A Monthly Bulletin of Defence Research nEWSLETTER and Development Organisation ISSN: 0971-4391 www.drdo.gov.in ma rch 2020 | volume 40 | issue 03

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March 2020 Volume 40 | Issue 03 Contents ISSN: 0971-4391 Cover story 04 DRDO handed over 15 lAToT to 17 industries in defexpo 2020

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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)

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DRDO handed over 15 lAToT to 17 industries in defexpo 2020 n DEFEXPO 2020, during the Delivery Bomb, Vehicle Mounted ECM development of the defence production MoU signing ceremony titled System, IR Flare for CMDS, Process corridor in Uttar Pradesh. I‘Bandhan’, DRDO handed over Monitoring of Vacuum Assisted Resin The MoU was exchanged between Dr 15 licenses for ToT (LATOT) to 17 Transfer Moulding (VARTM), Man G Satheesh Reddy Secretary DD(R&D) industries on 7 February 2020. The mounted cooling system, Optical Target and Chairman DRDO and Shri Awanish LATOT would enhance cooperation Locater 600 (OTL 600), High Power Kumar Awasthi, CEO, UPEIDA. and synergy between industry and Li-ion Battery Technology (HPLBT) Speaking on the occasion, Hon’ble government organisations. The and Combat Free Fall (CFF) Parachute Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh technologies transferred are from the System. These high technology products lauded DRDO and expressed happiness area of electronics, laser technology, will boost the defence manufacturing on achieving record transfer of 114 armaments, life sciences, materials sector with self reliance and enhance the technologies to industries in last one science, combat vehicles, naval operation capabilities of Armed Forces. year. He also said that the industries systems, aeronautics, sensors, etc. In a big push to the Uttar Pradesh have been benefited with the efforts These products are Mine Field Marking defence corridor, Uttar Pradesh put in by DRDO through its Technology Equipment Mk-II, e-Nasika, DMS Expressways Industrial Development Development Fund and by providing HIDEN Fuel-I, Bi-Modular Charge Authority (UPEIDA) signed a free patents and test facilities. These System, 500 kg General Purpose Memorandum of Understanding confidence building measures need to Bomb, 250 kg Pre Fragmented Bomb, (MoU) for knowledge partnership with be fully exploited by the industries to Electronic Fuze for 81 mm Mortar DRDO. The partnership is expected to propel the nation forward towards self- Bomb, Post Impact Delay Fuze for Air provide impetus to further boost the reliance, he added further.

Handing over of LATOT by Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy (right)

