A Monthly Bulletin of Defence Research nEWSLETTER and Development Organisation ISSN: 0971-4391 www.drdo.gov.in May 2019 | volume 39 | issue 05

India neutralises Live Satellite in Low Earth Orbit engagement

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May 2019 Volume 39 | Issue 05 Contents ISSN: 0971-4391 Cover story 04 India Joins Select Group of Nations, neutralises Live Satellite in Low Earth Orbit

Innovation 06 DRDO successfully test fired indigenous Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile Successful trial of Sub-Sonic

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tot 07 Personnel news 20

Events 08 INFRA Development 21

DRDO SERIES 22

Visits 24

HRD activities 13 Opinion 19

39th Year of Publication

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Local Correspondents Ambernath: Dr Susan Titus, Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL); Chandipur: Shri Santosh Munda, 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); Shri Kiran G, Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE); 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: Shri PD Jayaram, 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 Dolly Bansal, 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); : 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); Visakhapatnam: Dr (Mrs) V Vijaya Sudha, Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL)

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India Joins Select Group of Nations, neutralises Live Satellite in Low Earth Orbit

RDO successfully conducted an Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) Dmissile test ‘Mission Shakti’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha on 27 March 2019. A DRDO developed Defence (BMD) Interceptor Missile successfully engaged a live Indian satellite orbiting in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in a ‘Hit to Kill’ mode. The interceptor missile was a three-stage missile with two solid rocket boosters. Tracking data from range sensors confirmed that the mission met all its objectives. The test demonstrated India’s capability to defend its assets in outer space. It is a vindication of the strength and robust nature of DRDO’s programmes. With this India joins a select group of nations with such a capability. The test has once again proven the potential of indigenous weapon systems.

With the successful ‘Hit to Kill’ test, India becomes the fourth country to do so.

ASAT Mission on 27 March 2019

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Mission Shakti is a deterrence capability: Dr G satheesh reddy

he anti-satellite (ASAT) domain, and the best way of components were sourced from 50 test, Mission Shakti, defence is to have deterrence said private industries. Tconducted on 27 March is Dr Reddy on a question on Dr Reddy also allayed the fear a “deterrence interceptor” and militarisation of space. of threat from debris created by the missile can cover all satellites Giving details of the test, the test to the International Space in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), said Dr Reddy said that the first discussion Station (ISS). “LEO was chosen after Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, on the test started in 2014. A detailed extensive simulations with primary Department of Defence R&D presentation was made in 2016 and objective being to minimise debris. (DDR&D) and Chairman DRDO in it took us two years to develop the It was intentionally done at 280 km a press conference on ASAT test on system. The major challenges in the altitude so that debris decay fast,” 6 April 2019. We have developed mission were to achieve ‘hit to kill’ said Dr Reddy. The interception guidance and control algorithm to a live satellite with an accuracy less was designed to hit at an angle so do interception at 1,000 km above than 10 cm. All critical technologies that minimal debris goes up and the earth and hitting multiple for the test have been developed also have minimal velocity. “Some satellites is feasible, said Dr Reddy. indigenously, he further added. of the debris have already decayed. The space has gained Around 150 scientists worked hard in Our simulations show all debris will importance in the military the past six months and about 2,000 decay in 45 days,” he added.

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DRDO successfully test fired indigenous Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile

n a major boost for Army, DRDO Rajasthan desert. The missile was the-art Imaging Infrared Radar (IIR) successfully test fired indigenously also tested on 13 March 2019. The Seeker with integrated avionics. In Ideveloped, lightweight, fire tests achieved the mission objectives both the missions, the missiles hit and forget Man Portable Anti-Tank successfully. the designated targets precisely at Guided Missile (MPATGM) for the The MPATGM comprises different ranges. second time on 14 March 2019 in the advanced features including state-of- Successful Trial of Nirbhay Sub-Sonic Cruise Missile

RDO successfully test fired indigenously designed and Ddeveloped Long Range Sub- Sonic Cruise Missile Nirbhay on 15 April 2019 from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha. Nirbhay has been developed by DRDO’s Bengaluru- based Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE). It was the sixth development flight trial of the missile to prove the repeatability of boost phase and cruise phase using way point navigation at very low altitudes. The missile took off vertically and turned horizontally in the desired direction. The booster separation, wing deployment, engine start, and cruise to the intended way points happened with the text-book precision. The missile demonstrated its sea-skimming capability to cruise at very low altitudes. The entire flight was tracked by a chain of Electro Optical Tracking Systems, Radars and Ground Telemetry Systems deployed all along the sea coast. All the mission objectives were met.

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LASTEC transfer technology for Laser Fence System

aser Science and Technology Centre (LASTEC), Delhi, Ltransferred technology of Laser Fence System (LFS) to PSU Central Electronics Limited (CEL), Sahibabad, on 11 March 2019. Shri Hari Babu Srivastava, OS and Director, LASTEC, handed over Licensing Agreement for Transfer of Technology (ToT) along with ToT Document to CMD, CEL, Dr Nalin Singhal. Dr Mayank Dwivedi, Director, Directorate of Industry Interface and Technology Management (DIITM), DRDO HQ, members LFS team and senior officials from LASTEC and CEL were present on the occasion. wall, helps in detection of intrusion power requirements, offers day/night The LFS developed indigenously into restricted areas/vital installations/ operability and has been evaluated in by LASTEC is a field deployable laser high value assets and boundaries. the field areas. fence system. The invisible, virtual laser It is rugged, reliable, has minimal Technology Transfer of PDDS to BeL he Licensing Agreement for at any location in a harbour. As an auto- diver-like targets automatically and Transfer of Technology (LAToT) alert system, PDDS performs detection, alerts the operator accordingly. Tof Portable Diver Detection Sonar tracking and classification of divers or (PDDS) was signed between Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bangalore on 15 March 2019. Shri TD Nandakumar, AGM (Naval Systems-1), BEL handed over the first- stage ToT fee to Shri S Kedarnath Shenoy, OS and Director NPOL, at a function organised at NPOL. Designed and developed by NPOL, PDDS is a portable sonar system capable of detecting potential underwater threats like, divers and diver delivery vehicles in shallow waters. The system alerts the operator with the type of threat so that effective countermeasures can be initiated in time. The system can be deployed either outboard from a ship or

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Technology Transfer of hns efence Metallurgical Research Dr Vikas Kumar, DS and Director, Dr Samir V Kamat, DS & DG (NS&M), Laboratory (DMRL), Hyderabad DMRL, handed over the ToT document DRDO, and other senior officials of Dtransferred the production to Dr DK Likhi, Chairman and Managing DMRL and Midhani were present on technology of nickel free High Nitrogen Director, Midhani, on 5 March 2019. the occasion. Steel (HNS) for armour applications to Midhani, Hyderabad. The HNS has high strength coupled with excellent ductility and impact properties and has shown improved ballistic properties against small calibre ammunitions and equal performance against large calibre ammunitions compared to that of Rolled Homogeneous Armour (RHA) with almost half of the cost of RHA. The steel has many other potential applications also.

