Science and Technology

SSBN (Ballistic Missile Submarines) Nuclear-propelled submarines designed for carrying multiple sets of submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), often tipped with single or multiple nuclear warheads.  The primary mission is to provide a devastating retaliation or assured second-strike capability, fulfilling the third … Continue reading →

INS Arihant It was launched in 2009 and commissioned in 2016.  It is India’s first Indigenous nuclear-powered ballistic missile capable submarine built under the secretive Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project, which was initiated in the 1990s. INS Arihant and its … Continue reading →

S-400 Air Defence System It is the most advanced long-range surface-to-air missile defence system. Country of Origin – Russia It is an upgraded version of the S-300 surface-to-air missile system. Features It is capable of simultaneously tracking numerous incoming objects … Continue reading →

Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) is a Man-portable air defence system (MANPADS). designed and developed indigenously by DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad The VSHORADS missile’s design integrates a number of cutting-edge technology, … Continue reading →

Shaurya Missile Shaurya is hypersonic surface-to-surface tactical missile. It is a land variant of short-range SLBM K-15 Sagarika, which has a range of at least 750 kilometres. The missile is based on a canister system which means that it is … Continue reading →

Brahmos is a joint venture between the Defence Research and Development Organisation of India and NPOM of Russia. It is named after the rivers Brahmaputra and Moskva. It is a two-stage, solid propellant engine in the first stage and a … Continue reading →

Agni 1 Agni-I development began in 1999, and the missile had its first successful test launch in 2003. Since its initial deployment, the Agni-I has been tested on a regular basis by India’s Strategic Forces Command. The nuclear-capable road-mobile missile … Continue reading →

Prithvi Missile It is a short-range surface-to-surface missile with varying range and payload capacity. Dhanush is the naval variant of the Prithvi III missile, which can carry up to 500 kg-1000 kg for a strike range of 350 km.  The … Continue reading →

What is it? The Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) was India’s indigenous comprehensive missile development effort that commenced in the early 1980s.  This is an initiative under the Ministry of Defence. Initiated in 1983 under the leadership of Dr … Continue reading →

Parker Solar Probe It is a NASA spacecraft designed to study the Sun and its atmosphere. It was launched on August 12, 2018, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, and is currently orbiting the Sun in a highly elliptical … Continue reading →