QRSAM system flight tests successful
DRDO and Indian Army have successfully completed six flight tests of Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from Integrated Test Range (ITR)...
Dr Samir V Kamat appointed DRDO chief
Distinguished scientist Dr Samir V Kamat was appointed as Secretary of the Department of Defence Research and Development and Chairman of the Defence Research...
DRDO developed laser-guided anti-tank missiles successfully tested
Indigenously developed laser-guided anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) were successfully tested from main battle tank (MBT) Arjun by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)...
IIT-BHU, DRL-DRDO to work jointly on medical, technical needs of security forces
IIT-BHU, Varanasi has signed an MoU with Defence Research Laboratory (DRL-DRDO), Tezpur Assam to foster the rate (speed) of drug discovery and development projects...
Defence R&D to be opened to private sector for high-tech platforms
The government is slated to approve amendments in the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) to allow Indian private sector into defence research and development (R&D)...
ASEAN countries compare BrahMos with US Harpoon Missiles
After inking its first-ever export agreement for the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with the Philippines, India has been eyeing other countries in Southeast Asia,...
India will be global drone hub: DRDO chairman
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chairman Dr G Satheesh Reddy, on 16 July, the Centre wants to turn India into a global drone...
DRDO developing autonomous system for nuclear decontamination
The DRDO is developing a new remotely operated system to survey radiologically affected areas and collect contaminated samples. Termed as Automatic Terrain Monitoring and...
DRDO successfully tests precursor to future combat drones
Hailing it as a major milestone in the development of unmanned aircraft, the DRDO, on 1 July, conducted the first flight test of the...
India successfully tests high-speed expendable aerial target Abhyas
India, on 29 June, successfully tested the indigenously-designed Abhyas – a High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) – in Odisha. The trial was carried out...
















