Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called on the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to work on futuristic technologies to give the country a strategic advantage. Stating that the world is passing through an era of turmoil and uncertainty with new challenges emerging, he underlined the need to focus on meeting the requirements of future warfare.The Defence Minister was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Advanced Weapon System Complex at Def…
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New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Cyber Police Station of Delhi’s Central District has successfully busted a sophisticated online investment fraud racket involving a work-from-home task-based scam and arrested three accused persons from different states. The accused allegedly cheated a government employee of approximately Rs 15.74 lakh through fraudulent investment schemes operated via WhatsApp and Telegram. The arrested individuals have been identified as Sandeep Sain, a second-layer account holder…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) A two-day workshop on defence procurement, Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), Technology Perspective Capability Roadmap (TPCR) and testing procedures for MSMEs and start-ups will be held here on June 11 and 12, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.The event is being jointly organised by the Indigenisation Directorate, Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) and the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) to enhance awareness and encou…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday lauded the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) for conducting the successful flight tests of RudraM-II Air-to-Surface Missile from an airborne platform. He said that the tests have demonstrated the growing maturity of indigenous defence technologies, contributing significantly to Aatmanirbharta in advance weapon systems.The tests were conducted under extreme release conditions wit…
Chandipur, June 2 (IANS) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted flight-tests of RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from a Sukhoi Su-30 MKI aircraft at the interim firing range in Odisha’s Chandipur on Tuesday. The tests were conducted under extreme release conditions with critical trajectory establishing the capability of all subsystems, officials said.”The missiles, after release were guided to a predefined target with pin-point …
Pune, May 30 (IANS) Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, on Saturday said that self-reliance and innovation have become key pillars of India’s military preparedness, asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mantra of JAI — Jointness, Atmanirbharta and Innovation — will continue to shape the future direction of the Indian Armed Forces. Addressing a press conference after reviewing the Passing Out Parade (POP) of the 150th Course of the National Defence Academy (NDA) in Pun…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Short Range Ballistic Missile ‘Agni-1’ was successfully test-launched from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha, on Friday, said the Ministry of Defence. The launch validated all operational and technical parameters. The test was carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command, said an official statement.On September 24, 2025, the Defence Research and Development Organisation, in collaboration with the Strategic Forces Command (SFC), carried out…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Defence Ministry on Tuesday said that DRDO has successfully completed the final deliverable configuration development trials of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 in Air-to-Ground and Air-to-Air modes at DRDO test range near Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh complimented DRDO, PSUs, Defence-cum-Production partners and industry for the successful development trials of ULPGM-V3 in Air-to-Ground mode for anti-tank role …
Ramgarh (Jharkhand), May 19 (IANS) A Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) employee posted in Bengaluru was found hanging from a tree near his native village in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district on Tuesday morning, police said.The deceased was identified as Kamal Kishore Mahto, a resident of Talatad Bhuiyan Tola under the Patratu police station area. He had returned to his ancestral village on leave on April 19 and had been staying with his family for the past few weeks.According to …
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), May 15 (IANS) India’s domestic defence production has reached a record high of Rs 1.5 lakh crore from a mere Rs 46,000 crore in 2014, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday.He exuded confidence that domestic defence production would go up to Rs 1.75 lakh crore in a couple of months.The minister was speaking at the foundation laying of various defence projects in this town in the Sri Sathya Sai district.The defence minister stated that India’s defence export…