About BrahMos Missile BrahMos is the supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India and NPOM of Russia. BrahMos is an amalgamation of the names of the rivers Brahmaputra of India and Moskva of …
About the Mission With a view to explore deep ocean for resources and develop deep sea technologies for sustainable use of ocean resources, the Government of India launched the Deep Ocean Mission as a central sector scheme in 2021. The …
About BrahMos is the supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India and NPOM of Russia. Ballistic Missiles vs Cruise Missiles: Ballistic missiles are powered by rockets initially but then they follow an unpowered, …
What is it? It is an initiative spearheaded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) in collaboration with ISRO, DRDO, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the Indian Navy. …
What’s in the news? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted the flight trial of India’s first long-range hypersonic missile from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Island, off the coast of Odisha. The hypersonic missile was designed to …
What’s in the news? Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from Su-30 MK-I platform of the Indian Air Force (IAF) off the coast of Odisha. The flight-test met all the trial objectives, validating the …
What’s in the news? India has delivered the first batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines. The Philippines is acquiring the systems under Horizon Two of the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Programme. In January 2022, …
Why in News? India delivered the first batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines as part of a $375 million deal signed by the two countries in 2022. History of Brahmos In the early 1980s, the Integrated Guided …
About Strategic Forces Command The Strategic Forces Command (SFC), sometimes called Strategic Nuclear Command, forms part of India’s Nuclear Command Authority (NCA). The Nuclear Command Authority comprises a Political Council and an Executive Council. The Political Council is chaired by …