DRDO TESTFIRES
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India's Rudram-1 Missile: How does it stack up against global competitors?
Rudram 1 Missile: India has successfully tested its first indigenous anti-radiation missile, the Rudram-1, developed by DRDO for the Indian Air Force. Integrated with Sukhoi-30MKI jets, it targets radiation sources with INS-GPS navigation and a Passive Homing Head, crucial for Suppression of Enemy Air Defence (SEAD). Compared globally, Rudram-1 enhances India's SEAD capabilities against adversaries like the US (AGM-88 HARM), Russia (Kh-58), UK (ALARM), China (FT-2000), Iran (Hormoz-2), and Brazil (MAR-1). This milestone strengthens India's defense against regional threats, showcasing its technological prowess and commitment to indigenous defense innovation.
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India successfully test-fires Rudra-II air-to-surface missile from Su-30 fighter jet
India successfully test-fired the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from a Su-30 fighter jet, marking a significant advancement in its defence capabilities. The missile, incorporating indigenous technologies, met all trial objectives, validating its propulsion system and control and guidance algorithm. This successful test reinforces the RudraM-II system's role as a force multiplier for the armed forces, with future developments focused on enhancing India's air superiority tactical capability.
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'Divya Putri' Sheena Rani: Meet the brain behind India's deadliest weapon Agni-V MIRV
India has achieved a significant milestone in defense with the successful test of the Agni-5 missile, equipped with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology. R Sheena Rani, known as 'Divya Putri' (Divine Daughter), leads the project, showcasing her expertise in missile technology. Her dedication has been crucial in developing the Agni-5, enhancing India's strategic deterrence capabilities. Inspired by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Rani's leadership underscores India's technological advancement in missile technology, ensuring national security and global recognition.
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India successfully test-fires 'Pralay' missile off Odisha coast
Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the missile's launch at approximately 9:50 am achieved all of its mission objectives. Tracking instruments closely followed its path along the coastline.
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LCA Tejas successfully test-fires ASTRA beyond visual range missile
Indigenously-developed light combat aircraft Tejas on Wednesday successfully test-fired an ASTRA beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile off the coast of Goa. The missile release was successfully carried out from the aircraft at an altitude of about 20,000 feet, officials said.
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India flight-tests new-gen ballistic missile 'Agni Prime'
DRDO has successfully test-flown its new ballistic missile 'Agni Prime' from off the coast of Odisha. The flight test demonstrated that all objectives of the missile were met, in what was the first pre-induction night launch by the users, validating the system's accuracy and reliability.
Indian Navy successfully test-fires BrahMos missile
"The Indian Navy carried out a successful precision strike in the Arabian Sea by ship launched BrahMos missile with DRDO-designed indigenous seeker and booster, reinforcing our commitment towards Aatmanirbharta (self-reliance) in defence," said a senior military official.
IAF successfully test-fires extended range version of BrahMos air launched missile
With this, IAF has achieved a "significant capability boost" to carry out precision strikes from SU-30MKI aircraft against land or sea targets over very long ranges.
India successfully test-fires intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-3
DRDO officials said that in line with the Aatmanirbhar Bharat campaign of the Government of India, the compendium consists of more than 100 technologies, systems and products developed by DRDO for LIC operations. It is a valuable repository of information for the central security forces.
India successfully test-fires Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile system
The flight-tests were carried out against high-speed aerial targets mimicking various types of threats to evaluate the capability of the weapon systems under different scenarios, DRDO said.
India successfully test-fires VL-SRSAM
The flight test was carried out from an Indian naval ship against a high-speed unmanned aerial target for demonstration of vertical launch capability, DRDO sources said.
India successfully test-fires VL-SRSAM missile from Indian Naval Ship off Odisha coast
"Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) is successfully flight tested today by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy. The launch was conducted from the Indian Naval Ship, off the Coast of Chandipur, Odisha," said a DRDO official.
India successfully test-fires extended-range version of BrahMos missile from Sukhoi
The range of the advanced version of the missile is learnt to have been extended to around 350 km from the original 290 km.
India successfully test-fires two more surface-to-air missiles off Odisha coast
The tests were successful, the sources said. On Sunday, too, two Army-version MRSAMs were test-fired from the ITR.
India test-fires two Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles off Odisha coast
The flight tests were carried out as part of live-firing trials against high-speed aerial targets, sources in the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) said, adding that the missiles intercepted the targets and destroyed those completely, registering direct hits at both the ranges.
India successfully test-fires Brahmos missile
ith new the added technologies, including the control system, the missile was test-fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) launch pad-III at Chandipur around 10.45 am, said a source at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
India successfully test-fires air version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile off Odisha coast
India on Wednesday successfully test-fired the air version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the integrated test range of Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha, sources in the DRDO said. Describing the mission as a "major milestone" in the development of BrahMos, the sources said that the air version of the missile was test-fired from supersonic fighter aircraft Sukhoi 30 MK-I at 10.30 am.
DRDO successfully test-fires Agni-Prime missile
"India successfully carried out the test-firing of a new missile of the Agni series known as Agni-Prime at 10.55 am today, off the coast of Odisha. The new nuclear-capable missile is fully made up of composite material and it was a textbook launch," the sources said.
Two Prithvi-2 missiles testfired off Odisha's Balasore coast
Earlier on December 1, the anti-ship version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile developed by DRDO with a strike range of 300 kilometres successfully hit its target ship in a test fire.
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