What Happened
Indian Firm Expands Defence Manufacturing Presence
Apollo Micro Systems has secured fresh orders worth Rs 2.13 billion from the Defence Research and Development Organisation, Defence public sector undertakings, and private sector companies. The company was empanelled by the Indian Air Force as a Prime Development Agency for the Indigenous Precision Range Extension Kit. The programme aims to convert the air force’s 500 kilogram unguided bombs into long-range precision glide weapons. This development was reported by an unknown source.