The Chairman of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program and Chief Controller (R&D), DRDO, Prahlada, told reporters here on Sunday that although many African, Gulf and South-East Asian countries had evinced interest, the Government would give the final nod before they were exported to individual countries. The DRDO would participate in international expos as part of its marketing strategy.
"Demo flights" of Akash, Trishul, Nag and BrahMos were scheduled next month. "Our job is to market once that [demo flights] is over. Even if we market about a thousand missiles, it will be a big thing and fetch something between Rs. 3,000 to 4000 crores."
Dr. Prahlada, who is also Director of the Defence Research and Development Laboratory here, said the State Government had been requested to allot about 2,000 acres for DRDL's expansion.
