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  • India Successfully Test Fires VSHORADS Missiles In Rajasthan’s Pokhran |

    New Delhi: India has successfully test-fired the indigenously developed VSHORADS missiles in Pokhran firing ranges in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The three tests of the Very Short Range Air Defence System were carried out by the DRDO in the Pokhran range of Rajasthan as part of development trials.

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, the Indian Army and industry involved in the successful development trials and stated this new missile equipped with modern technologies will give further technological boost to the Armed Forces against aerial threats.

    “The DRDO India has successfully conducted three flight tests of the 4th Generation, technically advanced miniaturised weapon system VSHORADS, from Pokhran. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO, the Indian Army and industry involved in the successful development,” posted the Defence Minister’s office on Saturday. The missiles have been under development for the last few years and are expected to meet the critical requirements of the forces to tackle enemy aircraft, drones and other aerial targets at short ranges.

    In a series of trials against high speed aerial target Very Short Range Air Defence System(VSHORADS) has been successfully tested, demonstrating repeatability of hit to kill capability of weapon in various target engagement.@PMOIndia@DefenceMinIndia@SpokespersonMoD pic.twitter.com/k1IYaza15C
    — DRDO (@DRDO_India) October 5, 2024

    The forces rely on the Russian Igla missiles for their requirements but have felt the need to modernise their inventory for over a decade now. The development cum production partners in the VSHORADS project are two private companies. Earlier on Friday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, while addressing the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) 2024 in New Delhi, expressed India’s support for a peaceful resolution to disputes and has sought to promote cooperation among nations in the Indo-Pacific.

    “India has consistently advocated for a peaceful resolution to disputes and has sought to promote cooperation among nations in the Indo-Pacific, with a strong emphasis on the centrality of ASEAN in fostering regional dialogue, stability, and collective growth,” he said. Rajnath Singh underscored India’s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of vital international maritime routes. He further said that the engagement with regional partners, including joint exercises and information-sharing initiatives, is aimed at strengthening the collective maritime security framework.

    He underlined that the Indian Armed Forces, particularly the Navy, have been at the forefront of cooperative endeavours with countries of the region, and are continuously working towards building their capacity and capabilities, the Ministry of Defence stated.”While India’s endeavour for maritime cooperation continues, its interests are not in conflict with any other country. 

    At the same time, the interests of any other nation should not come in conflict with those of other nations. This is the spirit in which we must work together,” Singh further said.Highlighting India’s vision for the Indo-Pacific he said, “India’s vision for the Indo-Pacific is based on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s idea of SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) as we believe in fostering partnerships that prioritise sustainable development, economic growth and mutual security.

    “The Defence Minister added that India’s engagement with its partners is guided by the understanding that true progress can only be achieved through collective action and synergy. He stated that due to these efforts, India is considered a “credible and preferred security partner and first responder” in the region. 

  • India Delivers First Batch Of BrahMos Missile To Philippines Amid South China Sea Tensions

    According to defense officials, the Indian Air Force sent its American-origin C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft with the missiles to the Philippines’ Marine Corps.

  • DRDO to check area of interest tech for submarines subsequent yr

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    NEW DELHI: The Defence Analysis and Building Organisation is operating to habits the primary underwater trial of its gasoline cell-based Air Impartial Propulsion (AIP) machine in Mumbai. The area of interest generation is being advanced that can strengthen the submerged staying power of the submarine severalfold.
    An AIP machine provides a submarine the facility to stay submerged underwater, clear of enemy sensors, for a very long time with out surfacing. As in keeping with DRDO, the AIP has a “drive multiplier impact on lethality of a diesel-electric submarine.”

    Assets within the defence and safety established order stated the underwater checking out of AIP can be carried out subsequent yr. The shore-based prototype checking out was once carried out in 2021. As soon as advanced, the home-grown AIP machine can be fitted into 3 Scorpene submarines that India is within the procedure to buy from France.
    The plan, resources stated, is to equip all new submarines with the indigenous AIP machine.

    The gasoline cell-based AIP has deserves in efficiency in comparison to different applied sciences. The DRDO might get abundant time to take the undertaking to its adulthood, stated the resources, if the contract to buy the extra 3 submarines is signed on the finish of this yr. It’ll take 6-7 years to be commissioned within the Indian Military.

