He said the country now possesses the capability to strike satellites in outer space with centimetre-level accuracy and precision.
Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa calling the FOC a 'major milestone'.
Describing the trial as "fully successful", the sources said, the sophisticated missile travelled for 19 minutes and covered 4,900 km.
The defence ministry is shooting to achieve an annual export target of $5 billion by 2025.
Among the programmes suffering from this lack of leadership is the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft project.
As remarkable as DRDO's contribution in containing and treating COVID-19 has been, its success over the last 15 months has been in its primary role of developing conventional defence equipment and technologies.
On Tuesday, Pompeo and Esper will hold the 2+2 talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, covering the entire expanse of defence and security ties as well as key regional and global issues.
These unmanned aerial vehicles can fly at high speeds, detect intruders, do aerobatic maneuvers like loops, rolls, spins, and hammerheads effortlessly and communicate with each other intelligently.
Tamil film Vadacurry is a commendable effort, says S Saraswathi.
India is only the fourth country to acquire such a specialised and modern capability after the United States, Russia and China.
Another 24 filmmakers including Kundan Shah of "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro" fame and Saeed Mirza and writer Arundhati Roy today returned their National Awards over "growing intolerance", voicing fears that the country's robust democracy might be "coming apart" in the current atmosphere.
By removing Avinash Chander last week, the government has chosen to sacrifice the organisation's most potent symbol of success
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