Defence Research and Development Organisation

Security scenario in eastern Ladakh at “uneasy no war no peace” status: IAF chief

8:04 pm September 29, 2020

New Delhi: The present security scenario along India’s northern frontier is at an “uneasy no war no peace” status, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said on Tuesday, referring to the festering border row with China in eastern Ladakh. Addressing a conference, Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria also said the Indian Air Force has responded to the situation with rapidity and […]

DRDO completes key process relating to Pinaka missiles

11:31 pm September 25, 2020

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday kick started a key process for production of Pinaka rockets, launchers and related equipment, officials said. They said the DRDO handed over to the Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA) all relevant details for mass production of the Pinaka rocket systems. The DGQA is responsible for […]

Indigenously developed Prithvi-II missile testfired

10:11 pm September 23, 2020

Balasore (Odisha): India on Wednesday conducted a successful night testfire of its indigenously developed nuclear capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile as part of a user trial by the Army from a base in Odisha, defence sources said. The state-of-the-art missile was testfired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near here in darkness and the […]

DRDO chief G Satheesh Reddy gets two-year extension

11:22 pm August 24, 2020

New Delhi: Renowned scientist G Satheesh Reddy was on Monday given two-year extension as the chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), according to a Personnel Ministry order. He was appointed to the post in August 2018 for two years. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension of Reddy’s tenure as […]

Top DRDO prize for Noida varsity scientist's concept to recognize person's identity in dark

DRDO anti-drone system deployed during I-Day celebration to deal with aerial threats

9:27 pm August 15, 2020

New Delhi: An anti-drone system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was deployed to tackle any sub-conventional aerial threat during the Independence Day celebration at the Red Fort on Saturday. A senior DRDO official said the system has the capacity to bring down any drone through either jamming of command and control links or by damaging […]