Defence Research & Development Organisation
India successfully tests hypersonic missile technology
10 Sep 2020
The hypersonic air-breathing scramjet technology, indigenously developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation, will serve as the building block for NextGen hypersonic vehicles in partnership with industry
DRDO laser system scans sky for drones as PM harps on `Make in India’
17 Aug 2020
The DRDO-developed system can detect and jam micro drones up to 3 kilometres away and bring them down from heights ranging from 1 km to 2.5 km, depending on the weight
DRDO successfully flight-tests Rustom-2 UAV
26 Feb 2018
Rustom-2 is a medium altitude long-endurance drone, which can fly up to an altitude of 22,000 feet, carry payloads for electronic and signal intelligence missions and has an endurance of over 20 hours
DRDO chosen for Rs18,000-cr short-range missile contract
29 May 2017
The Defence Acquisition Council preferred state-run DRDO over foreign vendors for supply of the Akash surface-to-air missile system
India test-fires BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with 450km range
11 Mar 2017
DRDO proposes to develop a second version of the BrahMos missile that could cover a range as high as 800-850km
DRDO develops 4 naval systems for Indian Navy
18 Nov 2016
Defence minister, Manohar Parrikar flags off India’s first indigenous composites sonar dome
30 Mar 2016
J Manjula becomes first woman DG at DRDO; heads electronics cluster
10 Sep 2015
An outstanding scientist, J Manjula has led Defence Avionics Research Establishment, a DRDO establishment, as a director since July 2014
Government sacks DRDO chief Chander, no reasons given
14 Jan 2015
While many critical DRDO projects are behind schedule, the strategic missile programme, personally overseen by Avinash Chander, has done well, with different nuclear-capable Prithvi and Agni missiles being inducted into the armed forces
DRDO develops amphibious tank carrier, unmanned ground vehicles
01 Feb 2014
The amphibious system can serve as a 24-metre long and 3.6-metre wide floating bridge and is capable of ferrying a 42-tonne main battle tank
India tests 4,000-km-rage Agni-IV missile
20 Jan 2014
The Agni -IV is a quantum leap in terms of missile technology, with lighter weight, two stages of solid propulsion, and a payload with re-entry heat shield
N-capable Prithvi-II passes random test with flying colours
12 Aug 2013
India this morning successfully test-fired the indigenously developed Prithvi-II nuclear weapons capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile for its full range of 350 km
DRDO launches explosive detection kit in US
03 Aug 2013
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