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DRDO Conducts Successful Tests of VSHORADS Air Defence System

October 7, 2024

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted three successful flight tests of the miniaturized Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) at the Pokhran Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan on October 3 and 4, 2024. The tests involved intercepting high-speed targets at maximum range and altitude, demonstrating the weapon system’s capability to engage […]

Rajasthan Atomic Power Project Unit-7 Reaches Criticality

October 1, 2024

The Rajasthan Atomic Power Project’s Unit-7 (RAPP-7), a 700 MW Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) located in Rawatbhata, Rajasthan, achieved criticality on September 19, 2024, at 9:42 PM. Criticality refers to the point at which a nuclear reactor begins a stable, controlled chain reaction of nuclear fission, marking a key milestone in the reactor’s transition […]