Hyderabad, Dec 31: In an unique gesture President Pratibha Patill will
be visiting the Missile Complex of the Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) in Hyderabad on Tuesday, and will be spending few
hours of the New Year day with top scientists.

The year 2008 will be celebrated as Golden Jubilee Year of the DRDO and
the organisation is presently boasting of its recent successes that
include launch of Agni III and Interceptor missile technologies.

"The President has shown keen interest in all our activities and will
be addressing the scientists and staff of DRDO on this happy occasion,"
a statement issued by the DRDO stated.

An exhibition of major missile technologies and products delivered by
the DRDO will also be arranged at the complex when the President will
be visiting it.

The DRDO is now looking ahead to deliver the technologies of the future
in coming years like new Propulsion Systems, Sensors and Networking,
Stealth Materials, Hypersonic Technologies and Robotics.

The DRDO's contribution to India's strategic defence weapons and
delivery systems include Light Combat Aircraft (Tejas), Main Battle
Tank (Arjun), family of missiles such as Agni, Prithvi, Akash, Nag and
BrahMos. The other success stories of the organisation include the
development of a series of radars, electronic warfare systems, secured
communication, sonars, torpedoes and armaments. (ANI)