INS Astradharini will be used to carry out technical trials of underwater weapons and systems developed by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), a Naval Systems laboratory of DRDO. Astradharini is a replacement vessel of the erstwhile Astravahini. Source: DefenceNews

India is the first country in the world to ever possess a super-sonic missile system. Super-sonic missile travels about three times faster than the speed of sound and flies on low altitude trajectories, making it a formidable asset to the nation’s defence tech and it eliminates the enemy assets effectively. ...

The focal point of negotiations between Japan and India was how to prevent the spread of nuclear technologies and expected to agree on tight management of nuclear technologies on a par with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to visit India around the end of ...