On May 23, Pakistan’s military successfully tested the Shaheen 2, a medium-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear and conventional payloads. The missile, which can travel up to 1,500 km, landed in the Arabian Sea. Speaking shortly after the test, Pakistani military spokesman Major-General Asif Ghafoor said the test contributed to “Pakistan’s strategic needs towards...
On May 17, India’s Ministry of Defence announced a successful test firing of its Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM). Launched from Indian Navy Ships Kochi (D64) and Chennai (D65), the test demonstrated the ships’ cooperative engagement capability, where one ship coordinated missile launches off both platforms. Co-developed by Indian and Israeli contractors, the...
On April 15, India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) conducted its sixth flight test of the Nirbhay cruise missile. The launch took place on a test range off the Odisha Coast, and according to India’s Ministry of Defence, “All the mission objectives were met.” The nuclear-capable, solid-fueled Nirbhay is India’s first indigenously produced cruise...
On March 27, India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) conducted a successful anti-satellite intercept test. Designated “Mission Shakti” (“Strength”), the test involved an indigenously produced “Ballistic Missile Defense Interceptor” launched off India’s Odisha coastal test range to target a satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), at a height of approximately 300 km. India’s Press...
On February 28, India released photos allegedly of the remains of an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) from the site of a dogfight between Indian MiG-21s and Pakistani F-16s in Kashmir. India claimed a Pakistani aircraft fired the beyond visual range missile before being downed by a MiG-21. The footage of the missile remains...
On February 26, India test launched two of its indigenously developed Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missiles (QRSAM) from a rotatable truck-mounted launcher at a test range off the coast of Odisha. This is India’s third overall QRSAM test, with the first two taking place in June 2017 and July 2017, respectively. Developed for the Indian Army,...
On February 8, India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) tested its second indigenously developed Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) propulsion-based missile system at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha. An Indian Ministry of Defence press release said the test met all mission objectives, and the missile was successfully “guided to high altitude to...
On January 30, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced that it concluded a $93 million USD deal with India for Barak 8 missile components and maintenance services. The Barak 8 is jointly produced by the two countries for naval air defense, and the Indian Navy last received shipments of the missile system in October 2018. Related...
On January 24, India conducted a test launch of the Barak-8 long-range surface-to-air missile (LR-SAM). The missile was fired from the Indian Navy destroyer INS Chennai (D65) off the Odisha Coast and hit an aerial target flying at a low altitude, according to the Indian Defense Ministry. The Defense Ministry also confirmed that the interceptor...
On January 18, India test fired its first indigenously developed air-to-ground missile, the Next Generation Anti-Radiation Missile (NGARM), off the Odisha Coast. The missile was fired from a Su-30 aircraft and successfully destroyed a target radar station on the ground. The NGARM has a range of around 100 km and is designed to destroy surveillance...