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Raksha Mantri also lauded the MoU has not only made country more self- between DRDO and UPEIDA and told reliant in defence technology but also that this will facilitate technical and provided immense opportunities to the knowledge support by DRDO to the industries in defence manufacturing corridor to facilitate a well-planned sector. He further stressed the point and efficient industrial base that will that the industries are invaluable lead to increased defence production partners and it is an apt time for Indian in the country. He also announced that industry to take advantage of the latest DRDO will provide technical and hand polices of the Government and further holding support to industries for export steer the country by enhancing the of DRDO developed products and for efforts towards self reliance through innovation and R&D by industries. indigenous technologies, job creation In his address, Hon’ble Chief and nation building. Minister of UP Yogi Adityanath Union Minister of State (Defence) expressed his confidence that MoU Shri Shripad Yesso Naik; Minister of with DRDO will extensively benefit the Industrial Development, Government development of the Uttar Pradesh as of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Satish Mahana; well as the region in particular. Defence Secretary, Shri Ajay Kumar; Speaking on the occasion, Dr G Chief of Army Staff, General Manoj Satheesh Reddy said that DRDO will Mukund Naravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM, provide all technology support for the VSM, ADC; and CEO, UPEIDA and development of defence corridor as Additional Chief Secretary, Government this will give thrust to the “Make-In- of Uttar Pradesh Shri Awanish Kumar India” programme under the guidance Awasthi, along with officials from MoD RM Shri Rajnath Singh (top) and Dr G of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh. Satheesh Reddy speaking at MoU signing and UP Government and industrialists Dr Reddy elaborated that the recent ceremony Bandhan at DefExpo 2020 from entire country were present on the success of DRDO technologies like Anti- Naval LCA, , occasion. Satellite Missile, Man Portable ATGM, Radars, Sonars, Advanced materials DRDO at DefExpo 2020 RDO displayed a wide range of Mission Shakti to demonstrate anti- Advanced Composite Modular Bridging indigenous strategic and tactical satellite precision strike capability was System (ACMBS). Outdoor exhibits Dweapon systems, defence the main attraction of the Missiles included MBT Mk I, Autonomous equipment and technologies at DefExpo and Strategic Systems (MSS) cluster Unmanned Ground Vehicle (AUGV), 2020 held in Lucknow from 5 February at DefExpo. The other outdoor missile WhAP, ATAGS and the UXOR robot. to 9 February 2020. DRDO was a major displayed were: LRSAM and Brahmos Indoor exhibits from the cluster participant at 11th edition of the biennial Mobile Autonomous Launcher. The included ROV Daksh, CSROV-Mini, defence exhibition and displayed more indoor exhibits were models of , SROV-Scout, NBC RV Mk I, AERV, than 500 indigenously developed Helina, , LRSAM, QRSAM, CBRN Mini UGV, AAD, MPDS, BMCS, products with active participation from NGARM, , , and multiple ATGM, EDK, Pinaka Mk I and Mk II major laboratories belonging to its products and technologies such as Rocket Systems. different technology clusters. RLG-based INS-GPS, System on Chip, Major exhibits from the Electronics Key exhibits from the Aero cluster Brahmos OBC & MIU. and Communication Systems (ECS) included LCA Mk-II on the tarmac while Highlights from the Armament cluster at the India Pavilion included indoor exhibits included models of LCA and Combat Engineering (ACE) QRSAM Radar, Atulya Fire Control Mk-I, LCA Navy, AEW&C, Aerostat and cluster included live demonstration Radar, SDR System and Naval Kaveri Engine among others. of the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun Communication Intelligence System and Rustom-II models were displayed System (ATAGS), Arjun MBT Mk IA, (Nayan). Various hand-held products in the India Pavilion. Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP), such as Thermal Imager, Ground India’s first ASAT missile used in Counter Mine Flail, and deployment of Penetrating Radar and Optical Target

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Locater. Outdoor exhibits included Devices, E-Nasika, Mini UGV, Secure Bike Ambulance, Mobile Whole Body 4D Active Phased Array Multifunction Mobile Handset among other. Counter whereas the indoor exhibits Radar (Ashwini), Laser Fence, Laser The Naval Systems & Materials included survival equipment, detection Dazzler and various Surveillance (NS&M) cluster exhibited Heavy- and diagnostic equipment and products Systems among others. Indoor exhibits Weight Torpedo Varunastra in the necessary for operating in the most included models of Data Link System outdoor area. Indoor displays were: hazardous environments. for Rustom II, Laser Ordinance Torpedoes (TAL, ALWT), Decoy systems System Analysis & Modelling (SAM) Disposal System (LORDS), Hand-held (ATDS-X, Maareech), various sonar cluster exhibited War Gaming at India Explosive Identifier (Preemptor) and systems (ALTAS-X, Hull Mounted, Pavilion. Indoor exhibits at DRDO other technologies. Dunking) and various products related Pavilion included working models of Exhibits of Micro Electronic to NBC and Radiation detection with Integrated Fire Suppression System Devices and Computational Systems focus on naval application. (IFDSS), Mobile Ramp (MMR) and (MED & CoS) cluster at India Pavilion Outdoor exhibits from Life Sciences the Army Air Defence Deployment included robotic products (KRIDA, (LS) cluster were: Biodigester, Simulator System. Robot Sentry). Indoor exhibits were RF Biotoilet, Iron Removal Unit, Motor

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Meetings with Foreign delegations

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DRDO products at live demo

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Republic Day Celebrations

CAIR, Bengaluru

Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) celebrated 71st Republic Day with lot of enthusiasm. The function started with flag hoisting by Dr UK Singh, OS & Director, CAIR followed by distribution of various awards to employees and wards of employees of CAIR. Sports and Rangoli prizes were also distributed to the winners.

