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  • DRDO & IAF Conduct Successful Flight-Test Of Astra BVRAAM With Indigenous Radio Frequency Seeker From Su-30 Mk-I

    DRDO & IAF Conduct Successful Flight-Test Of Astra BVRAAM With Indigenous Radio Frequency Seeker From Su-30 Mk-I

    Jul 11, 2025

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    In a major boost to Indian defence capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted the flight-test of indigenous Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile (BVRAAM) ‘Astra’ on Friday. The missile, equipped with an indigenous Radio Frequency (RF) Seeker, was test-fired from Su-30 Mk-I platform off the coast of…

  • Cyclone Yaas: Indian Army’s Eastern Command Spearheads Rescue & Relief Operations in West Bengal in Preparations For Cyclonic Storm

    Cyclone Yaas: Indian Army’s Eastern Command Spearheads Rescue & Relief Operations in West Bengal in Preparations For Cyclonic Storm

    May 25, 2021

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    The Indian Army’s Eastern Command is spearheading Army’s  response for rescue and relief operations in West Bengal in preparations for Cyclone Yaas. The deployment of Army columns is based on requisition and is in close coordination with the Government of West Bengal.

  • DRDO Successfully Conducts Flight Test of ABHYAS Drone

    DRDO Successfully Conducts Flight Test of ABHYAS Drone

    May 13, 2019

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday successfully conducted successful flight test of ABHYAS – High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from Interim Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha.

  • India Successfully Test Fires Nirbhay, Supersonic Cruise Missile From Integrated Test Range in Odisha

    India Successfully Test Fires Nirbhay, Supersonic Cruise Missile From Integrated Test Range in Odisha

    Apr 15, 2019

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    by

    Sumit Sharma
    in Defence

    India on Monday successfully test fired long-range supersonic cruise missile ‘Nirbhay’ from the launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur Odisha at 11:44 am. The missile with a strike range of 1,000 km is the country’s first indigenously designed and developed long-range cruise missile.

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