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For the first time, the Independence Day celebrations witnessed the display of an indigenously developed artillery gun at the iconic Red Fort. It was truly a proud moment for the defence research community as the Advanced Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) demonstrated the country’s prowess in developing arms and ammunition indigenously. This also reflects a key […]
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Hyderabad: To mark the 75 years of independence (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav), an indigenous howitzer developed by DRDO will be used to render the 21-gun salute during the Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort. To date, only British guns (Ordnance QF 25-pounder) were used during the annual celebrations of nationhood. But this year, the Advanced […]
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Bengaluru: The Defence Research and Development Organisation on Friday successfully carried out the maiden flight at Chitradurga in Karnataka. Operating in a fully autonomous mode, the aircraft exhibited a perfect flight and a smooth touchdown, an official press release said. The flight marked a major milestone in proving critical technologies towards development of future unmanned […]
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Warnagal: Secretary of the Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Dr G Satheesh Reddy said that the DRDO was encouraging startups and young talents through its programmes like the Defence Technology Development Fund (DTDF) and the ‘Dare to Dream’ Programme. “Innovative ideas that will lead to building of systems […]
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Balasore: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the indigenously developed Naval Anti-ship missile launched from Seaking 42B Naval Helicopter from ITR Balasore in Odisha on Wednesday at 8:50 am. This firing is a significant step towards achieving self-reliance in niche missile technology and reaffirms the Indian Navy’s commitment […]
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Hyderabad: Nuthi Srinivas Rao, Outstanding Scientist, has assumed charge as Director of Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL), DRDO. He took over from Dr K. Maheswara Reddy, Distinguished Scientist who superannuated on March 31. DLRL is a premier Lab in the field of Electronics Warfare Systems and has delivered Integrated EW Systems to the Tri-services during […]
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Hyderabad: On March 27, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two successful flight tests of the Army version of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. The tests were part of the live firing trials against high-speed aerial targets. The first launch […]
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New Delhi: Indian Army on Sunday successfully carried out the test firing of the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile air defence system off the coast of Odisha’s Balasore, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) informed. “MRSAM-Army missile system flight tested from ITR Balasore, Odisha at around 1030 hours intercepting a high-speed aerial target at […]
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Despite the growing threat perception on two fronts—Pakistan and China—the spending on defence research has remained stagnant in India for several years, accounting for less than one per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP). This is a matter of serious concern that needs to engage the attention of the policy makers. India is far […]
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Hyderabad: The Defense Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL), Hyderabad, a premier lab of Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) pioneering in design and development of state-of-the-art Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems for the armed forces and para-military services, celebrated Diamond Jubilee Day here at it’s campus in Chandrayangutta. Speaking on the occasion, Chairman DRDO, Dr G Satheesh […]
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Sangareddy: As many as 30 Trainee Civil Servants and other central service officials have arrived at Sanagreddy as part of their training. Additional Collector Rajaharshi Sha and other officials have welcomed them to the district. Dividing them into six teams, the Additional Collector has allotted them six villages where they would spend time until March […]
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Hyderabad: A total of 1,19,106 UG, PG and PhD degrees and 95 gold medals will be awarded for the academic years 2019-20 and 2020-21 during X convocation of the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Hyderabad (JNTU-H) here on Saturday. Of the total degrees that are to be awarded, 98,086 are BTech, 6,451 BPharm, 6,686 MBA, 3,748 MTech, […]
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Visakhapatnam: The All-India Defence Employees Federation on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration in the city against privatization and closing down of DRDO schools across India. The federation members -staff of Ramanath secondary school, NSTL (Naval Science and Technological Laboratory) here, expressed shocked at the Centre’s decision to stop funding all the DRDO aided schools. Following […]
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Hyderabad: Pulmonologists at Kamineni Hospital, LB Nagar gave a fresh lease of life to a 31-year-old employee of DRDO, Gautam Kumar Shaw, who was admitted to the hospital with complaints of coughing up blood. Shaw, a resident of West Bengal, was on Independence Day security arrangements duty at Red Fort, New Delhi, when the Prime […]
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Hyderabad: Outstanding scientist and Programme Director, Advanced Naval Systems Programme, GA Srinivasa Murthy, has been appointed as Director, Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), a premier laboratory of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, DRDO, Hyderabad, on Tuesday. Srinivasa Murthy assumed charge as Director, DRDL following superannuation of Dr Dashrath Ram, DS and Director DRDL. […]
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Adilabad: Collector Sikta Patnaik said that Assembly constituency-wise special officers were deputed for implementing the ambitious Dalit Bandhu scheme in Adilabad district. Sikta, in a press statement, said that the government directed the collectors to identify 100 beneficiaries in every assembly constituency. To achieve the goal, the special officers were assigned with the task of […]
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Hyderabad: Research Centre Imarat (RCI), a premier laboratory of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, DRDO, is inviting applications from candidates to apply for Apprentice posts. Eligible candidates can apply online through the official site of RCI on rcilab.in. The last date to apply for the posts is till February 7, 2022. This recruitment drive […]
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Hyderabad: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chairman G Satheesh Reddy said India has the world’s longest Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System with a range of more than 48 kms. Final trials were being conducted and very soon it would be inducted into the armed forces, he said. “This was one technology, which was eluding […]
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New Delhi: India on Tuesday successfully test-fired BrahMos Supersonic Cruise missile from the Indian Navy’s INS Visakhapatnam warship on Tuesday. “Advanced sea to sea variant of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise missile was tested from INS Visakhapatnam today. The missile hit the designated target ship precisely,” said DRDO official. The missile is a joint venture between India […]
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New Delhi: The Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra conducted a flight demonstration of Controlled Aerial Delivery System of 500 kilogram capacity (CADS-500) on Saturday, informed the Ministry of Defence on Sunday. As per the Ministry, ADRDE, Agra is an R&D laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the flight […]