ITR, Chandipur

The 71st Republic Day was celebrated in Integrated Test Range (ITR), with hoisting of National Flag by Dr BK Das, OS & Director ITR followed by National Anthem sung by ITR personnel. Director in his address appreciated the officers, staff, Military Wing, DSC Jawans and Home Guard round the clock to safeguard the sovereignty of ITR. He also highlighted the importance of the constitution in our day-to-day life for peace, harmony and integrity. Tree Plantation was carried out to mark the occasion. About two hundred officers and staff of ITR attended the programme. The programme was conducted by Shri SK Sahani, Sc ‘F’, Chairman Republic Day Celebration Committee, Lt Col VK Kumar, Chief Security Officer, Vice Chairman and their team.

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Raising Day celebrations

CAIR, Bengaluru Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR), celebrated its Lab Raising Day and Karnataka Rajyotsava Day with a lot of enthusiasm on 20 December 2019. The morning session was dedicated to CAIR Raising Day and technical exhibition and afternoon sessions was dedicated to Karnataka Rajyotsava and cultural programs. Dr Sudhir Kamath, OS & DG (MED&CoS) was the Chief Guest for CAIR Day and Dr Ramamurthy former Sc ‘G’, CAIR, was the Chief Guest for Karnataka Rajyostava. Dr UK Singh, OS & Director, CAIR, in his welcome address highlighted various achievements and future programmes of CAIR. This was followed by talks by the Chief Guests. Lab-level DRDO Awards were distributed to the officers and staff of CAIR by Dr Sudhir Kamath. The afternoon session was open for the family members of CAIR employees. The ceremony concluded with a colorful cultural programme performed by the employees and the children of the CAIR.

DFRL, MYSURU Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL), celebrated its 59th Raising Day with grandeur on 13 January 2020. Chief Guest, Dr AK Singh, Children performing at CAIR Raising Day (top) and at DFRL Raising Day DS & DG (LS), DRDO, New Delhi, various categories. Sports awards and inaugurated the event. Dr Anil Dutt prizes were distributed to the winners. Semwal, Director, DFRL, presided Dr AK Singh, DS & DG (LS), also over the function. Dr GK Sharma, released DFRL’s activity calendar. The Sc ‘G’ welcomed the dignitaries, day ended with a colourful cultural retired personal and staff of DFRL. Dr programme. Semwal briefed the gathering about the R&D achievements of DFRL in LRDE, BENGALURU the year 2019 and proposed targets Electronics and Radar Development for the upcoming year. Dr AK Singh Establishment (LRDE) celebrated appreciated the DFRL team for their its Lab Raising and DRDO Day on Director LRDE Shri SS Nagraj addressing the gathering on LRDE Raising Day efforts to achieve goals in a stipulated 1 January 2020. Shri SS Nagaraj, DS time. To encourage and motivate the & Director, LRDE, presided over the presented DRDO Lab-Level Awards, workforce, meritorious awards were function and spoke on the achievements DRDO Cash Awards to the employees distributed to DFRL employees for of LRDE in 2019 and goals for 2020. He and also Educational Awards to the

