DRDO Working On 55 Mission Mode Projects With Total Sanctioned Cost Of Rs 73,942 Crore: Govt

The Government on Friday (3 February) informed the Parliament that it has worked out the Mission Mode (MM) projects of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said that currently DRDO is working on 55 mission mode projects.

The total sanctioned cost of these projects is over Rs 73,900 crore, the Lok Sabha was told.

"As on date DRDO is working on 55 MM Projects for a total sanctioned cost of Rs. 73942.82 crore," Bhatt said.

These projects are in the areas of "Decoys, Nuclear Defence Technologies, Air Independent Propulsion (AIP), Combat Suite, Propulsion System, Air Droppable Container, Torpedo, Fighter Aircraft, Cruise Missile, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, AEW&C Aircraft System, Gas Turbine Engine, Assault Rifle, Warhead, Light Machine Gun, Rocket, Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), Infantry Combat Vehicle Command, Ordnance Disposal System, Tactical Radios, EW Systems, Radars, Life Support System, Geographical Information System, Surface to Air Missile, Anti-ship Missile, anti-Airfield Weapon, Glide Bomb, Simulator etc.," the minister said.