Atluri: Indian private defense needs just 10% of DRDO's budget to succeed
Ashok Atluri · From 70% Imports to 65% Made in India, India Now Sells Defense Tech to 85+ Countries | Ashok Atluri · Aug 15, 2025 · at 18:46
Ashok Atluri, CMD of Zen Technologies, compares the capital efficiency of private Indian defense tech startups to state-run DRDO.
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“Even if they give one 10th of the fund that they give to our DRDO, we are on our way.”
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