www.drdo.gov.in March 2020 11 Events meritorious students. As a part of the function, a video on LRDE achievements during the year 2019 was screened. NMRL, AMBERNATH 7th Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL) Raising 6Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm on 3 January 2020. Dr Srikumar Banerjee, Chancellor, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai (former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission & Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy) was the Chief Guest and Shri Santosh Kumar Sinha, GM (IOFS), Ordnance Factory, Ambernath, was the Guest of Honour of the function. Dr M Patri, Director, NMRL, presented an overview of growth and achievements made by the laboratory. Chief Guest in his address inspired the NMRL fraternity to provide Release of NMRL Annual Report latest technological solutions to the armed forces as well as commercial Report was released on this occasion. afternoon session of celebrations was sector. Guest of Honour, appreciated DRDO Lab-level and Cash Awards marked by performance by in-house NMRL for the accomplishments were presented to the employees for talents, followed by a musical program made over the years. NMRL Annual their meritorious contributions. The in the evening. DESIDOC Golden Jubilee Oration efence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre D(DESIDOC), Delhi, as a part of its Golden Jubilee Celebrations organised an oration by Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, President of the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) and MP Rajya Sabha on “Multiple Dimensions of India’s Soft Power Potential” on 7 January 2020 at Dr Bhagavantham Auditorium, Metcalfe House. Dr Chitra Rajgopal, DS & DG, R&M, DRDO, Dr Alka Suri, Director, DESIDOC, Dr Rajeev Vij, Sc ‘G’, convener of the oration, were present on the occasion. Dr Sahasrabuddhe enriched the audience with his vast experiences, ideas and thoughts. He talked about how India’s Soft Power Potential is Minister across the world. The oration her team. influencing world and the cultural was followed by a scintillated dance In continuation of the series on diplomacy initiatives by Indian Prime performance by Dr Rekha Mehra and Golden Jubilee Orations an other lecture

12 March 2020 www.drdo.gov.in Events DRDO newsletter was organised by Shri Gaur Gopal Das, Lifestyle coach and motivational speaker on “Secrets of Success and Happiness” on 29 January 2020 at Dr Bhagavantham Auditorium, Metcalfe House Dr Sudhir Kamath, Director General, Micro Electronic Devices, Computational Systems & Cyber Systems (MED & CoS), DRDO. Gaur Gopal Das enriched the audience with his ideas and thoughts. Based on the timeless wisdom coming down from ages, his talk made the audience think deeper and find simple solutions to difficult problems. Dr Sudhir Kamath appreciated the achievements and presentation made by Gaur Gopal Das and said that he is a source of inspiration for the society. Dr Rajeev Vij, Convener of the programme proposed the vote of thanks.

HRD ACTIVITIES SECURITY SENSITISATION PROGRAMME security sensitisation HQ. Proceedings commenced with Maj DRDO personnel. Dr G Satheesh Reddy, programme was conducted by Gen MK Hada, Director, Vigilance & Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO AIntelligence Bureau (IB) for Security welcoming the participants emphasized that security has a universal 215 senior scientists/security officers and the delegation of IB and oriented domain, which requires intrinsic and of DRDO on 16 January 2020 at the gathering towards the importance of active contribution by all, irrespective Dr DS Kothari Auditorium, DRDO inculcating security consciousness in all of the nature of work or rank held by the

www.drdo.gov.in March 2020 13 HRD ACTIVITIES person, and should not be considered as interacting with foreigners; document The vulnerabilities, various modus the sole responsibility of the Director of and Personal Security; Cyber Security operandi to obtain information and the Lab and the Security Officer. threats, verification and mitigation how to guard against the same were Team IB sensitised the participants methodology, and threat to DRDO from also elucidated with examples. The on a wide range of topics including: foreign intelligence agencies. It was discussions were educative and Current national and international brought out that due to the cutting-edge informative and were well received security scenario; multi-dimensional R&D work being undertaken by DRDO as was evident from the enthusiastic threats to vital installations; labs, the foreign intelligence agencies response from the participants during contingency planning and dealing with are interested in garnering intelligence the Q&A sessions. crisis situations; precautions while on the classified projects. Akhil Bhartiya Vaigyanik Evam Takniki Sanyukta Hindi Sangoshthi khil Bhartiya Vaigyanik souvenir and CD were released on the Development Establishment (IRDE), Evam Takniki Sanyukta occasion. Institute of Technology Management AHindi Sangoshthi was held The theme of the Sangoshthi (ITM), Defence Institute of Bio-Energy at Defence Electronics Application was “Raksha Praudyogiki evam Research (DIBER), Joint Cipher Bureau Laboratory (DEAL), Dehradun during Prabhandhan ka Rashtra ke Nirman may (JCB), High Energy Materials Research 16-17 January 2020. The sangoshthi Yogdaan.” The sanghosthi was divided Laboratory (HEMRL), CQAI and Solid was inaugurated by the Chief Guest into five sessions and 35 technical State Physics Laboratory (SSPL). Shri Liladhar Jagudi along with papers were presented. The sangoshthi Director DEAL distributed the Shri PK Sharma, Director, DEAL; was attended by large number of certificates to the participants. Shri Lionel Benjamin, Director IRDE; participants from various government Shri Sanjay Tandon, Director ITM and institutions and DRDO labs/estts Shri PK Dixit, GM, OFD. Sangoshthi including Instruments Research &

