Defence Research and Development Organisation: DRDO News Updates

DRDO’s next Make in India ATGM Dhruvastra test fired

New Delhi. 30 July 2020. The Indian armed forces successfully test fired the helicopter-launched Nag Missile (Helina), now named Dhruvastra anti-tank guided missile in direct and top attack mode. The flight trials were conducted recently…Read more ›

Tagged with: Advanced Light Helicopter, ATGM, ATGM Dhruvastra test, DHRUVASTRA, DRDO, HELINA, Indian Air Force, Indian Armed Forces, Make in India, Nag Missile

DRDO launches ‘Dare to Dream 2.0’ contest for innovators and startups

5th death anniversary of former president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam New Delhi. 27 July 2020. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has launched its innovation contest…Read more ›

Tagged with: Atmanirbhar Bharat, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, DRDO, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh

DRDO establishes COVID-19 Testing Facility at DIHAR, Leh

New Delhi. 23 July 2020. DRDO has established a COVID-19 testing facility at the Leh based laboratory Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) to enhance the rate…Read more ›

Tagged with: COVID-19 testing, DIHAR, Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Dr OP Chaurasia, DRDO, ICMR, RK Mathur

DRDO develops Ultra Swachh for disinfection of PPEs and other materials

NewDelhi. 01 June 2020. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a disinfection unit named Ultra Swachh to disinfect a wide range of materials, including Personal Protective…Read more ›

Tagged with: Gel Craft Healthcare Private Ltd, INMAS, Ozonated Space, Trinetra Technology, Ultra Swachh

India to become a net exporter of technology as DRDO celebrates National Technology Day

New Delhi. 11 May 2020. As the country celebrated National Technology Day while calling upon the country’s pool of experts to contribute to make India a technological powerhouse…Read more ›

Tagged with: Battle Ground, Corona Warriors, COVID 19, Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Dr VK Saraswat, DRDO, National Technology Day, NITI Aayog, Principal Scientific Advisor, Prof K Vijay Raghavan

DRDO lab develops automated UV systems to sanitise electronic gadgets, papers and currency notes

New Delhi. 11 May 2020. Hyderabad based Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) premier lab, Research Centre Imarat (RCI), has developed an automated contactless UVC sanitisation cabinet, called…Read more ›

Tagged with: automated UV systems, DRDO, UVC sanitisation cabinet

DRDO develops UV Disinfection Tower

New Delhi. 04 MAY 2020. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an Ultra Violet (UV) Disinfection Tower for rapid and chemical free disinfection of high infection…Read more ›

Tagged with: DRDO, LASTEC, UV Disinfection Tower

Indian Defence Minister launches first Mobile Testing for Covid-19, through video conferencing

New Delhi. 24 April 2020. Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dedicated the first COVID-19 sample collection mobile Lab of the country namely “Mobile BSL-3 VRDL Lab” to the…Read more ›

Tagged with: COVID-19, DRDO, ESIC Medical College, Govt. of India, ICMR, Indian Defence Minister

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launches country’s First Mobile Testing Lab for COVID-19 detection

Can process over 1000 samples per day New Delhi. 23 April 2020. Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled via video conference a Mobile Virology Research and Diagnostics Laboratory…Read more ›

IAF flies sorties for DRDO and airlifts around 9000 Kg of raw material for producing PPE

New Delhi. 11 April 2020. Indian Air Force (IAF) continues to be ready 24 x 7 to undertake any task for complementing the efforts of the Govt of…Read more ›

Tagged with: COVID-19, DRDO, Indian Air Force, medical supplies