Dr. G Sathish Reddy, Defense Scientist, Member of National Security Council, Former Chairman of DRDO said that India has reached the stage of setting up a missile system that can attack long-range targets through satellite, and has achieved self-sufficiency in this field to stand against America, Russia and China.
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Hyderabad City Bureau, July 26 (Namaste Telangana)/Banjarahhills: Defense scientist, member of National Security Council, former chairman of DRDO, Dr. G Sathish Reddy said that India has reached the stage of setting up a missile system that can attack long-range targets through satellite, and has achieved self-sufficiency in this field to stand against America, Russia and China, to the amazement of the world. Megastar Chiranjeevi presented Satish Reddy with the ‘EMesco Dr. BV Pattabhiram Change Maker-2026’ award at a function organized at Dasapalla Hotel in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad on Sunday.
Speaking on this occasion, Satish Reddy expressed confidence that India will soon become a global superpower in the field of defence. He said that it has reached the fourth position in the list of countries that manufacture powerful defense products in the world. India, which was once 100 percent dependent on arms imports, now manufactures more than 70 percent of its arms using indigenous technology, it has been revealed. He said that the missile systems developed by India are capable of hitting long distance targets with pin point accuracy with the help of space satellites and a single missile can hit three different long distance targets.
He said that currently around 25 thousand industries are working in the defense sector in the country. He said that he is dedicating the BV Pattabhiram award given to him to thousands of scientists working in DRDO. Emesco Vijaykumar and Chiranjeevi launched a book detailing Satish Reddy’s achievements. AP Minister Sathyaprasad, senior Congress leader KVP Ramchandra Rao, senior editor K Ramachandramurthy and Jayapattabhiram participated in the programme.
