New Delhi, Nov. 15 -- Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday called for embedding quality at every stage of defence manufacturing, urging a shift from merely identifying defects to actively preventing them, while addressing the 36th Annual Conference on Non-Destructive Evaluation and Enabling Technologies and the 15th International Symposium on Non-Destructive Testing in Aerospace virtually.

Addressing the 36th Annual Conference, Singh said India had made significant progress in strengthening its indigenous defence ecosystem.

He cited the country's achievements in missile development, naval platforms, aerospace engineering, radar systems and space applications, which he said reflected the growing capabilities of Indian scientists,...