S Christopher is new DRDO chief, but he won’t be scientific adviser to defence minister

S Christopher

FOUR months after the then high-profile DRDO chief Avinash Chander was sacked, the government has found a replacement in S Christopher, a distinguished scientist and director of Centre for Air-Borne Systems, DRDO. Christopher is appointed as new Director General of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for two years, according to an order mentioning approval by PM-headed Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). But unlike in case of Chander, Christopher won’t be…