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A Monthly Bulletin of Defence Research NEWSLETTER and Development Organisation ISSN: 0971-4391 www.drdo.gov.in DECEMBER 2020 | VOLUME 40 | ISSUE 12 QRSAM MISSILE SYSTEM ACHIEVES MAJOR MILESTONE INNOVATION >> p05 HRD ACTIVITIES >> p13 LATOT >> p06 PERSONNEL NEWS >> p17 EVENTS >> p08 www.drdo.gov.in OCTVIOSBERITS 2020 >> p201 DRDO NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2020 VOLUME 40 | ISSUE 12 CONTENTS ISSN: 0971-4391 COVER STORY 04 QRSAM Missile System Achieves Major Milestone INNOVatioN 05 Enhanced Pinaka Rocket System successfully Flight Tested Final User Trial of ATGM Nag Completed LATOT 06 2 DECEMBER 2020 www.drdo.gov.in DRDO NEWSLETTER EVENts 08 HRD actiVITIES 13 VISIT 20 40th Year of Publication Editor-in-Chief: Dr Alka Suri Website: https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/ Associate Editor-in-Chief: B Nityanand newsletter/ Managing Editor: Manoj Kumar Editor: Dipti Arora Please mail your feedback at: Editorial Assistance: Biak Tangpua [email protected] Printing: SK Gupta Contact at: 011-23902403; 23902474 Distribution: Tapesh Sinha, RP Singh Fax: 011-23819151 LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS Ambernath: Dr Susan Titus, Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL); Chandipur: Shri PN Panda, Integrated Test Range (ITR); Bengaluru: Shri Subbukutti S, Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE); Smt MR Bhuvaneswari, Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS); Smt Faheema AGJ, Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (CAIR); Ms Tripty Rani Bose, Centre for Military Airworthiness & Certification (CEMILAC); Smt Josephine Nirmala M, Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE); Smt Anuya Venkatesh, Defence Bioengineering & Electromedical Laboratory (DEBEL); Shri Venkatesh Prabhu, Electronics & Radar Development Establishment (LRDE); Dr Vishal Kesari, Microwave Tube Research & Development Centre (MTRDC); Chandigarh: Dr HS Gusain, Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE); Dr Prince Sharma, Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL); Chennai: Smt S Jayasudha, Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE); Dehradun: Shri Abhai Mishra, Defence Electronics Applications Laboratory (DEAL); Shri JP Singh, Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE); Delhi: Shri Ashutosh Bhatnagar, Centre for Personnel Talent Management (CEPTAM); Dr Dipti Prasad, Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences (DIPAS); Dr Nidhi Maheshwari, Defence Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR); Shri Navin Soni, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS); Shri Anurag Pathak, Institute for Systems Studies & Analyses (ISSA); Dr Indu Gupta, Laser Science & Technology Centre (LASTEC); Ms Noopur Shrotriya, Scientific Analysis Group (SAG); Dr Rupesh Kumar Chaubey, Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL); Gwalior: Shri RK Srivastava, Defence R&D Establishment (DRDE); Haldwani: Dr Atul Grover, Defence Institute of Bio-Energy Research (DIBER); Hyderabad: Shri Hemant Kumar, Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL); Shri Pramod K Jha, Centre for Advanced Systems (CAS); Dr JK Rai, Advanced Numerical Research & Analysis Group (ANURAG); Ms Bidisha Lahiri, Centre for High Energy Systems & Sciences (CHESS); Shri ARC Murthy, Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL); Dr Manoj Kumar Jain, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL); Dr K Nageswara Rao, Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL); Shri Lalith Shankar, Research Centre Imarat (RCI); Jagdalpur: Dr Gaurav Agnihotri, SF Complex (SFC); Jodhpur: Shri Ravindra Kumar, Defence Laboratory (DL); Kanpur: Shri AK Singh, Defence Materials & Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE); Kochi: Smt Letha MM, Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL); Leh: Dr Dorjey Angchok, Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR); Mussoorie: Dr Gopa B Choudhury, Institute of Technology Management (ITM); Mysuru: Dr M Palmurugan, Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL); Pune: Dr (Mrs) JA Kanetkar, Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE); Dr Vijay Pattar, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT); Shri AM Devale, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL); Shri SS Arole, Research & Development Establishment (Engrs) [R&DE (E)]; Tezpur: Dr Jayshree Das, Defence Research Laboratory (DRL) www.drdo.gov.in DECEMBER 2020 3 COVER STORY QRSAM MISSILE SYSTEM ACHIEVES MAJOR MILESTONE uick Reaction Surface to Air the flight test. The system is capable & Development Establishment Missile (QRSAM) System has of detecting and tracking targets on (IRDE), Integrated Test Range (ITR) Qachieved a major milestone by the move and engaging target with participated in the test. a direct hit on to a Banshee Pilotless short halts. The system is