DRDO
demonstrates next gen defence capabilities
Defence
Research and Development Organisation successfully demonstrated multiple
crucial technologies bolstering the nation’s defence capabilities against
different types of enemy threats. Three consecutive flight tests were conducted
on 10 and 11 June 2026 to demonstrate multi-layered defence against long range
ballistic missiles and anti-ship capability at medium range. Multi-layered
Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) capability was successfully demonstrated. The
interceptors successfully engaged their respective targets. The maiden
flight-test of the Naval Anti-Ship Missile-Medium Range (NASM-MR) was also
carried out successfully.
Trial
of Advanced Agni with MIRV
India
conducted the successful flight trial of an Advanced Agni missile with Multiple
Independently Targeted Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) system from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
Island, Odisha on 8 May 2026. The missile was flight tested with multiple
payloads, targeted to different targets spatially distributed over a large
geographical area in the Indian Ocean Region. The telemetry and tracking was
carried out by multiple ground and ship based stations. These systems tracked
the entire missile trajectory from lift off till the impact of all payloads.
Flight data confirmed that all mission objectives were met during the trial.
Successful
test of Agni-1
Short
Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM) Agni-1 was successfully test launched from the
Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha on 22 May 2026. The launch validated
all operational and technical parameters. The test was carried out under the
aegis of the Strategic Forces Command.
DRDO
and IAF test RudraM-II
Defence
Research & Development Organisation and the Indian Air Force conducted
flight tests of RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from an airborne platform on 2
June 2026. The tests were conducted under extreme release conditions with
critical trajectory establishing the capability of all subsystems. RudraM-II has been
indigenously developed by Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad as the nodal DRDO
laboratory in collaboration with other sister labs such as Defence Research and
Development Laboratory, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Armament
Research & Development Establishment and ITR.
DRDO
conducts test of LRLACM
Defence
Research & Development Organisation conducted a successful test of Long
Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off
the coast of Odisha on 15 June 2026. All the test objectives were fully met, as
per the data captured by various tracking instruments deployed by Integrated
Test Range, Chandipur. The LRLACM is an indigenously developed missile with all
sub-systems developed by various DRDO laboratories and Indian industry
partners. Aeronautical Development Establishment, Bengaluru is the nodal
laboratory.
DRDO
tests Pinaka long range guided rocket
Defence Research & Development Organisation
(DRDO) conducted a successful flight-test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket
(LRGR) at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur on 8 July 2026. The rocket
was tested for a user defined minimum range of 60 kms. Demonstrating all
in-flight manoeuvres as planned, the LRGR impacted on the target with textbook
precision exactly following the predicted trajectory. All the deployed range
instruments tracked the flight throughout its trajectory. The Pinaka LRGR rocket is designed by Armament Research and
Development Establishment in association with High Energy Materials Research
Laboratory, with support from Defence Research and Development Laboratory and
Research Centre Imarat. The flight-trial was coordinated by ITR and Proof &
Experimental Establishment. The rocket was launched from the in-service Pinaka
launcher demonstrating its versatility and providing launch capability of
Pinaka variants of different ranges from the same launcher.
DRDO
tests ULPGM-V3
Defence Research & Development Organisation
has successfully completed the final deliverable configuration development
trials of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3
in air-to-ground and air-to-air modes at DRDO test range near Kurnool, Andhra
Pradesh. The trials were carried out using an integrated Ground Control System
(GCS) to command and control the ULPGM weapon system. DRDO has partnered with two production agencies - Bharat
Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad and Adani Defence Systems & Technologies
Limited, Hyderabad - for the development and production of the missiles. The
system has been integrated on UAVs developed by Newspace Research and
Technologies, Bengaluru for current trials.
Nibe Ltd tests Vayu Astra-1
Nibe Limited has announced the
successful no-cost, no-commitment (NCNC) demonstration of its Vayu Astra-1
loitering munition with a strike range of 100 km during trials conducted in
Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. According to the company, the anti-personnel variant
of the Vayu Astra-1 carried a 10 kg warhead during its first NCNC demonstration
at the Pokhran range. Under the Ministry of Defence’s procurement process, NCNC
trials are conducted without any payment or purchase commitment from the
government.
