During the past 3 years, 79 projects amounting to Rs.8201 Crores directly pertaining to the development of new defence equipment i.e. Cruise Missile, Anti-Ship Missile, Surface-to-Air Missile, Air-to-Air Missile, Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket, Mounted Gun System, Ammunitions, Electronic Warfare System, Radars, Torpedoes, High Endurance Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, etc. have been undertaken.
Some of the DRDO developed systems that are likely to be available to our defence personnel during 2021-2023 are as follow:
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| Sl. No. | System | Timelines |
| 1. | ASTRA Missile | 2021 |
| 2. | Anti Drone System | 2021 |
| 3. | SATCOM Devices | 2021 |
| 4. | QRSAM | 2022 |
| 5. | ADFCR | 2022 |
| 6. | Helina | 2022 |
| 7. | ADTCR | 2022 |
| 8. | Guided Bomb | 2022 |
| 9. | NAG | 2022 |
| 10. | NGARM | 2023 |
| 11. | SAAW | 2023 |
Many DRDO developed technologies such as Battle Field Surveillance Rader (BFSR), Joint Venture Protective Carbine (JVPC) Jammers, 5.56 mm Rifle, 40 mm Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBRL), Oleo Resin (OR) Grenade, etc are being utilized by the State Police.
Upgrades to some of the systems have been developed by DRDO. Details of the same areas follow:-
- Arjun Mk-1A
- Akash-NG
- Light Combat Aircraft Mk-1A
- Medium Power Radar-Extended Range
- PINAKA- Extended Range, Guided
- Electronics & Communication System: Unified Mission Computer for SU-30 MKI aircraft, Internal EW System for MIG-29 Upgrade Aircraft, EW systems for Naval platforms.
This information was tabled in a written reply by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik in Rajya Sabha.
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