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India Developing Two New Missile Test Ranges besides a Floating Test Range

With the number of missile tests escalating in the country and the Integrated Test Range off the coast of Odisha constantly inundated with missile tests, India plans to create two new missile testing ranges along the eastern coast. Besides the two ranges along the East Coast, the DRDO is also planning to establish a Floating Test Range including radars and launch facilities on a ship. With various missions planned in the near future for the Armed Forces, multiple facilities are being envisaged to accommodate the execution of short-range and long-range missions along the east coast. According to state-run DRDO, which carries out the missile tests with the Armed Forces, there is a dire need to expand the area and increase the capabilities of the testing range geographically. Read More...

Six LCA Tejas Squadrons for IAF by 2022

Indian Air Force (IAF) will get six squadrons of India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas by 2022. "It is planned to induct six LCA squadrons by the end of 13th Plan (2017-2022)," the parliament has been informed. However, the government admitted that there has been a delay in the manufacturing of the LCA. Tejas is a design and development project and the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) is the nodal organization for the development of the LCA. The government said Tejas achieved the Initial Operational Clearance-1 on January 10, 2011. "Presently, LCA development activities leading to final operational clearance are in progress," it said. Read More...
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