Bengaluru would evolve as a major hub of defence research and production, meeting the defence needs of not only India but of its friendly nations too, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Thursday…reports Asian Lite News
Participating in a function to inaugurate the Flight Control System (FCS) Complex of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) here, he said that Bengaluru is home to over 180 R&D institutions of international level, and has highly competent and skilled manpower.
Apart from a defence hub and industrial hub, a semiconductor hub too would come up in Bengaluru, Bommai said and appealed to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for all the support from the Union government and Defence Ministry to develop the defence hub which could meet not only defence needs of India, but of its friendly nations too.
“The nation is safe under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Major developments are happening in the world and the world is looking up to India’s guidance. It is because of our strength in the defence sector. The research and innovations of DRDO would make the country stronger,” he said.
Lauding Rajnath Singh, Bommai said: “He will never compromise with anything related to the interests of India. Such a commitment is needed for a big country like India.”
Defence Minister has inaugurated the seven-storey building constructed by DRDO in record 45 days in Bengaluru, and said that earlier, Ministers could only lay the foundation stone for the projects, but could never get the opportunity to inaugurate it.
“There was a time when the minister who lay the foundation of a building could never inaugurate it because it was not possible, but today it is possible,” Singh said.
DRDO has built a seven-storey Flight Control System Integration complex in record 45 days which would be used as the Research and Development facility for the indigenous development of fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) in Bengaluru.
DRDO Chief G Satheesh Reddy were also present at the inauguration.
Singh said it is a unique project not just in the country but in the entire world and is an embodiment of the new energy of New India.
“This energy is of technology, commitment, institutional collaboration among public sector, private sector and academia and above all of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he said, exuding confidence that the facility will go a long way in bolstering national security.
“The complex will also provide simulator training to the pilots of combat aircraft. Rajnath Singh described it as one of the most important components of the complex. The simulators provide an opportunity to learn by making mistakes without the possibility of any kinds of losses,” he stated.
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During the interaction session with DRDO office bearers, he expressed hope that although the mandate of DRDO is to develop futuristic technologies, its spin-off benefits will be available to the civilian sector as well.
“Our traditional construction industry is generally considered to be labour intensive, high risk and low on productivity. But, the way DRDO has constructed the FCS complex through hybrid technology, our infrastructure projects will be completed in a low cost and time-bound manner in the times to come,” he said.
Rajnath Singh called upon DRDO to continue exploring new possibilities in construction technology and contribute to nation-building through new innovations. (with inputs from IANS/ANI)
