The IGMPD started in 1983 after India failed to reverse engineer a Russian missile in the seventies, with A P J Abdul Kalam as the head. However, 25 years later the DRDO missiles remain off target. The army cannot rely on Prithvi, a battlefield support missile, unless technological issues affecting its launch readiness are resolved. Trishul, the quick reaction anti-aircraft missile, turned out to be a dud and is now being resurrected with the induction of foreign technology as a stopgap arrangement for the air force, till the Spyder missile systems from Israel finally arrives. Meanwhile this delay for the navy meant importing Israel's Barak missile. While Akash, the medium range surface to air missile with 27-km range, had its first user trial in end 2007, Nag, the anti-tank missile with 4-7 km range, is yet to begin user trials.
UPA has been known to be anti-Kalam. Are they trying to get back at him, by taking potshots at DRDO? It is known fact that DRDO had failed to deliver things on time. But, after Kalam came in, we saw more and more tests going successful and then read about induction of various missiles.
I fail to understand why will the defence forces induct DUD missiles? WHO IS FOOLING WHOM? IS THE UPA TRYING TO PLAY SOME DIRTY GAMES, DO THEY REALIZE THE HARM THEY WILL END UP DOING TO ORGANIZATIONS LIKE DRDO?
