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Tejas equipped with new generation electronic warfare suite
India | Jan 11, 2015, 08:56 AM ISTChennai: An advanced electronic warfare (EW) suite developed by the DRDO was successfully tested onboard the country's Light Combat Aircraft Tejas-PV1 today. “After obtaining due flight clearances and certification, the first flight sortie of LCA
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India tests 1000 kg guided Glide bomb, can hit target 100 kms away
India | Dec 19, 2014, 11:55 PM ISTBhubaneswar: India today tested a 1,000 kg indigenously-developed glide bomb, which successfully hit a target 100 kms away, in the Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast, making the country self-reliant in guided precision bombs.“The
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China's CX-1 missile is not copy of BrahMos: Ex-DRDO scientist
India | Dec 11, 2014, 06:51 AM ISTIndore: A noted defence scientist today rejected suggestions that China's new missile Chaoxun-1 (CX-1) was a copy of Indian supersonic cruise missile BrahMos.The technology used in CX-1 and BrahMos, an Indo-Russian joint production, was completely
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DRDO products can go to friendly countries: Manohar Parrikar
National | Dec 09, 2014, 05:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: The DRDO is not involved in the export of military equipment but some of its developed products and systems can be sold to "friendly countries", the government said Tuesday.The Defence Research and Development
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Deal for BrahMos 'mini missile' likely during Vladimir Putin's visit
India | Dec 08, 2014, 09:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: India and Russia are likely to ink a key deal for the joint development of a BrahMos 'mini missile' during the visit of Russian President Vladmir Putin later this week.Official sources said that
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India tests n-capable Agni-IV missile
India | Dec 02, 2014, 11:07 AM ISTBhubaneswar: India Tuesday successfully conducted the first user trial of its long-range, nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile from a defence base in Odisha, an official said.The missile, with the capability to hit targets 4,000 km away,
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Bhopal gas tragedy: Toxic waste disposal still awaited
India | Nov 28, 2014, 11:55 AM ISTBhopal: The toxic waste after the Bhopal Gas tragedy lying at the Union Carbide plant here is still awaiting disposal, even after 29 years of the world's worst industrial disaster, amid concerns of air and
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President congratulates DRDO on successful test-firing of Agni-II
India | Nov 10, 2014, 09:18 AM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee tonight congratulated DRDO on the successful test-firing of medium-range nuclear-capable Agni-II missile. “I extend my heartiest congratulations to all those associated with the successful test-firing of ‘Agni-II' Intermediate Range Ballistic
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Indian Navy subs can soon stay longer under water
India | Nov 05, 2014, 05:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian scientists have developed technology that will enable the navy's conventional non-nuclear submarines stay under water for up to two weeks before replenishing their oxygen supply, thus increasing their stealth capabilities."Conventional submarines usually
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Centre gives nod to defence projects worth Rs 80,000 cr
India | Oct 25, 2014, 09:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Defence projects worth a whopping Rs 80,000 crore were today cleared by the government which decided that six submarines will be made indigenously and over 8,000 Israeli anti-tank guided missiles and 12 upgraded
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India spikes US' Javelin missiles for Israel's 'Spike'
India | Oct 25, 2014, 07:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: India today decided to buy 8,356 Spike anti-tank guided missile and 321 launchers from Israel for Rs 3,200 crore, rejecting US offer of Javelin missiles that Washington was lobbying hard for.The decision was
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Crucial Defence Acquisition Council meeting on Saturday
India | Oct 22, 2014, 07:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Defence Minister Arun Jaitley will this Saturday chair a crucial meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), a high-level body that decides on procurements for the armed forces.A number of “significant” issues are
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India test-fires Nuclear-capable missile "Nirbhay"
India | Oct 17, 2014, 01:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: India today test-fired the indigenously developed sub-sonic long-range cruise missile 'Nirbhay' from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha at 10.03 AM.It is the second launch of the indigenous weapon developed by
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Food packets being flown from Mysore to Kashmir
India | Sep 13, 2014, 07:12 AM ISTBangalore: As relief work progresses in flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir, food packets made in Mysore are being flown all the way to Srinagar for the flood victimsAFood packets, prepared using the same technique which goes
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India to develop man-portable anti-tank guided missile
India | Aug 26, 2014, 08:42 AM ISTHyderabad: India is working on developing a man-portable anti-tank guided missile capable of being fired from shoulders, a top defence official said in Hyderabad on Monday."We are going to have surface-to-air missile which will be
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Forces have not allowed China to encroach our land: Jaitley
India | Aug 20, 2014, 05:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: Against the backdrop of incursions by Chinese troops, India today said its armed forces were taking “more than adequate” action on such incidents and have not allowed China to encroach any part of
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PM Narendra Modi at DRDO flays 'chalta hai' attitude
India | Aug 20, 2014, 05:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: With several of DRDO's programmes being behind schedule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sent out a strong message to it by flaying the ‘chalta hai' attitude and asked the defence research body to
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Air Force not keen on Rs. 30,000 crore Indo-French missile deal: Sources
India | Aug 04, 2014, 09:04 AM ISTNew Delhi: An Indo-French proposed joint venture expected to be worth around Rs. 30,000 crore to develop short range air defence missiles seems to have run into rough weather as the Indian Air Force feels
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Indian Navy LCA to soon begin test flights
India | Jul 11, 2014, 11:32 AM ISTNew Delhi: The naval variant of India's indegenous light combat aircraft (LCA) is due to soon begin ramp trials.Avinash Chander, scientific adviser to the defence minister and director general Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO),
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India can export fighter planes, missiles, says DRDO chief
India | Jun 23, 2014, 08:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressing on the need for increasing arms exports, the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has said India can sell combat aircraft and missiles whose production cost would