MSMEs ‘key to self-reliant India’, it’s an ‘opportune time’ to engage in defence sector: DRDO chief

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman, Dr. Samir V. Kamat, on Saturday (September 6, 2025) urged micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and start-ups to actively participate in defence research and development, calling it an “opportune time” for industry to engage with the sector.

He was speaking at a conclave organised by the Defence Technology and Test Centre (DTTC), Lucknow, at its Amausi campus to promote collaboration with industry for the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor.