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Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

♦ Indian Navy and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have successfully undertaken combat firing of the indigenously designed and developed Multi-Influence Ground Mine (MIGM) on 5 May 2025. 

♦ MIGM system is an advanced underwater naval mine and it is designed to enhance the Indian Navy’s capabilities against modern stealth ships and submarines.

♦ Multi Influence Ground Mine is equipped with multiple sensors for recording of influences like acoustic, magnetic, pressure generated by marine vessels.

♦ It has a built-in electronics system that comprises data acquisition electronics with ARM processors along with peripheral devices for processing the data and to generate commands to initiate the desired course of actions.

Posted Date: May 5, 2025

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BrahMos Aerospace Integration and Testing Facility in Lucknow on 11 May 2025

♦ Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has virtually launched the BrahMos Aerospace Integration and Testing Facility in Lucknow on 11 May 2025.

♦ Built at a cost of Rs.300 crore, the facility will manufacture one of the world's fastest supersonic cruise missiles, with a range of 290 to 400 km and a top speed of Mach 2.8.

♦ The missile, a product of BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture between India and Russia, can be launched from land, sea, or air and uses a "fire and forget" system.

Posted Date: May 11, 2025

Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASW SWCs)

♦ The Indian Navy has received ‘Arnala’, the first of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASW SWCs), at L&T Shipyard in Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu on 9 May 2025.

♦ The vessel was designed and built indigenously by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) under a collaborative public-private initiative with L&T Shipyard.

♦ The delivery marks a key development in the Indian Navy’s efforts toward self-reliance in defence production. Over 80% of the ship’s components are sourced domestically.

♦ The Indian Ministry of Defence signed contracts with GRSE and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in April 2019 to construct eight ASW SWC ships each. They are part of Make in India initiative.

♦ The ASW SWC are set to replace the existing Abhay-class corvettes currently in service. The Abhay-class corvettes entered service with the Indian Navy in 1989.

Posted Date: May 9, 2025

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

♦ The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out maiden flight-trials of its Stratospheric Airship Platform from Sheopur Trial site at Madhya Pradesh on 3 May 2025.

♦ Developed by Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment at Agra in Uttar Pradesh, the airship was launched carrying an instrumental payload to an altitude of around 17 kilometers.

♦ This system will uniquely enhance India’s earth observation and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance capabilities.

Posted Date: May 3, 2025

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