DRDO Flashcards
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Defence Research and Development Organisation
DRDO works under the administrative control of
Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
Rajnath Singh
DRDO was established in
1958
Who is the new chairman on DRDO?
Sameer V Kamat
DRDO is a combination of 3 , Name?
- Technical Development Establishment (TDEs) of the Indian Army
- Directorate of Technical Development & Production (DTDP)
- Defence Science Organisation (DSO)
What is the name of the most prominent programme that is held by DRDO?
Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP)
to research and develop missiles
IGMDP was brain child of renowned scientist?
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
The IGMDP formally got the approval of Indian government on
July 26, 1983
___ is a new generation advanced variant of the Agni class
Agni-P (Prime)
__ are the mainstay of India’s nuclear launch capability
Agni Class of Missiles
__ are the mainstay of India’s nuclear launch capability
Agni Class of Missiles
Which is the longest of the Agni series?
Agni-V
an Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with range : over 5,000 km
How many types of missiles are developedunder IMGDP?
5 missiles (P-A-T-N-A) developed in this program
* Prithvi: Short range surface to surface ballistic missile.
* Agni: Ballistic missiles with different ranges, i.e. Agni (1,2,3,4,5)
* Trishul: Short range low level surface to air missile.
* Nag: 3rd generation anti-tank missile.
* Akash: Medium range surface to air missile
__ is the air-to-surface version of the NAG integrated into ___
HELINA (Helicopter Launched NAG) ,
Dhruv Helicopters
Which is First indigenously built ballistic missile under IGMDP?
Prithvi
* Surface-to-surface battle field missile
* Range from 150 km to 300 km