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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Cost, time overruns plague several key DRDO projects

[Naval LCA (Tejas NP1)]The government on Wednesday admitted several crucial DRDO projects, ranging from the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) to the Kaveri aero-engine and long-range surface-to-air missile (LR-SAM) system, were running years behind schedule with huge cost overruns.

Defence minister A K Antony, however, told the Rajya Sabha that there would be important "spin-offs" from projects like the Kaveri aero-engine, which ultimately was not found suitable for Tejas after spending Rs 2,839 crore to develop it, since it could used to power India's proposed combat drones or USAVs (unmanned strike air vehicles).

DRDO last year formally launched the ambitious project to develop its own stealth combat drones capable of firing missiles and bombs at enemy targets with precision under the secretive AURA (autonomous unmanned research aircraft) programme.

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