DRDO Chief Saraswat refutes General VK Singh's allegations; DRDO chief lauds Agni-V
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  • The Director-General of the DRDO, Vijay Kumar Saraswat on May 24, 2012 said that there was no truth in the Army Chief General VK Singh's charge that corruption takes place in arms deals. "There is a system under which the deals are finalized and there is no scope for corruption in them," he said. Addressing a press conference, Saraswat, who is also secretary to the defence ministry and science adviser to the government, said efforts for making the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) had been going on for the last 20 years and all problems relating to its making have been resolved and it will be available from next year onwards. This should not be considered a long time as even the US had taken a total of 22 years to develop its stealth aircraft, the DRDO Director-General said. He also said that the problems in the making of the LCA arose as carbon fibre that is used in it is not available in the country. 1

    Meanwhile, DRDO Director General V. K. Saraswat on May 25, 2012 said that Agni-V missile which took 30 years to be developed, was the best such thing in the 21st century. Saraswat pointed out that the making of the missile had become possible because of the support and cooperation of people like former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi and former scientific advisor A P J Abdul Kalam. "Such people had great vision and this helped in the successful making of the missile," he stated. The DRDO Director General said the making of the missile had given him happiness and satisfaction and induced hope that challenges of future would be met successfully. 2

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