Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

India Successfully Conducts Flight Test of ABHYAS

  Chandipur, Odisha. India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted successful flight test of ABHYAS - a High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from Interim Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha on May 13. The flight...

The IAF Needs Priority for Modernisation

  The Indian Air Force pulled off a spectacular raid deep into Pakistani territory to strike at a training establishment of the Jaish-e-Mohammed – a Pakistani supported terrorist group which claimed responsibility for the Pulwama...

Indian Aerospace Industrial Might: Excellence or Muddle Through?

  Indian aerospace industrial capabilities have thus far been dominated by a giant conglomerate – Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) – that has evolved through decades. HAL’s predecessor Walchand Hirachand Industries Limited was a privately owned...

ASAT Operationalisation A Simplistic View By Lt Gen P R Shankar

This article may kindly be read with my earlier articles at links indicated below for a better understanding https://palepurshankar.blogspot.com/2019/04/a-quick-supplement-for-understanding html://palepurshankar.blogspot.com/2019/04/a-simplistic-understanding-of-low-earth.html Long back I had a course-mate to whom I was explaining basic trigonometry and that Sin X/X...

Directorate of Indian Defence University Organises 2-Day Cyber Exercise on Scenario Building & Response

Jodhpur. After the successful conduct of workshop on Cyber Warfare & Technology, wherein plethora of lessons emerged, Directorate of Indian Defence University organised a two-day Cyber Exercise on Scenario Building & Response at Purple...

Some Thoughts About India’s LCA Programme

  China’s Carrier Programme: China has been devoting considerable resources and attention to building up the strength of the PLA Navy (PLAN); with the aim of making it one of the most powerful maritime forces...

Election 2019: Why it Could Make or Break Defence Indigenisation

  In 1957, while speaking on the defence budget in the Lok Sabha, well-known Gandhian J.B. Kripalani said, “The mounting expenses on the Army must be cut down. The followers of Gandhi and adherents of...

Pinaka – An Analysis of Success

The Pinaka is a multi-barreled rocket launcher capable of firing twelve 210 mm rockets in 44 seconds at a range of 38 km. In 2015, an Extended Range Unguided Pinaka Rocket was fired to...

Indigenisation: Focus on Local Expertise for Self-sufficiency

Meaning of indigenisation: Indigenisation is to innovate, develop and continuously improve the function of any system locally, in order to provide lifelong service and support; aiming towards self-sufficiency and developing strategic capability at a reasonable...

After Twin Success of Pinaka, India Test Fires Indigenously-developed MPATGM

  NEW DELHI. Days after the twin success of test firing of Pinaka weapon system of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), it was time for indigenouly-developed missile system Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile...

A Day After Twin Success, Third Test-Firing of Guided Pinaka Successful

  NEW DELHI. A day after twin successful trials, Guided Pinaka weapon system developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was successfully test fired at Pokhran ranges on March 12. All the three trials...

India Test Fires Guided Pinaka Weapon System

  New Delhi. India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired the Guided PINAKA weapon system from Pokhran ranges on March 11. The weapon system is equipped with state-of-the-art guidance kit comprising of...

India Successfully Test Fires QRSAM

  CHANDIPUR, Odisha. India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired indigenously developed Quick Reach Surface-to-Air missiles (QRSAM) from ITR Chandipur, off the Odisha Coast on February 26. The two missiles were tested for...
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