New Challenges Ahead for DRDO

The new year poses greater challenges for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

This year, India is contemplating maiden tests of its longest range undersea missile K-4 and a newly developed exo-atmospheric interceptor missile besides the retest of indigenously developed missile Nirbhay which had failed in its first attempt last year.

Though the elite defence organisation last year conducted many successful trials of its indigenously developed missiles, it drew flak from Defence Minister AK Antony for many of its projects which are running behind schedule.

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