The Appointment Committee of Cabinet approved the extension in service of the Secretary, Department of Defence R& D and Chairman of DRDO Dr. Samir V Kamat for one year up to May 31, 2025. He was appointed to this post on August 25, 2022. Dr Kamat is an alumni of IIT Kharagpur and The Ohio State University, USA, and joined DRDO in 1989. Prior to the appointment of Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO, Dr Kamat served as Director General (Naval Systems and Materials).