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Facing shortages in shoulder-fired missiles to counter aerial threats along its borders with China and Pakistan, the Indian Army is advancing two initiatives valued at over Rs 6,800 crore.
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According to Indian Army officials, the exercise is expected to be witnessed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and Army Chief General Manoj Pande.
The DRDO conducted two successful tests of its indigenous Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS), designed to destroy hostile aircraft, drones and helicopters at very short ranges.
Russian military aircraft with 74 people on board, including 65 Ukrainian Prisoners of War (PoWs), crashed in Belgorod region of Russia on Wednesday, the country's defence ministry said.
India is trying novel ways to safeguard itself from assaults from its neighbours. If China and Pakistan execute missile attacks on India, there will be consequences. The government is presently developing an indigenous Variant to Russia's S-400. This weapon is classified as a Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM), and its design is overseen by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
New photographs circulating on the social media site X (previously known as Twitter) has sparked great interest in defense circles, purportedly showing the Indian Air Force's (IAF) S-400 air defence system
This article is a summary of important events that have taken place in last one week affecting, India's national security . The four new Heron Mark-2 drones, which can be equipped with long-range missiles and other weapons systems, have been deployed at a forward air base in the northern sector.
Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) handed over to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) the first Radio Frequency (RF) Seeker of Akash, a next-generation weapon system built at its newly commissioned state-of-the-art Seeker Facility Centre
In what could be a major boost for self-reliance in the defence sector, India is indigenously developing a three-layered long-range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM) defence system which would be able to strike down enemy aircraft and missiles at around 400 Km ranges.
In a significant development, the Indian Air Force is going to carry out the maiden firing of S-400 air defence system missiles soon
The defence ministry said VSHORADS flight tests were carried out from a ground-based man-portable launcher against high-speed unmanned aerial targets and the targets were successfully intercepted, meeting all mission objectives.
IAF has put a check on yet another front of clash that China had recently opened with Chinese drones continuously attempting to intercept Indian radars. The Su-30MKI jets had to be scrambled to tackle the air violation threat.
IAF is keeping a close watch on Chinese drone activities along the Line of Actual Control in the North-East as on many occasions they have tried to fly towards the Indian side of the LAC.
The delivery of the S-400 missile weapons system was expected to begin before the end of this year. The delivery of parts has already begun through sea and air routes.
Liberating fruitful engagements on the visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin held delegation talks to fortify the relations between the countries. India and Russia etched 8 pacts including on cooperation on India's ambitious human space mission project Gaganyaan, along with a deal for the purchase of the S-400 Triumf air defence system from Russia.
