The Akash and its newer variant, the Akash Mk-2, are a medium-range surface-to-air missile system designed to intercept enemy aircraft and missiles at a distance of 18-30 km. All India | Written by Vishnu Som | Updated: July 28, 2017 18:41 IST NDTV NEW DELHI: As many as a third of the home-made Akash surface-to-air missiles […]
DRDO’s Agra lab spends Rs 49.50 cr, 6 yrs, in developing surveillance system which fails Army standards
Arvind Chauhan | Jul 24, 2017, 10:01 AM IST AGRA: The Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), spent Rs 49.50 crore to develop a balloon-based platform for surveillance and communication, but failed to meet Army standards after years of work, according to a report […]
Shut Down Laboratories And Overhaul The DRDO, Expert Committee Tells Defence Ministry
All non-core research activity of the DRDO must stop. Sudhi Ranjan Sen Deputy Editor (News) The Huffington Post 14/03/2017 3:40 PM IST India’s premier defence research organisation, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), needs a major overhaul, some its research laboratories closed and the organisation needs to concentrate only on development of defence platforms, a […]
Government asks CBI to probe in allegations of corruption in purchase of three Embraer aircrafts
By Express News Service Published: 15th September 2016 – The New Indian Express NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has started analyzing allegations of Brazilian aviation major Embraer hiring a UK-based agent and paying commissions to swing the $208 million deal for three Emb-145 aircraft inked with India during UPA rule in 2008. […]
CBI will probe Embraer deal if evidence of criminality found, says Parrikar
September 11, 2016 – THE HINDU ‘Will make a statement only after studying the DRDO report’ Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday said he might recommend a CBI probe into the Embraer aircraft deal if it displayed “criminal nature” after the DRDO wrote to the Brazilian company seeking details of the deal involving three EMB […]
CBI may probe Embraer deal, if needed, hints Parrikar
ANI | Sep 11, 2016,- The Times of India VADODARA: With the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) writing to Brazilian company Embraer, seeking details on a report that it employed an agent to sell three EMB 145 aircraft to the DRDO in 2008, defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday asserted that if the issues […]
PIL STATUS – DMSRDE Case
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 3610/2015 & CM No.6436/2015 (for directions). PRABHU DANDRIYAL ….. Petitioner Through: Mr. R. Sathish, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS ….. Respondents Through: Mr. Anil Soni, CGSC and Naginder Benipal, Adv. for R-1 to 3. Mr. R.V. Sinha and Mr. A.S. Singh, Advs. […]
S Christopher is new Director General of DRDO; GS Reddy appointed scientific advisor to Defence Minister
By ET Bureau | 28 May, 2015, 09.30PM IST After a gap of several months, DRDO has finally got a new leadership with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar pushing through a new concept to divide the top post into two parts. The government on Thursday appointed S Christopher who heads the centre for airborne systems as […]
MoD Seeks Report on DRDO Contract Staff
By Pradip R Sagar Published: 17th May 2015 06:00 AM -The New Indian Express NEW DELHI: Taking cognisance of Express report, which highlighted that a huge number of contractual employees in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) were posing a threat to the defence secrets in the wake of a few espionage cases coming […]
‘DRDO Chariot’ Donation Issue Reaches Parliament, Parrikar Says Probe Ongoing
By Pradip R Sagar Published: 09th May 2015 05:00 AM – The New Indian Express NEW DELHI: A probe is on into allegations that a Pune-based laboratory of the country’s premier defence research agency DRDO had developed and donated a hi-tech chariot to a temple, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar informed Parliament on Friday. Express in […]
