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The delay of over three months in appointing a new director general of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is hampering its functioning and its weapon programmes, official sources have said.
The DRDO has been without a head since 31 January after the government sacked Avinash Chander, 64, 16 months before his term ended.
At the time Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had declared that his government, which in November 2014 granted Chander an extension until May 2016, wanted a younger defence scientist to head India's sole weapon design agency.
Military officials said the delay in appointing a replacement was holding back DRDO programmes such as the long-delayed Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) project.
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DRDO hamstrung by delay in appointing new chief, say officials - IHS Jane's 360
The DRDO has been without a head since 31 January after the government sacked Avinash Chander, 64, 16 months before his term ended.
At the time Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had declared that his government, which in November 2014 granted Chander an extension until May 2016, wanted a younger defence scientist to head India's sole weapon design agency.
Military officials said the delay in appointing a replacement was holding back DRDO programmes such as the long-delayed Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) project.
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DRDO hamstrung by delay in appointing new chief, say officials - IHS Jane's 360