    A supply cautioned, “The undertaking is taking time. By the point it is able to be built-in with the 3 further Scorpene submarines to be manufactured in India, higher applied sciences may are available trend.”
    The Defence Acquisition Council lately authorized the development of extra submarines. Within the procedure to take the undertaking ahead, DRDO’s Naval Fabrics Analysis Laboratory (NMRL) and Naval Team France had in January this yr signed an settlement by which the French primary will lend a hand within the detailed design segment for integration of indigenous AIP within the Kalvari magnificence submarines.

    As a part of the settlement, Naval Team France will certify the AIP design for integration within the submarines.
    The world over, there are several types of AIP methods, however the gasoline cell-based AIP is thought of as distinctive as hydrogen is generated onboard. It’ll obviate the will for wearing hydrogen onboard which is a significant protection fear for a submarine.

    With its integration into the submarines, India will sign up for an elite membership of countries who’ve indigenously advanced gasoline cell-based submarine AIP generation. This generation is a inexperienced one because the spinoff of the response is non-polluted water that may be launched into the oceans.

    Within the elite membership
    With its integration into the submarines, India will sign up for an elite membership of countries that experience indigenously advanced gasoline cell-based submarine Air Impartial Propulsion generation. This generation is a inexperienced one because the spinoff of the response is non-polluted water which will also be launched into the oceans.

    NEW DELHI: The Defence Analysis and Building Organisation is operating to habits the primary underwater trial of its gasoline cell-based Air Impartial Propulsion (AIP) machine in Mumbai. The area of interest generation is being advanced that can strengthen the submerged staying power of the submarine severalfold.
    An AIP machine provides a submarine the facility to stay submerged underwater, clear of enemy sensors, for a very long time with out surfacing. As in keeping with DRDO, the AIP has a “drive multiplier impact on lethality of a diesel-electric submarine.”

    Assets within the defence and safety established order stated the underwater checking out of AIP can be carried out subsequent yr. The shore-based prototype checking out was once carried out in 2021. As soon as advanced, the home-grown AIP machine can be fitted into 3 Scorpene submarines that India is within the procedure to buy from France.
    The plan, resources stated, is to equip all new submarines with the indigenous AIP machine.

    The gasoline cell-based AIP has deserves in efficiency in comparison to different applied sciences. The DRDO might get abundant time to take the undertaking to its adulthood, stated the resources, if the contract to buy the extra 3 submarines is signed on the finish of this yr. It’ll take 6-7 years to be commissioned within the Indian Military.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    A supply cautioned, “The undertaking is taking time. By the point it is able to be built-in with the 3 further Scorpene submarines to be manufactured in India, higher applied sciences may are available trend.”
    The Defence Acquisition Council lately authorized the development of extra submarines. Within the procedure to take the undertaking ahead, DRDO’s Naval Fabrics Analysis Laboratory (NMRL) and Naval Team France had in January this yr signed an settlement by which the French primary will lend a hand within the detailed design segment for integration of indigenous AIP within the Kalvari magnificence submarines.

    As a part of the settlement, Naval Team France will certify the AIP design for integration within the submarines.
    The world over, there are several types of AIP methods, however the gasoline cell-based AIP is thought of as distinctive as hydrogen is generated onboard. It’ll obviate the will for wearing hydrogen onboard which is a significant protection fear for a submarine.

    With its integration into the submarines, India will sign up for an elite membership of countries who’ve indigenously advanced gasoline cell-based submarine AIP generation. This generation is a inexperienced one because the spinoff of the response is non-polluted water that may be launched into the oceans.

    Within the elite membership
    With its integration into the submarines, India will sign up for an elite membership of countries that experience indigenously advanced gasoline cell-based submarine Air Impartial Propulsion generation. This generation is a inexperienced one because the spinoff of the response is non-polluted water which will also be launched into the oceans.

  • Nuclear succesful Agni High ballistic missile effectively test-fired in first evening release

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    NEW DELHI: India performed a a success flight check of its new era nuclear-capable ballistic missile ‘Agni High’ on Wednesday. It was once performed by means of the Defence Analysis and Construction Organisation (DRDO) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. Throughout the check, all goals have been effectively demonstrated.

    The Ministry of Defence (MoD) in a observation stated, “Vary instrumentation like radar, telemetry and electro-optical monitoring programs have been deployed at other places, together with two down-range ships, on the terminal level to seize flight knowledge overlaying all the trajectory of the automobile.”

    This was once the primary pre-induction evening release carried out by means of the customers after 3 a success developmental trials of the missile, validating the accuracy and reliability of the gadget, added the MoD.

    The check flights are important steps in opposition to the operationalisation of the brand new guns gadget.

