Tag: Dr Samir V Kamat

DRDO Completes UAV-Launched PGM Trials

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 trials | Photo: Indian Ministry of Defence

DRDO has completed development trials of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 in Air-to-Ground and Air-to-Air modes near Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The missile was tested against ground and airborne targets and integrated with UAV systems.

India Tests Agni MIRV, Hypersonic Engine

India has conducted a successful test of an Advanced Agni missile equipped with a MIRV system and separately completed a long-duration scramjet combustor test linked to its hypersonic cruise missile development programme, according to the Ministry of Defence and DRDO.

DRDO Test Flies VSHORADS

Flight-trial of the Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur | Photo: Ministry of Defence

DRDO has carried out three successive flight-trials of the Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha. The man-portable missile system intercepted simulated high-speed aerial targets and is intended for use by all three armed services.