JANUARY TO JULY DRDO CA IN 2026

JANUARY - 

* * DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE SALVO LAUNCH OF TWO PRALAY MISSILE IN ODISHA COAST AT CHANDIPUR, ON 31ST DECEMBER 2025 

* PRALAY IS AN INDIGENOUS DEVELOPED SOLID PROPELLENT QUASI BALLISTIC MISSILE.

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* Defence Research And Development Laboratory ( DRDL) DRDO, Hyderabad Has Achieved a Milestone in The development Of Hypersonic Missile 

( State Of Art Scramjet Connect Pipe Test Facility At 9th January 2026) 

* DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE 3RD GENERATION OF FIRE & FORGET MAN PORTABLE ANTI TANK GUIDED MISSILE ( MPATGM) 

* DEVELOPED BY DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY ( DRDL) HYDERABAD.

* INCLUDING IMAGING INFRARED ( IIR), 

 * Shri Gaddamanugu Chandramouliji, EX DRDO Scientist ( Who Worked on AKASH) Set To Received The PADMA SHRI Award 2026 

DEVELOPED - 

*  DRDO Develops Portable Water Purification System ( SWaDeS ) For Soldiers ( Defence Laboratory Jodhpur, DRDO) 

{SEA WATER DESALINATION SYSTEM }

*  DRDO Unveiled A New High Power Microwave ( HPM) SYSTEM, Under Development To Defeats SWARMS Of Unmanned Aircraft System ( UASs) Prototype 

AWARDS - 

* D 4 Counter drone System (DRDO) And Dharashakti Integrated EW SYSTEM Has Been Conferred With Prestigious SKOCH Award In Gold Category.

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* THEME 2026 For DRDO Tableaux - on Republic Day 2026 Parade 

( Naval Technologies For COMBAT Submarines) 

* Miranda House, Delhi In Collaboration With DRDO Has Developed a Prototype BioFET Sensor For Early Cardiac Arrest - Risk Detection.

FEBRUARY  -  

TESTED - 

* * ON 3RD FEBRUARY 2026, DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE DEMONSTRATED OF ITS SOLID FUEL DUCTED RAMJET ( SFDR) TECHNOLOGY FROM INTEGRATED TEST RANGE (ITR), CHANDIPUR, BALASORE ODISHA.

* LONG RANGE AIR TO AIR MISSILE 

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AGNI -3 - 

* DRDO SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED THE TEST FIRE OF IMMEDIATE RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE AGNI -3 AT CHANDIPUR, ODISHA.

* AGNI - 3 DEVELOPED BY DRDO 

* IT IS A TWO STAGE SOLID FUELLED BALLISTIC MISSILE WITH RANGE OF 3000 KM 

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* DIPAS, DRDO And IIT Ropar SIGNED A MoU For Academic Research 

*  DRDO CONDUCTED The Qualification Test For Gaganyaan Drogue Parachute.

* * ON 27TH FEBRUARY 2026, DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THREE CONSECUTIVE THE FLIGHT TRIALS OF VERY SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM (VSHORADS) FROM INTEGRATED TEST RANGE AT CHANDIPUR, ODISHA.

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MARCH - 

* DRDO Pune Based Lab And DIAT Have Developed Indigenous Tactile Sensor Arrays For Advanced Robotics Application.

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APRIL - 

BOOKS - 

* THE UNPRECEDENTED Success Story' Of The First Indigenous Supersonic Multi Target Surface To Air - Missile System AKASH Book Author - Missile Scientist Dr G Chandramauli ) ( Authored By Padmashree Dr Prahalad Rama Rao) 

* DRDO Handed Over The AI Based Satellite Imaging System PRAJANA - ( Developed By CAIR) To Ministry Of Home Affairs.

