DRDO Scientist P Srihari Appointed Director of Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad

Dr P. Srihari, a senior defence scientist, has been appointed Director of Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, a top laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Srihari assumed charge on Tuesday.

Srihari holds a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Nagarjuna University, a Master's degree from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, and a Ph.D. from Osmania University. He joined DRDO in October 1992 and has worked on radar systems, missile development, and the Ballistic Missile Defence Programme. He was instrumental in India's Anti-Satellite (ASAT) programme, which successfully intercepted a Low Earth Orbit satellite in March 2019.

Most recently, Srihari served as Project Director for the MRSAM (IAF) project, a joint developmental initiative between DRDO and Israel Aerospace Industries since 2019.