Events CEPTAM celebrates 23rd Raising day entre for Personnel Talent Management (CEPTAM), Delhi, Ccelebrated its 23rd Raising Day on 12 March 2019 with great zeal and enthusiasm. Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Shri KS Varaprasad, OS & DG (HR), DRDO, was the Guest of Honour. The event was attended by former Chairpersons and Directors of CEPTAM, Directors of Delhi-based sister labs and CEPTAM employees. Dr Vijaya Singh, OS and Director, CEPTAM, welcomed the august gathering and presented a glimpse of CEPTAM’s achievements during 2018. Shri Sudhir Gupta, OS, Chairman Chairman DRDO being briefed about achievements of CEPTAM CEPTAM and DG (TM) shared his vision about future thrust areas of to link training with career progression. of future recruitment cycles and for CEPTAM and identified potential areas Dr Reddy in his address congratulated creation of future training roadmap. of improvement. Shri Varaprasad CEPTAM on completing 23 years of Achievements of last five years were appreciated the efforts of CEPTAM in meaningful existence and acknowledged projected to Dr Reddy through poster successfully implementing Computer its contribution in the area of HRD for presentation, display of CEPTAM Based Test (CBT) for recruitment of DRTC and Admin and Allied cadre. publications/documents. Dignitaries STA ‘B’. He also stressed upon the need He advised CEPTAM to reduce time also planted the saplings.

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International Women’s Day Celebrations

Release of Workshop Proceedings on the International Women’s Day celebration at ARDE, Pune nternational Women’s Day (March 8) were present. Lab Directors, Corporate DRDO labs should identify and organize is a call for gender parity and global Directors, senior scientists and nearly specific social works for the uplifting of Icelebration of economic political, 250 delegates from over 50 DRDO labs the society. Shri PK Mehta appreciated and cultural achievements of women. took part in the celebrations. Dr KM the multiple roles played by women in The following DRDO labs/estts also Rajan welcomed the august gathering. the professional and personal lives. The celebrated International Women’s Day In her inaugural address, Smt Workshop Proceedings, comprising to celebrate the achievements of their Sharma appreciated the innate abilities more than 40 papers contributed by women scientists. of women and the role they play as a DRDO women employees were released dynamic manager, innovator, and a by the dignitaries. Dr KM Rajan, and ARDE, Pune leader every day at home and at work. Dr (Smt) SD Naik, Convener of IWD Armament Research & Development She emphasized that thrust should be 2019 also handed over the Deepalakshmi Establishment (ARDE) celebrated given to changing the mindset of the to the representative of Naval Physical International Women’s Day (IWD) society for the advancement of women. and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), by organising a workshop “Stree Maj Gen Kanitkar, in her motivating Kochi, which has been designated as the as Manager, Innovator, Leader, talk, implored women to take care of host of IWD 2020. Entrepreneur and Scientist (SMILES their health to give their best at work As a social initiative, a Mini Market 2019).” The theme was chosen in and at home. She also advised that was set up for the sale of hand made recognition of the multi-faceted roles women and men should ‘grow together products created by Yerawada Jail played by working women, and their without growing apart’. inmates, Shri Sai Baba Home for Aged multi-tasking skills. Smt Rekha Sharma, In his presidential address, and Blind Women and Shramik Nari Chairperson, National Commission for Dr Satheesh Reddy praised the Sangh. Several other stalls selling Pune’s Women, inaugurated the workshop. contributions made by women special merchandise formed a part of the Maj Gen (Dr) Madhuri Kanitkar, scientists of DRDO, crediting them Mini Market. The cultural programme, AVSM, VSM, Dean and Deputy with the success of many noteworthy “Smiles Sanskriti”, showcasing the Commandant of Armed Forces Medical products, and requested them to stay at culture of Maharashtra through folk College (AFMC) was the Guest of Honour the forefront for developing world class dances and Mallkhamb rope and pole on the occasion. Dr G Satheesh Reddy, systems. He expressed confidence that gymnastics was appreciated by all. the women work force in DRDO would Secretary, Department of Defence R&D CAIR, Bengaluru and Chairman, DRDO, Shri PK Mehta, go up from 15 per cent to 50 per cent in DS and Director General (ACE) and the next five years. Dr Reddy strongly The celebrations started with address Dr KM Rajan, DS and Director, ARDE recommended that Women’s Cells of by Smt Manimozhi Theodore, Director,

