Raksha Rajya Mantri reviews missile development at DRDO Hyderabad
Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth visited DRDO's missile cluster labs in Hyderabad to review missile and weapon system developments. He praised DRDO scientists for contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat and urged continued efforts to strengthen India’s defence capabilities
Published Date - 18 July 2025, 06:23 PM
Hyderabad: Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth visited Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, DRDO in Hyderabad, and reviewed the Missiles & 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 i.e., 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 & 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/Aviation Systems, Onboard Computer Division& Imaging Infra-Red Seeker facilities.
He commended the DRDO scientists for playing a crucial role in building Aatmanirbhar Bharat through realisation of state-of-the-art weapon systems and exhorted the scientific community to continue strengthening the Armed Forces to face any challenges in the current scenario.