Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on May 15 said that institutions need to promote innovation which is not only useful for the defence industry but also for civilian purposes.
Innovations Useful For Defence, Civil Sectors
”We need to promote such innovations in the defence sector which are not only useful for defence but also equally effective for the civil sector,” the Union Defence Minister made the statement during the 12th convocation ceremony of the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) in Pune.
”Plastic surgery is also deeply related to the defence sector. We see that many a time soldiers get injured during the war, and different parts of their bodies get damaged in an unfortunate way. For this plastic surgery is a boon which is also helping civilian life,” Singh added.
”We have to keep in mind that if our adversaries have more advanced technologies, then it can become a problem for us in the coming times. That’s why we have to move fast towards technological advancement along with the changing environment,” he continued.
Singh highlighted that ideas like non-kinetic or contactless combat have made the need for cutting-edge technologies in the defence industry more critical than ever.
