DRDO conducts successful qualification test for Gaganyaan Drogue ParachuteAccording to the Ministry of Defence release, RTRS is a specialised dynamic test facility being used extensively for high-speed aerodynamic...
19 Feb, 2026, 05.32 PM IST
ISRO completes drogue parachute qualification tests for human spaceflight missionISRO's Gaganyaan mission achieved a significant milestone with successful qualification tests for its drogue parachutes. Conducted at Chand...
20 Dec, 2025, 04.05 PM IST
DRDO completes high-speed rocket-sled test of fighter ejection system at 800 km/h, watch videoIndia has achieved a significant milestone in defence capability. The Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully tested a f...
02 Dec, 2025, 08.55 PM IST
Is India ready for Ukraine-style Spiderweb attacks? Here's all about FPV drones and how India plans to counter the $500 threatUkraine's drone operation, "Spiderweb," struck deep inside Russia, destroying over 40 aircraft. The attack, executed with smuggled FPV dron...
03 Jun, 2025, 01.10 PM IST
Fleur-De-Lis brigade successfully develops, tests India’s first FPV drone with kamikaze anti-tank munitionThe Fleur-De-Lis Brigade has developed and successfully tested its first FPV drone equipped with anti-tank munitions, initiated in August 2...
28 Mar, 2025, 03.50 PM IST
Army rejects companies' demand to conduct critical ballistic tests at a police laboratoryThe Army insists on using the defence ministry's Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) for testing new equipment, such as bulletpr...
03 Feb, 2025, 11.46 PM IST
DRDO develops lightest bulletproof jacket for protection against highest threat levelDefence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE), Kanpur has successfully developed the lightest Bullet Proof J...
24 Apr, 2024, 07.10 AM IST
DRDO develops country's lightest bulletproof jacket for protection against highest threat levelDRDO's Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE), Kanpur, has developed India's lightest bulletproof jac...
23 Apr, 2024, 10.32 PM IST
Ex-Air Chief Marshall highlights necessity of indigenous technology base for country's defence needsFormer Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa (retd) on Friday highlighted the evolving warfare scenario and emphasised the necessity of an indigenou...
12 May, 2023, 04.18 PM IST
ISRO conducts parachute tests for Gaganyaan missionThe first test simulated the clustered deployment of two pilot parachutes -- one parachute was subjected to a minimum angle with respect to...
07 Mar, 2023, 04.43 PM IST
ISRO conducts Rail Track Rocket Sled deployment tests of Gaganyaan Pilot, Apex Cover Separation parachutes"The first test simulated the clustered deployment of two pilot parachutes. One parachute was subjected to a minimum angle with respect to ...
07 Mar, 2023, 08.37 AM IST
Some units reported minor injuries to para troopers using airborne helmets in 2022: MoS DefenceThe contract for procurement of ballistic helmets at a cost of Rs 170.81 crores was signed in December, 2016.
03 Feb, 2023, 05.38 PM IST
India not for starting conflicts but always ready to face challenges: Rajnath SinghDefence Minister Rajnath Singh said the Indian Army has also been given the system of Bund Blasting Device Mark II, designed and developed ...
28 Oct, 2021, 08.28 PM IST
DRDO develops light weight bullet-proof jacketAccording to the DRDO, the importance of this vital development lies in the fact that each gram of BPJ weight reduction is crucial in enhan...
01 Apr, 2021, 05.15 PM IST
Indigenously developed drone by DRDO likely to be deployed in Ladakh: SourcesA drone, indigenously developed by the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), is likely to be deployed by the Army in eastern La...
21 Jul, 2020, 11.11 PM IST
Army gets the first lot of 7,500 hi-tech helmetsThe new helmets come in two kinds. The first is the “normal helmet”, which merely offers protection to a soldier’s head. Head is normally t...
13 Jul, 2018, 01.34 PM IST
Unfavourable wind direction delayed Pokhran tests by over 6 hours, recalls DRDO scientistThe scientist recalled how the team did not want to wait in the control room of the tests anticipating that it would collapse due to the tr...
15 May, 2018, 01.13 PM IST