The Russia-Ukraine war has shown that the time of building missiles costing millions of dollars to shoot down unmanned vehicles like the drones has become obsolete is over and the focus should be on anti-drone technology by the defence and aerospace industry, said TS Special Secretary-Invest E. Vishu Vardhan Reddy on Thursday.
Addressing a gathering of scientists, technocrats and industrialists at the one-day ‘Defence & Space Conclave – Enabling a global eco-system for innovations in disruptive technologies’ held by the CII, Mr. Reddy said the ongoing war had shown that there is lot to ‘catch up’ by the country on the aerospace arena.
The Telangana government has been according top priority to the sector and is actively confabulating with the premier universities in United Kingdom, France and United States to set up an exclusive aerospace university and is hopeful of grounding it early next year, he disclosed.
