CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -NGARM developmental trials will resume from 2020 after a gap of two years. The DRDO Anti-Radiation Missile or NGARM now officially named Rudram-1 was successfully test-fired from Integrated Test Range, Balasore on 9 October 2020.

Detailed explanation-2: -is a high response, quick reaction, vertically launched supersonic missile, designed to neutralize enemy aerial threats – missiles, aircraft, guided bombs, helicopters. Used by Army, Navy and Air Force as different variants.

Detailed explanation-3: -DRDO has developed an indigenous 84 mm calibre, 7 kg lightweight recoilless reusable ATGM launcher for the Indian army which will replace the 14 kg Carl Gustav Mark-II launcher. The DRDO has made extensive use of composites in its construction, resulting in the reduced weight.

Detailed explanation-4: -The AMCA is currently the only 5th generation fighter under development in India, expected to get Ministry of Defence approval in 2022. The aircraft, along with its naval variant, is intended to provide the bulk of the crewed tactical airpower of the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy over the coming decades.