HYDERABAD, Feb 1:
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) is all set to make its presence felt at the 101 Indian Science Congress (101 ISC) being organised at Jammu University, Jammu during February 3-7, 2014.
DRDO’s technological strength, depicted through its State of the art systems and technologies, will be showcased at the exhibition arranged as a part of 101 ISC. The DRDO pavilion has continuously bagged top awards for the last four years, a release here today said.
Highlight of DRDO’s participation in the Indian Science Congress will be a special evening lecture ‘Scientific Innovation in Security’ by Avinash Chander, SA to RM, and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D, during the Congress on February 3.
Mr Avinash, a Padma Shri Awardee, is an accomplished missile scientist who has led the indigenous design, development and production of India’s ballistic missiles.
These missiles, capable of delivering strategic payloads in excess of 5000 km, provide credible deterrence against misadventures by any adversary and are thus the weapons of peace.
Besides the exhibition of DRDO products, another important event will be a public outreach session titled ‘Innovations in Defence Technologies’ scheduled to be held on February 5 during the Congress.
During the session, Dr G Malakondaiah, DS & CC R&D (HR &TM) will lead a galaxy of senior DRDO scientists in presenting the activities and achievements of the organization.
The visitors at the Congress will get to see not only the ever popular missiles like Agni 1,2,3 that have been inducted into Service but also the state-of-the-art indigenously developed sub-systems and technologies that make them unique.
LCA Tejas, that is all set to be inducted into Indian Air Force, can also be seen along with LCA Navy during the event.
A number of innovative soldier protection and performance enhancement systems can be seen during the 5-day congress.
DRDO has developed several material technologies and established production facilities as well. A few samples such as titanium sponge, high power rare earth magnets can be seen, the release added. (UNI)
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