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A Monthly Bulletin of Defence Research NEWSLETTER and Development Organisation www.drdo.gov.in APRIL 2017 | VOLUME 37 | ISSUE 4 INNOVATION >> p05 TOT >> p7 AAD ENDO-ATMOSPHERIC INTERCEPTOR MISSILE TESTED SUCCESSFULLY COURSES >> p13 APRIL 2017 VOLUME 37 | ISSUE 4 CONTENTS ISSN: 0971-4391 COVER STORY 04 DRDO Hands Over Indigenous Products to Indian Army INNOVatiON 05 TOt 07 Advanced Area Defence BrahMos Extended Endo-Atmospheric Inter- Range Missile Test-Fired EVENts 08 ceptor Missile Tested Successfully Successfully COURSES 13 HRD ACTIVITIES 16 VISITS 17 DRDO SERIES 18 DRDO IN PRESS 20 2 APRIL 2017 www.drdo.gov.in NEWSLETTER Defence Research & Development Organisation ISSN: 0971-4391 FROM THE DESK OF THE CHAIRMAN 37th Year of Publication Dr S Christopher Website: www.drdo.gov.in CHAIRMAN For feedback, please contact: [email protected] Defence Research & Development Tel: 011-23902403; 23902474; Fax: 011-23819151 Organisation Assistant Editor: Mrs Geeta Sharma; Pre-press: Mrs Gunjan Bakshi & LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS SECRETARY Ahmednagar: Lt Col. AK Singh, Vehicles Research & Development Department of Defence Research & Establishment (VRDE); Ambernath: Dr Susan Titus, Naval Materials Development Research Laboratory (NMRL); Balasore/Chandipur: Shri Santosh Munda, Integrated Test Range (ITR); Dr AK Sannigrahi, Proof & Experimental Establishment (PXE); Bengaluru: Shri Subbukutti S, Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE); Smt MR DRDO ON THE PATH OF SELF-RELIANCE Bhuvaneswari, Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS); Smt Faheema AGJ, Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (CAIR); Ms Tripty Rani Growing Indigenisation of Defence Technologies Bose, Centre for Military Airworthiness & Certification (CEMILAC); Smt Josephine Nirmala M, Defence Avionics Research Establishment ollowing its vision of empowering India with world-class cutting edge (DARE); Shri Kiran G, Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE); defence technologies, DRDO aims for self-reliance and equipping Shri KM Veerabhadra, Electronics & Radar Development Establishment F Indian Armed Forces with the state-of-the-art weapons systems. Over (LRDE); Dr Vishal Kesari, Microwave Tube Research & Development the years DRDO has demonstrated its capability to design, develop and Centre (MTRDC); Chandigarh: Dr HS Gusain, Snow & Avalanche Study realize highly complex multidisciplinary weapon systems and platforms, Establishment (SASE); Shri Ashok Kumar Dahiya, Terminal Ballistics and, if recent inductions were any indication, then country has reposed Research Laboratory (TBRL); Chennai: Shri PD Jayaram, Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE); Dehradun: a great deal of confidence in DRDO developed world-class contemporary Shri Abhai Mishra, Defence Electronics Applications Laboratory (DEAL); products. Shri JP Singh, Instruments Research & Development Establishment It gives me pleasure to write home about some of the recent achievements (IRDE); Delhi: Shri Ashutosh Bhatnagar, Centre for Personnel Talent that DRDO has made. In series of events, Hon’ble RM handed over DRDO Management (CEPTAM); Dr Rajendra Singh, Centre for Fire, Explosive developed Products to Service Chiefs. Significant among these were, Airborne & Environment Safety (CFEES); Dr Dipti Prasad, Defence Institute of Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) System, LCA Tejas, Akash System, Physiology & Allied Sciences (DIPAS); Dr Dolly Bansal, Defence Institute Pinaka, Abhay (Hull-Mounted Sonar), HUMSA UG, NACS (Near field of Psychological Research (DIPR); Shri Ram Prakash, Defence Terrain Acoustic Characterization) System; AIDSS (Advanced Indigenous Distress Research Laboratory (DTRL); Shri Navin Soni, Institute of Nuclear Sonar System for submarines); Varunastra (Advanced heavy-weight anti- Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS); Smt Anjana Sharma, Institute for Systems Studies & Analyses (ISSA); Dr Indu Gupta, Laser Science & submarine torpedo); Maareech (advanced torpedo defence system); USHUS-II Technology Centre (LASTEC); Shri Sanjay Pal, Recruitment & Assessment (Submarine Sonar); Directing Gear for Hull Mounted Sonar Array; RLG based Centre (RAC); Ms Noopur Shrotriya, Scientific Analysis Group (SAG); Dr INS for Ship Applications (INS-SA); Swathi (Weapon Locating Radar); NBC Rupesh Kumar Chaubey, Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL); Gwalior: Reece Vehicle Mk-I, IP-based Secure Phone and, Gallium Nitride Technology Shri RK Srivastava, Defence R&D Establishment (DRDE); Haldwani: The inducted systems have gone through a series of extensive user trial Dr Atul Grover, Defence Institute of Bio-Energy Research (DIBER); and evaluation process of Armed Forces in extensively harsh and battle like Hyderabad: Shri Hemant