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MRS Air Missile launch: President congratulates DRDO

| | Jul 01, 2016, at 11:24 pm
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee congratulated DRDO on the successful test-firing of the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile.

In a message to Dr. S. Christopher, Secretary, Department of Defence Research & Development & Director General, DRDO, the President said, "I extend hearty congratulations to all those associated with the successful test-firing of the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM), developed jointly with Israel."

"The nation is proud of the achievement made by the DRDO and looks upon DRDO to make even greater efforts to boost India’s indigenous defence capabilities in technologically challenging areas," he said.

"Kindly convey my greetings and felicitations to the members of your team of scientists, engineers, and all others involved in this mission. Our nation is grateful for their hard work and proud of their achievement,” Mukherjee said.

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