<p>“Today, even a Mach-II fighter costs Rs 200 crore. So, we should not continue spending money on making missiles again and again.”<br />Speaking at the inauguration of the Centre of Excellence in High Speed Aerodynamics, opened by the Indo-Russian joint venture company BrahMos Aerospace at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), he said the centre must aim at making a Mach 8 or 10 re-usable missile by 2020.<br /><br />Kalam said: “The centre will bring together the strength of BrahMos and IISc with the mission to promote development of world-class systems and technology, which is a significant step towards development of the nation.”<br /><br />He said India needs to focus on developing its forces to cope with the network-centric warfare. “Our chiefs must make complete use of simulators and train in virtual reality spaces,” he added. It is noteworthy that missiles play an important role in network-centric warfare.<br /><br /> A S Pillai, BrahMos Aerospace Chief Executive Officer, said: “This will lead to the development of the advanced BrahMos-II missile system and reusable hypersonic vehicles for space missions.”<br /><br />Kalam also inaugurated the Robert Bosch Center for Research in Cyber Physical Systems at IISc. Speaking there, he said in a decade or so, all the vehicles on the road would run on bio-diesel and that Bosch should, thereby, develop appropriate fuel injection systems.<br /><br />He said a litre of fossil fuel going into a vehicle generates 2.5-kg of carbon-di-oxide (CO2), In this way, about 30 billion tonne of CO2 is generated per day across the globe. <br /><br />The dependency on fossil fuels should be reduced by trying other mechanisms, he said. <br /><br />Nuclear plant<br /><br />Kalam, in reply to a question, said he supported the proposed nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu not with an intention to stop the ongoing protest against the controversial project. <br /><br />He said residents of all the 10-odd villages which would be affected by the nuclear plant must be taken into confidence and they should be given employment opportunities. The entire region should be developed as a knowledge hub. <br /></p>
<p>“Today, even a Mach-II fighter costs Rs 200 crore. So, we should not continue spending money on making missiles again and again.”<br />Speaking at the inauguration of the Centre of Excellence in High Speed Aerodynamics, opened by the Indo-Russian joint venture company BrahMos Aerospace at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), he said the centre must aim at making a Mach 8 or 10 re-usable missile by 2020.<br /><br />Kalam said: “The centre will bring together the strength of BrahMos and IISc with the mission to promote development of world-class systems and technology, which is a significant step towards development of the nation.”<br /><br />He said India needs to focus on developing its forces to cope with the network-centric warfare. “Our chiefs must make complete use of simulators and train in virtual reality spaces,” he added. It is noteworthy that missiles play an important role in network-centric warfare.<br /><br /> A S Pillai, BrahMos Aerospace Chief Executive Officer, said: “This will lead to the development of the advanced BrahMos-II missile system and reusable hypersonic vehicles for space missions.”<br /><br />Kalam also inaugurated the Robert Bosch Center for Research in Cyber Physical Systems at IISc. Speaking there, he said in a decade or so, all the vehicles on the road would run on bio-diesel and that Bosch should, thereby, develop appropriate fuel injection systems.<br /><br />He said a litre of fossil fuel going into a vehicle generates 2.5-kg of carbon-di-oxide (CO2), In this way, about 30 billion tonne of CO2 is generated per day across the globe. <br /><br />The dependency on fossil fuels should be reduced by trying other mechanisms, he said. <br /><br />Nuclear plant<br /><br />Kalam, in reply to a question, said he supported the proposed nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu not with an intention to stop the ongoing protest against the controversial project. <br /><br />He said residents of all the 10-odd villages which would be affected by the nuclear plant must be taken into confidence and they should be given employment opportunities. The entire region should be developed as a knowledge hub. <br /></p>
