<p class="bodytext">Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Satheesh Reddy asserted on Friday that India will become completely self-reliant in defence manufacturing in the next five years and will not need critical technologies from outside.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said India is self-reliant in a number of areas such as radars, electronic warfare system, torpedoes and communications systems.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have our own aircraft carrier today and we can develop our own tanks today. The LCA (Light Combat Aircraft Tejas) from where evolution into various other projects like Mark 2 RV stealth aircraft (started) these are the areas we are moving in and I am sure in most areas in the coming five years, we will be completely self-reliant where we are not looking for any technology or system from outside," Reddy said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The DRDO Director-General was delivering a lecture at an event organised by the Aeronautical Society of India. </p>
<p class="bodytext">Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Satheesh Reddy asserted on Friday that India will become completely self-reliant in defence manufacturing in the next five years and will not need critical technologies from outside.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said India is self-reliant in a number of areas such as radars, electronic warfare system, torpedoes and communications systems.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have our own aircraft carrier today and we can develop our own tanks today. The LCA (Light Combat Aircraft Tejas) from where evolution into various other projects like Mark 2 RV stealth aircraft (started) these are the areas we are moving in and I am sure in most areas in the coming five years, we will be completely self-reliant where we are not looking for any technology or system from outside," Reddy said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The DRDO Director-General was delivering a lecture at an event organised by the Aeronautical Society of India. </p>