Defence Research & Development Organisation
DRDO tests drone-launched precision guided missile
By Unnikrishnan | 28 Jul 2025
Defence Research and Development Organisation on Friday successfully test-fired a missile using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as the launch vehicle.
DRDO successfully demonstrates laser-based Directed Energy Weapon system
14 Apr 2025
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has demonstrated star-wars like capabilities by successfully destroying areal targets like helicopters
DRDO successfully conducts Scramjet engine ground test
22 Jan 2025
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has achieved a crucial milestone by developing a long-duration supersonic combustion ramjet
DRDO successfully flight-tests solid fuel ducted ramjet booster missile
16 Dec 2024
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday conducted a successful flight-test of the indigenously developed Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) booster missile system.
DRDO successfully flight-tests India’s first long-range hypersonic missile
18 Nov 2024
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight-tested India’s first long-range hypersonic missile, which has a strike range of over 1,500 km
DRDO flight-tests 1,000-km Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile
13 Nov 2024
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday carried out the first flight test of its Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM)
DRDO lab develops silicone carbide wafers, gallium nitride transistors for MMICs
12 Nov 2024
Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL), a research arm of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has developed indigenous processes for the manufacture of 4-inch silicon carbide
DRDO hands over technology for 30mm HEPF shell to Indian Navy
03 Sep 2024
The Indian Navy will soon start induction of High Explosive Preformed Fragmentation (HEPF) shells to its armoury, which will further enhance the Navy’s capability to combat drone attacks.
DRDO successfully flight-tests Phase-II ballistic missile defence system
26 Jul 2024
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully flight-tested Phase-II of the indigenously developed ballistic missile defence system.
Woman-led start-up develops ‘Divya Drishti’, a versatile AI tool for personal identification
17 Jun 2024
Ingenious Research Solutions Pvt Ltd, a start-up established by woman entrepreneur, Dr Shivani Verma, has successfully developed an AI tool `Divya Drishti`
India flight-tests missile-based torpedo system for submarines
02 May 2024
India on Wednesday announced the successful flight test of a Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system that would give a big boost to Indian Navy’s anti-submarine warfare capability.
India flight-tests new generation ballistic missile Agni-Prime
05 Apr 2024
India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC), along with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), on Wednesday conducted a successful flight-test of Agni-Prime, a new generation ballistic missile.
Bengaluru-based start-up develops green propulsion system for spacecraft
05 Feb 2024
Bellatrix Aerospace Pvt Ltd, a Bengaluru-based start-up, funded by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has developed a `Green Propulsion System’, which uses a green monopropellant thruster for altitude control
DRDO test-flies new generation Akash missile
15 Jan 2024
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday made a successful flight-test of the new generation Akash (Akash-NG) missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the Odisha coast.
DRDO conducts maiden flight of unmanned aircraft demonstrator
05 Jul 2022
DRDO said the flight is a significant step towards self-reliance in defence technologies, which will pave the way for development of critical military systems for autonomous aircraft
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