Achieving self-reliance in strategic materials along with their manufacturing capabilities is vital to secure the goal of Atmanirbharta in defence production, G. Satheesh Reddy, former Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, said here on Friday.
Dr. Reddy, also the president of Aeronautical Society of India, was speaking at the inauguration of the industry connect meet on Strategic Materials and Manufacturing Technologies organised by CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) on its campus at Pappanamcode here.
“The important aspect is to develop and produce strategic materials, which are part of our critical equipment systems, within the country. Availability of natural resources is the key factor but the nation has to find alternatives in the event of their shortage,” said Dr. Reddy. According to him, linkage of research and development laboratories and industry is very important and laboratories should know how to manufacture industrially and commercially viable products.