VIKRAM VT-21 - 

 * DRDO Chairman Samir V Kamat Has Flagged Off The Advanced Armoured Platform ( Tracked And Wheeled) VIKRAM VT-21 

* Developed By Vehicle Research And Development Laboratory With Partners Tata Advanced System Limited And Bharat Forge Limited 

* 30 mm Crewless Turret + ATGM 

* STANG 4/5 Modular Protection 

* High Mobility + Amphibious Capability 

* Multi Role Configurable Designed Industrial Push 

* 90% Indigenous 

NASM-SR - 

* * DRDO And Indian Navy Successfully Conducted The Maiden Salvo Launch Of Naval Anti Ship Missile Short Range (NASM -SR) From Indian Navy Helicopter, At Cost Of Bay Of BENGAL, Odisha 

* DRDO Has Became The Historical Milestone To Indigenous Galium Nitride (GaN) Chips For Defence, ( Became 7th COUNTRY To In Elite Group) 

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MAY - 

*  DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED The Phase -2 2 Stage Hypersonic Glide Vehicle, Long Range Anti Ship Hypersonic Missile ( LR - AShM) From Odisha Coast 

* Estimates Range Of 1500 Km 

*  DRDO Has Inaugurated The CBRN Field Training And Demonstration Centre At Burari Plans, Delhi.

* DRDO Inaugurated The Chemical, Biological, Radiological And Nuclear (CBRN) 

TARA TESTED - 

* DRDO AND INDIAN AIR FORCE SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED THE MAIDEN FLIGHT TRAIL OF INDIGENOUS GLIDE WEAPON SYSTEM TARA AT OFF COAST ODISHA. ( On 7TH MAY 2026) 

* TARA - TACTICAL ADVANCED RANGE AUGMENTATION 

* TARA HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND DESIGNED BY RESEARCH CENTRE IMARAT ( RCI), HYDERABAD, WITH DRDO LABORATORY 

* TEST CONDUCTED WITH THE INDIAN AIR FORCE JAGUAR AIRCRAFT.

* SPEED - 40-1200 KMPH 

AGNI (MIRV) SYSTEM - 

* * DRDO SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED THE FLIGHT TRIAL OF AN ADVANCED AGNI MISSILE WITH MIRV ( MULTIPLE INDEPENDENTLY TARGETED RE -ENTRY VEHICLE) SYSTEM FROM A P J ABDUL KALAM ISLAND, ON 8TH MAY 2026 ODISHA 

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*  Defence Research And Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad Based Laboratory Of DRDO Have Successfully Conducted An Extensive Long Duration Test Of Its Actively Cooled Full Scale Scramjat Combustor, 

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DRDO TESTED ULPGM-V3 MISSILE 

* ON 19TH MAY 2026 DRDO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT TRIALS OF THE ULPGM-V3 MISSILE AT KURNOOL, ANDHRA PRADESH 

* TESTED IN AIR - TO - GROUND AS WELL AS AIR - TO-AIR 

* IT CAN DESTROY TANKS, BUNKERS, DRONES, HELICOPTER 

* IT EQUIPPED WITH THE DUAL CHANNEL SEEKER

* CONTROLLED THROUGH AN ADVANCED INTEGRATED GROUND CONTROL SYSTEM ( GCS ( 

* FEATURE INCLUDING DAY/ NIGHT STRIKE CAPABILITY 

* TWO WAY DATA LINK SENDS REAL TIME TELEMETRY & IMPACT CONFIRMATION BACK TO THE GCS 

* PRODUCTION PARTNERS - BHARAT DYNAMIC LIMITED ( BDL) , ADANI DEFENCE SYSTEMS 

* Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh Has Been Entrusted With Additional Charge Of DRDO 

JUNE - 

* DRDO SUCCESSFULLY Tested The High Calibre Bomb In Haryana 

( Tested At The Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratory ( TBRL) At Panchkula, Haryana 

* BRAHMOS Completes 25 Years. ( On 12th June 2001 First Tested At Chandipur, Odisha) 

