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Saturday, July 19, 2014

10 DRDO Projects Delayed

Astra Air-to-air missileTen major projects of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), including its combat plane and missile programmes, are delayed, Union Minister of Defence Arun Jaitley informed the Lok Sabha on Friday. However, he assured that corrective steps to address the issue was being taken.

Replying to various questions, Jaitley also mentioned that 19 fighter aircraft and 11 helicopters of the Armed Forces had crashed in the last three years claiming the lives of 24 military personnel.

Besides the Air Force’s Light Combat Aircraft, other delayed projects include the Navy’s Light Combat Aircraft, aero-engine Kaveri, Airborne Early Warning and Control System aircraft and Long Range Surface-to-Air missile.

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