Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt has said that the government is making all efforts to meet defence requirements through domestic procurement. He was addressing the National Technology Day function organised by Defence Research and Development Organisation in New Delhi today. Mr Bhatt called upon the scientific community to make advancements in technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, so that the Nation is prepared to deal with future threats.
The Minister lauded the efforts of DRDO in establishing a self-reliant Research and Development ecosystem which provides the Armed Forces with state-of-the-art equipment, in line with the vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’. He said, DRDO has proved itself through design, development and production of highly-sophisticated weapon systems. Mr Bhatt said, India is now among the top 25 nations exporting defence equipment.
