Sanjay Seth Visits DRDO’s Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex in Hyderabad
The Union Minister reviewed the missiles and weapon systems program during his visit to Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth visited Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex at DRDO in Hyderabad on Friday. He reviewed the missiles and weapon systems program being pursued by Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Research Centre Imarat (RCI) and Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL) of Missile Cluster Labs.
He visited various work centers of DRDL - Astra Mk I & II, vertically-launched short-range surface-to-air missile and scramjet engine facilities and was briefed about the status of the projects by Distinguished Scientist and Director General (Missiles and Strategic Systems) U Raja Babu and Director, DRDL G A Srinivasa Murthy.
Sanjay Seth also visited various critical work centers of RCI, where Director, RCI Anindya Biswas apprised him of the progress of the indigenous navigation and aviation systems, onboard computer division and imaging infra-red seeker facilities.
The Union Minister commended the DRDO scientists for playing a crucial role in building Aatmanirbhar Bharat through realisation of state-of-the-art weapon systems. He exhorted the scientific community to continue strengthening the Armed Forces to face any challenges in the current scenario.
