President Patil to spend New Year Day with DRDO scientists
December 31st, 2007 - 9:50 pm ICT by admin
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (ANI): In an unique gesture President Pratibha Patill will be visiting the Missile Complex of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Hyderabad on Tuesday, and will be spending few hours of the New Year day with top scientists.
The year 2008 will be celebrated as Golden Jubilee Year of the DRDO and the organisation is presently boasting of its recent successes that include launch of Agni III and Interceptor missile technologies.
“The President has shown keen interest in all our activities and will be addressing the scientists and staff of DRDO on this happy occasion,” a statement issued by the DRDO stated.
An exhibition of major missile technologies and products delivered by the DRDO will also be arranged at the complex when the President will be visiting it.
The DRDO is now looking ahead to deliver the technologies of the future in coming years like new Propulsion Systems, Sensors and Networking, Stealth Materials, Hypersonic Technologies and Robotics.
The DRDO’s contribution to India’s strategic defence weapons and delivery systems include Light Combat Aircraft (Tejas), Main Battle Tank (Arjun), family of missiles such as Agni, Prithvi, Akash, Nag and BrahMos. The other success stories of the organisation include the development of a series of radars, electronic warfare systems, secured communication, sonars, torpedoes and armaments. (ANI)
- 'India on par with others in electronic warfare' - May 02, 2012
- DRDO to display models of missiles - Jan 01, 2012
- Army to order mountain-strike BrahMos regiment soon (Lead) - Mar 31, 2012
- Army to order mountain-strike BrahMos regiment soon - Mar 31, 2012
- 99th Indian Science Congress to focus on women, missiles (Lead) - Jan 01, 2012
- Work on BrahMos' hypersonic version on - Oct 10, 2011
- India-Russia JV to fund hypersonic missile project - Aug 17, 2011
- New version of BrahMos missile tested - Mar 28, 2012
- Make your home free from corruption, Kalam tells children - Jan 04, 2012
- Kolkata to host 100th Indian Science Congress in 2013 - Jan 07, 2012
- Russian-built, BrahMos-fitted frigate set for Indian Navy induction - Dec 16, 2011
- Work on BrahMos' hypersonic version to begin this year: Russian official - Jun 12, 2011
- Indian Army inducts second cruise missile unit close to Pakistan border - Mar 04, 2012
- BrahMos Aerospace to make cryogenic engines for Indian rockets - Jan 30, 2011
- 'Nuclear-capable Agni-V to be tested soon' - Jan 15, 2012
Tags: agni iii, armaments, defence research, defence weapons, delivery systems, development organisation, drdo, electronic warfare systems, gesture, interceptor missile, keen interest, launch, light combat aircraft, main battle tank, missile technologies, missiles, prithvi, propulsion systems, robotics, torpedoes