Nagpur, May 22 (PTI) DRDO chief Samir V Kamat visited the ammunition-making facility of Solar Group in Nagpur on Thursday and assured support for the industry, a source said.

Kamat was apprised of the missiles, rockets, drones, and other ammunition manufactured at the unit in the Bazargaon area, he said.

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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has a collaboration with Solar Group on defence technology, including explosives, he said.

The DRDO chief was positive about the private sector developing ammunition-producing capability, the source told PTI.

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Kamat also interacted with top officials of the company and sought to understand the industry's expectations from the government. "The DRDO chief also assured support for the industry,” he added.

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