RUDRAM-II 

* * Defence Research And Development Organisation ( DRDO) And The Indian Air Force ( IAF) Have Conducted The Successful Flight Test Of RudraM -II Air -To-surface MISSILE From An Airborne Platform. ( From Integrated Test Range, Chandipur ) 

* RudraM-II Has Been Indigenously Developed By Research Centre, IMARAT, Hyderabad. ( IN COLLABORATION WITH DRDO ) 

* Anti - Radiation 

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DRDO TESTED BMD - 

* * DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE CONSECUTIVE FLIGHT TEST OF MULTI LAYERED BMD AGAINST LONG RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE AND ANTI SHIP CAPABILITY AT MEDIUM RANGE. ( NASM -SR) ( ON 11TH & 12TH JUNE 2026) AT CHANDIPUR, ODISHA .

* BMD - BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE 

* ( RANGE BETWEEN 2000-5000 KM) 

* AD-1 ( INCEPTOR) 

* NOW INDIA AMONG AN ELITE GROUP OF NATIONS, POSSESSING THE OPERATIONAL  LEVEL BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE WITH THE ABILITY TO INTERCEPT AND NEUTRALISE BALLISTIC MISSILE, INCLUDING THREATS UPTO INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE ( ICBM) 

* NASM - SR ( NAVAL ANTI SHIP MISSILE MEDIUM RANGE ) 

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* Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Inaugurated The Advanced WEAPON SYSTEM Complex At DRDL, HYDERABAD 

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DRDO TESTED LRLACM - 

* DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION ( DRDO) SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED THE FLIGHT TEST OF LONG RANGE LAND ATTACK CRUISE MISSILE ( LRLACM) FROM DR ABDUL KALAM ISLAND , ODISHA. ( ON 15TH JUNE 2026) 

* RANGE 1000-1500 KM 

* LRLACM IS FULLY INDIGENOUSLY MADE MISSILE DEVELOPED BY DRDO LABORATORIES AND INDIAN INDUSTRY PARTNER. 

JULY - 

* Dr Jagganath Nayak, Scientist, & Director At Centre For High Energy System And SCIENCES ( CHESS) DRDO Appointed As DG ( MSS) DRDO 

TESTED - 

* ) IIT Delhi In Collaboration With DRDO India Has Developed An Indigenous Tactical Aerostat System To Boost India's Defence 

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DRDO PINAKA LRGR - 

* * ON 8TH JULY 2026 DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE PINAKA LRGR AT THE INTEGRATED TEST RANGE ( ITR) CHANDIPUR, ODISHA 

* LRGR - LONG RANGE GUIDED ROCKET 

* THE ROCKET WAS TESTED FOR A USER DEFINED MINIMUM RANGE OF 60 KM 

* THE PINAKA LRGR  IS DESIGNED BY ARMAMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH HIGH ENERGY MATERIAL RESEARCH LABORATORY WITH SUPPORT OF DRDL AND RESEARCH CENTRE IMARAT 

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KUSHA MISSILE -  

* DRDO SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED THE MAIDEN FLIGHT TEST OF LONG RANGE SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE KUSHA FROM APJ ABDUL KALAM ISLAND OFF THE ODISHA COAST.

* KUSHA MISSILE IS CAPABLE OF NEUTRALIZING THE AERIAL THREATS INCLUDING FUGHTER JETS, MISSILES, UAVs, 

*  DRDO Has Successfully Completed The Military Field Trial Of a Scalable And Practically Secure, Fibre Based Quantum Key Distribution ( QKD) System.

* A MoU Signed Between DIPAS, DRDO And AIIMS Bhopal For Collaborative Research, Academic Exchange, And Advanced Research In Field Of Human Performance.

* DRDO & Adani Defence And Aerospace Have Signed An Agreement For AEW&C - MK-II, India's NEXT Generation Airborne Early Warning & Control ( Programme For INDIAN Air Force) 

* DRDO GTRE Has Successfully Developed India's First Indigenous Expandable Turbo Jet Engine 

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