New Delhi, April 3 -- The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of the state-of-the-art Large Cavitation Tunnel (LCT) facility at the Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL), a premium laboratory of DRDO in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on Friday.

According to the Ministry of Defence, the facility will significantly enhance India's naval research and testing capabilities, marking a major step towards achieving technological self-reliance.

Addressing the scientists at the event, Singh asserted that India, with this initiative, will be able to design, develop and test its equipment, systems & sub-systems indigenously, utilising its own resources, position itself as a strong naval power & a leader in defence tec...