New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday asked the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to cut down the time "between research and prototype, prototype and testing, and testing and the final deployment of weapons and systems," underlining that timely induction of military hardware into the armed forces is the biggest parameter of its performance.

"Technology is changing rapidly. Any technology that is new today may become irrelevant in four to five years. In today's times, especially on the battlefield, we must move forward keeping in mind the theory of 'survival of the fastest' and not just 'survival of the fittest.' The country that thinks, decides and deploys technology quickly stays ahead," Sing...