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Pune: DRDO chairman Samir Kamat said on Saturday that the organisation’s production value of defence systems was over Rs5.8 lakh crore, which would double in the next five years as its systems were finding applications in the Indian armed forces and foreign countries, including European nations. Kamat was the chief guest at the convocation ceremony of the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), a deemed university of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), at Girinagar near Khadakwasla.
“With the emphasis on self-reliance, our developed systems are increasingly finding applications in Indian armed forces. At the same time, our export interest is also increasing dramatically. Brahmos missiles, radars, sonars, advanced towed artillery guns (ATAGS), and Pinaka (multi-barrel rocket launchers) have found interest in Southeast Asian countries and European nations,” said Kamat.
“The DRDO has had several successes over the past years. A series of tactical missiles ranging from Akash to Naag and newer quick reaction surface to air missiles have been successful. Several new missiles will be inducted into the service.
We will soon induct a man-portable anti-tank guide missile. Now we are developing light tank,” he said. “The Naval Materials Research Laboratory has developed an air-independent propulsion (AIP) system that will significantly increase the underwater endurance of conventional submarines of the Indian Navy in 2026,” he said.
He said the DRDO is working to adopt several disruptive defence technologies that have emerged from the ongoing wars (Israel and Hamas and Russia and Ukraine). “We have established 15 academic institutes of excellence to work on high technology projects,” he said. The chairman said they are also working in collaboration with private industries.
“We can fund up to Rs50 crore to private industries for developing indigenous research and development systems and create a defence research and development ecosystem,” he added. We also published the following articles recently Production value of DRDO will double in five years, says chairman DRDO chairman Samir Kamat stated that the organisation's defence systems production value surpasses Rs5.8 lakh crore, projected to double in five years due to increasing domestic and international use.
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