Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO): The 65th anniversary of the organization’s foundation day, which is observed annually on January 1st, was commemorated at the DRDO Headquarters in New Delhi. DRDO Chairman Dr S V Kamat addressed the DRDO fraternity on the occasion. He reaffirmed DRDO’s commitment towards R&D excellence and briefed about the development of cutting edge technologies for self-reliance in defence.
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A DRDO monograph written by Dr. Kamal Nain Chopra, a former DRDO scientist, and titled “Infrared Signatures, Sensors and Technologies” was also released by the Chairman DRDO on the occasion of the day.DRDO calendar 2023 was also released. In addition, Secretary DD R&D and Chairman DRDO felicitated all the employees who have completed 25 years of their service in DRDO.
About the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO):
It is a top-tier defence research and development organisation inside the Indian Ministry of Defense. It is working on several cutting-edge military technology areas, including aeronautics, armaments, combat vehicles, electronics, instrumentation, engineering systems, missiles, materials, naval systems, advanced computing, simulation, cyber, hypersonic technology, quantum computing and communicationsDRDO’s first project for the Indian military was in surface-to-air missiles (SAM) known as Project Indigo.
Since inception, DRDO has made several breakthroughs in developing key systems and critical technologies such as aircraft avionics, UAVs, small arms, artillery systems, EW systems, tanks and armoured vehicles, sonar systems, command and control systems and missile systems. It aims to make India self-reliant in critical defence technology and systems.
