Yatish Yadav Dec 02, 2019 18:22:43 IST Other squadrons reported frequent unserviceability of mobile surface-to-air Akash Missile system and long duration downtime, which means that the missiles are dysfunctional and may not be cocked and loaded against enemy in contingency Several government agencies, including missile manufacturer Bharat Dynamics Limited, Bharat Electronics Limited, did not tell […]
Defence industry may see spectacular growth after 2019 General Elections, says L&T’s Jayant Patil
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 […]
‘Can’t fight tomorrow’s war with yesterday’s weapons, incorporate AI’: DG Artillery
Several scientists from the Armament Cluster of the DRDO, representatives of the industry and students are attending the conference in Armament Technology in Pashan, Pune. Written by Sushant Kulkarni | Pune | June 9, 2018 – The Indian Express “Tomorrow’s wars can’t be fought with yesterday’s technology,” said Lieutenant General P K Srivastava, Director General […]
DRDO has much to answer for its poor performance
By Dinesh Kumar | Chandigarh | 21 January, 2018 – Sunday Gaurdian On paper the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) comes across as formidable. It is currently engaged in about 70 projects that include making almost every major conventional weapon system and platform that major military powers are already manufacturing. From rifles and machine […]
‘Nirbhay failed due to use of recycled material’
Sumit Bhattacharjee – VISAKHAPATNAM, JULY 01, 2017 – THE HINDU Sub-sonic cruise missile will be ready by month end, says DRDO chief The fourth test of Nirbhay, the long rage sub-sonic cruise missile that is designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), failed on December 21 last year because of use […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Boots, Bullets, Rifles: All In Short Supply For Army
Reported by Sudhi Ranjan Sen, Written by Suparna Singh | Updated: December 23, 2014 15:54 IST – NDTV NEW DELHI: The army is running low on ammunition, soldiers posted to freezing places like Siachen and Leh don’t have boots or mosquito nets, and India has failed for over a decade to produce an assault rifle […]
DRDO under Parliament scanner; dna accesses House committee documents rapping organisation for shoddy research
Monday, 22 December 2014 – 7:10am IST | Place: New Delhi | Agency: dna New Delhi: India’s premier defence research organisation – Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) – is under Parliament scanner. Shoddy research, inordinate delays, corruption and its fancy for reverse engineering have resulted in the Parliamentary standing committee on defence raising the […]
