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by : IANS India on Thursday successfully tested an improved version of the indigenously developed pilotless target aircraft (PTA) Lakshya from a defence base in Orissa, an official said. The six-foot long microlight aircraft was test flown from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur...

Lakshya, the micro-light pilotless target aircraft (PTA), developed indigenously in India, was on Thursday successfully test flown to check the validity of its engine and duration enhancement, defence sources said. Fitted with an advanced digitally controlled engine, Lakshya was test flown at...

The Indian government has cleared the indigenous Agni-3 ballistic missile for induction into the defense forces, Defence Ministry sources said. Agni-3, regarded as a nuclear-capable ballistic missile developed with the Chinese threat in mind, was first tested in late 2006. Production of the...

Students of an engineering college here have developed for the first time in the country, two special brushless motors, which will form an important part in the soon to be launched GSLV rocket. These motors were previously being imported by Indian Space Research Organisation. A prototype of...

by : Defense News India's private sector defense industry has urged the government to raise the cap on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the defense sector from the current level of 26 percent to 49 percent. Even as the lobbying agency of the Indian private sector companies, the...

by : PTI With terrorists striking Delhi and some major cities, the country's premier R&D institution, DRDO, is hard selling three of its anti-explosive devices to the Home Ministry to tackle the threat. "We are in discussions with the Home Ministry to sell our three devices -- a remotely...