DRDO Celebrates 63rd Foundation Day on 1st January 2021
- The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) observed the 63rd Foundation Day of its establishment on January 01, 2021..
- DRDO was established in 1958 with just 10 laboratories to enhance the research work in Defence sector.
- At that time, it was tasked with designing and developing cutting edge defence technologies for Indian Armed Forces.
- As of now, DRDO is working in multiple cutting edge military technology areas, which include aeronautics, armaments, combat vehicles, electronics, instrumentation, engineering systems, missiles, materials, naval systems, advanced computing, simulation, cyber, life sciences and other technologies for defence.
- Dr G Satheesh Reddy – Secretary Department of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D) & Chairman DRDO.