Indian Army successfully conducts first user trial of Agni-IV missile
The Indian Army has successfully conducted the first user trial of the Agni -IV surface-to-surface, nuclear-capable intermediate range ballistic missile, from Wheeler Island, off the Odisha coast, India . During the trial, undertaken by the army's Strategic Forces Command (SFC), the missile carried a 1t dummy warhead and splashed down near its pre-designated target point in the Indian Ocean with a high degree of accuracy, The Hindu reported. The re-entry vehicle's heat shield offered resistance against temperatures above 3,0…
US needs new stealth fighter to combat China's J-31: expert
China recently demonstrated its second fifth-generation stealth fighter, the J-31, for the 10th Zhuhai Airshow held in Guangdong from Nov. 11-16. Dave Majumdar, an American defense expert, thus suggests in Washington's National Interest that the US must put the F-35 into service or develop new fighters to face this challenge. China has come to realize that fourth-generation fighters such as the J-10, J-11, Su-27 and Su-30 will be obsolete when facing American fifth-generation stealth fighters like the F-22 and F-35, an officia…
Five Homegrown Missiles Lined up for Tests in Nov
BALASORE: The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of Indian Army has started preparations for a series of user trials of indigenously developed weapons systems from November 9. The missiles lined up for tests include nuclear capable Agni -II, Prithvi -II and Agni -III. Defence sources said apart from the user trials, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is also preparing for two experimental trials of its long range missiles - Agni -V and Agni -IV. Both the missions assume significance as their successful tests w…
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