Team News Riveting
New Delhi, March 10
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) had carried out 28 successful tests in the last one year.
The major weapons and other systems that have been handed over to the armed forces by DRDO are: Astra Beyond Visual Range Missile System, 10 m Short Span Bridging System, Indian Maritime Situational Awareness System (IMSAS), Heavy Weight Torpedo (HWT) Varunastra, Border Surveillance System (BOSS) and Arjun Mk-1A.
Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply to a question raised by Rita Bahuguna Joshi that the development cum Production Partner (DcPP) policy for DRDO developed systems ensures involvement of industries from the beginning of development cycle, thus enabling industries and facilitating hand-holding throughout the development phase.
DRDO is a research and development organisation. All systems designed and developed by DRDO are manufactured by the Indian industries which includes both public and private sectors entities. Some of the Systems that are developed by such collaboration during last one year are as follows: Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), Extended Range Pinaka System & Guided Pinaka Rocket System, 10 m Short Span Bridging System, Indian Maritime Situational Awareness System (IMSAS), Heavy Weight Torpedo (HWT) Varunastra, Border Surveillance System (BOSS) and Arjun Mk-1A etc.
DRDO has many foreign collaborations. DRDO works in futuristic R&D and technology development in collaboration with some Foreign Countries.
DRDO co-chairs the following G-to-G Forums:- India-USA Joint Technology Group, Indo-Israel Management Council, India-Russia R&D Subgroup, India-Singapore defence technology steering committee, India-UK steering committee and India-Korea steering committee.
