Drdo

Defence Research Body Test Fires Guided Bomb From Sukhoi Combat Jet

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 25, 2019

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday successfully test fired an indigenously-developed 500 kg class guided bomb from a Sukhoi combat jet at Pokhran in Rajasthan.

DRDO Successfully Conducts Flight Test Of 'Abhyas'

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 14, 2019

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday successfully conducted the flight test of 'Abhyas', a high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT), which offers a realistic threat scenario for practice of weapon systems.

Most of Anti-Satellite Test Debris Has Decayed, Says DRDO Chief

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 11, 2019

Most of the debris generated from the anti-satellite test India conducted in March have decayed and rest of it will dissipate in a "short period of time", DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy said.

Most Of Debris From Mission Shakti Has Decayed: DRDO Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 10, 2019

Most of the debris generated from from the anti-satellite test India conducted in March have decayed and rest of it will dissipate in a "short period of time", Defence Research and Development Organisation''s Chairman G Satheesh Reddy said today.

India To Testfire Air-Launched Version Of BrahMos Missile Soon: Report

India News | ANI | Saturday April 27, 2019

To boost ability to destroy major ground targets, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the DRDO are planning to testfire the air-launched version of the world's fastest supersonic cruise missile BrahMos next week from a Su-30MKI combat aircraft.

Watch: How India Blasted Satellite 300 km Above Earth With Mission Shakti

India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Stela Dey | Monday April 8, 2019

The Ministry of Defence released a video presentation of Mission Shakti on Saturday after successfully conducting an Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) test on March 27 from Kalam Island in Odisha.

India Chose Lower Orbit To Avoid Debris Threat To Global Space Assets: DRDO

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 7, 2019

With the successful anti-satellite missile test, India is capable of hitting a target at a range of over 1,000 km in space and a lower orbit was chosen for the mission to avoid threat of debris to global space assets, DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy said on Saturday.

Missile Test Debris Should Dissolve In 45 Days: Defence Research Chief

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday April 6, 2019

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman G Satheesh Reddy said today that there was no possibility of debris from the anti-satellite (ASAT) test conducted by India on March 27 hitting the International Space Station (ISS).

To NASA's Mission Shakti Rebuke, Ex-Defence Research Chief's Rebuttal

India News | Written by Pallava Bagla | Tuesday April 2, 2019

India's destruction of one of its satellites added less than half of the debris usually left over after a major satellite launch, a former chief of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said, countering a statement from US space agency NASA that had criticised the exercise.

A Month Before PM Announcement, India Failed Earlier ASAT Test: Experts

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Tuesday April 2, 2019

A month before India's successful test of an anti-satellite missile, right in the middle of election season, a similar test had failed, a leading expert from the Federation of American scientists has claimed. Quoting US government sources, Ankit Panda has written in The Diplomat magazine that a missile tested on February 12 failed after flying for ...

ISRO Launches DRDO Emisat Satellite, Successfully Puts It Into Orbit

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 1, 2019

ISRO on Monday put into orbit the Emisat, an electronic intelligence satellite for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) , in a copy book style.

ISRO PSLV-QL Rocket Lifts Off With DRDO Emisat, 28 Other Satellites

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 1, 2019

A new variant of the India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket lifted off on Monday morning.

Informal Presentation Was Made: Missile Scientist On Former NSA's Remark

India News | ANI | Monday April 1, 2019

Former National Security Advisor (NSA) Shivshankar Menon's comments that permission was not sought during the UPA regime for testing of an anti-satellite (A-SAT) missile are "erroneous" and "a flight of imagination," said former Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Dr VK Saraswat on Sunday.

BJP Government Has Taken Over All Premier Institutions: Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 31, 2019

In an apparent reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of DRDO's recent space achievement, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the BJP government has taken over all premier institutions in the country.

Concerns Over Debris Left By ASAT Missile Before ISRO's April 1 Launch

India News | Written by Pallava Bagla | Sunday March 31, 2019

Will India's recent test of the anti-satellite (ASAT) missile endanger the launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle tomorrow? The anti-satellite weapon launched as part of Mission Shakti created a new debris pile some 300 kilometres above the Earth.