Dr Saraswat said the country was self-sufficient in missile
technology and had the necessary technological wherewithal
to produce various classes of missiles for the three defence
services. He was speaking to news persons here.
Dr Saraswat also said that the need of the hour was to
gear up the Indian industry, both private and public sector,
to take up integration of missiles so that these systems
could be produced in required volumes.
Significantly, he also said the country could even emerge
as an exporter of some of the missile systems such as
Akash and Nag. While Akash is an advanced medium range
air defence system the Nag is an advanced anti-tank missile.
He clarified that domestic needs of the armed services
would have to be first met before any exports of these
systems could be considered. ''We do have requests and
we can think about it only after meeting domestic requirements''
he said.
