Question

Why is Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
called as the 'Missile Man"?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Answer:

He thus came to be known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology. He also played a pivotal organisational, technical, and political role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998, the first since the original nuclear test by India in 1974.

Answer 2

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After 1983, Dr. Kalam was elected President of the Defense Research and Development Organization. (DRDO) Under his leadership :

1) The Prithvi and Agni missiles were successfully tested.

2) A missile development program was undertaken under the Integrated Guided Development Program.

3) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, a pioneer in the development of surface-to-surface missiles and the father of the missile program, has been called the Missile Man.