Nuclear Missile Interceptor System

In 2005, as a second-year B.E. student at Audisankara College
of Engineering & Technology, Lavanyakumar Panuganti submitted
a paper on an Interceptor Nuclear Missile System — addressed
to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the then President of India and one
of India’s greatest missile scientists.

The paper was reviewed and responded to by Dr. VK Saraswat,
Distinguished Scientist and Programme Director at DRDO’s
Programme ‘AD’, Ministry of Defence, Hyderabad.

In his letter dated 10th May 2005, Dr. Saraswat wrote:

“I congratulate you on your excellent ideas regarding
Interceptor Nuclear Missile system and your creative
development.”

He further noted that while the technology proposed —
intercepting high kinetic energy projectiles in the manner
described — had not yet matured to implementation level,
DRDO would retain the paper:

“We will keep your paper and take-up for study as and when
such technologies become feasible.”

This acknowledgment — from one of India’s most senior
defence scientists, responding to a paper submitted by a
college student — remains a defining moment in the Booster
Deep Tech story. It validated that the ideas were not just
creative but technically substantial enough to warrant
formal recognition.

The original letter, signed by Dr. VK Saraswat, is held
by the founder.