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Centre for Artificial Intelligence and leaders. Dr (Smt) BK Sapra, SO ‘H’, Dr Krishnaveni gave an insightful talk Robotics (CAIR), who elucidated BARC, was invited as the Chief Guest. A on traditional lifestyle and how it helps contributions of women at work place Guest Lecture by Dr Harvinder Palaha, in strengthening women. Various health and how mother has positive impact SNEHA Foundation, was arranged on awareness programmes were organised. on the children and how it inspires the this occasion. First Lady of NMRL also Talks by eminent doctors, 10-day entire family to strive better in life. All graced the occasion and greeted all morning Yoga practice sessions and a women CAIR employees, development women. The Chief Guest and the Guest free medical camp in association with partners, contract employees, student Speaker spoke about the essence of KIMS IKON Hospital, Sheelanagar, trainees and casual workers actively modern woman self-explained with this were organised for the women participated in activities organised to year’s DRDO IWD’s theme: SMILES. employees of NSTL and spouses of male celebrate the occasion. Winners were employees. given attractive token prizes. SASE, Chandigarh DMRL, Hyderabad Snow and Avalanche Study Dr Vikas Kumar, DS and Director, Establishment (SASE) celebrated IWD DMRL, presided over the IWD function. with great enthusiasm as a part of its Dr G Jagan Reddy, Sc ‘G’ and Chairman, Golden Jubilee celebration. Dr Seema DMRL Works Committee, welcomed Vinayak, Director SSPL, Delhi, was the gathering. Shri K Srikanth Goud, the Chief Guest and Ms Ravinder Sahi, President, DMRL Workers’ National Director, ETDC, Mohali was the Guest Union and Shri B Rambabu, Vice of Honour. Programme started with Chairman, Works Committee, also NSTL, Visakhapatnam the inaugural address by Shri Naresh addressed the gathering. Prof. S Sameen Naval Science and Technological Kumar, Director SASE followed by the Fatima, Principal, University College Laboratory (NSTL), celebrated IWD in addresses of the Chief Guest and the of Engineering, Osmania University, a befitting manner on 8 March 2019 Guest of Honour. Hyderabad, the Chief Guest of the with the active participation of women In her speech, Dr Seema Vinayak function delivered the keynote address employees as well as spouses of male recounted her journey so far and on “IQ and EQ: Finding the Balance.” employees. Smt M Kavita, Director, praised the efforts made by the women Dr S Banumathy, Sc ‘E’ and Convenor, M/s HBL, Hyderabad, and Dr (Smt) B in the field of science and technology. DMRL Women’s Cell, presented a Sri Krishnaveni, Deputy Commissioner Highlighting the theme for this year’s report on the activities carried out by (Transport), Vizianagaram, were IWD, she emphasized that let’s think the Cell during the past one year. She present as the Chief Guest and the equal, build smart and innovate for also elaborated the achievements made Distinguished Guest of Honour, change to achieve good health and by women employees of DMRL. respectively. Dignitaries paid floral successful life of the women in our tributes to Smt Sarojini Naidu, the icon society. The Guest of Honour addressed of IWD 2019. the SASE fraternity and talked about Dr Nandagopan in his address spoke challenges for women in modern about how DRDO’s is encouraging society. She praised the courage of her women employees and providing women in breaking the shackles of them opportunities by placing society. Women employees of SASE them in decision-making positions. were felicitated on the occasion.

NMRL, Ambernath Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL) celebrated IWD with great joy. The celebration commenced with an address by Dr M Patri, Director, NMRL, wherein he congratulated the entire female workforce of NMRL and encouraged them to bring more laurels to the laboratory as innovators and

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NATIONAL SAFETY WEEK celebrations he National Safety Week (NSW)/ theme “Cultivate and Sustain Safety Day, organized by the National Culture for building Nation.” Safety Council, is celebrated T NPOL, Kochi in India every year on 4 March to enhance the safety awareness among Naval Physical and Oceanographic people. A number of safety awareness Laboratory (NPOL), celebrated NSW programmes about how to prevent by conducting various competitions on industrial accidents are organised different aspects of safety. The National for the benefit of the people during Safety Day was celebrated on 5 March the week. The following DRDO labs with a series of events. The programme organised National Safety Day/Week at started with flag hoisting by the senior their respective labs. Evacuation Mock Drill at CAIR most technician followed by safety day pledge by NPOL fraternity. CAIR, Bengaluru Live demo of fire fighting was The Safety Committee of Centre conducted to enhance the awareness for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics of fire safety in the organization. (CAIR) conducted National Safety Shri Nissand G, Station Officer, Week from 4 March 2019. Smt enlightened the employees about the Desiraju Padma, Sc ‘G’, Chairperson, classes of fire and different type of Safety Committee, gave a presentation fire extinguishers followed by talk on on the safety issues at homes and “Safety-Afloat” by Cdr Rajeev Maroli. Safety Oath by CFEES employees apartments. An evacuation mock drill On the concluding day, Dr D Thomas, was conducted as part of the Safety Shri RP Singh, DGM (GAIL), Sc ‘G’ and Chairman, Safety Committee, Week. Demonstration of usage of delivered a lecture on “Behaviour Base NPOL, stressed the significance of different classes of fire extinguishers Safety.” Scientists from CFEES also practicing safety measures in the and the capabilities of the fire engine in gave lecture on “Cultivate and Sustain organization. Shri Joseph John, Kochi extinguishing fires at high risk buildings Safety Culture” & “Safety Hazards in Metro Rail Limited, delivered an and basements by fire fighting team CFEES.” The week long celebrations enlightening talk on “Safety in Industries from HAL. Shri Muthiah, Manager, focused on sensitizing the employees and Heavy Infrastructure Projects.” Shri Fire Services, HAL, gave a detailed on safe practices at work place at all S Kedarnath Shenoy, OS and Director, presentation on the causes of fire and working levels for accident prevention. NPOL, distributed the prizes to winners the various ways to extinguish them. A This was in line with this year’s safety of Safety Week Competitions. talk on the common road safety issues based on the real life incidents was given by Shri PD Sreenivasa, TO ’C’, Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE).

CFEES, Delhi National Safety Week was celebrated from 4-11 March 2019. The programme commenced with Safety Oath by Centre for Fire, Explosives, and Environment Safety (CFEES). Various competitions and presentation by Safety Coordinators of various technical groups on safety initiatives in their work places were organised during the safety week. Fire fighting demo at NPOL

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NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY Celebrations ational Science Day (NSD) Certificate by Dr K Maheswara Reddy, Dr OP Chaurasia, Director, DIHAR, Nis celebrated every year to DS and Director, DARE. highlighted R&D achievements of the commemorate the discovery of institute. Dr Vijay K Bharti, Sc ‘D’, scattering of light, known as Raman delivered NSD oration on “Studies on Effect, by Sir CV Raman on 28 February High-Altitude Poultry Egg Hatching.” He was presented NSD Oration Medal 1928. To pay homage to the great son and Certificate. of India, the following DRDO labs/ estts celebrated NSD at their respective NMRL, Ambernath places: Dr M Patri, Director, NMRL, greeted all the employees and urged ACEM, Nasik them to pursue science and technology Shri Srinivasan Seshadri, Sc ‘G’ and development for the progress of nation. DRDE Gwalior GM, Advanced Centre for Energetic NSD Oration Medal was bestowed Materials (ACEM), presided over Dr Vijay Tak, Sc ‘E’, delivered NSD upon Dr Akshaya Kumar Satapathy, the function. NSD Orations were oration on “Verification of Chemical Sc ‘D’, for his presentation on “Metal- presented by Shri Jayant Satav, Weapons and its Challenges.” Dr DK Air Secondary Battery as a Futuristic Sc ‘D’, on “Resin Modified HTPB for Dubey, Director, DRDE, presented NSD Energy Storage Device for Defence Composite Solid Propellants” and Medal and Certificate to the orator. Application.” Various competitions Shri Samadhan Khairnar, Sc ‘B’, on such as oration, science quiz, and “Introduction to Medical Diagnostic project display were organised for Tests.” Commendation certificates were students of nearby schools. The winners presented to them by the GM. were awarded medals.

