Which missile is developed by DRDO?
Akash
Akash. Akash is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Ordnance Factories Board and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in India.
Why is the K 4 missile being developed by the DRDO?
The development of the K-4 was undertaken after facing significant difficulties in compacting similarly capable Agni-III to equip INS Arihant which has a limited 17-metre (56 ft) diameter hull. K-4 has range comparable to Agni-III with major length reduction from 17 metres (56 ft) to 12 metres (39 ft).
Does DRDO make missiles?
DRDO’s pursuit of self-reliance and successful indigenous development and production of strategic systems and platforms such as Agni and Prithvi series of missiles; light combat aircraft, Tejas; multi-barrel rocket launcher, Pinaka; air defence system, Akash; a wide range of radars and electronic warfare systems; etc..
What is the name of missile which DRDO launched recently?
DRDO successfully test-fires Agni-Prime missile “India successfully carried out the test-firing of a new missile of the Agni series known as Agni-Prime at 10.55 am today, off the coast of Odisha. The new nuclear-capable missile is fully made up of composite material and it was a textbook launch,” the sources said.
What is RudraM missile?
The Rudram-1 (IAST: Rūdram, meaning remover of sorrows; namesake Rudra, project previously referred as DRDO Anti-Radiation Missile (ARM) or new generation anti-radiation missile (NGARM)) is an air-to-surface anti-radiation missile in development by the Defence Research and Development Organisation of India.
Is K-4 missile operational?
The K-4 missile was successfully tested on 24 March 2014 from an underwater pontoon submerged 30 m deep. India successfully test fired the 3,500 km strike range nuclear-capable K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile off the coast of Andhra Pradesh on 19 January 2020.
Which weapons are developed by DRDO?
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- 500kg Prefragmented Bomb.
- 120 mm Armaments for ARJUN MBT.
- 120 mm Penetration Cum Blast (PCB) AND Thermobaric (TB) Ammunition For MBT Arjun.
- 125mm FSAPDSMk-II Ammunition.
- 155 mm x 52 Cal Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)
- 40mm Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL)
- 5.56 mm INSAS FAMILY.
Who developed BRAHMOS?
BRAHMOS has been jointly developed by DRDO, India, and NPOM, Russia. The system has been designed with two variants for Anti-Ship and Land-Attack roles. BRAHMOS Weapon Systems has been inducted and is operational with the Indian Navy (IN) as well as the Indian Army (IA).
What is ngarm missile?
Does India has SLBM?
India’s deployed nuclear-capable SLBM, the K-15, has an estimated range of 700 kilometers.
Which is the first missile of India?
Prithvi
The Government of India launched the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program in 1983 to achieve self-sufficiency in the development and production of wide range of ballistic missiles, surface-to-air missiles etc. Prithvi was the first missile to be developed under the program.
What Durga 2 missile?
The categorized project, dubbed DURGA II (Directionally Unrestricted Ray-Gun Array), will provide the Indian Army receive a 100-kilowatt, lightweight directed-energy system, and a service. A senior DRDO scientist said on the condition of anonymity that the DURGA II program is presently in the concept stage.