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Training Programme on Kanthasth software one-day training programme on ‘Kanthasth Software’ for 56 Amembers of TOLIC (Madhya-2), was organized on 17 January 2020 at DRDO HQ by Directorate of Rajbhasha and O&M. Smt Kalpana Sharma, Addl. Secretary, Lok Sabha Sachivalaya was the Chief Guest and Dr S Guruprasad, DS & DG (PC & SI) was the Guest of Honour. Dr Ravindra Singh, Director, Rajbhasha and O&M, welcomed the guests and participants and gave a brief description of the software recently released by Rajbhasha Vibhag, Ministry of Home Affairs. Smt Kalpana translation easy and up to date with Chief Auditor General, Archaeological Sharma, in her address, appreciated new emerging technologies. Seventy Survey of India, CRPF, NIC, etc. the efforts of Rajbhasha Vibhag for making Hindi more and more user- participants attended the course from Dr GS Gupta, Director, Dte of Personnel, friendly in this digital era. She also different offices of Delhi including from distributed certificates in the valedictory applauded DRDO HQ for taking the DRDO HQ, Delhi-based DRDO labs, session along with a CD consisting the initiative of organizing such training Akashvani, Northern Railways, CBSE, software and its Manual. Shri Babu programme and facilitating 56-member O/o Chief Income Tax Commissioner, Lal, Jt. Dir (OL) presented the vote of offices with this software and making Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, O/o thanks. One-day seminar on Advanced Composites Application dvanced Systems Laboratory Gupta, ADE, Bangalore stressed upon (ASL), Hyderabad organized “Advanced Composites-Unmanned Aone day seminar on “Advanced Air Vehicle”. Dr S Suriya Prakash, Composites Application” on 17 January IIT, Hyderabad delivered a lecture on 2020. Advanced Composites are widely “Application of Advanced Composites used not only in defence and aerospace in Civil Engineering Sector”. application but also in civil, automobile In the concluding remarks and marine application. Topics on Dr RK Gupta, Associate Director, ASL, defence, aerospace and civil sector were Shri S Bhaskar, GD (Composites); focused in this seminar. Dr M Rama Smt Sharada Prabhakar, TD, ACC and Manohara Babu, DS & Director, ASL Dr Manoj Burgohain, TD, CPDC, shared inaugurated the course and addressed their views on the significance of the the participants. Seminar. Around 100 participants from Shri Sunil Gidwani, L&T, Gujarat Bangalore exchanged his ideas on Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex delivered a talk on “Advanced “Design and Development of Advanced attended the seminar. Composites-Manufacturing & Composites Structures of Aircraft Challenges”. Shri Subba Reddy, ADA, Application”. Shri Samudra Das

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Training on squash preparation training programme on preparation of squash Afrom orange and mandarin was organized by Defence Research Laboratory (DRL), R&D Centre, Salari on 27 January 2020 with a view to develop skill among rural population for further value addition in surplus orange and mandarin. The training was inaugurated by Dr SK Dwivedi, Director, DRL Tezpur. Dr Duyi Samyor conducted the programme. A total of 23 participants from remote border areas of Arunachal Pradesh attended the training programme. Training programme on Project Management short term training programme the participants to be interactive and Agile Project Management, Project on ‘Project Management’ was draw full benefit from the programme. Time Estimation Techniques, Earned Aorganized at Integrated Test The training was an advance Value Management System (EVMS), Range (ITR), Chandipur, during course aimed at giving a wider view of Project Leadership were covered in the 27-29 January 2020. Dr BK Das, OS project management. Various topics Programme. Twenty-six participants and Director, ITR inaugurated the related to project management, e.g., from ITR attended the course. The programme. In his inaugural address, Core Competence Required for Project programme was organised by Shri P N Director ITR expounded the need Managers, Design of Experiments (DoE) Panda, Sc ‘F’, AGD (HR) and his team. of such training programme for the for Trials, Strategies for Integrated benefit of senior scientists and urged Process & Product Development,

