Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth visited Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, DRDO in Hyderabad on July 16 & 17, 2025. He reviewed the Missiles & Weapon Systems program being pursued by Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Research Centre Imarat (RCI) and Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL) of Missile Cluster Labs.

Raksha Rajya Mantri visited various work centers of DRDL i.e., Astra Mk I & II, Vertically-Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile and Scramjet Engine facilities and was briefed about the status of the projects Distinguished Scientist & Director General (Missiles and Strategic Systems) Shri U Raja Babu and Director, DRDL Shri G A Srinivasa Murthy.

Shri Sanjay Seth also visited various critical work centers of RCI, where Director, RCI Shri Anindya Biswas apprised him of the progress of the Indigenous Navigation/Aviation Systems, Onboard Computer Division & Imaging Infra-Red Seeker facilities.

Raksha Rajya Mantri commended the DRDO scientists for playing a crucial role in building Aatmanirbhar Bharat through realisation of state-of-the-art weapon systems. He exhorted the scientific community to continue strengthening the Armed Forces to face any challenges in the current scenario.

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