According to a report by Rajat Pandit of TOI, the Tapas project, a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) remotely-piloted aircraft, failed to meet altitude requirements. The aircraft was expected to reach an altitude of 30,000 feet and demonstrate a flight time of 20 hours. However, it only has a flying endurance of around 18 hours at an altitude of 28,000 feet.The Tapas project was originally

India has become the first country to demonstrate the capability of engaging four aerial targets simultaneously at 25 km ranges by command guidance using a single firing unit with the recent firing of the ‘Akash’ missile by the Indian Air Force (IAF) earlier this week on January 12, claimed Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) chairman and managing director, Commodore A Madhavarao.The Akash missiles

New Delhi: The Indian Army’s surveillance capability along the border with Punjab is all set to get a boost as the force is set to deploy its Drishti-10 medium-altitude, long-endurance drones at a forward base in the Punjab sector.The drones are expected to be inducted into the force in the next two to three months by the Indian firm Adani Defence.The Indian Army has placed orders for two of

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) received a substantial batch of Astra Mk1 Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missiles on Sunday, and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) says it’s ready to be exported. Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt on Sunday flagged off the indigenously developed and manufactured Astra Missiles for supply to the Indian Air Force.Astra is a beyond visual range (BVR)