Defence Research and Development Organisation

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

DRDO probing sat phone signals traced from TN village

11:38 pm January 11, 2020

Coimbatore: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is investigating the reported satellite phone signals traced from a village near Kangeyam in nearby Tirupur district. The signals were picked up from a village near Kunnathur by INS Parundu, an Indian Naval air station located near Uchipuli in Ramanathapuram district, and officials alerted DRDO, police said. […]

DRDO completes key process relating to Pinaka missiles

Pinaka missile system successfully flight-tested

10:25 pm December 19, 2019

Balasore (Odisha): India’s indigenously developed Pinaka missile system, which is capable of striking up to a range of 75 kilometres with high precision, was successfully flight-tested on Thursday, a defence statement said. The Pinaka MK-II rocket is modified as a missile by integrating navigation, control and guidance system to improve the end accuracy and enhance […]

First night trial of Agni-III missile held

9:51 pm November 30, 2019

Balasore (Odisha): The first night trial of the nuclear capable Agni-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile was carried out from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range at the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast on Saturday, Defence sources said. The trajectory of the missile is being monitored and the outcome of the trial is […]

Rs 3.37 lakh crore allocated for defence budget

First night trial of Agni-II missile conducted successfully

9:41 pm November 16, 2019

Balasore (Odisha): India on Saturday conducted successfully the first night trial of ‘Agni-II’, its versatile surface-to-surface medium range nuclear capable missile from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast, defence sources said. The missile has a strike range of 2000 km, the sources said soon after it blasted off from a mobile launcher at the […]

DRDO chief G Satheesh Reddy gets two-year extension

DRDO chief urges for indigenous defence production

8:26 pm September 28, 2019

Shillong: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman G Satheesh Reddy on Saturday said the country must focus on more indigenous defence production to reduce import in the sector and should become self-reliant in technology. Indigenous produce in defence manufacturing is currently about 45-50 per cent only, he said. Our indigenous produce in defence (sector) […]