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Brainstorming on Coatings for Armament Applications rmament Research and IIT Madras, NAL Bangalore, other concluding remarks. Dr AK Maurya, Development Establishment DRDO labs and 15 coating industries GM, Small Arms Factory, Kanpur, Dr A(ARDE), Pune, organised a one- dedicatedly working on functional Harish Barshila, Chief Scientist NAL, day brainstorming session on “Coatings coatings participated in the session. Dr Venkatraman, Sc ‘G’, DMRL, Dr for Armament Applications” on 30 Dr Madhusudhan Reddy, Director, Nitin Wasekar and Dr S Kumar, ARCI, January 2020. The aim was to provide DMRL and Dr , former Vice Prof. Srinivasa Rao Bakshi, IIT Madras a platform to address the technologies, Chancellor, DIAT were Chief Guests for and Dr Praveen Kumar B, Sc ‘E’, ARDE challenges and possibilities of the occasion. delivered the talks and deliberated surface engineering of guns and their Dr V Venkateswara Rao, OS on the theme of the session. Experts components, through synergy between & Director, ARDE, welcomed the from industries, which included L&T DRDO, Academia and Industries. Eighty participants and briefed them about Mumbai, Bharat Forge, MEC Jodhpur, participants from Ordnance Factories, the objectives of the discussion. Orbit Coatings, Sai Surface Coatings, DG (Artillery), International Advanced Dr G Padmanabham, Director, Metderm Treat, and Technocoat shared Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy ARCI, delivered the keynote address. their expertise. Dr Praveen Kumar and New Materials (ARCI) Hyderabad, Shri PK Mehta, DS & DG (ACE) gave the coordinated and conducted the session.

AI Ecosystem Meet

entre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) organized a meeting to access the Ccapability, technical expertise and work towards an engagement model. Fifteen companies participated in the event, which included four big industry houses namely TCS, Wipro, HCL and L&T. The start-ups also participated enthusiastically and demonstrated products in the area of NLP, Vision, Data Analytics, Drones, etc.

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Course for Retiring Employees two-day training course for the superannuating employees of Athe calendar year 2020 titled In- house Course for Retiring Employees of NPOL (INCREON) was organized by Naval Physical Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), Kochi during 20-21 January 2020. The training course was conducted for 20 employees and their spouses. The course was inaugurated by Shri.S Vijayan Pillai, OS and Director NPOL who highlighted the relevance and significance of the course. The customized training course was conducted for retiring employees to plan and manage their retirement funds effectively, and to acquaint themselves with Pension Pay Order, Pensionary The highlight of the course was a and Pensionary benefits and Medical benefits and Central Government session by a Corporate Psychologist reimbursement were taken by In-house Health Scheme (CGHS) and medical and Trainer followed by a lecture by a faculty. In a segment titled “Anubhav” a reimbursements, effectively manage Consultant Geriatrics. For judicious senior retired officer of NPOL shared his age related health disorders and also investments of funds there were two experience of retired life and imparted to adapt themselves to the socio and lectures one by a Financial Investment practical tips to the officers. There was a psychological changes that comes with planner and the other by Chief Manager special session on Endocrine disorders retirement. (Training), SBI. The lectures on PPO with emphasis on Managing Diabetes. Workshop on Concept of Costing: Project Management & Pricing efence Bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory D(DEBEL), Bengaluru, conducted a one-day workshop on Concept of Costing: Project Management & Pricing. CMA (Rtd) L Gurumurthy, M.Com, FCMA, Secretary (Acting) spoke on the principles of cost accounting and management and interacted with the participants. Thirty-five participants from DRDS and DRTC attended the workshop. The workshop covered the basic principles of costing and why effective cost estimation is essential to keep a project within budget. In short, the formulation of a new project, new was very interactive and aimed at workshop covered the applications of product development, ToT and pricing building the knowledge and skill set on principles of costing involved in the of products developed. The workshop costing.

