DRDO Unveils Advanced Armoured Platforms (Tracked & Wheeled)
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📌 Summary:
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DRDO's VRDE (Vehicles Research & Development Establishment) unveiled advanced tracked and wheeled armoured platforms at Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra on April 25, 2026
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Unveiled by Secretary (Defence R&D) & DRDO Chairman Dr Samir V Kamat
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Both platforms integrate indigenously designed 30mm Crewless Turret with high firepower, mobility and protection
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Technical features: high power-to-weight ratio, higher speed, gradient & obstacle negotiating capability, STANAG Level 4 & 5 protection (modular blast and ballistic), amphibious capability
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Developed to meet emerging operational requirements of Indian Defence Forces — part of India's indigenisation drive
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Platforms support the broader Aatmanirbhar Bharat defence manufacturing push under DRDO's Indigenous Defence Technology programme
🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS3 — Science & Technology (Defence applications, Indigenisation). Connects to themes of Make in India in defence and technology self-reliance.
📝 Prelims Facts:
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VRDE: DRDO laboratory based in Ahmednagar (now Ahilyanagar), Maharashtra; specialises in combat vehicles
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STANAG: NATO Standardisation Agreement; Level 4 & 5 refers to ballistic protection standards
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30mm Crewless Turret: unmanned turret system for armoured vehicles, reducing crew vulnerability
🔑 Key Term: Indigenisation in Defence — developing defence systems domestically to reduce import dependence, enhance strategic autonomy, and boost domestic defence industry.
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