By Shaurya Karanbir Gurung, ET Bureau, Aug 08, 2018 After a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into corruption allegations, the Comptroller and Auditor General has also cast a shadow on an indigenous program for Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system ordered by the Air Force. In a detailed report, the CAG has stated that […]
Rustom-II takes to skies as mystery over transfer of its project director continues
By Pradip R. Sagar February 26, 2018 THE WEEK Over a month after ‘unceremonious departure’ of the project director of Rustom-II drone A.P.V.S. Prasad, DRDO on Sunday carried out test flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Challakere in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district. After the test, DRDO came out with a statement that a medium-altitude […]
DRDO successfully carries out test flight of Rustom-2 drone
PTI | Updated: Feb 25, 2018 , Times of India […]
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 […]
DRDO official under lens in passport documents case
50 verification certificates were issued by the official in the past six months, raising fears that documents were forged The Regional Passport Office here has ordered a probe into the issuance of 50 verification certificates in the past six months by an official of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). These certificates had been […]
Scientist, journalist among 11 arrested for suspected terror plot
Published: Friday, Aug 31, 2012, 8:52 IST By DNA Correspondent | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA The Central Crime Branch police have busted a terror plot and arrested 11 members with alleged links with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji). The arrested include a scientist from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and a journalist […]
India’s first aerostat radar launched
Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: December 28, 2010 18:47 IST Agra: India’s first indigenously-developed balloon-mounted radar that will greatly enhance the surveillance capabilities of the armed forces has been successfully launched. The aerostat radar was launched from a military compound and will remain at a height of about one kilometre for the next two or […]
India Buys Israeli Aerostat Radar
January 23, 2009: India is buying two more Israeli EL/M-2083 Aerostat radars. Both India and Pakistan are using radar aerostats (blimps) to fill in the many gaps in the radar coverage of their mutual border. India already has two EL/M-2083s. The United States is providing aerostats to Pakistan. India bought its first EL/M-2083s three years […]
The Missile that Cannot Fire – Long delays, cost escalation damage DRDO’s reputation
Amarnath K, Menon and Gaurav C. Sawant – April 13, 2012 – India Today The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was set up in 1958 with a vision to “provide our defence services a decisive edge by equipping them with internationally competitive systems and solutions”. The DRDO has clearly failed in its mission. There […]
