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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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Defence Emergency Procurement Contracts Worth Nearly ₹2,000 Crore

By Aman Kumar Himanshu June 25, 2025 000 crore 981.90 crore aerial threat detection Ballistic Helmets BPJs bullet proof jackets compressed timelines Counter Terrorism CT capabilities Defence Drones efficiency Emergency Procurement EP mechanism fast-track procedures heavy vehicles hostile drones IDD&IS Indian Army Indigenous Technologies Integrated Drone Detection and Interdiction Systems launchers lethality LLLR loitering munitions Low Level Lightweight Radars medium vehicles Ministry of Defence missiles mission-critical systems mobility Night Sights for Rifles night-time engagement operational gaps precision strike QRFVs Quick Reaction Fighting Vehicles rapid deployment real-time intelligence real-time surveillance reconnaissance Remotely Piloted Aerial Vehicles RPAVs security threats short-range threats shrapnel protection situational awareness speed tactical support troop deployment troop protection Very Short Range Air Defence Systems VSHORADS VTOL ₹1 ₹2

New Delhi: To bolster the Indian Army’s counter-terrorism (CT) capabilities, the Ministry of Defence has concluded thirteen contracts under the Emergency Procurement (EP) mechanism, amounting…

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How the Modi Government Fortified India’s Air Defence and Offensive Capabilities

By Khushboo Kumari May 9, 2025 2024 aerial shield air defence airspace network Akash batteries Akash missiles anti-drone Barak-8 missiles Bhatinda China counter-drone DRDO gujarat HAMMER Harop drones HQ-9 unit indian armed forces Indian military ISRAEL jamming JAMMU AND KASHMIR Karachi Lahore loitering munitions missile strikes MPCDS MR-SAM multi-layered ecosystem narendra modi Operation Sindoor Pakistan Pakistani air defence punjab radar infrastructure Rafale jets RAJASTHAN S-400 squadrons S-400 Triumf s400 SCALP sky control strategic preparedness suicidal drones surgical precision terrorist camps threat detection UAS Grid UAVs

NEW DELHI: In the wake of Operation Sindoor that destroyed 9 terrorist camps across Pakistan, Pakistan attempted to escalate tensions by launching missile strikes at…

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India’s Tri-Service Exercise Prachand Prahaar in Arunachal Pradesh

By Khushboo Kumari March 27, 2025 arunachal pradesh Eastern Army Command fighter aircraft high-altitude warfare india Indian Air Force Indian Army Indian Navy joint operations kamikaze drones loitering munitions military technology multi-domain exercise northern borders Operational readiness Prachand Prahaar precision strikes rocket systems strategic deterrence surveillance swarm drones Tri-Service Exercise UAVs

NEW DELHI: The Indian Armed Forces conducted ‘Exercise Prachand Prahaar,’ a tri-service integrated multi-domain exercise, from March 25 to 27, in the high-altitude terrains of…

The Indian Army is actively seeking to modernise its mobile air defence systems (MADS) to counter evolving aerial threats, particularly drones and loitering munitions. (Representational Image).

Aero India 2025: Urgent need to modernise mobile air defence systems

By Aman Kumar Himanshu February 10, 2025 ADGM-SP advanced radars aerial strikes air defence all-terrain mobility Arjun MBTs Atmanirbhar Bharat attack helicopters battlefield realities battlefield threats Bayraktar TB2 BDL Bharat Dynamics Limited China defence manufacturing DRDO Drones electronic warfare Fighter Jets global procurement gun-missile combination high-speed response hypersonic glide weapons IFVs Indian Army indigenous development Infantry Fighting Vehicles logistics hubs loitering munitions MADS Major General Anil Senger mechanised forces mechanised formations mobile air defence mobile air defence systems northern borders Pakistan Pantsir system real-time protection RFI Rosoboronexport Russia-Ukraine war Self-Propelled Air Defence Gun Missile System stealth drones Strike Corps swarm drones T-90 tanks two-front war UCAVs western borders Wing Loong UAVs

NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is actively seeking to modernise its mobile air defence systems (MADS) to counter evolving aerial threats, particularly drones and loitering…

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DRDO Tests Integrated Air Defence System with Missiles, Laser

Defence Emergency Procurement Contracts Worth Nearly ₹2,000 Crore

How the Modi Government Fortified India’s Air Defence and Offensive Capabilities

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Aero India 2025: Urgent need to modernise mobile air defence systems

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