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India’s boldest Moon Mission, Chandrayaan-2 has relayed a second set of lunar surface images, unprecedented in their high resolution and close-up imagery. The images were captured by the Terrain Mapping Camera-2 (TMC-2) aboard the Mission’s Orbiter component. Releasing the images the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) informed that the visuals were captured on August 23 […]
India successfully test-fired a Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) with 30-kilometre range from a test range off the Odisha coast. The missile successfully engaged its target during the flight test and met all the desired parameters. The missile was successfully flight tested against live aerial targets on August 4, 2019, from ITR, Chandipur. Two missiles […]
Directed energy weapons or DEWs are among the next bunch of military technologies that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is working on, Organisation Chairman Dr G. Satheesh Reddy said. Laser-based or microwave-based high-power DEWs can quietly disable enemy drones or missiles temporarily or permanently without leaving physical debris. In contrast, the ASAT or […]
Vijayawada: After five years of dithering, the Union ministry of environment, forests and climate change has approved setting up a missile testing range in the Diviseema area of Krishna district. The area was set to undergo a facelift after it was announced that a missile testing facility would be set up at Gullalamoda near Nagayalanka. […]
Bhubaneswar: India is now ready with its indigenously developed Anti-terrorist Vehicles (ATV) that can withstand any kind of attacks during anti-terrorist operations in cities. Developed by Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (VRDE), a laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the ATV can carry three combatants equipped for operations. The vehicle, weighing around three […]
Mr Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State for Defence, paid a maiden visit to HAL facilities here today. He was received by Mr R Madhavan, CMD and senior officials of HAL at the Helicopter Complex. The officials accompanied him during his visit to LCA Tejas Division, Rotary Wing R&D Centre, LCH, IMRH and LUH hangars. […]
New Delhi: In possibly the first sale of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to another country, Thailand is in talks with India for their purchase, official sources said. A few other countries have also expressed interest in BrahMos but nothing has fructified yet. “Negotiations are on. It may not happen this year, but most likely next […]
Staring at a depleting order book, defence PUS Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) negotiating price for the 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas aircraft order is likely to agree to a price that is significantly lower than its quotation. According to sources privy to the negotiations, HAL quoted Rs 450 crore per aircraft as the basic […]
India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle GSLV MkIII-M1, successfully launched the 3840 kg Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft into an earth orbit today (July 22, 2019). The spacecraft is now revolving round the earth with a perigee (nearest point to Earth) of 169.7 km and an apogee (farthest point to Earth) of 45,475 km. Today’s flight marks the first operational flight […]