DIHAR, Leh Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) organised a talk on the important technologies developed SASE, Chandigarh by DIHAR for the development and Shri Naresh Kumar, Director, Snow prosperity of Ladakh by Shri Phuntsog and Avalanche Study Establishment CABS, Bengaluru Stanzin, EC (Agri), LAHDC, Leh, who (SASE), welcomed the Chief Guest, Shri Sukhen Saha, Sc ‘D’, Centre for was the Chief Guest of the function. Prof. Savita Gupta, Director, UIET, Air Borne Systems (CABS), delivered Chandigarh, who delivered a talk on NSD Oration on ‘’Airborne Doppler “Reshaping the Future with Intelligent Weather Radars.’’ Technologies” and explained about the use of artificial intelligence, machine DARE, Bengaluru learning and deep learning algorithms Shri Saurabh Shukla, Sc ‘D’, Defence in reshaping the future technologies. Avionics Research Establishment Shri Sudhir Dhamija, Sc ‘D’, presented (DARE), delivered the NSD Oration NSD oration on “Dynamic Modelling for on “Ultra Wideband Linear Vivaldi Web Map for Snow and Avalanches.” He Phased Array for EW Application.” He was presented NSD Oration Medal and was presented NSD Oration Medal and Certificate.

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First International Conference on Range Technology ntegrated Test Range (ITR), IChandipur, the premier Test Range of the country organised the first International Conference on Range Technology (ICORT-2019) during 15-17 February 2019. Shri AS Kiran Kumar, former Secretary, Department of Space, Chairman, Space Commission and Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was the Chief Guest and Dr Avinash Chander former Secretary, Department of Defence R&D, Director General, DRDO and Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri, was the Guest of Honour of the inaugural function. Shri MSR Prasad, Director General (MSS), DRDO, Patron of the Release of Conference Souvenir Conference, also graced the occasion. tremendous expertise and proficiency interact with global experts to meet Dr BK Das, OS and Director, ITR, that India possesses in technological future technological challenges. was present as the General Chair of know-how. Shri MSR Prasad lauded the contribution ICORT-2019. Dr Das welcomed guests Dr Avinash Chander appreciated made by ITR in Indian defence research and delegates from 17 countries and ITR for adopting state-of-the-art programmes by providing world-class briefed about the conference. technologies and meeting the global testing and evaluation facilities. Shri Kiran Kumar highlighted the standards in test and evaluation of A souvenir containing the proceeding technological achievements of India airborne systems. He hoped that of the conference was released on this in the field of Defence and Space the generation next would take occasion. and emphasized on harnessing the advantage of this conference and Brainstorming on satellite remote sensing of ocean surface features brainstorming session on “Advances in Satellite Remote ASensing for Exploration of Ocean Surface Features generated by Underwater Bodies” was held at NPOL on 12 March 2019 to bring together scientists, academicians and under a common platform for sharing innovative ideas and familiarize with advances in satellite remote sensing including current trends, technology status and future missions required for exploration of ocean features generated by underwater targets. Three DRDO laboratories including NPOL, several Naval units, research organisations like Space Application

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Centre, Ahmedabad, National Remote The session was chaired by Shri AS address explained the importance of Sensing Centre, Hyderabad, National Kiran Kumar, former Chairman, ISRO detection of submerged features using Institute of Oceanography, Kochi, and Secretary, Department of Space. satellite-based techniques. CMLRE, Kochi, and many academic In his inaugural address, Shri Kiran Presentations on underwater institutions attended the session. Over Kumar elucidated the current satellite detection using satellite imaging and 100 academicians/scientists from programmes undertaken by ISRO role of airborne SAR for mapping 23 institutions participated in the which can be explored for non-acoustic of strategic areas were made by the programme. Dr PV Hareesh Kumar, detection of underwater targets. eminent experts. Sc ‘G’, highlighted the importance of the Shri S Kedarnath Shenoy, OS and programme. Director, NPOL, in his presidential CEPTAM Annual Training Calendar released nnual Training Calendar 2019- 20 of Centre for Personal ATraining and Management (CEPTAM), Delhi, was released by Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary DD R&D and Chairman DRDO on 12 March 2019. CEPTAM has planned 68 training courses at 21 institutes in more than 16 cities pan India for 2019-20. These training programmes include: Induction Programme for Fresh Recruits, Orientation Training for Newly Promoted Officers, Skill Upgradation & Technical Training for DRTC, Managerial & Soft Skill Programmes and Refresher Training for Admin & Allied personnel of DRDO. 57th Senior Fire Supervisor’s Course entre for Fire, Explosives and Services personnel, was attended by advance aspects of fire science. A total Environment Safety (CFEES), 40 participants from various MoD of 87 theory and 116 practical periods on CDelhi, organised 57th Senior Organizations. The objective of the subject such as fluid dynamics, design Fire Supervisor’s Course from 14 course is to enhance the career of principles of fire pumps, fire engines January 2019 to 8 March 2019. The Fire Fighting Professionals as Shift- and fixed fire fighting systems suits, etc., and testing and maintenance of all course, mandatory for promotion in-Charge/Station Officer of a Fire fire equipment were conducted. to Station Officer for Defence Fire Station by imparting them knowledge of

