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DRDO awards its scientists

Issue: June-July 2011

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) awards for outstanding contribution in various areas of technology for the year 2010 was given away by Defence Minister A.K. Antony at a function organised on June 2, 2011. There were eleven categories of awards presented to DRDO scientists/teams for their outstanding contributions.

The Silicon trophy for the Best Systems Laboratory of DRDO was awarded to the Research Centre Imarat (Programme AD), Hyderabad for developing a ballistic missile defence system; Titanium trophy went to DL, Jodhpur for contribution in the area of camouflage and low observable technologies for the armed forces. The life time achievement award was conferred on Air Cmde (Retd) R. Gopalaswami, Defence Research and Development Laboratory Hyderabad for the development of liquid rocket engines for missiles.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr V.K. Saraswat, Director General, DRDO said that the award ceremony is an occasion to take stock of DRDO’s progress in key technology domains. “We intend to rejuvenate our efforts in basic research,” he said