WATCH | Ahead Of R-Day Celebrations, DRDO Shares Video Showcasing Technologies Developed For Armed Forces

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has shared a video showcasing the technologies developed by the organisation for the Armed Forces, ahead of the Republic Day parade. 

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New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has shared a video showcasing the technologies developed by the organisation for the Armed Forces, ahead of the Republic Day parade. 

The video, shared by news agency ANI, highlights technologies such as Tejas, Uttam, ASTRA, Tara, among others. 

#WATCH | Ahead of the Republic Day parade, DRDO releases a video showcasing the technologies developed by the organisation for the armed forces.

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— ANI (@ANI) January 23, 2022

The following technologies have been showcased in the video: 

• Suite of Indigenously Developed Sensors, Weapons, and Electronic Warfare Systems
• Tejas — Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)

Tejas is a single-engined, lightweight, highly agile, multi-role supersonic fighter.  The aircraft with delta wing is designed for ‘air combat’ and ‘offensive air support’ with ‘reconnaissance’ and ‘anti-ship’ as its secondary roles.

• Indigenously Developed Advanced Weapons and Electronic Warfare Suite for LCA Tejas

• Uttam  — Advanced Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar

Uttam is an advanced active phased array radar (APAR) system. It is being developed by the Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) for the HAL Tejas and other combat aircraft of the Indian Air Force. The development of Uttam started in 2008.

• ASTRA  —  All Weather Beyond Visual Range Active Radar Homing Air-to-Air Missile

ASTRA is India’s first beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile indigenously designed and developed by the DRDO. The ASTRA missile, intended to engage and destroy aerial targets with high maneuverability and supersonic speeds, will serve the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy.  ASTRA’s advanced air combat capabilities allow it to engage multiple high-performance targets.

• TARA  —  Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation

This is an advanced precision strike weapon meant for ground targets.

• Rudram-1 

Rudram-1 is a new generation anti-radiation missile. It is an air-to-surface anti-radiation missile primarily meant for the suppression of enemy air defenses that can be launched from a range of altitudes with large standoff distance. Rudram 1 is the first anti-radiation missile to be developed in India.

This is meant to destroy adversary radar and communication systems.

• SAAW — Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon 

This is a long-range precision-guided and airfield weapon.

SAAW is designed to be capable of engaging ground targets with high precision up to a range of 100 kilometres, and was approved for procurement by the Indian Government for the Navy and the Air Force in September 2020.

• ASPJ  —  Advanced Self Protection Jammer

The ASPJ Pod is meant to provide protection against radars and anti-aircraft weapons.  It contributes to the full-dimensional protection of fighter jets by improving individual aircraft's probability of survival.

• Gaurav — Long Range Glide Bomb (LRGB)

This is a precision-guided bomb.