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DRDO Harnessing Science for Peace & Security Chapter 4: marching forward The article is 48th 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).

LIFE SCIENCES & in aircraft cockpits, for sailors toiling time, its charter was extended to study HEALTHCARE in engine compartments of ships, the problems related to morale, motivation metabolic heat would add to the strain and operational efficiency of the Armed Defence Institute of on the thermoregulatory mechanism of Forces. Over more than four decades Physiology & Allied the body . To compensate for the loss of of its existence, it has completed over Sciences fluid and electrolyte, DIPAS worked out 700 projects and published over 470 Exposure of extremities to severe optimum water and salt requirements research reports which have a wide cold for prolonged periods would lead as well as work schedules for different circulation. to cold injuries, resulting in loss of levels of thermal stress. It was found The Institute developed over the digits of hands and feet if treatment was that under field conditions, 55 per cent years an elaborate training system for not given on time. Since rehabilitation of the heat illness was due to exercise- the assessors, such as Interviewing of frostbite victims was difficult, induced heat exhaustion and 25 per Officers, Group Testing Officers, susceptibility tests were devised for cent was due to heat pyrexia. Heat Psychologists in the Services Selection cold injuries. Studies also showed that exhaustion due to salt/water deficiency Boards, Armed Forces Selection Boards exposure to cold environments for 3 and heat cramps was extremely rare. and Recruiting Centres. A number weeks significantly increased adaptation Potassium supplementation was found of projects in the field of psychology and parasympathetic dominance. Thus beneficial and replenishment of fluid were aimed at monitoring of selection deliberate exposure to cold during was imperative. While heat-adapted systems and development of selection the first three weeks with gradual soldiers could be moved to cold areas, tests for officers at Services Selection discarding of heavy items of clothing it would be preferable to avoid rapid Boards and for classification of other was recommended. movement of soldiers from cold to ranks for allocation of specialised DIPAS conducted investigations hot regions. Studies on the effects of trades in the Army, Navy and the Air for identification of soldiers who repeated calorie deprivation for troops Force. In addition, developmental tests would be susceptible to AMS, HAPO on long patrol duties showed no cause for use in selection and classification and frostbite before they were to be for alarm due to recovery without such as Nurses Aptitude Test, tests for inducted into high altitudes. It devised adverse effects. Drinking brackish selection of students for admission to a chemoreceptor sensitivity test which water found in Rajasthan for periods AFMC, Pune, Word Association Test, appeared promising. The cold-induced up to about 2 years did not reveal any Thematic Appreciation Test for use vasodilatation (CIVD) response and heat ill effects. by Services Selection Boards, various output of the extremities during cold techniques for evaluation and aptitude Defence Institute of immersion under controlled laboratory tests for selection of various trades Psychological Research conditions were found effective for for airmen and sailors, new schemes screening individuals. Those with poor The Defence Institute of for administration of PAB tests at CIVD response had a low heat output Psychological Research (DIPR) is one the Air Force Selection Boards, and and suffered more than the others. of the oldest institutions under the aptitude tests for categorization of Heat Stress - Heat stress would DRDO, having been established in cadet trainees into technical and non- not normally be a serious threat August 1949 to carry out research and technical groups, were also designed. to our countrymen under normal develop procedures for the selection of Expertise was also developed in resting conditions because of natural personnel at Service Selection Boards, the standardisation of personality, adaptation to some extent. However, to maintain records and relevant intelligence and aptitude tests for use for soldiers performing physical work in statistics, and to train the assessors in selection and task allocation of the summer in desert and other hot areas, for effective functioning at the Service officers of the three Services. To provide for tank crews, for aviators working Selection Boards. Over a period of feedback for improvement of selection

