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Indian Vice President recently inaugurated the Integrated Weapons System Design Centre at DRDO’s Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile complex in Hyderabad.
Key takeaways
The Integrated Weapon System Design facility is said to enhance the capability in design and development of command & control systems for surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems and ballistic missile defence (BMD) systems.
Centre will give a thrust to the overall system design and evaluation methodology for state-of-the-art missile systems and will help in improving the performance of missiles.
The Vice President inaugurated a new missile technology exposition and seminar hall on the campus.
The exposition will display missile technologies and weapon systems and the centre will be the backbone for outreach activities.