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Course on Chemical & Lab Safety Management course on “Chemical and Lab Safety Management” was Aconducted at CFEES during 13-15 March 2019. The course covered different aspects of chemical and lab safety, viz., Safety Policy and Elements of Safety Management, Chemical Waste Management and Disposal, Safety for Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Liquids, Occupational Safety and Safe Laboratory Practices (MSDS, SOPs, Do’s and Don’ts), Accident Prevention, Accident Reporting and Analysis, Safety Monitoring and Evaluation, Fire Hazards in Chemical, Chemical Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment, Acts & Regulations for Manufacturing, Storage and Handling of Chemicals, Safe Education and Training Needs, Contingency Plan and Emergency Management and Electrical Safety in Laboratory, etc. one participants from various DRDO interactive faculty from the CFEES and A fire drill was also conducted for laboratories attended the course. The suggested for the inclusion of more the benefit of the participants. Thirty- participants appreciated receptive and practical sessions. Workshop on Information & Library Technologies for Future efence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre D(DESIDOC), Delhi, organised a two-day Workshop during 25-26 March 2019 on “Information and Library Technologies for the Future.” The basic aim of the workshop was to increase awareness and train all categories of DESIDOC personnel about the technological advancements in the field. Dr Rajeev Vij, Sc ‘G’, Course Coordinator, briefed the participants about the objectives of the workshop. Dr Alka Suri, Director, DESIDOC, inaugurated the workshop and elucidated the importance of such need-based courses. She stressed on the need for increasing awareness about the learning tools and techniques for sustainable developments in the future.

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Hindi Workshops ESIDOC organized a Hindi Workshop on 27 March 2019. DDr Rajeev Vij, Associate Director, DESIDOC, inaugurated the workshop and spoke about the various initiatives taken by the Centre to encourage use of the Rajbhasha in day- to-day official working. Shri Deepak Bist, DHDI, and Shri Gaurav Misra SAO I, Laser Science and Technology Centre (LASTEC), Delhi, delivered lectures on “Pension Benefits” and “Conduct Rules”, respectively. Ninety- six participants attended the workshop. Shri Ajay Kumar, Sc ‘D’, DESIDOC, proposed the vote of thanks.

ntegrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, conducted a Hindi IWorkshop during 27-28 March 2019 for DRTC and Admin and Allied Cadre Officers and Staff. Dr BK Das, OS and Director, ITR, highlighted the importance of OL Hindi and emphasized on its use in official activities. Director, ITR, on this occasion, informed that the progress of OL Hindi is increasing well and we should be a part of it. The participants of the workshop were taught to eradicate and remove the difficulties, hesitations in use of OL Hindi. OL Policy of the Union was also explained to them. The lectures were delivered by Shri Navneet Acharya, Asst. Professor from Netaji Subhas Ashram Mahavidyalay, Purulia, WB. the Hindi Workshop. Shri PN Panda, (HR&PL) and his team organized the Eighty participants participated in Sc ‘F’, Associate Group Director program. Course on Specialty Steels for Defence efence Metallurgical Research DRDO during 11-15 March 2019. The Bhattacharjee, Sc ‘G’ and Coordinator, Laboratory (DMRL), inaugural function was presided over HRD Cell, presented the summary of DHyderabad, organized a course by Dr Vikas Kumar, DS and Director, HRD activities of the DMRL. on “Specialty Steels for Defence DMRL. Dr R Balamuralikrishnan, Dr Vikas Kumar delivered the Applications” under the Continuing Sc ‘G’ and the Course Director welcomed inaugural address. Prof. V Ramaswamy, Education Programme (CEP) of the the delegates and participants. Dr Amit PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore,

16 May 2019 www.drdo.gov.in HRD Activities DRDO newsletter delivered the keynote lecture on “Recent Trends in Quality Control in the Development of Strong High Strength Steels.” Dr G Madhusudhan Reddy, OS and Associate Director, DMRL, delivered the second keynote lecture on “Development and Applications of DMR 1700 Steels.” Twenty-nine participants from DMRL, RCMA (Mat), PGAD/RCI and NMRL attended the course. Lectures on a variety of topics like steels for naval, missile and armour applications were delivered and covered various aspects of steels. COURSE ON CBRN DEFENCE five-day specialized course on services. Thirteen AFMS officers from Agents, Physical protection, Medical “CBRN Defence for Medical Army, Navy and Air Force participated countermeasures, Decontamination AOfficers of AFMS” was conducted in this specialized course. The course and CBW Threat perception. at DRDE, Gwalior, as part of DRDE’s was inaugurated by Dr DK Dubey, Dr DK Dubey, Director DRDE, continued effort to impart knowledge Director, DRDE. The specialized course Gwalior distributed the certificates in on chemical and biological warfare covered various topics both theory and the valedictory function. Dr PK Dash, mitigation strategies to the defence practical aspects on Overviews on CBW Sc ‘F’ was the Course Director.

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Training Programme on Finance and Materials Management training Programme on Finance and Materials Management was Aorganised during 25 February-1 March 2019 at ITR, Balasore. Forty seven participants from 20 labs/estts of DRDO and CGDA participated in the course. The Course was inaugurated by Dr BK Das, OS and Director ITR, Dr AK Bhateja, OS and Director, DF&MM, and Shri DK Joshi, Director, PXE. Topics relevant to DRDO such as PM-2016, GFR 2017, Contract Management, Foreign Procurement/ACA Contract, SMG, GST, RFP, GeM, Audit, Financial Delegation, BTS and RDR/Deposit the Chairmanship of Shri AV Rao, Shri Manish Kumar, Sc ‘E’ and Shri works were covered during the course. PCDA (R&D), Hyderabad, wherein Saurav Negi, Deputy Director from A panel discussion was conducted various issues pertaining to DRDO were DF&MM were Course Coordinator and on the final day of the course under discussed. Dy Course Coordinator, respectively. NPOL embarks on Marine & Allied Interdisci- plinary Training & Research Initiative aval Physical and interactions under with the the collaborative research activities Oceanographic Laboratory, IOR countries, viz., Oman, Maldives, Sri with the oceanographic counterparts NKochi, conducted a unique S&T Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, of these countries to promote scientific initiative named “Security and Growth Indonesia and Myanmar would be cooperation in ocean research among for All in the Region—Marine & Allied chalked out by the NPOL scientists for these nations for mutual benefit. Interdisciplinary Training and Research Initiative (SAGAR MAITRI)” under the broad objective of PM’s policy of Safety and Growth of All in the Region (SAGAR) 2019-2020. The programme aims at conducting six scientific cruise in the North Indian Ocean and to visit and initiate collaborative research programmes with the relevant marine institutes in these Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) countries. This programme also commemorates the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of India’s research ship INS Kistna’s historic International Indian Ocean Expeditions (IIOE) took place during 1962-65. INS Sagardhwani would revisit the selected tracks of INS Kistna. Besides,

