Amaravati, May 14 (IANS) Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh’s Sri Sathya Sai district is set to witness ground breaking of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) flight testing centre on Friday.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will attend the event, which will also mark the launch of multiple defence, aerospace and drone manufacturing projects in the state.A key highlight of the event will be the AMCA exhibition and technology showcase.AMCA i…
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New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended greetings on National Technology Day and recalled with pride the hard work and dedication of scientists, which led to the successful tests in Pokhran in 1998. PM Modi took to social media ‘X’ and said, “Greetings on National Technology Day. We recall with pride the hard work and dedication of our scientists, which led to the successful tests in Pokhran in 1998. That landmark moment reflected India’s scientific excellence …
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) India has achieved a path-breaking milestone in the development of hypersonic missiles by successfully conducting an extensive long-duration test of its Actively Cooled Full Scale Scramjet Combustor.A run-time of over 1,200 seconds was achieved at the state-of-the-art Scramjet Connect Pipe Test (SCPT) Facility in Hyderabad on Saturday, building upon the earlier successful test of over 700 seconds conducted in January this year, according to the Defence Research and Devel…
Jaipur, May 8 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called upon the Commanders of the three Services to remain future-ready by drawing lessons from ‘Operation Sindoor’ and adapting to the evolving global security landscape, while stressing the need to strengthen India’s capabilities in artificial intelligence, cyber resilience, autonomous systems and multi-domain warfare.Addressing the second edition of the Joint Commanders’ Conference in Jaipur, Rajnath Singh described ‘Operatio…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) have successfully conducted the maiden flight-trial of Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) weapon off the coast of Odisha, it was announced on Friday.TARA, the modular range extension kit, is India’s first indigenous glide weapon system to convert unguided warheads into precision guided weapons, according to a Defence Ministry statement.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulate…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Ministry of Defence on Tuesday signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Hyderabad, for the procurement of five ground-based Mobile Electronic Systems, worth Rs 1,476 crore, for the Indian Army with a minimum 72 per cent indigenous content.The contract, under the Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured) category, was inked in the presence of Defence Secretary Kumar Singh at Kartavya Bhawan here.BEL produces advanced, indigenous gro…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) DRDO Chairman and Secretary, Department of Defence (R&D), Samir V. Kamat, on Saturday unveiled Advanced Armoured Platforms (Tracked and Wheeled), designed and developed by the Vehicles Research and Development Establishment, an official said. Speaking at the event organised at DRDO’s laboratory in Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, Kamat said, “The Indian Army has tough specifications, so we have to meet them. This platform has to operate in deserts as well as in high-alt…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) In a bid to enhance Indian Army’s minefield breaching capability, Defence Ministry on Tuesday said it has signed contracts with Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) and Electro Pneumatics and Hydraulics (India) Pvt Ltd for the procurement of TRAWL Assembly for T-72/T-90 Tanks for nearly Rs 975 crore.According to an official statement, the TRAWL Assembly for T-72/T-90 Tanks is a critical equipment developed by DRDO which will enhance the minefield breaching capability o…
Jaipur, April 16 (IANS) Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee President Govind Singh Dotasra on Thursday criticised the state government’s decision to remove four books from the school curriculum for the 2026-27 academic session.Dotasra said that the removal of books such as Rajasthan’s Freedom Movement and Gallantry Traditions (Class 9), History and Culture of Rajasthan (Class 10), Golden India After Independence (Class 11), and Golden India After Independence – Part 2 (Class 12) would result …
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) In a major drive to achieve ‘atmanirbharata’ in defence preparedness and military prowess, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has undertaken a major indigenisation program to give the fighter jet fleets an edge by equipping them with cutting-edge components and homegrown launchers. Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets fleet, that fire BrahMos – one of the most lethal missiles, are undergoing indigenisation under the “Super Sukhoi” upgrade program, where they will be empower…