Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lays foundation stone for two DRDO centres
The Hindu
The centre will cover over 200 acres and produce the new BrahMos-NG (Next Generation) cruise missile variant under development
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday laid the foundation stone for Defence Technology & Test Centre (DTTC) and BrahMos manufacturing centre to be established by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Lucknow.
“A first of its kind Defence Technologies & Test Centre (DTTC), over approximately 22 acres is being set up to accelerate the growth of the defence and aerospace manufacturing clusters in Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UP DIC),” a Defence Ministry statement said.
It will consist of six sub-centres — Deep-Tech Innovation & Startup Incubation Centre, Design & Simulation Centre, Testing & Evaluation Centre, Centre for Industry 4.0/Digital Manufacturing, Skill Development Centre and business development centre.