May 16, 2018 12:28 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com The L&T Whole-Time Director expects capital spending, as part of the defence budget, to increase next year, resulting in higher project orders Prince Mathews Thomas @prince0879 Jayant D Patil spearheaded L&T’s foray into the defence industry in 1986, at a time few other private companies saw […]
India test-fires medium range nuclear capable Agni-II missile
Times of India, PTI | Feb 20, 2018, BALASORE: India on Tuesday test-fired its medium range nuclear capable Agni-II missile with a strike range of 2,000km from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast, defence sources said. The trial of the surface-to-surface missile was conducted from a mobile launcher at the launch complex-4 of the integrated […]
DRDO testing drone falls in agricultural field in Karnataka’s Nayakanahatti
By Express News Service | Published: 21st February 2018 CHITRADURGA: A drone operated by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for surveillance crash-landed at an agriculture field belonging to Bangarappa of Doreyagalahatti village near Nayakanahatti of Chitradurga district on Wednesday morning. The drone which was launched to test the capabilities of its surveillance from the […]
Extension for Nirbhay, panel to identify flaws
By Hemant Kumar Rout | Express News Service | Published: 07th January 2017 BHUBANESWAR: India’s own cruise missile project Nirbhay has got an extension of 18 months amid speculations over the weapon system’s operational capabilities. Launched in 2004, the projected date of completion for the prestigious project was December 31 last. At a recent review […]
DRDO’s cruise missile project Nirbhay on verge of closure
By Hemant Kumar Rout | Express News Service | Published: 23rd December 2016 BHUBANESWAR: Once a pride for Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India’s own cruise missile project Nirbhay is on the verge of closure. A highly placed source told ‘The New Indian Express’ that the project is likely to be closed as the […]
Rustom-II UAV to be tested in Chitradurga
Kalyan Ray, New Delhi, Jul 11, 2016, DHNS The first flight of India’s new combat-capable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Rustom-II is scheduled to be held by the end of July in Chitradurga test flight range. Scientists at the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) would move to the test range later this week for the trial as […]
Interceptor missile tested 7 times, DRDO’s Rajinikanth moment still far
The system would be able to tackle incoming ballistic missiles of range up to 2,000 km Written by Sushant Singh | New Delhi | Updated: May 4, 2015 3:20 am The proposed Ballistic Missile Defence system is supposed to blow enemy n-missiles out of the sky as they fly towards Delhi. But last month’s test […]
Agni 5, India’s Longest Range Ballistic Missile, Successfully Test-Fired – NDTV
NEW DELHI: India today successfully test-launched Agni-5, its longest range ballistic missile, for the third time off the Odisha coast. The missile was launched from a canister from Wheeler Island, giving it higher road mobility. The three stage, solid propellant “missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher from the launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test […]
Contractual DRDO Employee Arrested for Supplying Strategic Information to Pakistan ISI Agent
a youth for his alleged links with Pakistan Security Agency ISI, the tremor of espionage seems to have resurfaced in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the country’s elite defence establishment. In a major breakthrough, Balasore police on Friday arrested a contractual employee of Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Odisha coast on the […]
DRDO Greets New Defence Minister With Successful LRSAM Test
By Hemant Kumar Rout | ENS Published: 10th November 2014 -The Indian Express BALASORE: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday greeted new Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar with the successful test firing of new generation state-of-the-art long range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM) Barak-8. Defence sources said the missile, developed jointly by the DRDO and Israel […]
