Defence Update
INS Arihant is the lead ship of India’s Arihant class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. The 6,000 tonne vessel was built under the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project at the Ship Building Centre in the...
Indian Airforce / Indian Military / Weapons
by defenceupdate · Published December 11, 2015 · Last modified April 15, 2019
The Akash (sky) is a mid-range indigenous supersonic short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. It is one of the five missile projects of Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) of the DRDO. The objective of...
Indian Airforce / Indian Military / Indian Navy / Weapons
by defenceupdate · Published October 28, 2015 · Last modified April 15, 2019
BrahMos was formed as a joint venture between DRDO and NPO Mashinostroyenia. The company was established in India through an Inter-Governmental Agreement signed on February 12, 1988, between India and Russia. BrahMos-the name represents...