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Article: DRDO to use components sourced from commercial suppliers in large, critical projects
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- The Hindustan Times
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- July 8, 2009
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Bangalore, July. 8 -- In a bid to cut costs and the long gestation periods for many of India's military projects, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has, for the first time, decided to use components sourced from commercial suppliers in large, critical projects, three people familiar with the development said.
The research agency typically relies on parts designed and developed by its own teams to ensure that these can stand rugged use in military equipment, such as tanks, and are reliable in harsh conditions ranging from the desert of Rajasthan to the Himalayas.
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