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We should not only use technology, but also create: Rajnath

Pune Oct 16 ( UNI) The Consultative Committee for Ministry of Defence, headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, visited Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune, a premier laboratory of DRDO today. During the visit, the committee inspected the state-of-the-art products developed by different laboratories of the cluster. The notable products demonstrated include Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System, PINAKA Rocket System, Light Tank ’Zorawar’, Wheeled Armoured Platform and AKASH-New Generation missile, said Defence release.
The committee was also apprised of the status of the technologies being developed in the fields of Robotics, Rail Gun, Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, High-Energy Propulsion Materials etc. A detailed future roadmap of the cluster was also presented.
Addressing the meeting on the topic ‘Emerging Technologies and DRDO’, Raksha Mantri stressed on the need to understand and adapt to the transformation taking place in the defence sector & the evolving nature of warfare. He termed advanced technologies as a necessity in the rapidly changing world, voicing the Government’s commitment to integrating this necessity into the security apparatus
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