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Thursday, April 2, 2026
TopicDRDO

Topic: DRDO

HAL is already overburdened. Inclusion of private players for AMCA is a pragmatic approach

The coming years will test India’s defence industry like never before. Success will depend on collaboration between DRDO, ADA, HAL, private firms, and international partners.

ISRO fails to put strategic satellite EOS-N1 in orbit — third failure in a year, setback for India

EOS-N1, the primary satellite on board ISRO’s PSLV-C62, was a 150-kg earth observation satellite built by the DRDO.

ISRO’s first 2026 mission fails. Workhorse PSLV has a problem

This 2026 launch was most importantly supposed to carry the KID Capsule by the Spanish Orbital Paradigm start-up to demonstrate re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere.

Telangana HC stays CAT order that set aside Jaiteerth Joshi’s appointment as BrahMos chief 

The CAT had quashed Joshi’s appointment on appeal filed by DRDO ‘Distinguished Scientist’ Sivasubramanyam Nambi Naidu, who was among 3 candidates considered for post.

CAT scraps BrahMos chief’s appointment, leaving govt perplexed. MoD asked to reconsider senior scientist

CAT says seniority, promotion, pay—obtained by 'dint of long service, hard work & integrity'—cannot be made insignificant. 'Fulfilling minimum eligibility criteria won't make one entitled'.

India and Indonesia inch closer to BrahMos deal, defence ties to ramp up

Indonesia delegation led by Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin visited BrahMos facility & met with top officials & undertook a detailed briefing on the missile system.

India can’t go one-on-one with Morocco. Move beyond bilateral deals in Africa or get left out

India’s entry into Morocco should not be seen as a direct counter to Pakistan-Saudi Arabia or any singular rivalry. Geopolitics no longer works through straight-line confrontations.

India’s multi-layer ADS maiden test successful, what is Integrated Air Defence Weapon System

The DRDO-developed system integrates QRSAM, VSHORADS and high-power lasers, allowing kinetic and non-kinetic layers work hand in hand.

Detained on DRDO officer’s tip-off, Pokhran guesthouse manager ‘passed guest lists to Pakistan for 5 yrs’

New Delhi: A complaint by a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) officer staying at the organisation's guest house at the Pokhran Field Firing...

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

On Camera

Where did Ramayana spend Rs 4000 cr budget? Ranbir Kapoor’s de-ageing or copycat rakshasas

The VFX effects are what you’d expect from a run-of-the-mill video game or a mediocre fantasy show. But a film that supposedly cost thousands of crores? The audience deserves more.

RBI trading ban rocks $149 billion-a-day offshore rupee market

The central bank has rolled out some of its toughest measures in more than a decade to curb speculation & support the currency, which has been setting successive record lows this year.

India sharpens foreign media outreach in post Op Sindoor world, new strategy in play

Three-day conflict between India and Pakistan underscored the growing importance of information warfare as a critical domain alongside conventional military operations.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.