Raksha Rajya Mantri (RRM) Ajay Bhatt visited DRDO’s Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex in Hyderabad. He reviewed the ongoing missile technologies and related programs at the Research Centre Imarat (RCI). U Raja Babu, Director General, Missiles and Strategic Systems [DG(MSS)], briefed him on various technological developments. The lab directors of DRDL, ASL, and RCI explained the critical systems and technologies they have developed.
During his visit, Ajay Bhatt saw the display of missile systems and enabling critical technologies developed by DRDO. He congratulated all DRDO scientists for their recent successful missions, such as AGNI-PRIME, AKASH, AKASH-NG, VSHORADS, and PRALAY. He praised the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex for indigenizing state-of-the-art technologies and strengthening the defense industrial base in line with the national goal of “Atmanirbhar Bharat.” He emphasized the importance of utilizing the knowledge and infrastructure base of DRDO by MSMEs and private industries to establish a self-reliant defense industrial ecosystem in the country. He also highlighted the need for DRDO to become a world leader in exporting weapon systems to other nations, as defense now encompasses space, cyber, economic, and social spaces.
