The Indian Armed Forces must give the lowest priority to imports, stated Mr AK Antony, Union Minister of Defence, at the 2nd ‘International Seminar on Army Air Defence in the 21st Century.’ He stressed that the Ministry of Defence is committed to giving an impetus to indigenous production.
The seminar, organized by CII in partnership with the Corps of Army Air Defence, on 20 February 2013 in New Delhi, looked at futuristic trends and emerging technologies in the air defence of the country, given the changing defence realities, and the challenges in securing national borders due to emerging technologies.