Tag: DRDO

  • Akash Missile System: Exports and Key Features

    Akash Missile System: Exports and Key Features

    Akash Missile System exports reach Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Explore its range, Rajendra radar, DRDO technology, variants and defence significance.

  • High-Altitude Platform: DRDO’s 21 km Trial

    High-Altitude Platform: DRDO’s 21 km Trial

    High-Altitude Platform technology has advanced after DRDO tested an indigenous system in the stratosphere. The successful flight demonstrated real-time surveillance data transmission, controlled altitude management, stable telemetry and safe recovery, offering India a persistent observation layer between conventional aircraft and satellites.

  • VIMARSH 2026: DRDO–Industry Defence Partnership

    VIMARSH 2026: DRDO–Industry Defence Partnership

    VIMARSH 2026 strengthens cooperation among DRDO, private industry and emerging technology enterprises. The initiative seeks to convert scientific research into deployable military capabilities through funding, testing support and technology transfer. It also highlights India’s effort to build an innovation-driven defence industrial base.

  • Turbojet Engine: India’s First Indigenous Expendable Engine

    Turbojet Engine: India’s First Indigenous Expendable Engine

    Turbojet Engine technology has achieved a major milestone with the development of India’s first indigenous expendable turbojet engine by the Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) under the DRDO, strengthening India’s self-reliance in advanced aerospace propulsion technologies.

  • TAPAS UAV

    Important for Prelims: Science & TechnologyMains: General Studies III TAPAS UAV TAPAS UAV / RUSTOM To read more about Missile Technology, click here Practice Questions for Prelims Consider the following statements about TAPAS UAV:1. It can carry a variety of payloads up to a maximum of 350 kgs.2. It is a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle.…