    The Agni P is a two-stage canisterised cast propellant nuclear-capable ballistic missile with twin redundant navigation and steering gadget.

    The meeting of missiles into canister mode assists with fast deployment, garage and mobility.

    It has a spread capacity between 1,000 and a pair of,000 km and is a sophisticated variant of the Agni elegance of missiles.

    The Agni sequence of missiles is a made from the Built-in Guided Missile Construction Challenge (IGMDP) introduced by means of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) in 1982. The additional construction of the Agni sequence of missiles has endured to succeed in enhanced levels, mobility and maintainability. This sequence comprises Agni-1(700 km differ), Agni-2(2000 km differ), Agni-3 (2500 km differ), Agni-4 (3500km differ) and Agni-5 in a position to putting goals at levels as much as 5,000 kilometres.

    As mentioned frequently by means of the Ministry of Defence, the improvement of the missiles “is in step with India’s mentioned coverage to have ‘credible minimal deterrence’ that underpins the dedication to ‘No First Use’.”

    Senior officers from the DRDO and Strategic Forces Command witnessed the a success flight-test, which lead the way for the induction of the gadget into the Armed Forces.

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has congratulated the DRDO and Armed Forces for the luck of the check. Secretary, Division of Defence R&D & Chairman, DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat additionally liked the efforts installed by means of the groups of DRDO laboratories and the customers concerned within the check release.

    NEW DELHI: India performed a a success flight check of its new era nuclear-capable ballistic missile ‘Agni High’ on Wednesday. It was once performed by means of the Defence Analysis and Construction Organisation (DRDO) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. Throughout the check, all goals have been effectively demonstrated.

    The Ministry of Defence (MoD) in a observation stated, “Vary instrumentation like radar, telemetry and electro-optical monitoring programs have been deployed at other places, together with two down-range ships, on the terminal level to seize flight knowledge overlaying all the trajectory of the automobile.”

    This was once the primary pre-induction evening release carried out by means of the customers after 3 a success developmental trials of the missile, validating the accuracy and reliability of the gadget, added the MoD.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The check flights are important steps in opposition to the operationalisation of the brand new guns gadget.

    The Agni P is a two-stage canisterised cast propellant nuclear-capable ballistic missile with twin redundant navigation and steering gadget.

    The meeting of missiles into canister mode assists with fast deployment, garage and mobility.

    It has a spread capacity between 1,000 and a pair of,000 km and is a sophisticated variant of the Agni elegance of missiles.

    The Agni sequence of missiles is a made from the Built-in Guided Missile Construction Challenge (IGMDP) introduced by means of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) in 1982. The additional construction of the Agni sequence of missiles has endured to succeed in enhanced levels, mobility and maintainability. This sequence comprises Agni-1(700 km differ), Agni-2(2000 km differ), Agni-3 (2500 km differ), Agni-4 (3500km differ) and Agni-5 in a position to putting goals at levels as much as 5,000 kilometres.

    As mentioned frequently by means of the Ministry of Defence, the improvement of the missiles “is in step with India’s mentioned coverage to have ‘credible minimal deterrence’ that underpins the dedication to ‘No First Use’.”

    Senior officers from the DRDO and Strategic Forces Command witnessed the a success flight-test, which lead the way for the induction of the gadget into the Armed Forces.

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has congratulated the DRDO and Armed Forces for the luck of the check. Secretary, Division of Defence R&D & Chairman, DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat additionally liked the efforts installed by means of the groups of DRDO laboratories and the customers concerned within the check release.

  • CBI books freelance journalist of a US-based portal for spying

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI:  The CBI has registered an FIR in opposition to a contract journalist for allegedly accumulating delicate knowledge associated with the Defence Analysis Construction Organisation (DRDO) and the Military, and sharing them with intelligence businesses of international nations, officers mentioned on Tuesday.

    Following the FIR, the company carried out searches on premises connected to Vivek Raghuvanshi, indexed as India correspondent of a US-based portal on defence and strategic affairs on its web site, and other people on the subject of him at 12 places in Jaipur and the Nationwide Capital Area (NCR), they mentioned.

    The company has booked Raghuvanshi underneath Phase 3 (spying) of the Reliable Secrets and techniques Act learn with Phase 120-B (prison conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.

    A lot of delicate paperwork had been recovered all the way through the searches and despatched for felony scrutiny, the officers mentioned.

    Resources mentioned the company has introduced an exhaustive probe to search out Raghuvanshi’s accomplices in India and out of the country.

