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06 Jun

Intermediate range ballistic missile Agni-4 successfully tested

New Delhi: The Agni-IV ballistic missile with a range of 4,000 km was successfully tested on Monday. The missile was testfired at 7:30 pm from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha."A successful training launch of an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-4, was carried out at approximately 19:30 hours on June 6 from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha," the Defence Ministry said in a statement. The test was part of routine user training launches carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command.The launch validated all operational parameters as also the reliability of the system, said the ministry."The successful…

27 Aug

NASA’s James Webb space telescope completes testing, ready to ship

Washington: NASA's much-awaited James Webb Space Telescope has successfully completed its final tests, the US space agency has said.Engineering teams have completed Webb's long-spanning comprehensive testing regimen at Northrop Grumman's facilities. The telescope is now being prepared for shipment to its launch site, and will be completed in September, NASA said in a statement on Thursday.The US space agency recently pushed back the target for the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, touted as its next great space observatory, to October 2021. Previously, Webb was targeted to launch in March 2021.The launch has been pushed due to impacts from the…

22 Jul

India successfully flight-tests new generation Akash Missile

New Delhi: India on Wednesday successfully flight-tested the new generation surface-to-air missile Akash Missile (Akash-NG) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Odisha coast.The flight trial was conducted at around 12.45 p.m. from a land-based platform with all weapon system elements such as multi-function radar, command, control and communication system, and launcher participating in deployment configuration. The missile system has been developed by Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad, in collaboration with other Defence Research & Development Organisation laboratories.The launch was witnessed by the representatives of the Indian Air Force. Production agencies Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) and Bharat Dynamics…

22 Jul

India successfully flight-tests man-portable anti-tank guided missile

New Delhi: India successfully flight-tested its indigenously developed low weight, fire and forget man-portable anti-tank guided missile (MPATGM) on Wednesday.The step is seen as a major boost to 'AatmaNirbhar Bharat' (Self Reliant India) and strengthening the Indian Army. The missile was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The missile was launched from a man-portable launcher integrated with thermal site and the target was mimicking a tank.The missile hit the target in direct attack mode and destroyed it with precision. The test has validated the minimum range successfully."All the mission objectives were met. The missile has already been successfully…

19 Feb

India successfully tests indigenous anti-tank guided missile

New Delhi: India on Friday successfully tested its indigenously-developed anti-tank guided missile systems from an airborne platform.The missile systems have been designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Joint user trials for Helina, the Army version, and Dhruvastra, the Air Force version, were carried out from the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) platform in the desert ranges.Five missions were carried out for evaluating the missile capabilities in minimum and maximum ranges, the DRDO said. The missiles were fired in hover and maximum forward flight against realistic static and moving targets."Some missions were carried out with warheads against derelict…

22 Jan

Hawk-i Successfully Test Fires Smart Anti Airfield Weapon

Bengaluru: In a big boost to the indigenous Hawk-i program, HAL today successfully test fired a Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from the Hawk-i aircraft off the coast of Odisha. The indigenous stand-off weapon developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI), DRDO is the first smart weapon fired from an Indian Hawk-Mk132. “HAL has been focusing on the Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign. The Company owned Hawk-i platform is being extensively used for certification of systems and weapons developed indigenously by DRDO and CSIR labs” said Mr. R. Madhavan, CMD, HAL. The aircraft flown by HAL test pilots Wg Cdr (Retd) P Awasthi and…

05 Nov

Enhanced version of PINAKA Rocket System successfully Flight Tested

New Delhi: Enhanced PINAKA rocket, developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) hasbeen successfully flight tested from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha today, 04November 2020. Development of Enhanced Pinaka system was taken up to achieve longer range performancecompared to earlier design with reduced length. The design and development has been carried out by Punebased DRDO laboratories, namely Armament Research and Development Establishment, ARDE and HighEnergy Materials Research Laboratory, HEMRL. A total of six rockets were launched in quick succession and the tests met complete mission objectives.Rockets tested have been manufactured by M/s Economic Explosives Limited, Nagpur,…

22 Oct

India successfully tests anti-tank guided missile Nag, ready for induction in Army

New Delhi: India successfully carried out the final trial of anti-tank guided missile -- Nag -- on Thursday. The missile will be inducted soon in the India Army. In 2008, Ministry of Defence approved procurement of 300 Nag missiles and 25 missile carriers for Army. The test was carried out at 6.45 a.m. at the Pokhran field firing ranges in Rajasthan, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said.The missile was integrated with the actual warhead and a tank target was kept at designated range. This was launched from Nag Missile Carrier NAMICA.The missile hit the target accurately defeating the armour. Anti-tank…

09 Oct

India successfully flight-tests anti-radiation missile

New Delhi: India on Friday successfully flight tested the indigenously-developed Anti-Radiation Missile (Rudram-1), which can hit any radio frequency emitting target.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauded the Defence Research and Development Organisation and other stakeholders for the successful test of the first indigenous anti-radiation missile for the Indian Air Force. "New generation Anti-Radiation Missile (Rudram) was successfully flight tested onto a radiation target located on Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha," the DRDO said in a statement. The missile was launched from a Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft. The missile is integrated on the Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft as the launch platform,…

24 Sep

India successfully tests laser-guided anti-tank missile

New Delhi: India has successfully tested a laser-guided anti-tank missile, primarily designed to destroy heavily-armoured military vehicles, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday."Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) was successfully test-fired from MBT Arjun at KK Ranges, Armoured Corps Centre and School (ACC&S) Ahmednagar on 22nd Sep 2020," the DRDO said.In these tests, the missile successfully destroyed a target located at a distance of 3 km.Laser-guided ATGMs lock and track the targets with the help of laser to ensure precision hit accuracy. Employing a tandem HEAT warhead to defeat Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA) protected armoured vehicles, the missile has been developed with…