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DRDO Develops Polymeric Membrane for Sea Water Desalination on Indian Coast Guard Ships

The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a nanoporous multilayered polymeric membrane designed for high-pressure sea water desalination. The Defence Materials Stores and Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE) in Kanpur created this technology specifically to meet the Indian Coast Guard’s operational requirements, addressing the challenge of membrane stability when exposed to chloride ions […]

DRDO Opens Centre for Electromagnetic Launch Technology to Advance Railgun Development

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has inaugurated the Centre for Electromagnetic Launch Technology (CEMaLT) to support research and development of electromagnetic railgun systems and related subsystems. The facility is intended to focus on hypersonic projectile launch technologies without the use of propellants. The electromagnetic railgun is a system capable of accelerating projectiles to […]

DRDO Conducts Over 1,000 Seconds of Scramjet Combustor Testing at Hyderabad Facility

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has completed over 1,000 seconds of ground testing for an active cooled scramjet subscale combustor. The test, conducted by the Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) on April 25, 2025, took place at the newly established Scramjet Connect Test Facility in Hyderabad. It follows an earlier test of […]

Larsen & Toubro’s 651 kW Waterjet Propulsion System Completes Sea Trials

Larsen & Toubro’s 651 kW Waterjet Propulsion System has completed preliminary sea trials aboard the Indian Navy’s Fast Interceptor Craft. The propulsion system was developed under the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme. The system, developed by Larsen & Toubro’s Precision Engineering Systems business unit, incorporates over 70 percent indigenous […]

BEML Unveils 12×12 High Mobility Vehicle for Defence Applications

BEML Ltd has introduced a 12×12 High Mobility Vehicle (HMV) designed and manufactured at its Palakkad facility. The vehicle has been developed for the Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (VRDE), a unit of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), under the Ministry of Defence. The HMV 12×12 is built to operate in challenging terrains […]

TASL and Bharat Forge Help Expand Domestic Defence Manufacturing in India

India’s defence production reached INR 1.27 trillion in the financial year 2023-24, marking a 174% increase since 2014-15, according to a press release from the Ministry of Defence. Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, along with other domestic companies, contributed to this growth through the manufacturing of military platforms such as artillery systems, combat aircraft, […]

Paras Defence Secures INR 1.42 Billion Order from DRDO for Laser System Development

Paras Defence and Space Technologies Limited has received an order from the Centre for High Energy Systems & Sciences (CHESS), a unit of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, India. The contract, valued at approximately INR 1.42 billion, is for the development of a Laser Source Module and its integration with […]

BEL Secures INR 24.63 Billion Order for Ashwini Radars

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a contract worth INR 24.63 billion with the Ministry of Defence for the supply and services of Ashwini Radars. The radars are fully indigenous, developed jointly by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and BEL. Ashwini Radars are Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) systems with integrated Identification Friend […]

Afcons Infrastructure Secures ₹1,084.54 Crore Defence Project in Visakhapatnam

Afcons Infrastructure has received a Letter of Intent from the Ministry of Defence, through the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), for a ₹1,084.54 crore project in Visakhapatnam. The initiative aims to enhance maritime facilities, including the Material Test Centre (MTC), Ship Assembly Facility (SAF), and the Automated Ship Lift Workshop Facility (AMCSWF). The project, […]

DRDO and L&T Advance Air Independent Propulsion System for Indian Navy Submarines

The Indian Navy’s Kalvari-class submarines under Project-75 are set to receive Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) systems, a technology designed to enhance their underwater endurance. This follows a steel-cutting ceremony held on December 28, 2024, marking progress in integrating the domestically developed system. The AIP system, developed by the Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in […]