By PTI | 8 May, 2015, 07.40PM IST – The Economic Times NEW DELHI: India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft project, in the works for over three decades, came under severe criticism from CAG today as it pointed out that its Mark-I version has 53 “significant shortfalls” which have reduced its operational capabilities as well as […]
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Rajat Pandit, TNN Jan 13, 2014, 01.39AM IST NEW DELHI: The Tejas light combat aircraft, 30 years in the making, is just 60% indigenous as of now. The story of the indigenous Arjun main battle tank is even worse. First sanctioned in May 1974, 55% of the tank is still made of imported parts. This […]
Chinks in the Armour – What ail DRDO, India’s Premier Defence Organigation?
Rediff.com – News-Special Part- II ‘The LCA won’t take off in the near future’ George Iype The Light Combat Aircraft is perhaps the most ambitious of all DRDO projects. But 17 years and four postponements of its test flight later, the multi-role fighter meant to replace the MiG-21 is still a dream. What has happened […]
DRDO gets it right when it works unlike DRDO
Express Investigation: Delayed Research; Delayed Organisation – Part – Seven DRDO gets it right when it works unlike DRDO Amitav Ranjan Posted: Sat Nov 18 2006, 00:00 hrs NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 17: For all its defences against non-performance, the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), ironically, has only to look within for ready templates of […]
23 yrs and first fighter aircraft hasn’t taken off
Express Investigation: Delayed Research; Delayed Organisation – Part – Four 23 yrs and first fighter aircraft hasn’t taken off Amitav Ranjan , Siv Aroor Tags : Posted: Wed Nov 15 2006, 00:00 hrs New Delhi, November 14: At its last meeting in December 2005, the General Body of the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), the society […]
Govt orders review, revamp of DRDO, forms expert panel
Govt orders review, revamp of DRDO, forms expert panel Shiv Aroor Posted: Fri Jan 19 2007, 00:00 hrs NEW DELHI, JANUARY 18: Rejecting the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)’s assertion that its internal workings are adequately monitored, the Government has set up an independent and external committee of experts to conduct a comprehensive review […]
