08 March 2011

India: Investment in DRDO Programme

The estimated value of the products/systems/technologies developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is approximately Rs.1,12,000 Crore.

The Government proposes to make the following major infrastructure investment for the programmes of DRDO over the next five years :-
 
Programmes/Projects
Approximate Cost (Rupees in Crore)
Aeronautical Test Range
1300
Foundry for Field Programmable Array (FPA)
500
Foundry for Gallium Nitride
500
Upgradation of Gallium Arsenide Foundry
500
Upgradation of MEMS facility
500
Aerostat Test Range
500
EW Test Range
500
Upgradation of Rail Track Rocket Sled
500
Facility for testing of Gas Turbine Engine
500

These programmes/projects are likely to be completed/materialized in three to ten years period depending on various Government clearances and other procedures.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a reply to Dr. Padmasinha Bajirao Patil and Shri R. Thamaraiselvan in Lok Sabha today.

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