Dr S Christopher, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and DG DRDO addressed the media during DRDO press conference in Media Centre at Defexpo 2016, Goa.
In his opening remark, he emphasised DRDO’s commitment towards ‘Make in India’ to provide state-of-the-art technologies and products to the Armed Forces. He interacted with media on various issues related to AEW&C and AWACS,
LCA-Tejas, Arjun MK II, Rustom II, Astra, Helina, Agni V besides many other DRDO products and technologies and their current status. He also replied to queries related to the export potential of BrahMos, Akash and Pinaka, as there is an international demand for these products.
Dr Christopher also spoke about the new Defence Procurement Policy (DPP) and described it as a big boost for the indigenous design and development process of defence technology. The highlight of DRDO’s participation at Defexpo – 2016 is the live demo of LCA- Navy, MBT Arjun, WHAP and Modular Bridge.