Organisation plans to test nuclear missiles Agni-3, K-15 in near future
NEW DELHI: After years of flak and rejection, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is trying to emerge as a more confident research body by integrating lessons learnt from decades of struggle to develop cutting edge military technologies.
DRDO scientists say even in failed projects there were several lessons that would come in handy as they look at next-generation projects such as unmanned ground vehicles and a future battle tank, besides second generation missiles. After more than two decades of mostly successful missile development, the Integrated Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) was formally closed recently, over 10 years behind scheduled completion in 1995, while several big projects such as the Arjun tank and light combat aircraft have not yet shaped up to expected standards.
Drawing on the several lessons from these past failures and limited successes, DRDO is embarking on numerous new projects. In an effort not to reinvent the wheel, it is also taking on board foreign partners and private support.
Based on all these, DRDO is now promising to deliver the next generation main battle tank in just five years of Army placing its demand. On the missile front, after the formal closure of the IGMDP, it is working on five key future missiles. At least one of them, Brahmos, a joint venture with Russia for a super sonic cruise missile, is already a roaring success. It is working on another joint venture, a long-range surface-to-air missile for the Navy, with Israel. The other three are primarily indigenous missile
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