India, Aug. 10 -- India's recent Operation Sindoor is a testament to the country's growing self-reliance in defence technology, with indigenous systems delivering decisive results, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chairman Samir V Kamat said on Saturday.

Speaking at the convocation of the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Kamat said the multidimensional mission along the western borders highlighted both the bravery of soldiers and the technological backbone that ensured their success.

"I can say with pride that Operation Sindoor's success was powered by homegrown systems such as Akash short- and medium-range surface-to-air missiles, BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, the D4 anti-drone system, airborne...