www.drdo.gov.in March 2020 19 DRDO SERIES procedures, follow-up studies were for turbines, high strength materials aircraft, electronics, tanks and missiles conducted, investigating causes of for armour, plastic and synthetic/ continued in the 1970s. A powder wastage during training and assessing composite materials for aerospace, metallurgy plant was set up for research the job performance level. materials for radar invisibility, and on various applications of powder Another important research now smart materials provides us an metallurgy for defence applications. area was on the mental health of the estimate of the expertise necessary The major application area was towards soldiers including mental depression, to exploit these in defence rendering help to the defence PSUs/ suicides, boredom, isolation, study of systems. Often, these materials have factories in specific products. One such aetiological factors in the adjustment to perform reliably under exacting and area was anti-armour ammunition. In of men in the Armed Forces with a view extreme conditions of temperature, the 1970s, a requirement was reflected to identify the potential breakdown environment and mobility which to DMRL to develop the core for a cases at the selection stage, factors that characterise military weapons and particularly lethal type of projectile, promote successful adaptation, physio- equipments. Two laboratories of DRDO the high velocity armour piercing (AP) psychological effects of prolonged namely, the Defence Metallurgical projectile, which by its kinetic energy duties concerned with watch keeping Research Laboratory (DMRL), was able to penetrate deeply into the in high altitude pickets, problems like Hyderabad and the Defence Materials tank armour. The effectiveness of the AP huge dropout rates among trainees and and Stores Research and Development (armour piercing) ammunition against morale of disabled soldiers. Establishment (DMSR&DE), the tank was due to the core, which Valuable work was also carried Kanpur are devoted to the study and for the first generation was a long-rod out on issues related to leadership, development of these critical materials penetrator of tungsten carbide with a organisational effectiveness, morale, for defence applications. specific gravity of 14. DMRL succeeded motivation, job satisfaction, discipline, in developing the processes and group processes, sociometry, team Defence Metallurgical fabricating the tungsten carbide core. It building activities, training for Research Laboratory even set up a pilot plant for supplying adaptation to change, development With the formation of DRDO in these and the nose cones. In addition, of psychometric tests for assessing 1958, TDE (Metals) at Ishapore was DMRL also set up pilot plants to provide leadership potentiality in service bifurcated into an R&D entity called shatter alloy, lighter alloy castings for officers, psycho-dynamics of courage DMRL and the rest as Chief Inspectorate sighting and vision instruments for in operational contexts, effects of high of Metals. Both the new entities were tanks/AFVs and permanent magnets of altitude and low temperatures on housed in the same premises of TDE various types for use by the microwave mental performance and techniques for (Metals) till 1962 when a decision was industry. Further, development of interrogation of prisoners’ of war. taken to expand DMRL by infusion of magnets for magnetrons that power DIPR conducted in-depth studies personnel, equipment and buildings to radar systems and recovery of tungsten on the dynamics of training at the bring it at par with modern metallurgical and cobalt was also undertaken. Services training academies like the R&D institutions. The location was In 1973, it was decided by the Ministry National Defence Academy, and the shifted to Hyderabad and a reputed of Defence to set up in the vicinity Indian Military Academy. Improved Indian metallurgist was appointed as of DMRL, a public sector company, training techniques were devised for the Director and was entrusted with the Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd (MIDHANI) instructors and the behaviour of pupils task of building the Institution. for exploiting the technology that had were evaluated through instructional The move from Ishapore to been developed by DMRL in a variety of feedback. It also conducted courses for Hyderabad, and the setting up a new special metals and superalloys required DRDO for the senior scientists on self- for defence applications. The strategic laboratory, including construction of development as part of the continuing importance of the work of DMRL lay in buildings, placement of personnel, education programme. the fact that only a few manufacturers in installation of plant, machinery and the world had the capability and capacity other equipments, was completed by to supply these and their availability to MATERIALS 1969. Even before this, the Laboratory us in times of war and even in times of A wide variety of metals and started functioning from rented peace was subjected to the pulls and non-metals are required for the buildings. The initial focus was to build pressures of the Cold War. development of the hardware that form the competence of the scientists in the military equipment and systems. The area of strategic materials which are of range is almost limitless and even a interest to defence. small sample, such as light alloys for The activities for the development structures, high temperature materials of metals and alloys required for To be continued...

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