18 May 2019 www.drdo.gov.in Opinion DRDO newsletter

Emerging Challenges of Additive Manufacturing in Multilateral Export Control Regimes Dr Meetul Kumar & Atul D Rane

dmission of India as the and WA regime; 25 participating AM machines and materials. Senvol 42nd member of Wassenaar states had addressed the challenges for lists all commercially available material AArrangement (WA) in December control of emerging technologies like for AM; database includes 809 metal 2017 and 35th member of Missile AM and ways to de-conflict technical powders, unspecified Ni-based alloys, Technology Control Regime (MTCR) approaches between the MTCR and WA 88 Aluminium alloys but only 10 are in June 2016 is expected to enhance regimes with AM advances and control advertised to meet the minimal tensile its credentials in the field of non- of technology. The meeting shared strength requirements for control, six proliferation. Multilateral regimes ideas and insights related to Additive different Mg-based powders and 144 play significant role in promoting Manufacturing control discussions powders of Ti-based alloys. transparency and ensure responsibility in multilateral regimes, including the Participating experts advocated the in transfer of conventional arms and advances made in AM and procedures to WA control on machine tools particularly dual use items and technologies. mitigate the risks of overlaps, loopholes the industrial 5 axis milling machines MTCR and WA participating states and diverging or conflicting criteria on with defined control parameter of are required to ensure that transfer AM amongst the participating states. unidirectional repeatability in 1 μm of dual use items and technology do One of the participating state expert range. Control and software control not enhance nor contribute towards was of the view that application of through 2.B and 2.D.2 sections of MTCR the development of programmes for controls to lasers and electron beam can adequately address the new hybrid weapon of mass destruction and their for metal processing of components AM machines, which incorporate 5 delivery. Multilateral regimes define typically accomplished by traditional axis CNC grinding, milling or turning dual use technologies as the information machine tools can be an approach machines inside fabrication chambers. required for the development, to control the items under the Other participating state presented production and use of a controlled item; regimes. WA control was proposed the assessment of control parameters the intangible technology transfer in to be applied to materials, software, where monitoring of AM technology form of technical data sets, software or designs, STL files and CAD models was performed through usable parts, technical assistance. required for development of dual use performance and process chain. Expert Automation in new emerging items. Development of munition list also opined that WA control AM technologies plays important role item, Rapid Additively Manufactured production equipment through 9.B.1 in manufacturing. Therefore the Ballistics Ordnance (RAMBO), and equipment, tooling or fixtures, specially technological advances in these 3D printed Grenade Launcher were of designed for manufacture of gas emerging fields must be monitored to concern for the participating states. turbine blades, vans or “tip shrouds”. understand the potential of intangible It was informed that hypersonic The national policy of one of the transfer of these technologies to non- engine combustors, aircraft engine participating state for AM included (i) state players. Three-dimensional components, under water autonomous Monitoring of the developmental trends printing (3D printing) and Additive vehicle components have been as well as End User Certificate of AM, Manufacturing (AM) is one of the demonstrated using AM technology. besides interactions with academia and emerging technologies that present Some experts were of view that AM institutions, (ii) monitoring licensing challenges to export control regimes process can be effectively controlled applications for listed and not listed due to their increasing automation through control on machine tools and/ powders, (iii) monitoring licensing compressing the knowledge barrier and or metal powders. applications for listed spare parts, in application of post processing tools. Senvol database is the first and most particular lasers and (iv) use of “catch In the last joint meeting of MTCR comprehensive database for industrial all” mechanism for metal AM systems.

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One of the expert mentioned that AM use of AM to develop new tools with designs raises the level of innovation, was not suitable for parts with higher potential dual use applications was a eliminating the manual processes and quantity and outlined the requirements concern among the participating states. most importantly bringing a paradigm for outreach programme with industries While there are no clear cut controls for shift in designing and executing ideas. on emerging technology, in particular the AM, in both MTCR and WA regimes For India, AM is still in early years; the AM. Participating states mentioned most states have applied their national the AM pace has garnered momentum the need to close the loophole created by policies of export controls. In addition, in last 4-5 years and India must make AM and other powder related processes there is extensive monitoring of the AM advantage of the progress in AM through by expanding the section 6.C.8 of MTCR systems being developed worldwide. its industries, academia, research Annex to control the maraging steel Control of powders through regimes agencies keeping the proliferation risks powders with at least 90 per cent of provides insights on the AM system under control. particle size of 200 μm or less. being developed. However powders and The joint MTCR-WA meeting its alloys are controlled to some extent provided an overview of the advances in MTCR and WA. Consensus on control Dr Meetul Kumar is Scientist ‘F’ in Directorate made in the AM Technology and its of AM among the participant states will of International Cooperation (DIC), DRDO HQ. Shri Atul D Rane is Director, DIC, DRDO applications, especially in complex aero- require extensive deliberations in both HQ. The views expressed by the authors are of engine components. Besides technology, regimes. Use of AM to simulate product their own. Personnel news Appointment Director, he served as Associate Director Higher qualifica- for USHUS sonar systems. Four USHUS systems have been installed tion Acquired Shri S Vijayan in EKM class of under his Pillai, OS, has stewardship at Russian dockyards. Shri P Rama Subba assumed the charge Reddy, Sc ‘E’, DMRL, as Director, NPOL, Award has been awarded PhD Kochi, with effect for the thesis entitled from 1 April 2019. An Ms Dipti Arora, Technical Officer ‘B’, “Nano Composites” by MTech in Integrated DESIDOC, Delhi, has been awarded the the Jawaharlal Nehru Circuits and System Best Paper Citation Prize for her paper “E Technological University Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, Shri Research Support Services: Intensifying (JNTU), Hyderabad. Pillai started his career in Indian Air Landscape of S&T Libraries” presented Force (IAF). He later joined DRDO in at three-day International Conference Shri Sabyasachi Saha, 1989 as Sc ‘B’. on “Intellectual Property Rights: Digital Sc ‘D’, DMRL, Hyderabad His short stint in IAF provided him Transformation” held at Sanskruti has been awarded PhD a first-hand experience in airborne Bhavan, Panaji, during 27-29 March for the thesis “TEM and ground equipment, which has 2019. The paper was co-authored by Characterization of Micro- held him in a good stead throughout Dr Alka Suri, Director, DESIDOC and structural Evolution of his career in defence R&D. As DRDO Ms Alka Bansal, Sc ‘F’, DESIDOC. GaN Grown by MOCVD on e-Sapphire” scientist, user perspective, and end- by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), use environment has always been the Bangalore. strongest drives in his system design , approach. He had worked in various Shri Suresh D Meshram Sc ‘E’, DMRL, Hyderabad, capacities starting from System User, has been awarded PhD Maintainer, Circuit Designer, System for the thesis “Friction Designer, Project Coordinator, Project Stir Welding of Maraging Manager, Associate Project Director, Steel” by Indian Institute and Project Director for mission mode of Technology (IIT), Delhi. sonar projects. Before taking over as

