DRDO set up 8 technology centres for research on Military Applications

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has set up eight advanced technology centres to carry out research on futuristic military applications.
The centres will provide support to academia to undertake research on new technologies in niche areas for military use.
DRDO aims to create an enabling infrastructure for developing futuristic military weapons.
It formed a committee headed by Prof V Ramagopal Rao, Director of Delhi IIT, to suggest new measures to improve the efficiency of the DRDO laboratories in India. The main objective is to boost domestic defence production.
The move comes as the Government of India aims to focus on making India self-reliant in defence manufacturing.
Currently, DRDO has over 50 laboratories in India that are engaged in developing defence technologies covering disciplines like aeronautics, combat vehicles, engineering systems, armaments, missiles, advanced computing, and naval systems.