INDIA IN DEFENCE RESEARCH

Introduction

 Defence is one of the main factors deciding a country's safety and technological capabilities. India has done very well in its past years. It is also one of the best country which has best defence technologies. Let us see some of its achievements.

Achievements of DRDO

• Tejas - Tejas was the name given to the aircraft, saw first flight in 2001. Our country's first self made light combat aircraft was built by HAL and developed by Dr. Koti. It was a result of the diminishing value of the country's soon to be obsolete Mig-21 fighter jets and, true to it's name, made our defence sector's future a lot more radiant.
  

Indian Nuclear Research Programme - Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Homi Baba, India has achieved nuclear capability, thereby avoiding certain conflict simply through non aggression treaties. This also made us one of the few nations to have atomic power as a source of energy as well as a way to weaponise.

Agni V - AgniV is an intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India.Agni V is part of the Agni series of missiles, one of the missile systems under the original Integrated Guided Missile Development Program. According to DRDO  the exact range of Agni V is "classified" or "understated" but afterwards he described Agni V as a missile with a range of 5,500–5,800 km.

INS Kolkata - It is the largerst warship to ever built in India. The 6,800-tonne INS Kolkata, the largest-ever warship to be built in India, was commissioned in August 2014. The warship is country's biggest and most powerful guided missile-destroyer.

INS Sindhukirti - In a major boost for both, the Indian Navy and Hindustan Shipyard limited (HSL), the Sindhughosh-class diesel-electric submarine - INS Sindhukirti, which has been undergoing a medium refit at HSL, was undocked at the yard.

Astra - DRDO's Air-to-Air missile - India's first indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air-to-Air missile 'Astra' was tested successfully in 2014. The indigenously developed missile from the DRDO is an all-weather weapon with active Radar terminal guidance. 

INS Vikramaditya - India is operating two aircraft carriers in its maritime zone with the arrival of its largest warship INS Vikramaditya in the Arabian Sea where it is now operating with INS Viraat.

Advanced Air Defence- Advanced Air Defence (AAD) is an anti-ballistic missile designed to intercept incoming ballistic missiles in the endo-atmosphere at an altitude of 30 km (19 mi). AAD is a single-stage, solid-fuelled missile. Guidance is similar to that of PAD. It has an inertial navigation system, midcourse updates from ground based radar and active radar homing in the terminal phase.

India has made many high-tech defence weapons in the past. Now it is aiming for more. India in the past had bought aircrafts, helicopter and other defence vehicles from other countries like France, America etc. Now it is expected that India will basically aim for the invention in defence vehicles made in India by 2030. Below are some few expected vehicles and other technologies.

1. LCH prototype TD-3 - It is a Light Combat Helicopter is a twin- engine, dedicated combat helicopter of 5.8 tonne class designed and developed by HAL to meet the requirements of Indian defence forces. The helicopter is designed to carry out dedicated combat roles such as air defence, anti-tank, scout and support combat search and rescue missions.
   
2. Akash- It is a surface-to-air missile which being made indigenously in India. It is expected that till 2030 it will be in service for protection from fighters and other enemy planes.
   
3. Future of Indian Army- The multi-dimensional nature of tasks that the Army is expected to perform by the end of the next decade underlines the requirement of a well equipped and well trained force capable of operating over a wide spectrum with an ability to reorient itself in the least possible time to suit the national security requirements. It should be able to deliver in the face of both the external and internal challenges facing the nation. Every component constituting it must function in synchronisation with the rest to deliver optimum results. We, therefore, need to examine each major component to see what improvements are required by 2030.
   

The video below shows the expected defence technologies with India in 2030.