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2012.
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| Summary/Abstract |
Two news items regarding the DRDO long-range cruise missile mission need to be flagged. First, in a rare admission by a DRDO chief, M. Natarajan, days before his retirement on 1 September 2009, said that, "The lack of success in developing indigenous propulsion systems for the country's major programmes is a cause of concern. Affected are programmes such as the aero engines for fighter aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles, engines for tanks and naval propulsion and ramjet and hypersonic propulsion for missiles."
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