<p>The DRDO chief V K Saraswat said that the LIC division would cater to the weapons, equipment and life support systems for the paramilitary and police forces.<br /><br />“New technologies are needed for low intensity conflict and we have to pursue these technologies and create a new roadmap for the next 20 to 30 years,” Saraswat told a news-conference ahead of the annual DRDO Directors’ Conference scheduled to begin next Monday. He said that the DRDO now had a very focused programme on technologies for low-intensity conflicts. <br /><br />“Most of the wars in the 20th century were low-intensity conflicts, sub-conventional war, asymmetric warfare, counter-insurgency, and terrorism. These are going to be the emerging battle scenario,” he said. <br /><br />The DRDO is also consulting with the Ministry of Home Affairs to identify technology gaps that limit the security forces’ capabilities in counter-terrorism or anti-Maoist operations. Saraswat said that the DRDO would continue to play the role of a technology provider to fill “the gaps in certain areas such as foliage or ground penetration, communication, jamming and communication interception.” He said most of the LIC technologies were spin-offs of the technologies developed by the DRDO’s strategic weapons programme. <br /><br />The DRDO Chief Controller W Selvamurthy said the DRDO was also working on High-Altitude Long-Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) systems. The prototype of Medium Altitude Long Endurance UAV Rustom had been flown for the first time a couple of months back, he added. <br />DH News Service</p>
<p>The DRDO chief V K Saraswat said that the LIC division would cater to the weapons, equipment and life support systems for the paramilitary and police forces.<br /><br />“New technologies are needed for low intensity conflict and we have to pursue these technologies and create a new roadmap for the next 20 to 30 years,” Saraswat told a news-conference ahead of the annual DRDO Directors’ Conference scheduled to begin next Monday. He said that the DRDO now had a very focused programme on technologies for low-intensity conflicts. <br /><br />“Most of the wars in the 20th century were low-intensity conflicts, sub-conventional war, asymmetric warfare, counter-insurgency, and terrorism. These are going to be the emerging battle scenario,” he said. <br /><br />The DRDO is also consulting with the Ministry of Home Affairs to identify technology gaps that limit the security forces’ capabilities in counter-terrorism or anti-Maoist operations. Saraswat said that the DRDO would continue to play the role of a technology provider to fill “the gaps in certain areas such as foliage or ground penetration, communication, jamming and communication interception.” He said most of the LIC technologies were spin-offs of the technologies developed by the DRDO’s strategic weapons programme. <br /><br />The DRDO Chief Controller W Selvamurthy said the DRDO was also working on High-Altitude Long-Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) systems. The prototype of Medium Altitude Long Endurance UAV Rustom had been flown for the first time a couple of months back, he added. <br />DH News Service</p>
