrated Missile Test Range in Balasore, Odisha. The test was conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). After blasting off from launch pad, the missile took a unique trajectory in its entire path to the target. However ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Topics: Cruise missile • Defence • National • Nirbhay Missile • nuclear missile • Odisha
Nuclear capable Agni-I ballistic missile successfully test-fired
The indigenously built nuclear capable Agni-I ballistic missile was successfully test-fired from a test range off Odisha coast, as part of a user trial by India Army. It was test-fired from a mobile launcher from the launch pad-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island). The last trial of Agni-I ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Topics: Agni I • Ballistic missile • Defence • missile technology • National • nuclear missile • Odisha