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Monday, June 02, 2008

The DRDO's secret technology wish list

Symbolising the Defence R&D Organisation's (DRDO's) transformed approach to technology is its new direction towards that holy grail of defence technology: the cutting-edge fighter aircraft.

Already, the DRDO-HAL combine that is developing the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), has asked global aerospace majors for help in developing key systems — the engine, flight controls and aircraft radar amongst them — which are delaying the entire LCA programme.

And now, in a series of interviews to Business Standard, the DRDO's high priests of technology — the Chief Controllers of various divisions — frankly admit that foreign technological assistance will be essential for India's planned aircraft development programmes: the Fifth Generation Fighter Programme (FGFA), the Multi-Role Transport Aircraft (MRTA), and the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) amongst others.

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