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DRDO Tests Integrated Air Defence System with Missiles, Laser

By Khushboo Kumari August 25, 2025 active radar seeker Advanced Very Short Range Air Defence System aerial threats aircraft Armed forces August 23 Centralised Command and Control Centre Centre for High Energy Systems and Sciences Chairman DRDO Chandipur Chess communications cruise missiles Defence Minister Defence Research & Development Laboratory Defence Research and Development Organisation destruction mechanisms DEW directed-energy technologies Dr. Samir V Kamat DRDL DRDO drone detection drone swarms Drones dual thrust propulsion electrical power electronic counter-countermeasures enemy aerial threats energy beams fighter aircraft flight data frontline soldiers Helicopters High-Power Laser-Based Directed Energy Weapon high-speed aircraft IADWS Indian industry indigenous defence capabilities infrared homing guidance Integrated Air Defence Weapon System Integrated Test Range ITR laser weapon layered approach loitering munitions low cost per shot low-altitude threats low-flying helicopters maiden flight-tests MANPADS missile technologies mobile air defence multi-copter drone multi-layered air defence system multi-layered capability multiple targets naval platforms New Delhi non-kinetic defence non-kinetic projectiles Odisha pinpoint accuracy point air defence QRSAM Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missiles radars Rajnath Singh range 25–30 km range 6–7 km RCI Research Centre Imarat robust shield saturation attacks Secretary Defence R&D self-reliance in defence senior DRDO scientists short-range surface-to-air missile silent small missiles speed of light stealthy tracked vehicles UAVs Unmanned Aerial Vehicles vehicles vital assets VSHORADS

India’s DRDO successfully flight-tested the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) off Odisha. The multi-layered system, comprising QRSAM missiles, VSHORADS missiles, and a high-power laser DEW, destroyed multiple UAV targets. The tests confirmed the system’s effectiveness in protecting against various aerial threats.

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India Successfully Test-Fires Agni-5 Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile

By Khushboo Kumari August 20, 2025 advanced missile systems Agni-5 August 20 2025 Chandipur credible deterrent defense infrastructure deployment deterrence capability effectiveness global security landscape indian armed forces indigenous defense technologies indigenously developed Integrated Test Range Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile MIRVs missile development program missile readiness missile technology multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles National Security Odisha operational parameters range 5000 kilometers rapid deployment reliability road-mobile launch platform solid-fueled strategic deterrence capabilities Strategic Forces Command strategic operations strategic reach technical parameters test-fired three-stage missile

India successfully test-fired the Agni-5 ballistic missile on August 20, 2025. The indigenously developed missile has a 5,000+ km range, MIRV capability, and road-mobile launch. The test validated all parameters, enhancing India’s strategic deterrence and defense capabilities.

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DRDO Successfully Conducts Back-to-Back Flight Tests of Pralay Missile, Paving Way for Armed Forces Induction

By Khushboo Kumari July 30, 2025 2025 Advanced Systems Laboratory ARDE Armament Research & Development Establishment Armed forces ASL BDL BEL Bharat Dynamics Limited Bharat Electronics Limited combat scenarios Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory Defence Minister Defence Research & Development Laboratory Defence Research and Development Organisation Defense industry Department of Defence R&D deterrence posture DMRL Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island DRDL DRDO DRDO Chairman flight tests guidance system HEMRL High Energy Materials Research Laboratory high-precision strikes impact point Indian Air Force Indian Army industry representatives Integrated Test Range ITR July 28 July 29 maximum range minimum range missile induction missile system Modern technologies MSMEs navigation system New Delhi next-generation missile systems Odisha phase-1 flight-tests Pralay missile precision quasi-ballistic missile Rajnath Singh RCI Research & Development Establishment (Engineers)Research Centre Imarat Samir V. Kamat Secretary senior scientists sensors ship instrumentation solid-propellant strategic reach strategic targets tactical missile TBRL Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory time-critical operations tracking data User Evaluation Trials warheads

NEW DELHI: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted two consecutive flight tests of the indigenously developed Pralay missile on July 28…

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