The Latest Breaking News from Pokhran

Dronathon 2026: IAF demonstrates multi-mode system designed to facilitate drones' management in airspace

The Indian Air Force recently showcased the Vayu UTtaM drone management system at Pokhran. This innovative system provides crucial support in managing drones and detecting rogue aircraft within congested airspace. At Dronathon 2026, various domestic unmanned aerial systems and counter-drone technologies were highlighted, alongside the unveiling of the IAF UAS…

The Economic Times · Sep 14

Indigenous 'Bhargavastra' counter-drone system to complete internal trials in 2-3 months, says SDAL Chairman Satyanarayan Nuwal

"This entire system is complete in itself. We will complete its internal trials in 2-3 months. Officers from the Navy had come yesterday, and now Army officers have seen this. We had already tested the micro-missile in Balasore and Pokhran. Today, we also tested the radar, electro-optics control system and…

The Economic Times · Jul 24

Watch | 50 years ago, India conducted its first ever nuclear test

Looking back at India’s first ever nuclear test, conducted at Pokhran in Rajasthan, on May 18, 1974

The Hindu · May 18, 2024

IAF to conduct Exercise Vayu Shakti-2024 in a ‘near-realistic scenario’

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will display its full spectrum of combat and fire capabilities during Exercise Vayu Shakti-2024 in a “near-realistic scenario” at the Pokhran firing range in Rajasthan on February 17, Vice Chief of Air Force Air Marshal A.P. Singh said.

The Hindu · Feb 2, 2024

President Murmu witnesses Army's fire-power exercise in Pokhran

President Droupadi Murmu witnessed a fire-power exercise involving various weapons platforms in Rajasthan’s Pokhran

The Hindu · Dec 23, 2023

Government has used technology as source of empowerment to ensure social justice: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 11 hailed the 1998 nuclear tests in Pokhran as one of the most glorious days in India’s history and asserted that technology for the country is not about showing its dominance but a tool to speed up its development.

The Hindu · May 11, 2023

Pokhran-II: A moment of profound epiphany

India's nuclear tests of 1998 reflected an awakening of its self-confidence and an awareness of its potential

The Hindu · May 10, 2023

'Meet Kalam': Former PM Narsimha Rao's parting message to successor Vajpayee

As former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao left office in 1996, he handed over a slip to his successor Atal Bihari Vajpayee which read, "Kalam se miliye (meet Kalam)". The new prime minister did not know who Kalam was. After he found out, the then chief scientific advisor and…

The Times of India · Feb 15, 2023

Pokhran tests anniversary | PM Modi pays tributes to scientists

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The Hindu · May 11, 2022

Rajasthan intel wing detains 36 suspected Pakistan spies

JAISALMER: In a crackdown named Operation Sarhad, the state intelligence wing has detained 36 suspected spies from border areas of Jaisalmer, Barmer and Jodhpur. Of these, seven have been sent to Jaipur and Jodhpur for further interrogation and investigation.

The Times of India · Mar 3, 2022