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TopicDefence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

Topic: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

Watch CutTheClutter: India’s Rs 7,000-cr order for 307 ATAGS artillery guns, its impact & pain points

In episode 1626 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Deputy Editor Snehesh Alex Philip break down the challenges with this deal, and the future of Indian artillery.

Refit on the cards, but INS Kalvari unlikely to get indigenous propulsion tech

Keeping cost in mind, the Kalvari refit is likely to be carried out by Navy’s own dockyard rather than by Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL), which had manufactured the submarines.

What is 155 mm/52 calibre barrel DRDO is offering to private players as transfer of technology

DRDO is extending the technology to private industry, which has the capacity to mass produce the weapons systems required by armed forces.

India inches closer to SMART. Here are steps ahead for next-gen anti-submarine warfare

SMART carries an advanced light-weight torpedo as payload along with a parachute-based release system.

DRDO to showcase ‘women power’, indigenous systems in Republic Day Parade tableau

Besides the contributions of women scientists, DRDO's Republic Day Parade tableau will also feature indigenous critical systems & technologies.

Theaterisation on the anvil, biggest change since Independence, says Chief of Defence Staff

Theaterisation involves creation of tri-service theatre specific structures for effective response along the entire spectrum of conflict.

DRDO scientist was attracted to Pak agent & discussed classified defence projects, charge sheet reveals

The Pak Intelligence Operative who used the alias 'Zara Dasgupta,' claimed to be a software engineer based in the UK & befriended Pradeep Kurulkar by sending obscene messages & videos.

DRDO successfully conducts maiden sea-based flight trial of BMD interceptor missile

Ministry of defence says purpose of trial was to engage, neutralise a hostile ballistic missile threat 'thereby elevating India into the elite club of nations having Naval BMD capability'.

SubscriberWrites: India’s defence R&D needs an upgrade

While there has been considerable progress in developing a robust industrial ecosystem for defence production in India, the limitations are obvious, writes Debabrata Chatterjee.

CII wants govt to extend R&D funds to pvt firms, accept intellectual property as loan collateral

CII recommended to finance ministry to bring private companies under ambit of govt funding to facilitate industry-academia and industry-govt R&D which may be IPR-driven.

On Camera

Pakistan is bluffing. There’s no proof for $6 trillion mineral wealth claim

The minerals that Pakistan purports to offer to the US are either in quantities too small to matter, of a type that the US does not need, or would be much more easily sourced from other partners.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.