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• The popular missiles namely Aakash, Agni-I, Agni-II, Agni-III, Agni-V,
Prithvi-I, Prithvi-II, Prithvi-III, Trishul and NAG are made in the IGMPD.

• Another mega project named DivyaChakshu is a barrier imaging radar that
can scan through walls up to the thickness of 20-30cm. This project is too
developed by DRDO.
• J Manjula is the first woman Director of DRDO. She served as the director
of electronics and communications systems which is one of the significant
clusters of DRDO.
• India’s DRDO and Russia’s NPOM came together for a project and as a
result, the BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile was developed. This is the
fastest cruise missile of the world.
• DRDO also developed a non lethal grenade from one of the hottest chilies
in 2010.
• DRDO developed a herbal medicine named Lukoskin to treat vitiligo.
• One of the best projects of DRDO is the electrically powered and remotely
controlled robot. This robot is used for locating, managing and damaging
the harmful objects in a safe way.
• The INSAS rifle developed by RDRO is used by Indian army while the
premium rifle is used by the royal army of Oman.
• Currently, DRDO is working on a project to develop a 25KW laser weapon
to destroy the missiles.

Conclusion :DRDO is a very powerful research and development agency that has
so far produced some of the finest missiles and equipments for Indian system. The
agency is also collaborating with agencies in different nations for developing some
powerful and highly beneficial modern equipment. Along with different Indian
agencies, DRDO has launched progressive and beneficial defence weapons to make
India a strong country with high tech defense system.

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