Bengaluru, 20 Jan

The DRDO is focusing on next-generation electronic warfare technologies, spectrum dominance, and indigenous fighter aircraft programmes, with a strong emphasis on self-reliance, Director General (Electronics and Communication Systems), BK Das, said on Tuesday.

Speaking to PTI during the Electronic Warfare Conference-India (EWCI), Das said the event aimed to bring together all stakeholders in electronic warfare, including industry, academia and research institutions, to work towards a common objective.

Das said global participation and indigenous technology development under the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative were gaining momentum.

He said that the DRDO was working on advanced technologies that would redefine warfare.

“The focus areas include spectrum dominance with cognitive learning, along with new technologies like photonics and quantum technologies,” he said, adding that these would provide flexibility in electronic warfare.

Das said funding had never been a constraint for the organisation.

He said work was progressing on the Mk-2 variant and the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).