    He was once allegedly accumulating delicate knowledge and minute information about the development of quite a lot of DRDO initiatives, the CBI alleged.

    He was once additionally accumulating main points of long term procurement plans of the Indian militia which will have adversely affected the rustic’s strategic preparedness, the company alleged.

    “It’s alleged that he accumulated and handed on delicate information about the longer term procurement of Indian militia which divulge the strategic preparedness of the rustic but even so labeled communications and knowledge in terms of nationwide safety, main points of the strategic and diplomatic talks of India with our pleasant nations and sharing such labeled knowledge with intelligence businesses of international nations,” the CBI spokesperson mentioned.

    NEW DELHI:  The CBI has registered an FIR in opposition to a contract journalist for allegedly accumulating delicate knowledge associated with the Defence Analysis Construction Organisation (DRDO) and the Military, and sharing them with intelligence businesses of international nations, officers mentioned on Tuesday.

    Following the FIR, the company carried out searches on premises connected to Vivek Raghuvanshi, indexed as India correspondent of a US-based portal on defence and strategic affairs on its web site, and other people on the subject of him at 12 places in Jaipur and the Nationwide Capital Area (NCR), they mentioned.

    The company has booked Raghuvanshi underneath Phase 3 (spying) of the Reliable Secrets and techniques Act learn with Phase 120-B (prison conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    A lot of delicate paperwork had been recovered all the way through the searches and despatched for felony scrutiny, the officers mentioned.

    Resources mentioned the company has introduced an exhaustive probe to search out Raghuvanshi’s accomplices in India and out of the country.

    He was once allegedly accumulating delicate knowledge and minute information about the development of quite a lot of DRDO initiatives, the CBI alleged.

    He was once additionally accumulating main points of long term procurement plans of the Indian militia which will have adversely affected the rustic’s strategic preparedness, the company alleged.

    “It’s alleged that he accumulated and handed on delicate information about the longer term procurement of Indian militia which divulge the strategic preparedness of the rustic but even so labeled communications and knowledge in terms of nationwide safety, main points of the strategic and diplomatic talks of India with our pleasant nations and sharing such labeled knowledge with intelligence businesses of international nations,” the CBI spokesperson mentioned.

  • DRDO scientist arrested in Pune for offering secret knowledge to Pakistani intelligence operative

    By means of PTI

    PUNE:  A scientist running for the Defence Analysis and Building Organisation (DRDO) right here has been arrested through the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for offering confidential knowledge to a Pakistani agent, officers stated on Thursday.

    The scientist was once allegedly involved with an agent of a “Pakistan Intelligence Operative” thru WhatsApp and video calls, an ATS legit stated. It was once a case of honeytrap, he added.

    The accused, who held a senior place within the premier defence analysis institute, was once arrested on Wednesday.

    “The scientist, through misusing his place, in spite of realizing that the legit secrets and techniques in his ownership if received through the enemy nation can pose a danger to the protection of the rustic, supplied the main points to the enemy nation,” an ATS free up stated.

    An offense below related sections of the Authentic Secrets and techniques Act has been registered with the Kalachowki unit of the ATS in Mumbai and extra probe is on, it added.

    PUNE:  A scientist running for the Defence Analysis and Building Organisation (DRDO) right here has been arrested through the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for offering confidential knowledge to a Pakistani agent, officers stated on Thursday.

    The scientist was once allegedly involved with an agent of a “Pakistan Intelligence Operative” thru WhatsApp and video calls, an ATS legit stated. It was once a case of honeytrap, he added.

    The accused, who held a senior place within the premier defence analysis institute, was once arrested on Wednesday.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “The scientist, through misusing his place, in spite of realizing that the legit secrets and techniques in his ownership if received through the enemy nation can pose a danger to the protection of the rustic, supplied the main points to the enemy nation,” an ATS free up stated.

    An offense below related sections of the Authentic Secrets and techniques Act has been registered with the Kalachowki unit of the ATS in Mumbai and extra probe is on, it added.

  • Night time trials of Agni-V ballistic missile ‘a success’

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    NEW DELHI: In pursuit to toughen its nuclear deterrence India on Thursday effectively performed the evening trials of the Agni-V ballistic missile. As in line with the assets it has a spread of over 5500 km. The missile advanced via Defence Analysis and Building Organisation (DRDO), was once examined at a defence facility from Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.

    Resources stated the verify was once performed to validate new applied sciences and gear at the missile which is now lighter than prior to. The trial has proved the aptitude to strengthen the variety of the Agni-5 missile if required, assets added.

