(MENAFN- KNN India)
DRDO promises complete support to defence exporters New Delhi, May 29 (KNN) Secretary Department of Defence R&D and Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Samir V Kamat assured all possible support to make India a net defence exporter.
Chairing the open brainstorming session 'Chintan' on Saturday, he assured the industry that DRDO will extend all possible support to them and will play the role of a mentor in building their capabilities to make India a net defence exporter.
More than 180 industries participated in the open brainstorming session.
The DRDO Chairman emphasised the need to undertake such initiatives on a regular basis as these events provide a renewed impetus to boost the Indian defence manufacturing sector to achieve complete self-reliance.
A day-long industry interaction and brainstorming session were organised by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad.
Its objective was to bring all defence industries, including MSMEs and start-ups, to one platform for understanding their concerns while increasing awareness on various industry-friendly initiatives and policies of DRDO.
Director, Directorate of Industry Interface and Technology Management (DIITM) Arun Chaudhary gave a brief overview of various initiatives and policies of DRDO which support the Indian industries, the Ministry of Defence said.
He explained the process of 'Transfer of Technology' by DRDO to the industry, bringing out the salient features of the Policy.
Chaudhary explained the necessity and process of selection of industries as Development cum production partners. The highlights of the Technology Development Fund (TDF) scheme were aptly explained to the industry.
He also gave details of DRDO policy and procedures on utilisation of its infrastructure Testing facility and DRDO patents by Indian industry.
(KNN Bureau)
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