Security experts discuss indigenisation efforts at MIDHANI customer meet

A panel of top security experts deliberated on strategies to boost indigenous development and reduce import dependency in strategic materials and components at a conclave “Indigenisation of Strategic Materials: Design, Material, Product, Quality – Building Resilience Together,” organised by the Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI), a premier defence public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, at a Customer Meet on Friday.

IIT Hyderabad Director B.S. Murty moderated the discussion, which had Nonferrous Materials Technology Development Centre (NFTDC) Director K. Balasubramanian, BrahMos Aerospace CEO J.R. Joshi, BDL Director P.V. Raja Ram, VSSC Deputy Director Govind, HAL GM V.N. Anil Kumar and DMRL Associate Director K. Gopinath, as participants.

DRDO’s distinguished scientist and Director General (Missiles & Strategic Systems) U. Raja Babu, BDL CMD Cmde A. Madhava Rao, ECIL CMD Anurag Kumar, MIDHANI CMD S.V.S. Narayana Murty also addressed the meeting. A technical catalogue was released during the meeting, said a press release.