    It was once in October that India effectively test-fired the Agni-V missile.

    “A a success release of the Floor-to-Floor Ballistic Missile, Agni-5, was once performed on October 27, 2021, at roughly 1950 hrs from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. The missile, which makes use of a three-stage solid-fuelled engine, is in a position to placing objectives at levels as much as 5,000 kilometres with an overly top stage of accuracy,” stated the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in a observation.

    Extensively falling into the class of Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile class, it may possibly lift a payload of one.5 tonnes and weighs round 50 tonnes. India is the 8th nation to have intercontinental ballistic missiles after america, UK, Russia, China, France, Israel and North Korea.

    Agni sequence of missiles come with from 1 to five and Agni -V, essentially the most complicated of them was once first examined in 2012. At the present, along with the Agni-5, different Agni missiles that India has are: Agni-1 with a 700-km vary, Agni-2 with a 2,000-km vary, Agni-3 and Agni-4 with 2,500 km to greater than 3,500 km vary.

    NEW DELHI: In pursuit to toughen its nuclear deterrence India on Thursday effectively performed the evening trials of the Agni-V ballistic missile. As in line with the assets it has a spread of over 5500 km. The missile advanced via Defence Analysis and Building Organisation (DRDO), was once examined at a defence facility from Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.

    Resources stated the verify was once performed to validate new applied sciences and gear at the missile which is now lighter than prior to. The trial has proved the aptitude to strengthen the variety of the Agni-5 missile if required, assets added.

    It was once in October that India effectively test-fired the Agni-V missile.

    “A a success release of the Floor-to-Floor Ballistic Missile, Agni-5, was once performed on October 27, 2021, at roughly 1950 hrs from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. The missile, which makes use of a three-stage solid-fuelled engine, is in a position to placing objectives at levels as much as 5,000 kilometres with an overly top stage of accuracy,” stated the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in a observation.

    Extensively falling into the class of Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile class, it may possibly lift a payload of one.5 tonnes and weighs round 50 tonnes. India is the 8th nation to have intercontinental ballistic missiles after america, UK, Russia, China, France, Israel and North Korea.

    Agni sequence of missiles come with from 1 to five and Agni -V, essentially the most complicated of them was once first examined in 2012. At the present, along with the Agni-5, different Agni missiles that India has are: Agni-1 with a 700-km vary, Agni-2 with a 2,000-km vary, Agni-3 and Agni-4 with 2,500 km to greater than 3,500 km vary.

  • Laser-guided anti-tank missiles effectively test-fired from Arjun tank

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    BHUBANESWAR: India on Thursday effectively test-fired laser-guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGMs) from Major Combat Tank (MBT) Arjun at KK Levels close to Ahmednagar in Maharashtra.

    Defence assets mentioned the indigenously evolved laser-guided ATGMs have been effectively flight examined via the Defence Analysis and Building Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Military with the toughen of Armoured Corps Centre and Faculty (ACC&S), Ahmednagar.

    The missiles hit with precision and effectively destroyed the goals at each minimal and most levels. Telemetry programs deployed for the venture have recorded the enough flight efficiency of the missiles.

    The missile has been evolved with multi-platform release capacity via Pune-based Armament Analysis and Building Established order (ARDE) in affiliation with Prime Power Fabrics Analysis Laboratory (HEMRL) and Tools Analysis and Building Established order (IRDE), Dehradun.  

    It’s these days present process technical analysis trials from 120 mm rifled gun of MBT Arjun. The missile locks and tracks the goals with the assistance of laser designation to verify precision hit accuracy.

    The all-indigenous laser guided ATGMs make use of a tandem prime explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead to defeat explosive reactive armour (ERA) safe armoured automobiles in levels from 1.5 km to five km.

    Secretary of Division of Defence R&D and chairman of DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy congratulated the groups related to the examine firing of laser guided ATGMs. He mentioned the consistency of ATGM’s capacity to interact goals from minimal to most vary has been established effectively right through the pains.

    ATGMs are essentially designed to hit and damage closely armored army automobiles. The missiles can also be transported via a unmarried soldier, to greater tripod-mounted guns, which require a squad or workforce to move and fireplace, to automobile and airplane fastened missile programs.

    This kind of guided missiles depend on an electro-optical imager (IIR) seeker, a laser or a W-band radar seeker within the nostril of the missile. Those are ‘fire-and-forget’ missiles the place the operator can retreat proper after firing as there is not any extra steering required.

