Successful
firing of ‘Agni 5’ IRBM
Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile ‘Agni 5’ was successfully
test fired from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha on 20 August
2025. The launch “validated all operational and technical parameters. It was
carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command”.
DRDO
successfully conducts maiden flight-tests of Integrated Air Defence Weapon
System
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully
conducted the maiden flight-tests of Integrated Air Defence Weapon System
(IADWS) off the coast of Odisha at around 1230 hrs on August 23, 2025. IADWS is
a multi-layered air defence system comprising all indigenous Quick Reaction
Surface to Air Missiles (QRSAM), Advanced Very Short Range Air Defence System
(VSHORADS) missiles and a high-power laser-based Directed Energy Weapon (DEW).
User
trials of ERASR
User
trials of Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ERASR) were successfully
carried out from INS Kavaratti in June and July 2025. DRDO’s Armament Research
& Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune, in association with High Energy
Materials Research Laboratory and Naval Science & Technological Laboratory,
has designed and developed ERASR for indigenous rocket launcher (IRL) of Indian
Naval Ships. A
total of 17 ERASRs were successfully test evaluated at different ranges.
DRDO and IAF conduct test of
Astra
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) & Indian Air
Force (IAF) successfully conducted the flight-test of indigenous Beyond Visual
Range Air-to-Air missile (BVRAAM) ‘Astra’ equipped with indigenous Radio Frequency
(RF) Seeker from Su-30MKI platform off the coast of Odisha on 11 July 2025.
During the tests, two launches were carried out against high-speed unmanned
aerial targets at different ranges, target aspects and launch platform
conditions. In both the cases, the missiles destroyed the targets with
pin-point accuracy.
Successful test-firing of
Prithvi-II & Agni-I
Short-Range Ballistic Missiles -
Prithvi-II and Agni-I - were successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test
Range in Chandipur, Odisha on 17 July 2025. The launches validated all
operational and technical parameters. These tests were conducted under the
aegis of the Strategic Forces Command.
Successful
trials of Akash Prime
India, on 16 July 2025, achieved a significant milestone by
successfully destroying two Aerial High Speed Unmanned targets at high-altitude
in Ladakh by Akash Prime, the upgraded variant of Akash Weapon System for the
Indian Army. The weapon system is customised to operate in altitude above 4,500
metres and has latest upgrades including indigenously developed Radio Frequency
seeker.
DRDO conducts two flight-tests of
Pralay
Defence
Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two consecutive
successful flight-tests of Pralay missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off
the coast of Odisha on 28 and 29 July 2025. The flight tests were carried out
as a part of User Evaluation Trials to validate the maximum and minimum range
capability of the missile system. The missiles precisely followed the intended
trajectory and reached the target point with pin-point accuracy meeting all the
test objectives.
DRDO’s ULPGM-V3
tested
DRDO successfully
carried out flight trials of UAV Launched Precision Guided Missile ULPGM-V3 in the National Open Area Range (NOAR), test
range in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh on 25 July 2025. “Congratulations to DRDO and the industry
partners, DcPPs, MSMEs and Start-ups for the development and successful trials
of the ULPGM-V3 system. This success proves that the Indian industry is now
ready to absorb and produce critical defence technologies”, stated India’s
Defence Minister.
