Tag: DRDO
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Rajnath Singh ‘thrilled’, says Tejas sortie was smooth, ‘controlled’ jet briefly
The fighter jet, a twin-seater trainer aircraft, took off from the airport of defence public sector unit Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru for a 30-minute sortie at 9.58 am.
September 19, 2019 -
India successfully test-fires air-to-air missile Astra
The beyond-visual-range missile was launched from Sukhoi-30 MKI as a part of user trials.
September 17, 2019 -
Herbal drug for leucoderma all set to enter market
The disease, also called 'vitiligo', can cause low selfesteem and depression in people suffering from it.
July 2, 2019 -
DRDO scientist develops new drug for treating leucoderma
As the world marked June 25 as International Vitiligo Day, Pandey, who heads the Herbal Medicine Division of DRDO's Defence Institute of Bio-energy Research (DIBER) at Pithoragarh, talked about Lukoskin marketed by Delhi-based AIMIL Pharma Ltd.
July 1, 2019 -
DRDO spends 25% of budget on R&D, says Chairman
The government has been asking the DRDO to focus on R&D, while exploiting the opportunity and support being extended to it.
May 11, 2019 -
India successfully test fires Nirbhay missile
Indigenously developed by the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), the Nirbhay missile can carry warheads of up to 300 kg, the sources added.
April 15, 2019 -
Welcome to the Club
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 March announced the success of ‘Mission Shakti,’ an operation that demonstrated India’s anti-satellite missile capability by shooting down a live satellite.
April 4, 2019 -
Days after Mission Shakti, India puts into orbit defence satellite EMISAT
The mission marks several firsts to the credit of the space agency as it would manoeuvre satellites in various orbits and orbital experiments including on maritime satellite applications.
April 1, 2019 -
Mission Shakti: Ten facts you should know
The test was done in the lower atmosphere to ensure that there is no space debris. Whatever debris that is generated will decay and fall back onto the earth within weeks.
March 27, 2019 -
LIMA 2019: IAF flies into Malaysia on LCA Tejas
Grp Captain Karan Hajela IAF said, “A make in India testimony, LCA-Tejas is with us here at LIMA, 19. I am sure the aircraft would make heads turn and will make us feel proud.”
March 23, 2019 -
DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy gets American missile award
As Director-General of the Missiles and Strategic Systems, Reddy spearheaded Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex and other labs in Hyderabad.
March 4, 2019 -
ISRO successfully launches military satellite ‘Microsat-R’ and student-made ‘Kalamsat’
Kalamsat is a payload developed by students and Chennai-based Space Kidz India and the first to use the rocket's fourth stage as an orbital platform.
January 25, 2019 -
Defence Minister nudges DRDO to get ‘nimble’ in R-D
Launching Mission 'Raksha Gyan Shakti', an initiative that encourages scientists and technicians to register their intellectual property, she said: "DRDO should become nimble. Refocus on R&D and be on your toes."
November 27, 2018 -
Seabuckthorn roadmap for five Himalayan states
Scientists propose cultivation of Seabuckthorn on 30,000 hectares, which will economically help farmers as well as soil fertility.
October 26, 2018 -
Sea-buckthorn can work wonders in HP’s cold desert
This would improve the economy of the farmers in the border area, thereby checking the exodus, and would help conserve environment.
October 24, 2018 -
Suspected ISI spy working at BrahMos missile unit arrested
The Uttar Pradesh police detained a man employed with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Mumbai on suspicion of leaking sensitive details about the BrahMos cruise missile.
October 8, 2018 -
DRDO successfully tests anti-tank missile
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated the DRDO, Indian Army and associated industries for the success of the MPATGM weapon system.
September 16, 2018