The Indian Defence Ministry has clarified that the news of a dummy helicopter worth $54,000 installed at Lucknow being stolen is fake. They stated that the DRDO has never installed any helicopter model in Lucknow at any time. On Saturday (May 18), the Indian Defence Ministry stated that claims in
A director at a DRDO research unit based in Pune named Pradeep Kurulkar was arrested for sending crucial intelligence to Pakistan. A scientist employed at India’s esteemed Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on charges of allegedly providing crucial information to a Pakistani
The advent of quantum technology poses a substantial risk to current security systems, and the country that manages to operate these technologies first will considerably shift the balance of power in its favor. In such an atmosphere, the news that DRDO has made a huge breakthrough in quantum technology is
Almost 80 research papers by DRDO scientists have been flagged for ‘image manipulation’. An anonymous commenter on the online platform PubPeer which is used by scientists to voice their concerns on research papers that have undergone scrutiny, flagged the papers.
The outbreak of COVID-19 has not only floored all domestic and international airline operations in India for the time being, but has also put in jeopardy the safety of flight operations upon resumption of services. The validity of India’s GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation system (GAGAN) license is expiring on
As a direct impact of GreatGameIndia reporting, China has been caught smuggling equipment for Pakistan’s nukes. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has confirmed that the autoclave seized from the Chinese ship Dai Cui Yun was meant for Pakistan’s Shaheen II Nuclear Missile. The autoclave was being imported by
On February 12, 2020, GreatGameIndia issued an alert regarding a suspicious shipment off the western coast of India. The ship belonged to a Chinese shipping company blacklisted by the Americans last year and was destined to Pakistan. Further investigation revealed the seized shipment carried launching gear for missiles and that
India is about to sign the nearly two-decade-old U.S. Government Orbital Debris Mitigation Standard Practices (ODMSP) or Orbital Debris Mitigation Strategy which attempts to address the threat posed by space junk to a growing, more diverse space economy as well as science and technology development. However, experts believe the space
A shocking 2017 report by the national auditor CAG observed that several agencies lied about the malfunctioning missiles and poor quality of spare parts provided by the private vendors to the government and said that the Akash Missile System cannot be trusted in situation of a war. It further observed