designed The weapon system elements target aircraft at medium range and to give air defence coverage against have been realized through Defence medium altitude. The missile launch strike columns of Indian Army. PSUs BEL, BDL and private industry took place from Integrated Test Range The radar tracked the Banshee L&T. The missile system is fully (ITR) Chandipur on 13 November target from farthest range. The missile indigenous with active RF Seekers, 2020. The missile is propelled by a ElectroMechanicalActuation (EMA) was launched when target was in kill single stage solid propellant rocket systems sourced from various zone and achieved the direct hit with motor and comprises indigenous sub- industries. The Radar is four walled terminal active homing by RF Seeker systems. The missile is canisterised Active Phased Array Radar. All Range guidance. Various DRDO laboratories for transportation and launch using a Tracking Stations, Radar, EOTs & mobile launcher capable of carrying 6 viz., Defence Research and Telemetry Stations monitored the canisterised missiles. Development Laboratory (DRDL), flight parameters. All QRSAM weapon system Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh elements like Battery Multifunction Electronics and Radar Development and Secretary Department of Defence Radar, Battery Surveillance Radar, Establishment (LRDE), Research R&D (DDR&D) & Chairman DRDO Battery Command Post Vehicle and & Development Establishment (E) Dr G Satheesh Reddy congratulated Mobile Launcher were deployed in [R&DE(E)], Instruments Research DRDO scientists for the achievement. QRSAM launch from ITR, Chandipur 4 DECEMBER 2020 www.drdo.gov.in INNOVATION DRDO NEWSLETTER ENHANCED PINAKA ROCKET SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY FLIGHT TESTED nhanced Pinaka rocket was Development Establishment (ARDE) All the flight articles were tracked by successfully flight tested from and High Energy Materials Research range instruments such as telemetry, EITR on 4 November 2020. The Laboratory (HEMRL). radar and electro-optical tracking system has been developed to achieve A total of six rockets were systems which confirmed the flight longer range performance compared launched in quick succession meeting performance. to earlier design with reduced length. all mission objectives. Rockets tested Enhanced version of the Pinaka The design and development has been were manufactured by M/s Economic rocket would replace the existing carried out by Pune based DRDO Explosives Limited, Nagpur, to whom Pinaka Mk-I rockets currently under laboratories, Armament Research and the technology has been transferred. production. Testing of enhanced Pinaka Rocket System from ITR, Chandipur www.drdo.gov.in DECEMBER 2020 5 INNOVATION FINAL USER TRIAL OF ATGM NAG COMPLETED inal user trial of 3rd generation Anti-Tank Guided Missile F(ATGM) Nag was carried out on 22 October 2020 at Pokhran range. The missile was integrated with the actual warhead and a tank target was kept at designated range. The missile, launched from Nag Missile Carrier NAMICA, hit the target accurately defeating the armour. Nag has been developed by DRDO to engage highly fortified enemy tanks in day and night conditions. The missile has Fire and Forget and Top Attack capabilities with passive homing guidance to defeat any tank File photo equipped with composite and reactive armour. The Nag missile carrier With this final user trial, Nag would PSU Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), NAMICA is a BMP II based system now enter into production phase. The whereas Ordnance Factory Medak with amphibious capability. missile will be produced by Defence would produce the NAMICA. LaTOT LAToT of HerbAL AdjuvAnT dIP-HIP efence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), DDelhi, signed Licence Agreement for Transfer of Technology (LAToT) of Herbal Adjuvant DIP-HIP with M/s Adjuind (P) Ltd, Hyderabad. Dr Rajeev Varshney, Director, DIPAS, handed over the LAToT documents to representative of the firm in the presence of technology developer, Dr Lilly Ganju, Sc ‘G’. Dr Bhuvnesh Kumar, former Director was also present on the occasion. DIP-HIP has been derived from herbal extract of high-altitude plant Handing over of LATOT of Herbal Adjuvant DIP-HIP and has proven to be consistently of safety, immuno-potency, and procedure to produce a homogeneous superior to commercially available bio-activity properties, as also on vaccine formulation with a long term adjuvant, when evaluated parameters of development, stability, antibody sustenance. comprehensively on the criteria with a simple “point-of-use” mixing 6 DECEMBER 2020 www.drdo.gov.in LaTOT DRDO NEWSLETTER LATOT FOR ERGONOMICALLY DESIGNED FLEXIBLE WATER BOTTLE IPAS also signed LAToT of “Ergonomically Designed DFlexible Water Bottle” under category ‘A’ on 19 October 2020 with M/s Suraj Plastic Industries, Delhi; M/s The Moulds, New Delhi; and M/s Saxon Fluid Sealine Devices, Rajasthan. Dr Rajeev