Ajay Bhatt Visits DRDO’s Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex in Hyderabad

GG News Bureau
Hyderabad, 15th Jan. Raksha Rajya Mantri Ajay Bhatt visited DRDO’s Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex in Hyderabad on January 14, 2024. He reviewed the ongoing missile technologies and related programs at Research Centre Imarat (RCI).

U Raja Babu, Director General of Missiles & Strategic Systems [DG(MSS)], briefed the Raksha Rajya Mantri on various technological developments. Lab Directors of DRDL, ASL, and RCI explained critical systems and technologies developed by them to RRM.

Speaking on the occasion, RRM said, “The knowledge and infrastructure base of the DRDO needs to be utilized by MSMEs and private industries, which will contribute to the establishment of a self-reliant defense industrial ecosystem in our country.”

He also stated that DRDO should strive to become a world leader in exporting weapon systems to other nations. He emphasized that defense today extends beyond land, sea, and sky, and includes space as well.

Raksha Rajya Mantri witnessed the display of missile systems and the indigenous critical technologies developed by DRDO establishments.

He congratulated all DRDO scientists for their recent successful missions, including AGNI-PRIME, AKASH, AKASH-NG, VSHORADS, PRALAY, etc.

He commended the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex for indigenizing various state-of-the-art technologies and for strengthening the defense industrial base in the country in line with the national goal of “Atmanirbhar Bharat.”