• Russia to Field Air-Launched Missiles for Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA by 2014 Russia will complete development of advanced tactical air-launched missile systems for the Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter within the next two years, the head of the Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV), Boris Obnosov, told Russian new..
• MBDA Offers Taurus Missile System to Indian Air Force European consortium MBDA has offered their 300 km-range Taurus stand-off missile system to the Indian Air Force (IAF) for its fighter jets such as the Su-30MKI. "We have received a Request for Information (RFI) from the IAF for a st..
• Rafael Derby Air-to-Air Missiles for Indian Air Force HAL Tejas Fighter Jets Leading defense and aerospace publication FlightGlobal has quoted industry sources confirming the integration of Rafael Derby Air to Air Missiles with India's indigenous HAL Tejas Light Combat Aircraft for the Indian Air Force. Deliver..
• Underwater, Air-to-Air roles targeted for BrahMos Cruise Missile; Trials by 2011-end The BrahMos cruise missile programme is a joint venture between the Indian DRDO and the Russian NPO Mashinostroeyenia who have together formed BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited. It is the world's fastest cruise missile in operation an..
• Dhanush, Prithvi-II Ballistic Missiles Test Fired off Orissa Coast Balasore (Orissa): Two indigenously developed, nuclear-capable ballistic missiles -- Dhanush and Prithvi-II -- were tested of the Orissa coast today. Both missiles have a strike range of 350 kilometers. While 'Dhanush' was flig..
• Diehl Defence Showcases Cutting-Edge Missile Technology at Aero India 2011 Worldwide IRIS-T is considered a top performer and today's most advanced short-range air-to-air missile. Series production of the missile started in 2005 within a European cooperation program under the industrial management of Diehl De..
• Pakistan Tests Babur Hatf-7 Nuclear Capable Cruise Missile Pakistan test fired nuclear-capable Hatf-7 cruise missile with a range of 600 km that can hit targets in North, West and Central India. The test of the so called indigenously developed missile was "part of a process of validating the s..
• DRDO to Conduct Tests for Interceptor Missile, Sagarika K-15 Missile The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) plans another test-firing of the K-15 missile from a pontoon off the coast of Visakhapatnam. Developed under the Sagarika project, the K-15 has been test-fired several times from subm..
• DRDO to Test High Altitude Missile Defense System in February 2011 After carrying out major upgrades, India will test fire an advanced version of its indigenous Ballistic Missile Defence system in February allowing it to destroy enemy rockets at a much higher altitude. As part of its efforts to protect its..
• Prithvi-II Ballistic Missile Test Fired from Mobile Launcher India today successfully test-fired its indigenously developed and nuclear-capable Prithvi-II ballistic missile, which has a striking range of 350 km, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off the Orissa coast. "The miss..
• Unavailability of Test Platforms Hold Up BrahMos Trials BrahMos Aerospace, an Indo-Russian joint venture, has completed the work on aerial and underwater versions of a supersonic cruise missile, but the test-fire of the two variants is held up for the time being in the absence of platforms for t..
• BrahMos Supersonic Missile Successfully Test Fired from Mobile Launcher India on Thursday successfully test-fired the 290-km range BrahMos cruise missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur off the Orissa coast. The supersonic cruise missile with precision strike capability was test-fired from a mobile ..
• Request for Proposal Issued for Akash Surface-to-Air Missiles Acquisition Request for Proposal (RFP) for procurement of Akash Weapon System for Army has been issued to a Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) in October 2010. This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Sm..
• HAL Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Succesfully Test Fires R-73 Air-to-Air Missile India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas today successfully completed air-to-air close combat missile firing tests, ahead of its clearance for induction into the IAF. The tests for firing of R-73 missiles took place at the INS Ha..
• Agni 1 Missile Test Fired, Part of Army User Trials India today test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-I strategic ballistic missile, with a range of 700 kms, as part of the Army's user trial from the Integrated Test Range at Wheeler Island off Orissa coast. The indigenously developed s..
• DRDO Sanctions Rs. 1000 Crore for Development of Missiles, Scramjet Engines Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will be investing around Rs 1,000 crore over the next five years in three key programmes at its facility here. Investment will be made in three sanctioned programmes of the premier defenc..
• Rafael Confirms Offer of Iron Dome, David's Sling to Indian Armed Forces Mr. Lova Drori, Executive Vice President of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has confirmed in an interview to India Defence that the Israeli defense major has offered two of its most advanced defensive weapon systems -- Iron Dome and David&#..
• Bharat Dynamics Wins $67 million Deal; Milan 2T Anti Tank Missiles for Indian Army Newspaper reports suggest that Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) signed on Friday a contract worth Rs 300 crore for the supply of Milan 2T, a second generation, anti-tank guided missile to the Army. The missile has a range of about 2 km with a tand..
• Brahmos Missile Air Force Variant by 2012, Hypersonic Brahmos in 5 years: Dr. A.S. Pillai The BrahMos cruise missile is being upgraded for increased speed from super sonic to hypersonic. This information was revealed by Dr. A.S. Pillai, CEO and Managing Director of BrahMos. BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile that can be ..
• Russia Conducts Successful Tests of Bulava Submarine Launched Missile A test warhead from a Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile successfully hit its target on the Kura test range in Russia's Far East Kamchatka region, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday. The missile was fired from the Dmitry Do..