India successfully tests 'Pralay' missile off Odisha coast: DRDO'Pralay' is a 350-500 km short-range, surface-to-surface missile with a payload capacity of 500-1,000 kg. A battery of tracking instruments...
22 Dec, 2021, 12.42 PM IST
IAF Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan cremated in Agra with full state honoursThe pyre was lit by Chauhan's son Aviraj (7), daughter Aaradhya (12) and cousin Pushpendra Singh in the presence of family members, officia...
11 Dec, 2021, 07.09 PM IST
India conducts successful interceptor missile test at nightThe interceptor was launched from Abdul Kalam Island, earlier known as Wheeler Island of the Integrated Test Range (ITR), at about 8.05 pm,...
23 Sep, 2018, 10.07 PM IST
Interceptor missile successfully hits incoming missile in sky, big step towards two-layered shieldThe DRDO was itself gung-ho about its long-delayed BMD system, claiming it would now be possible to deploy the two-layered missile shield t...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.43 PM IST
Agni-V with China in range tested; next in line is Agni-VI, with manoeuvring warheadsIt will take another couple of years for Agni-V to be inducted into SFC, which manages the country's nuclear arsenal, in adequate numbers.
14 Jul, 2018, 08.35 PM IST
India prepares to test Agni-V nuclear missile that can hit ChinaOnce the Agni-V is inducted, India will join the super exclusive club of countries with ICBMs alongside the US, Russia, China, France and t...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.32 PM IST
Ballistic missile Agni-IV test-fired as part of user trial"The mission met all objectives as monitored and confirmed by the telemetry, Electro-optical stations, Radar stations along the coast," the...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.12 PM IST
Why India needs to strengthen its nuclear deterrentIf India has to maintain the credibility of minimal nuclear deterrent then besides strengthening the missile defence India needs to upgrade...
22 Feb, 2018, 11.49 AM IST
- India tests nuclear interceptor missile
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Saturday successfully test fired a Prithvi Defence Veh...
12 Feb, 2017, 04.00 PM IST
Agni-IV has China within range; to be inducted in two yearsThe actual operational induction of the missile, which was tested for a range of only 3,000km on Tuesday, will take another couple of years.
03 Dec, 2014, 12.42 PM IST
AS Pillai, father of BrahMos, gets Lal Bahadur Shastri AwardThe award, which carries cash of Rs 5L, citation and a plaque, was given to Pillai for his outstanding contribution in the field of aerospa...
07 Oct, 2014, 04.26 PM IST
Finally, General VK Singh names Tejinder Singh as the person who offered him bribeThe army chief had earlier said that he was offered a bribe of Rs 14 crore. A person close to the matter said Singh assured the CBI that he...
01 Apr, 2012, 12.56 AM IST
DRDO contradicts Army chief, says Tatra trucks 'outstanding'Tatra trucks are "outstanding" and there is nothing substandard about the vehicles used as base for launching important missiles said DRDO ...
31 Mar, 2012, 10.36 PM IST
- Tatra trucks fine, says DRDO head VK Saraswat
DRDO chief V K Saraswat said "we will have more of them" if there was any further requirement of these trucks.
31 Mar, 2012, 03.46 PM IST
- VCs now take a shot at defence sector
India Rizing Fund, a first of its kind venture fund for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) making defence equipment.
18 Jun, 2008, 03.45 AM IST
- FIPB holds back Rs 1,200 cr VC fund for defence SMEs
Lack of clearance from the defence ministry and conflict of interest with the advisors of the firm are cited to be the reasons behind the h...
23 Feb, 2008, 05.15 PM IST
- India plans selling sophisticated armaments
Doing away with the the archaic policy of blacklisting some nations for defence exports, Defence Minister George Fernandes announced plans ...
27 Oct, 2002, 11.55 AM IST