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Focus on hypersonic reusable cruise missile: Sivathanu Pillai
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After developing various versions of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile, India is concentrating on hypersonic reusable cruise missile, first of its kind in the world, said BrahMos Aerospace founder and former Chief Controller (R&D), DRDO, Dr A Sivathanu Pillai, here at GITAM University on Saturday.
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Visakhapatnam: After developing various versions of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile, India is concentrating on hypersonic reusable cruise missile, first of its kind in the world, said BrahMos Aerospace founder and former Chief Controller (R&D), DRDO, Dr A Sivathanu Pillai, here at GITAM University on Saturday.
He said that the idea of reusable cruise missile development was taken from Mahabharatha particularly Lord Krishna’s ever-moving Sudharshan Chakra. “Like Sudharshan Chakra, we want to make a faster hypersonic cruise missile which destroys the target with pin-point accuracy and flies back to the base for re-use, multiple times, ‘’ he added.
Dr. Sivathanu Pillai received the GITAM Foundation Award from GITAM President Dr. MVVS Murhi during GITAM University 35th Foundation Day celebrations held at the GITAM campus. While addressing the students and faculty, Dr.Sivathanu Pillai said that Dr. Kalam wanted to convert the SLV-3 into a missile, but Prof. Dhawan, the Chairman of ISRO, wanted to keep ISRO away from missile development as it might affect the international cooperation that ISRO had with many countries. Dr. Kalam’s mind was always revolving around developing a re-entry class of missile, indeed he did that, after successful SLV-3 Mission. Dr. Pillai briefed the thoughts behind reusable cruise missile.
He said that the growth of the technology level in advanced areas closer to the developed countries made India a nation of strength, as strength respects strength. He mentioned that BrahMos has established a global leadership for India, breaking the sixth country syndrome. He suggested that Indian universities and educational systems should help in creating a global cadre of skilled youth with specific knowledge of special skills and another global cadre of youth focusing on research and innovation.
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