India is making a significant impact at Eurosatory, the world's largest land and air-land defence exhibition in Paris, with 31 entities, including the Ministry of Defence, showcasing advanced technologies. This participation highlights India's growing ambition to be a major global defence supplier, supported by record export figures.
India successfully tested its multi-layered ballistic missile defence system on June 10-11, demonstrating the capability to intercept long and medium-range missiles. This achievement places India among a select group of nations with such advanced defence technology.
India is developing indigenous laser weapons under Project Sudarshan Chakra to counter drone and missile threats from Pakistan and China. These directed-energy systems offer a cost-effective and sustainable solution for air defense, complementing existing missile and gun systems.
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted three missile flight tests on June 10-11, demonstrating advanced capabilities in ballistic missile defence (BMD) and anti-ship warfare. The tests included two interceptor missiles for long-range ballistic threats and the maiden trial of a Naval Anti-Ship Missile–Medium Range (NASM-MR).
India's DRDO successfully completed final development trials for its ULPGM-V3 precision guided missile, designed for UAVs in air-to-ground and air-to-air modes. Developed with a fully domestic supply chain, the missile is ready for mass production, boosting India's self-reliance in defense.
An Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, or ICBM, is a long-range missile designed to travel more than 5,000 km. Unlike cruise missiles, which fly through the atmosphere using engines throughout their journey, ballistic missiles spend much of their flight outside the atmosphere, which means the missile actually leaves Earth’s air atmosphere and travels through space for part of its journey.
India's DRDO successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) off the Odisha coast, a development that could place any country worldwide within its strike range. This achievement signifies India's mastery of complex rocket propulsion and guidance systems, enhancing its strategic deterrence capabilities.
India's DRDO successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) off the Odisha coast, a development that could place any country worldwide within its strike range. This achievement signifies India's mastery of complex rocket propulsion and guidance systems, enhancing its strategic deterrence capabilities.
India's indigenous glide weapon system, TARA, achieved a successful maiden flight, transforming unguided bombs into precision-guided munitions. Developed by DRDO and tested from an IAF Jaguar, TARA offers enhanced accuracy and stand-off capability at low cost. This development aligns with global trends, boosting India's affordable precision strike power and airpower.
DRDO has developed a revolutionary air-independent propulsion (AIP) system for submarines, with land-based prototype tested in 2021. The system is in final preparation at L&T Hazira plant in Gujarat and will be installed in India's 14th submarine at Mazagon Dock in Mumbai. The AIP system will significantly enhance submerged endurance of diesel-electric submarines, with DRDO also developing a torpedo-mounted missile capable of destroying submarines 400km away, hypersonic glide missiles, and laser-directed energy weapons.
India successfully test-fired a long-range hypersonic anti-ship missile (LR-AShM) off the Odisha coast, achieving a 1,500 km range at speeds up to Mach 10. Developed by DRDO, the indigenous missile enhances India's A2/AD capabilities in the Indian Ocean Region.
India's Navy and DRDO successfully tested the Naval Anti-Ship Missile–Short Range from a Sea King helicopter off Odisha. The salvo firing demonstrated the missile's ability to strike a ship's vulnerable waterline, with two missiles launched in quick succession. This advanced 'fire-and-forget' weapon, featuring a 100 kg warhead and 55 km range, promises enhanced naval defense capabilities.
DRDO has emphasized space as the most critical domain for future warfare, warning that India faces a "Herculean challenge" to bridge capability gaps with global rivals. Speaking at the DefSpace Symposium, DRDO outlined focus areas including space situational awareness, NAVIC enhancement, space-based surveillance, and early missile detection. The organisation called for a "whole-of-nation" approach and higher R&D investment, currently at just 0.65% of GDP with only 5% of defence budget, though the defence minister has committed to increasing defence R&D spending to 10% over five years.
