The 11th edition of the Asia Fire Protection Inspection Council (AFIC) Meet commenced today, jointly organised by the Centre for Fire, Explosive, and Environment Safety (CFEES), DRDO, in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
This hypersonic missile is designed to carry various payloads for ranges greater than 1,500 kms for the Armed Forces.
The missile was launched from a mobile articulated launcher, achieving all primary mission objectives.
A statement from the Ministry of Defence stated that these advancements also include Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs) with power capabilities up to 40W, suitable for applications extending to X-band frequencies.
The DRDO Directors' Conclave 2024 kicked off on Friday at the Armament Research & Development Establishment in Pune, marking a significant annual gathering for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane stressed that self-reliance will help the country take giant strides on the path of becoming a developed nation by 2047.
The HAL, Lucknow has already made preparations for the production of these units for the current 83 LCA Tejas Mk1A order.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO, SFC and the armed forces for the successful test.
The last time that PM Modi had made a similar announcement was post the successful conduct of the anti-satellite (ASAT) test on 27 March 2019, termed as Mission Shakti. He had then stated “With this, India has entered its name as an elite space power.”
Hailing 'Mission Divyastra', the successful flight test of the Agni-5 missile conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the former chief of the agency, G Satheesh Reddy, on Wednesday said it was a ' game-changer' for armed forces.
