The New-Generation Anti-Radiation Missile (NGARM) was tested from a Sukhoi-30MKI.
Prime Minister, on February 25, dedicated to the nation the National War Memorial which has been erected in the memory of those soldiers who have sacrificed their lives in the service of the nation after India became independent in 1947.
DRDO successfully tested-fired the indigenously developed guided rocket system ‘Pinaka’ on March 12th at Pokhran desert in Rajasthan.
India conducted Mission Shakti, an anti-satellite missile test, from the Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Island launch complex.
G. Satheesh Reddy, the Secretary of India’s Department of Defence R&D and Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was selected as the co-winner of the 2019 Missile Systems Award.
DRDO conducted tests of ‘Abhyas’ High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) drone from Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha.
India now has a state-of-the-art ‘Air Traffic Flow Management - Central Command Centre’ (C-ATFM) that will help balance capacity against demand for optimum utilization of resources like airspace and aircraft at capacity-constrained Indian airports.
India, on 12th June, 2019 conducted first test flight of the indigenously developed Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) from a base off the Odisha coast. The only other countries that possess this technology are US, Russia and China.
India has signed a deal to acquire ‘Strum Ataka’ anti-tank missile from Russia for its fleet of Mi-35 attack choppers.
India, on August 4th, successfully test-fired a Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) with 30-kilometre range from a test range off the Odisha coast.
In a major boost to the Indian Army, DRDO successfully flight-tested indigenously-developed Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) system.
Eight US-made Apache stealth attack helicopters, capable of firing missiles and rockets, were inducted into the Indian Air Force.
As part of the series of flight trials of Pinaka missile system, two successful test firings were conducted.
On 17th December, India conducted successful trials of two variants of supersonic cruise missile BrahMos.
A bullet-proof jacket, named ‘Sarvatra’, has been indigenously developed at the College of Military Engineering, Pune.
Successful summer user trials of third Generation Anti-Tank Guided Missile NAG were conducted.
ASTRA BVR missile being designed and developed by DRDO has been evaluated for its performance and missile firing with foreign seeker was successful.
Successful integration of the BrahMos missile on the Su-30 MKI has been completed. It would enhance the strategic significance and combat potential of the aircraft.
IAF has inducted Do-228 Dornier aircraft with on board Flight Inspection System (FIS) to undertake the Cat-II calibration of Navigational aids available at Modernized Airfield Infrastructure (MAFI) of IAF bases.
DRDO flight-tested Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) Astra form Su-30 MKI platform off the coast of Chandipur, Odisha.
First ever arrested landing of Light Combat Aircraft (Navy) at the Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF) INS Hansa, Goa, was successful.
DRDO handed over the second of three indigenously designed Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system, netra, to the Indian Air Force (IAF).
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) Igniter Complex at High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) was inaugurated in Pune. HEMRL has created a state-of-the-art facility for design, processing and evaluation of ignition systems.