20 May 2019 www.drdo.gov.in INFRA development DRDO newsletter

NPOL gets a NEW RO-RO new Ro-Ro Barge, ‘MV Kurathi’, was inaugurated Aby Shri S Kedarnath Shenoy, OS and Director, NPOL, Kochi, on 27 March 2019 for commencing trial operations at Underwater Acoustic Research Facility (UARF). UARF is a field trial facility of NPOL, located at Kulamavu on the banks of Idukki hydroelectric reservoir. The 100 ton Ro-Ro Barge has an overall length of 25 m, breadth of 7 m, depth of 2.3 m and draught of 1 m. The barge has a cruising speed of 9 knots. The vessel is powered by dual 270 HP Marine Diesel Engines and has a Ro-Ro Ramp to enable a 10 ton truck with testing equipment to move in and out of the vessel. The vessel marine Jib Cranes of 5, 3 and 1 ton enhance trial capabilities at UARF with is manufactured with IRS classification capacity; DG sets of 100 kVA, 30 kVA faster deployment of heavy transducer and will be registered with Kerala and 3 kVA; GPS; Depth Sounder; Range arrays and equipment, and towed trials Inland Navigation authority. Finder; Capstan; etc. The barge has of transducer arrays and standalone The major equipment onboard the a measurement well with transducer generators for full power testing of vessel to facilitate field trials of SONAR mounting structure and measurement transducer arrays. Systems/Transducer Arrays include: room with instrumentation and will DG (LS) inaugurates VE-CARE lab at INMAS r AK Singh, OS and DG (LS), DRDO HQ, inaugurated a Dnew Virtual Environment and Cognitive Assessment, Rehabilitation and Enhancement (VE-CARE) lab at Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Delhi, on 1 March 2019. The lab comprises state-of-the- art systems for virtual and augmented reality for cognitive profiling. The work caters to maintaining standards throughout the world. VE-CARE lab with facilities comprising eye tracking device, head mounted displays, Microsoft Hololens, 256 channels wireless EEG system, motion capture suits and high power workstations for virtual environment creation and physiological data analysis. This will be helpful in cognitive training of defence personnel under different scenarios.

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DRDO Harnessing Science for Peace & Security Chapter 4: marching forward The article is 38th in the Series of extracts of the monograph, “Defence Research & Development Organisation: 1958-1982”, by Shri RP Shenoy, former Director of Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE).

ARMAMENTS rocket. The Laboratory was State Physics Laboratory (SSPL) at Delhi in the process of establishing a pilot and Defence Electronics Applications High Energy Materials plant for Air Regenerating Composition Laboratory (DEAL) at Dehradun. Research Laboratory (ARC) for sailors working in submarines However, in the 1980’s two more or soldiers operating at high altitudes, laboratories in electronics were set up. he Laboratory also developed where the atmosphere would be of These were, Microwave Tubes Research a new family of weapons called rarified oxygen. ARC, when in contact and Development Centre (MTRDC) and TFuel Air Explosive (FAE) system with moisture, would generate oxygen Centre for Artificial Intelligence and with a damage potential superior to and absorb the exhaled carbon dioxide, Robotics (CAIR), both at Bangalore. conventional explosive weapons. When thus providing relief. The ARC provides During 1958-1982, the major activities fuels like ethylene oxide, propylene a self-contained breathing apparatus. of LRDE were development of oxide, heptane and methane were To back the extensive development generating sets, radars and terrestrial dispersed in air these formed detonable activities, HEMRL established a strong communications for the Services. At aerosols which produced very high research base in areas of high explosives, DLRL, the focus was on electronic impulse blast waves on detonation due propellants, high energy materials, warfare, cipher systems for telegraph, to higher heats of combustion. These detonics of explosives, combination and radars. SSPL was dedicated to aerosols would be FAEs and owing to mechanism and ballistic modification research and development of solid state their gaseous state before detonation, of propellants. In 1970s HEMRL built materials for electronic applications and they covered large areas irrespective of capability to scale up from pilot plant devices, and DEAL was engaged in radio the land contour or protective buildings. level to full-scale production on a turn propagation, troposcatter/meteoric FAEs were found very effective against key basis. burst communications, and millimetre soft targets like antipersonnel mines, Currently, HEMRL is the only wave systems. ships, aircraft, bridges, missiles, troops laboratory of its kind in the country Electronics & Radar Develop- and jungle clearance. HEMRL went dealing with the entire range of high ment Establishment further to explore the feasibility of energy materials for use by military, developing a rocket-delivered FAE starting from small rounds, mortars, At the time of formation of LRDE warhead for utilisation by multi-barrel high energy solid propellants for guns, in 1958, there were only a handful of rocket launching system. rockets and missiles, to tailor-made qualified personnel whose experience Several pilot plants were set up in this high explosives, pyrotechnics and so on. was mostly in defect investigations and/ decade for producing in bulk, propellants The knowledge and expertise it has built or carrying out import substitution for for a large variety of artillery and tank resulted in the country being totally the existing electronic equipment to ammunition. The Laboratory was also self-reliant in the field of explosives, keep these in operation. In some rare in the process, setting up additional propellants and pyro devices. cases, minor modifications were also pilot plants for the manufacture of being carried out mainly because exact explosive composition for the Navy, ELECTRONICS equivalents of obsolete components various propellant cartridges and power There were are four laboratories were not available. Thus, the first five cartridges. Setting up of more pilot in the field of electronics, namely, years were devoted to recruitment plants were also under consideration Electronics and Radar Development of qualified scientists and engineers, for low-temperature plastic explosive, Establishment (LRDE) at Bangalore, organisation of the Laboratory for tear smoke ammunition, propellant Defence Electronics Research development and to initiate activities, for 100 mm, HE ammunition and anti- Laboratory (DLRL) at Hyderabad, Solid which were a mix of import substitution

