India's ruling National Democratic Alliance government has approved the creation of a Defense Space Research Organization (DSRO) to develop space warfare systems. The agency will also be responsible for finding and implementing defense applications for India’s entire spectrum of space technologies. Additionally, DSRO will provide technical and research support to...
Rajnath Singh: Minister for Defense, India, 2019
Born to a farmer’s family in a village in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh on July 10, 1951, Rajnath Singh began his career as a professor in Physics. He served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state and a Cabinet Minister in the Atal Behari...
India Tests Anti Satellite Missile Successfully
On March 27, India's Defense Research and Development Organization successfully launched the Ballistic Missile Defense Interceptor missile, in an Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) missile test 'Mission Shakti.' The A-SAT destroyed an Indian orbiting target satellite which was 186 miles in Low Earth Orbit within three minutes. India becomes the fourth country to...
U.S., India to Collaborate on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
U.S. and India have identified small air launch unmanned aerial vehicles and a lightweight small arms technology project along with aircraft maintenance for defense collaboration, said Ellen Lord U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. The U.S. statement came as defense officials from the two countries held their latest...
India Test Fires Cruise Missile
On November 7, India conducted a flight test of its homegrown long range land-attack cruise missile Nirbhay (Sanskrit: Fearless), which can deliver nuclear warheads to a strike range of 621 miles. The sub-sonic missile is designed to carry a 661 pound nuclear warhead. "The flight test achieved all mission objectives completely...
India, Israel to Collaborate on Developing Missiles
India's state-owned Bharat Electronics Limited signed a $630 million contract on May 19 with Israel Aerospace Industries to jointly produce long-range surface-to-air missile [LRSAM] systems for four ships of the Indian Navy and for the Israeli defense forces. The joint development of the advanced air and missile defense system will...