India would flight test sub-sonic, medium range cruise missile Nirbhay, in February 2013, a key defence official said on Friday. ...
04:26 PM, Jan 25, 2013
ndia has just taken up development of the Rs 6,000 crore Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) that will have the capability to penetrate "longer distances" enemy territory by way of radars and electronic warfare systems without venturing into the region physically, a top defence official said on Friday. ...
04:13 PM, Jan 25, 2013
A top secret audit of DRDO reveals that financial sanctions are being split so that they don't have to go to higher authorities. ...
11:47 PM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development organisation, country's premier body for development of defence related technology, has allegedly spent crores of rupees in the name of expenditure on technology, but there has been no positive outcome. A top secret audit of DRDO ordered by Defence Minister AK Antony has revealed that there is virtual lack of transparency in decision making mechanism in the organisation, which was created to look...
06:46 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Dhamra (Odisha): Cases of suicides and fratricides among Indian soldiers has reduced to six per lakh this year from about 14 per lakh a few years ago, premier defence agency DRDO has said. In the defence agency's psychological research lab in Delhi, scientists and psychologists are trying to understand the conditions under which soldiers take such extreme steps. "We have been successful in bringing down the number of such cases...
11:51 AM, Jun 27, 2012
Pune: Defence Research and Development Organisation on Friday said it is developing an advanced fifth generation fighter aircraft which will have components to monitor the functioning of key components like avionics, air conditioning and pressure-regulating systems. DRDO has showcased the models of its fifth generation aircraft known as the Medium Combat Aircraft (MCA) at various defence exhibitions in the country. "India's fifth-generation aircraft, which is being developed by DRDO, will...
03:48 AM, Jun 16, 2012
Hyderabad: The weapon system and defence technology developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are competitive and there is huge scope for exporting them, a top defence scientist said in Hyderabad. "Our technology and the weapon system are competitive. There is tremendous export potential ...but we have to first make sure we have real output in terms of numbers and quality," DRDO chief VK Saraswat told reporters on the...
07:07 PM, Apr 29, 2012
New Delhi: After the successful launch of Agni-V Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), India is all set to develop reusable rockets which will combine the technologies of both ballistic and cruise missiles. As part of plans to develop reusable ballistic missiles, Defence Research and Development Organisation will test indigenously developed scram jet engine next year, DRDO Chief VK Saraswat said in an interview to Doordarshan. "We have propulsion technology, we have...
05:47 PM, Apr 22, 2012
New Delhi: Buoyed by the success of its long-range Agni-V ballistic missile test, India on Friday said it will not "cap" its three-decade-old programme and continue to develop more missiles in the series with modern, latest technologies. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Director General Dr VK Saraswat told a press conference in New Delhi a day after the successful testing of the 5,000-km-range missile that can hit targets deep...
08:58 PM, Apr 20, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Dr VK Saraswat expressed pride over the successful test-fire of India's Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V on Thursday. He said, "India has joined the elite group of nations. Who has these kind of capabilities? This is a proud moment for India. We are today a missile power. It is a major milestone." Saraswat also said that DRDO will conduct two more ...
09:52 AM, Apr 19, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Dr VK Saraswat expressed pride over the successful test-fire of India's Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V on Thursday. He said, "India has joined the elite group of nations. Who has these kind of capabilities? This is a proud moment for India. We are today a missile power. It is a major milestone." Saraswat also said that DRDO will conduct two more...
09:52 AM, Apr 19, 2012
New Delhi: India is getting ready to add another fighter aircraft to its fleet with the DRDO working on an Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. In a little over a decade from now the Indian Air Force will be needing replacements for its MiG-29, Mirage and Jaguar fighters. The DRDO through its Bangalore based Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) will unveil the design for that replacement to the air force brass next...
06:33 PM, Aug 07, 2011
New Delhi: India is likely to come up with a state of the art technology which will allow it to counter any missile attack. The new missile defence system is likely to be up and running in two years. When Pakistan tested its 60-km range tactical nuclear missile, the Nasr, a few months ago, the message was clear, that it now had the weapon to block any Indian military thrust...
05:24 PM, Jul 30, 2011
Chennai: Defence scientists in the country are set to raise the bar for excellence by trying to shoot down a missile at an altitude of 150 kilometres later this year. Defence scientists have been able to intercept a missile at an altitude of 80 km and are now planning to aim higher. "The trials are expected later this year," VK Saraswat, Director General, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) told...
06:18 PM, Jan 04, 2011
