New Delhi: DRDO Chairman Dr G Satheesh Reddy has bagged the prestigious Aryabhata Award instituted by the Astronautical Society of India (ASI) for his outstanding life-time contribution to the promotion of astronautics in India. Dr Reddy, who is also the DDR&D secretary, received the award at a function held at UR Rao Satellite Centre, Bengaluru on Saturday.
Dr G Satheesh Reddy, a pioneer in the area of R&D of advanced avionics, navigation and missile technologies, has contributed immensely to strategic and tactical missile systems and helped the country become self-reliant in critical defence technologies, said a statement issued by the Ministry of Defence.
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He is an institution builder and has set up mechanisms to establish robust defence development and production ecosystem. Due to his persistent effort, defence research in academic institutes is accelerating towards higher technology readiness level, it said.
