Successful anti­-satellite missile test puts India in an elite club

Prime Minister announced that India has successfully completed Mission Shakti.Mission Shakti is an anti-Satellite(ASAT) missile test.ASAT are missile-based systems to attack moving satellites.The mission has been carried out by bringing down one of the Indian satellites in the low earth orbit.The test was aimed at strengthening the capability to safeguard space assets and India’s overall… Continue reading Successful anti­-satellite missile test puts India in an elite club

Upgraded Pinaka rocket successfully test-fired

Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) successfully test fired the PINAKA guided WEAPON rocket system from Pokhran range in Rajasthan. Pinaka rocket systems was named after Pinaka,the bow of Lord Shiva. Pinaka Mark I is an indigenous multi-barrel unguided rocket launch system for firing of multiple warheads.It was used in the 1999 Kargil conflict.It has a… Continue reading Upgraded Pinaka rocket successfully test-fired

Quick reaction missile tests a success

India successfully test-fired two indigenously developed Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air missiles(QR-SAM) from a test range off the Odisha coast. The QR-SAM weapon system has been jointly developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Bharat Electronics Ltd.It is a quick reaction, all-weather, network-centric missile system capable of search-on-the-move. The missile system can also engage… Continue reading Quick reaction missile tests a success

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