23 companies shortlisted for defence equipment
Dated 6/10/2008
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As many as 23 private manufacturers have been short listed for manufacturing defence equipment in the country to export to friendly countries, DRDO Chief Controller Development A S Pillai said.
Pillai said the DRDO have export orders of around USD two billion for BrahMos cruise missiles.
The missile, an Indo-Russian joint venture, has network-centric warfare capabilities using information from satellites, troops on the ground, submarines and ships to guide the weapon.
"BrahMos, which has already been inducted into the Indian Navy and Army, will be inducted into the Air Force by 2012. It will be integrated with Sukhoi-30 aircrafts," Pillai said.
Earlier, Pillai was awarded the Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) for his outstanding contribution to the field of defence research and development.
Tarun Das, Chief Mentor, Confederation of Indian Industry, and Gautam Thapar, President, Thapar University and Chairman and CEO, Das, Chief Mentor, Confederation of Indian Industry, and Gautam Thapar, President, Thapar University and Chairman & CEO, Avantha, presided over the ceremony.
Das congratulated Pillai and said, "Today, India needs more dedicated scientists like him, and I hope that his presence here will serve as an inspiration to many of these young people."
