Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

Chandigarh: Several factors like absence of a clear policy, lack of accountability for defence public sector units and a perennial fund crunch are among the various reasons which experts said had led to the...

  New Delhi: With indigenous missile programmes “Trishul” and “Akash” not fulfilling expectation after multiple trials, there was need for a long range surface to air missiles. Partnering Israel, it was felt there was need for...

New Delhi: There are no plans for carrying out a second test of the anti-satellite (A-SAT) missile either in lower or higher orbits after the maiden test earlier this year ticked off all the...

  New Delhi: Having been satisfied with the consistent and reliable performance of the indigenous Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) Akash, Indian Air Force (IAF) has placed orders for seven more squadrons which is by far the...

  New Delhi: The night trial of indigenously developed nuclear capable surface-to-surface missile Prithvi-II was conducted on December 3 off Odisha coast. The trial of the short-range ballistic missile was conducted by the Strategic Forces Command...

India remains at the heart of Naval Group’s global strategy. The objective behind establishing Naval Group India has been to support Make in India activities for Scorpene class submarine. The Make in India initiative...

  New Delhi: The indigenously developed anti-tank guided missile NAG (Cobra) by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) under the Integrated Guided Missile Programme (IGMDP) can destroy enemy tanks miles away and is one...

New Delhi: With a view to strengthen security at ports and protect warships, Indian Navy is exploring alternative methods with plans to procure a new class of mine hunting warships — which have been...

New Delhi: With the aim of encouraging domestic industry, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has offered free access to over 450 patents for commercial exploitation. This unprecedented move is intended to provide a...

  New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on November 22 welcomed the synergy being created between Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and industry for boosting the indigenous development of defence systems and technologies. In a...

  New Delhi: The government intends speeding up indigenous early warning aircraft being impressed by the performance of home-developed early warning aircraft during the Balakot air strikes earlier this year. The acquisition of two larger platforms...

  New Delhi: In a move to bring closer coordination between premier technical and scientific institutions and the defence and security needs, the government has set up a national task force. The task force on ‘DRDO-Academia...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed defence offset contracts with a cumulative value of US$ 5.67 billion in the last three years, Lok Sabha was told on November 20. In a written...