Kumar, Advanced Systems Laboratory conditions and met all stringent quality requirements. The value of DRDO (ASL); Shri Pramod K Jha, Centre for Advanced Systems (CAS); developed products inducted into Services or in the process of induction stands Dr JK Rai, Advanced Numerical Research & Analysis Group (ANURAG); at ` 2.56 lakh crores and expected to achieve ` 5 lakhs crores in next five years. Shri JP Singh, Centre for High Energy Systems & Sciences (CHESS); Shri ARC Murthy, Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL); Besides, there are several systems—Agni series up to Agni-5, Prithvi Dr Manoj Kumar Jain, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory BMD, Radars (MPR Arudhra, SAR for UAVs), EW Systems (DCMAWS, EW (DMRL); Dr K Nageswara Rao, Defence Research & Development suite for fighter aircraft, GYPSY), WhAP, ATAG, Pinaka Mk-II, Thermobaric Laboratory (DRDL); Shri N Venkatesh, Research Centre Imarat Ammunitions, NBC Protection and Soldier Support Systems—that have (RCI); Jagdalpur: Dr Gaurav Agnihotri, SF Complex (SFC); Jodhpur: undergone successful trials. In the next five years, DRDO aims to foray into Shri Ravindra Kumar, Defence Laboratory (DL); Kanpur: Shri Ashok futuristic research and fighting system for the evolving battlegrounds. Kumar Gautam, Defence Materials & Stores Research & Development I also share with you that the export potential of DRDO developed systems Establishment (DMSRDE); Kochi: Shri S Radhakrishnan, Naval has increased manifolds. As many as 20 countries have shown interest in Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL); Leh: Dr Dorjey Angchok, acquiring Akash, BrahMos, Sonar, Underwater Acoustic Communication Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR); Mussoorie: Dr Gopa B Choudhury, Institute of Technology Management (ITM); System, Torpedoes, Thermobaric and FSAPDS Ammunition, Titanium Sponge, Mysuru: Dr M Palmurugan and Shri NV Nagraj, Defence Food AEW&C System, and BFS Radar. The nation, which till recently weren’t a Research Laboratory (DFRL); Pune: Dr (Mrs) JA Kanetkar, Armament export faring country, this count sounds very inspirational and exciting. Research and Development Establishment (ARDE); Dr Vijay Pattar, Needless to mention that DRDO is fully dedicated to attain self-reliance Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT); Shri AM Devale, in defence systems and technologies. The organisation has made significant High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL); Shri SS Arole, contribution in the country’s defence preparedness and is aspiring to accelerate Research & Development Establishment (Engrs) [R&DE (E)]; Tezpur: the pace of self-reliance by enhancing its capabilities and extending capacity Dr Jayshree Das, Defence Research Laboratory (DRL); Visakhapatnam: building. Towards this, I thank all of you for your dedication, sincerity and hard Dr (Mrs) V Vijaya Sudha, Naval Science & Technological Laboratory work, which made DRDO the organization with more visibility, acceptability (NSTL) and credibility. Jai Hind. www.drdo.gov.in APRIL 2017 3 COVER STORY DRDO HANDS OVER INDIGENOUS PRODUCTS TO INDIAN ARMY on’ble Raksha Mantri Shri General Bipin Rawat lauded DRDO support of their field operations and Manohar Parrikar handed for achieving another milestone in their welfare of soldiers on ground. Many Hover Weapon Locating Radar continuing success stories and said, of these products have been inducted (WLR), Swathi, NBC Recce vehicle and “I am optimistic that at this speed, and are presently operational in field NBC Drugs developed indigenously by modernisation of Indian Army would units. In 2016, the Weapon Locating DRDO to General Bipin Rawat, Chief move at a much faster pace.” Radar, NBC Recce Vehicle and a set of of the Army Staff for induction into the Speaking at the function NBC Drugs had undergone successfully Indian Army in a function on 2 March Dr S Christopher, Chairman DRDO and testing and extensive evaluation by 2017. Secretary Department of Defence R&D competent evaluation teams/bodies. RM complimented DRDO scientists said, “After Navy and Air Force, time has Raksha Mantri also released a for handing over of the indigenous now come to hand over our products to Coffee Table Book, Kalam...a Journey products to the Indian Army and the Army and it is a proud moment for to Excellence, a pictorial tribute to congratulated DRDO for the successful all scientists in DRDO. I am sure that Dr APJ Abdul Kalam traversing his simple trials of the interceptor missiles on the co-development approach of DRDO, life from a humble village in Tamilnadu to 1 March 2017. DRDO, Defence Forces, users and the industry would speed up the highest office of the land. The book has PSU’s and Private Sector industry’s the ongoing projects.” been brought out by Defence Scientific partnership can be a game changer in the DRDO has been developing