Question: When Was DRDO Formed?
a) In 1987
b) In 1958
c) In 1968
d) None of these
Ans:b
Related Facts :
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the final deliverable configuration of Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) on January 11, 2022.
- The indigenously developed anti-tank missile is a low weight, fire & forget missile and is launched from a man portable launcher, integrated with thermal sight.
- The missile impacted the designated target and destroyed it.
- About DRDO :
- DRDO is the R&D wing of Ministry of Defence, Govt of India, with a vision to empower India with cutting-edge defence technologies and a mission to achieve self-reliance in critical defence technologies and systems
- DRDO was formed in 1958 from the amalgamation of the then already functioning Technical Development Establishment (TDEs) of the Indian Army and the Directorate of Technical Development & Production (DTDP) with the Defence Science Organisation (DSO)
- Current Secretary Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy.
By Pawan mishra