22 May 2019 www.drdo.gov.in DRDO SERIES DRDO newsletter and improvements to equipment held be carried out by the industry with network that would link the forward by the Services. This was a period of the technical direction from LRDE units with each other and with the rear learning by doing during which greater and after evaluation and approval by echelons. DRDO participated in the insight was gained into the complexities the Armed Forces, these would be formulation as well as in the design and of design and development of equipment manufactured by the firms which had development for both the Plans. In both for meeting the stringent performance developed these. In the case of nickel cases at the insistence of the Services, specifications laid down by the Armed cadmium batteries which were needed indigenous development activity was Forces. for operations at subzero temperature assigned to two R&D institutions of The quantum change in electronics and high altitude regions, industry did which one would be a DRDO laboratory. components technology that had taken not take up the development as they did LRDE would be fully involved in the place, from power guzzling vacuum not foresee its commercial viability in development of transmission, switching devices to transistors operating the immediate future. LRDE took up the and speech secrecy equipment for with low voltages and power levels, work as a challenge and developed the Plan AREN for more than a decade. virtually eliminated replication of older indigenous active plates and materials, The Laboratory would undertake generation equipment. Instead, DRDO non-spillable power packs with long development of radars for the Indian seized this opportunity to design and storage and service life. In addition, Army as well as the Air Force. develop transistorised equipment a pilot plant was established at LRDE In the 1960s, the radar projects of meeting the functional characteristics for the manufacture of nickel cadmium immediate concern for LRDE were of the older equipment. Several types batteries and chargers. Pilot plants the development of two mobile radar were successfully developed by LRDE were also set up for production of systems for the Artillery; one for and then manufactured. Some of the other communication equipment which surveillance and the other for location of more important ones were, portable were required in small numbers . mortars and other projectile launching transistorised communication In the aftermath of the 1962 Chinese weapons. As there was no readily switchboard (manual exchange), light invasion of the country, there was a available mobile surveillance radar weight VHF ground-to-air wireless realisation that modernisation of our meeting the Artillery’s performance communication set, a forward area Armed Forces was overdue and also requirements, LRDE was vested with the HF communication equipment, two that electronics technology would have responsibility of developing the system. types of speech secrecy units, channel an important role in contributing to Ab initio development and configuring doubling unit for speech and carrier our capability to deter such aggression. it for mobile application did not fit the communication equipment. In addition, The Plan ADGES (Air Defence Ground time frame for development, and thus portable/mobile generators for prime Environment System) for the Indian major subsystems were imported from power, and lightweight portable nickel Air Force and Plan AREN (Army Radio radar manufacturers abroad and the cadmium batteries were successfully Engineered Network) were sanctioned system was configured in a designated developed. As the electrical industry so that the country would have radars vehicle. The radar was evaluated by had the technological capability, it along our borders to provide us early the Artillery and was accepted for was decided that developments in warning of any attack and the Army production at Bharat Electronics Ltd. portable/mobile generators would would have a tactical communication Since Bharat Electronics Ltd, the Public Sector Unit was in the process of producing a fire control radar with foreign collaboration, LRDE decided to develop the field artillery radar with the subsystems of the fire control radar. The analogue computer used for fire control purposes had to be redesigned for field artillery purposes. The field artillery radar was developed by LRDE, evaluated by Artillery for the role and was accepted for production at Bharat Electronics Ltd.

Nickel Cadmium Batteries To be continued...

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Visitors to drdo labs/estts CAIR, Bengaluru There was a briefing by Smt Manimozhi HEMRL projects and apprised him Theodore, Director, CAIR, followed on other R&D activities of HEMRL. TT Shri Rajinder Khanna, Deputy by discussion and demonstration Dr Reddy also showed keen interest in National Security Advisor, visited of technologies developed by CAIR. the activities of HEMRL. Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) on 18 March 2019. HEMRL, Pune NMRL, Ambernath Smt Manimozhi Theodore, Director, Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Vice Adm KO Thakare (Retd), CAIR, briefed the Deputy NSA about Department of Defence R&D, Chairman DG (ATVP), AVSM, NM, visited the technologies developed by the DRDO and Director General, ADA Naval Materials Research Laboratory Centre. Demonstration of technologies visited High Energy Materials Research (NMRL) on 28 February 2019. Director, developed by CAIR in the area of Laboratory (HEMRL) on 18 April 2019. NMRL welcomed him and briefed him Secure Systems, Intelligent Systems He visited Universal Pilot Plant, Multiple about the progress made. DG (ATVP) and Robotics, Command and Control Motor Processing Facility, Gravitational appreciated the efforts of NMRL (Land Forces), Command and Control Mixer, Portable Propellant Discharge scientists for significant achievements (Naval Forces), and GIS technologies, System, Granulation Machine and made in various ATVP projects as well was made to the distinguished visitor. Dual Asymmetric Centrifugal Mixer in as for all the cooperation and scientific TT Maj Gen Mahesh Moolri, ADG (T), HEMRL and has shown keen interest support received from NMRL. He laid DG Signals, 1 HQ of MOD (Army) and in these facilities. Senior Scientists of stress on resolving all minor pending team visited CAIR on 22 March 2019. HEMRL gave presentations on ongoing issues at the earliest.

Dr Reddy being briefed about Universal Pilot Plant at HEMRL Vice Adm KO Thakare being briefed about NMRL activities

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