Dy Air Chief visits DRDO, HAL, TASL in Hyderabad, lauds indigenisation efforts towards self reliance

Deputy Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit visited DRDO, HAL, and TASL in Hyderabad from July 23-24. He interacted with key officials, praised indigenization efforts, and granted production clearance for ASTRA missiles at DRDL. He also reviewed avionics indigenization at HAL and inspected the C-295 aircraft production line at TASL. ASTRA, a Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile, enhances fighter aircraft capabilities. On July 24, DRDO successfully tested Phase II of the Ballistic Missile Defence System, demonstrating advanced interception capabilities.