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Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt on Wednesday called upon the scientific community to make advancements in technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), so that the nation is prepared to deal with future threats.He was addressing the National Technology Day function organised by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in New Delhi.The Government is making all efforts to meet the defence requirements through domestic procurement, he said, exhorting all sectors of the defence ecosystem to work together to achieve excellence in cutting edge technologies.Bhatt lauded the efforts of DRDO in establishing a self-reliant research and development (R & D) ecosystem which provides the Armed Forces with state-of-the-art equipment, in line with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'."DRDO has proved itself through design, development and production of highly-sophisticated weapon platforms/systems. It has enhanced the involvement of ..