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has complimented DRDO and Indian Military for the a success efficiency of the laser guided ATGMs.

    BHUBANESWAR: India on Thursday effectively test-fired laser-guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGMs) from Major Combat Tank (MBT) Arjun at KK Levels close to Ahmednagar in Maharashtra.

    Defence assets mentioned the indigenously evolved laser-guided ATGMs have been effectively flight examined via the Defence Analysis and Building Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Military with the toughen of Armoured Corps Centre and Faculty (ACC&S), Ahmednagar.

    The missiles hit with precision and effectively destroyed the goals at each minimal and most levels. Telemetry programs deployed for the venture have recorded the enough flight efficiency of the missiles.

    The missile has been evolved with multi-platform release capacity via Pune-based Armament Analysis and Building Established order (ARDE) in affiliation with Prime Power Fabrics Analysis Laboratory (HEMRL) and Tools Analysis and Building Established order (IRDE), Dehradun.  

    It’s these days present process technical analysis trials from 120 mm rifled gun of MBT Arjun. The missile locks and tracks the goals with the assistance of laser designation to verify precision hit accuracy.

    The all-indigenous laser guided ATGMs make use of a tandem prime explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead to defeat explosive reactive armour (ERA) safe armoured automobiles in levels from 1.5 km to five km.

    Secretary of Division of Defence R&D and chairman of DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy congratulated the groups related to the examine firing of laser guided ATGMs. He mentioned the consistency of ATGM’s capacity to interact goals from minimal to most vary has been established effectively right through the pains.

    ATGMs are essentially designed to hit and damage closely armored army automobiles. The missiles can also be transported via a unmarried soldier, to greater tripod-mounted guns, which require a squad or workforce to move and fireplace, to automobile and airplane fastened missile programs.

    This kind of guided missiles depend on an electro-optical imager (IIR) seeker, a laser or a W-band radar seeker within the nostril of the missile. Those are ‘fire-and-forget’ missiles the place the operator can retreat proper after firing as there is not any extra steering required.

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has complimented DRDO and Indian Military for the a success efficiency of the laser guided ATGMs.

  • Any other feat for DRDO as India effectively flight assessments missile device SFDR booster

    By means of PTI

    BALASORE: India on Friday effectively flight examined Forged Gas Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) booster, a missile device, on the Built-in Check Vary (ITR) in Chandipur off the Odisha coast right here.

    The SFDR-based propulsion allows the missile to intercept aerial threats at very lengthy vary at supersonic speeds, the Defence Analysis and Construction Organisation (DRDO) mentioned.

    The check demonstrated dependable functioning of all vital elements concerned within the advanced missile device and met the entire project goals, it mentioned.

    The efficiency of the device has been showed from the information captured by means of plenty of tools like telemetry, radar and electro Optical monitoring methods deployed by means of ITR.

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO for the a success trial of SFDR.

    He termed it as a very powerful milestone against construction of vital missile applied sciences within the nation.

    The SFDR has been advanced by means of Defence Analysis and Construction Laboratory, Hyderabad, in collaboration with different DRDO laboratories akin to Analysis Centre Imarat, Hyderabad and Prime Power Fabrics Analysis Laboratory, Pune.

  • Republic Day 2022: DRDO’s tableaux show indigenous guns for Tejas, propulsion gadget for subs

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Defence Analysis and Construction Organisation (DRDO) had two tableaux on the Republic Day parade on Wednesday, showcasing indigenously evolved battle programs for the sunshine battle plane (LCA) Tejas and air impartial propulsion (AIP) programs for Indian submarines.

    Twenty-five tableaux of various states, departments and military had been a part of the parade.

    The DRDO’s first tableau displayed an indigenously-developed complex electronically scanned array radar referred to as ‘Uttam’ and 5 other aerial introduced guns and an digital battle (EW) jammer to improve the functions of the fourth-generation LCA Tejas.

    The second one featured indigenously-developed AIP programs for propelling the Indian Military’s submarines underwater.

    The AIP lets in a submarine to be submerged for longer classes in comparison to standard diesel-electric submarines and makes the sub-surface platform extra environment friendly by means of making it quieter than even a nuclear submarine.

    The AIP is powered by means of indigenously-developed gas cells with a unique on board hydrogen generator.

    Best about 5,000-8,000 other people had been allowed to wait this yr’s Republic Day parade because of the continued COVID-19 pandemic.

    Sooner than the pandemic, round 1.25 lakh other people used to wait the parade.