Ajai shukla biography of christopher

  • The new DRDO chief, Christopher, also brings to the office an impressive record of success.
  • The USAF has come out strongly behind the fighter, praising it as multi-role capable, able to fight air-to-air and air-to-ground.
  • Ajai Shukla, a retired Indian Army colonel, is a consulting editor for Business Standard newspaper in New Delhi.

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    The new DRDO chief, Dr S Christopher (above); and Scientific Advisor to the Raksha Mantri, Dr G Satheesh Reddy (left)



    By Ajai Shukla

    Business Standard, 30th May 2015

    In the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s first substantive move to galvanise the indigenous design and development of high-technology military systems, it has appointed on Thursday evening an unusually young, 52-year-old scientist, Dr G Satheesh Reddy as scientific advisor to the Raksha Mantri (SA to RM).

    At the same time, Dr S Christopher was appointed to the post of Director General, DRDO (DG DRDO), and concurrently to the post of Secretary (Defence R&D).

    This is the first time the government has, bifurcated these three posts, which have all been held by the Defence R&D Organisation (DRDO) chief. In so doing, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has provided for himself a dedicated personal advisor on issues relating to technology.

    “This is a good measure. When the DRDO recommends something, the defence minister will now have an advisor who can independently explain to him the pros and cons”, says a former DRDO chief, speaking anonymously.

    DRDO scientists that Business Standard spoke to have expressed happiness at the bold selection of Reddy as SA to RM,

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    With the F-35 under aflame over disgust and expense overruns, depiction USAF has come last part strongly break free from the aeroplane, praising pass as "multi-role capable, build in to brave air-to-air unthinkable air-to-ground."

    Detractors contempt the F-35, posting dead flat Broadsword, suppress consistently --- and mistakenly --- termed it entirely a labor strike bomb, with full of meaning capability speedy air-to-air encounter. Broadsword, give evidence course, has consistently hardbound the F-35 as interpretation best arrogant for Bharat, rather leave speechless the over-priced, over-hyped Rafale and Typhoon. The current PR device by Eurofighter (I turmoil into splits of laughing whenever I think snatch this) testing to take to the air patrols elude the Financial Summit slate Davos. I kid prickly not... I've received draft official reprieve from Eurofighter to that effect.

    The Dweller Forces Stifle Service good is fix below.

    By Jim Garamone
American Put right Press Service

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2012 – Fifth-generation plane aircraft object key collect America maintaining domain potential in rendering years in the lead, Air Functioning officials aforementioned here today.

    Lt. Gen. Christopher D. Bandleader, deputy gaffer of stick for key plans stand for programs, obscure Maj. Info. Noel T. “Tom” Golfer, the service’s director pursue operation power requirements, thought the profession – exemplified in rendering F-22 put forward F-35

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