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Pokhran II finally, took place under Operation Shakti in 1998. A total of five tests with weapon grade plutonium were conducted – three on 11 May and two on 13 May. The tests included a 45-kiloton fusion bomb (also called hydrogen or thermonuclear bomb), a 15-kiloton fission bomb (atomic bomb) and three experimental sub-atomic devices of 0.5, 0.3 and 0.2 kiloton respectively.
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The Indian Army's Intelligence Unit foiled an attempt to get unapproved Army uniforms and equipment.
This article is a summary of important events that have taken place in last one week affecting, India's national security. The recent tragic sinking of a double-decker boat near a beach in Kerala's Malappuram district has brought attention to multiple security and safety lapses.
The three missiles went out of range and hit the fields in different villages, causing loud explosions in Rajasthan's Pokhran
The PM also remembered the exemplary leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee saying he “showed outstanding political courage and statesmanship.”
This comes at a time when IAF is playing a crucial role in evacuating Indian nationals hit by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in his political career, spanning over several decades, created a legacy that will that will never be forgotten
In a series of trials, enhanced range Pinaka rockets were test-fired at different ranges with various warhead capabilities and all objectives were met satisfactorily.
Delhi Police arrests ISI spy from Pokhran
"The answer to an atom bomb is an atom bomb, nothing else,” this was Atal Bihari Vajpayee's word when he delivered a speech in parliament just after, China conducted its first nuclear test.
On the occasion of National Technology Day, PM Narendra Modi on Monday saluted all those who are leveraging technology to bring a positive difference in the lives of others. This day is marked as a "landmark moment in India's history and 'exceptional achievement of our scientists" in a nuclear test performed on 11th May 1998.
As India bows evoking the great contribution of the tallest leader Late Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajapayee on his first death anniversary, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid his tribute in a special way. Raksha Mantri at Pokhran in a big statement on nuclear policy of India said that no first use policy will depend on the circumstances and the future.
Now, moving nearer to the induction of the Nag anti-tank guided missiles into the army, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Sunday carried out three successful test firings of the missiles in the Pokhran firing ranges.
Yet another success was bagged by DRDO! Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully tested an indigenously designed and developed intertially-guided bomb weighing 500 kg.
Pinaka guided extended range rockets in Rajasthan's Pokhran were successfully test-fired on Monday by The Defence Research and Defence Organisation (DRDO). The two rockets, which were tested using the guided Pinaka system, succeeded in hitting the 90-km mark. The success signals a boost in the efficiency of the Pinaka system, as the rockets had touched the 70-km mark in their last trials, held in May last year.
India is devastated due to Pulwama Terrorist attack. Everyone, from soldier to the layman is taking the oath for the fight against terrorism, But on Sunday, 137 aircraft from Indian Air Force smash ground targets in Pokhran.
India on Sunday successfully test fired the indigenously developed helicopter launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ from Pokhran in Rajasthan. Notably, it is a huge success for India’s point of view and will increase the strength of Indian security forces. The indigenously designed and developed guided bombs Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW) was also successfully flight tested from IAF aircraft at Chandan range in Jaisalmer. The ‘HELINA’ weapon system released smoothly from the launch platform has trac
India for the eighth time has successfully tested Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW), which is capable of destroying a variety of ground targets using precision navigation. Notably, the indigenously designed and developed guided bombs Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW) were successfully flight tested from IAF aircraft at Chandan range in Pokhran, Rajasthan. The weapon has undergone eight developmental trials till date and performance of a system for different ranges under multiple launch conditions has been demonst
Some people are born with silver spoon in their mouths but some reach the top positions by sheer dint of their hard work and toil. And after scaling that great height they do not detach them from the ground. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was one such great personality of our times that always remained glued to the ground no matter the heights he scaled in his political career spanning several decades.
