Page 11 - Latest Updates on DRDO
Lighter, deadlier Gen Next Akash Missile flight-tested off Odisha coast
The missile will be offered for export; possibility of sales to east Asian and African countries
 "Lighter, deadlier Gen Next Akash Missile flight-tested off Odisha coast")
DRDO successfully test-fires new-generation Akash surface-to-air missile
The DRDO successfully flight-tested the new-generation Akash surface-to-air missile system from an integrated test range off the Odisha coast on Wednesday.
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DRDO successfully tests indigenously developed anti-tank guided missile
The missile was launched from a man-portable launcher integrated with thermal site and the target was mimicking a tank
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DRDO develops high strength titanium alloy for aerospace forgings
DMRL develops special steels and other super-alloys (such as those mixed with nickel) and then facilitates their commercial production by industrial units
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DRDO develops high-strength beta Titanium alloy for aerospace applications
The Defence Research and Development Organisation has indigenously developed a high-strength beta titanium alloy for manufacturing intricate components for aerospace applications
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India to get indigenous anti-drone technology soon: Home Minister Amit Shah
'Use of Artificial Intelligence by groups across border against India could happen. Working to defeat that too', said Amit Shah
 "India to get indigenous anti-drone technology soon: Home Minister Amit Shah")
Draft drone rules propose to make it easy to operate the aerial vehicles
The new rules, the ministry said, have been built on a premise of trust, self-certification and non-intrusive monitoring
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Bajaj Healthcare surges 11% on receiving DRDO nod to manufacture 2-DG
The company has received a licence from DRDO to manufacture and market "2-Deoxy-D-Glucose" (2-DG) as approved medication for the treatment of COVID-19 patients
 "Bajaj Healthcare surges 11% on receiving DRDO nod to manufacture 2-DG")
Medical oxygen from Honeywell technology has saved 120,000 lives in India
Patented technology of US firm, which tied up with DRDO last month, to save 66,500 more people in July-August
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Laurus Labs receives licence from DRDO to manufacture Covid drug 2DG
2DG has been given emergency approval by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for use on COVID-19 patients in the country, Laurus Labs said in a regulatory filing.
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Pakistan-aimed Agni-P ballistic missile flight-tested successfully
Agni-5 to be mainstay of anti-China arsenal, Agni-P deterrent against Pakistan
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DRL launches DRDO drug 2-DG to treat moderate to severe Covid patients
2-DG was developed by the Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (INMAS), a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Dr Reddy's
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How DRDO's tech comes in handy to ramp up medical oxygen output
The compressed air is expanded in a turbine so that refrigeration is produced.
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DRDO successfully test-fires Pinaka, 122 mm Caliber rockets: Govt statement
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO and the industry on the successful launch of rockets
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DRDO invites expression of interest for bulk production of Covid drug 2-DG
The 2-DG is developed by the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a lab of DRDO, in collaboration with Dr Reddy' Laboratories.
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The mirage of self-reliance
In the absence of robust technological and project management structures, MoD's indigenisation drive will remain questionable
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Uttarakhand CM inaugurates 500-bed Covid hospital set up by DRDO
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Wednesday virtually inaugurated a 500-bed hospital set up for COVID-19 patients in Haldwani, the defence ministry said.
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Indian Defence has a 'Sputnik Moment' as it adopts artificial intelligence
The new-generation platforms of the Indian Navy give it an edge in developing new AI technologies that are becoming increasingly popular with military and industry
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DRDO issues directions on usage of anti-coronavirus drug 2-DG on patients
The DRDO issued directions on the usage of its 2-DG drug on COVID-19 patients, stating that caution should be exercised while prescribing this medicine to people who have comorbidites
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DRDO develops near-isothermal forging technology for aero-engines
This technological breakthrough was achieved by the DRDO's premier metallurgical laboratory, the Hyderabad-based Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory
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