Raksha Mantri Dedicates Akash Missile System to the Nation Handing Over Ceremony of Akash Missile System
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A monthly in-house bulletin of Defence Research & Development Organisation ■ Vol. 35 No. 8 August 2015 Raksha Mantri dedicates Akash Missile System to the Nation Handing Over Ceremony of Akash Missile System Akash Weapon System Dr S Christopher, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and DG DRDO Shri SK Sharma, CMD, BEL, handing over the key of the Akash Weapon System presenting memento to Hon'ble Raksha Mantri Manohar Parrikar to Shri Manohar Parrikar Raksha Mantri with Team Akash 35th year of Publication Vol. 35 No. 8 August 2015 ■ ISSN: 0971-4391 Editor-in-Chief Gopal Bhushan Senior Editor Inside the Issue Ashok Kumar Raksha Mantri dedicates Akash Missile System to the Nation 4 Editor Manoj Kumar Assistant Editor Geeta Sharma Design & Pre-press Anjan Kumar Das Multimedia RK Bhatnagar Printing SK Gupta; Hans Kumar Distribution RP Singh Local Correspondents CFEES transfers Process Technology for Heptafluoropropane 5 Ahmednagar: Lt Col. AK Singh, Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (VRDE); Ambernath: Shri P Sivaraman, Naval Materials INMAS inks MOU with Guru Nanak Dev University 5 Research Laboratory (NMRL); Balasore/Chandipur: Shri PK Mohanty, Integrated Test Range (ITR); Dr AK Sannigrahi, Proof & Experimental Establishment (PXE); Bengaluru: Smt Bala V, Aeronautical Development World Environment Day Celebration 6 Establishment (ADE); Smt MR Bhuvaneswari, Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS); Smt Faheema AGJ, Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (CAIR); Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Official Language visits SASE 7 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 KM Veerabhadra, Electronics & Radar Development Establishment (LRDE); Dr Vishal Kesari, Microwave Tube Research & Development Centre (MTRDC); Chandigarh: Shri HS Gusain, Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE); Shri Niraj Srivastava, Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory; Chennai: Shri PD Jayaram, Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE); Dehradun: Shri Abhai Mishra, Defence Electronics Application Laboratory (DEAL); Shri JP Singh, Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE); Delhi: Dr Rajendra Singh, Centre for Fire, Explosive & Environment Safety (CFEES); Dr Mehbuba Begum, Centre for Personnel Talent Management (CEPTAM); Dr KP Mishra, Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences (DIPAS); Shri Ram Prakash, Defence Terrain Research Laboratory (DTRL); Dr Rajeev Vij, Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Science (INMAS); Dr Indu Gupta, Laser Science & ISO 9001:2008 Certification for NPOL 7 Technology Centre (LASTEC);Shri Raj Kumar Jain, Recruitment & Assessment Centre (RAC); Smt Kamini Malhotra, Scientific Analysis Group (SAG); Dr Rupesh Kumar Chaubey, Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL); Gwalior: Shri RK Manpower Development Activities 8 Srivastava, Defence R&D Establishment (DRDE); Haldwani: Dr Atul Grover, Defence Institute of Bio-Energy Research (DIBER); Hyderabad: Shri Hemant International Yoga Day Celebrations 11 Kumar, Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL); Dr JK Rai, Advanced Numerical Research & Analysis Group (ANURAG);Shri JP Singh, Centre for High Energy Swachh Bharat Abhiyan 12 Systems & Sciences (CHESS); Shri ARC Murthy, Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL); Dr Manoj Kumar Jain, Defence Metallurgical Research Personnel News 13 Laboratory (DMRL); Dr K Nageswara Rao, Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL); Shri N Venkatesh, Research Centre Imarat (RCI); Jodhpur: Visitors to DRDO Labs/Estts 15 Shri Ravindra Kumar, Defence Laboratory (DL); Kanpur: Shri Ashok Kumar Gautam, Defence Materials & Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE); Kochi: Shri S Radhakrishnan, Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL); Leh: Dr Somen Acharya, Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR); Mussoorie: Shri Ashish Joshi, Institute of Technology Management (ITM); Pune: Dr (Mrs) JA Kanetkar, Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE); 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: Shri YSR Prasada Rao, Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL) Website: http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo-nl E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Tel: 011-2390 2474; Fax: 011-2381 9151 Raksha Mantri with Team Akash Raksha Mantri dedicates Akash Missile System to the NatioNationn Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Shri Manohar Parrikar Akash is a very potent supersonic mobile multi- dedicated indigenous surface-to-Air Akash Missile directional multi-target point/area air defence system System (AMS) to the Nation at Indian Air Force (IAF) and can engage several air targets simultaneously Station Gwalior on 10 July 2015. The system has been using sophisticated multifunction phased array and designed and developed by DRDO and produced by surveillance radars in fully autonomous mode. The Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) and Bharat Dynamics Ltd seamless integration of hardware and software of (BDL). The culmination of Akash Missile System is a various elements permits automated management hallmark of sustained concentric jointmanship of DRDO, of air defence functions such as programmable BEL, Indian industries and IAF. Indigenous development surveillance, target detection, target acquisition, of the system has given impetus to the defence industrial tracking, identification, threat evaluation, prioritisation, base in the country and generated business of more than assignment and engagement. Equipped with advanced electronic counter countermeasures features at various Rs 20,000 crore. levels, Akash system provides secure communication Akash system is the outcome of partnership of links with other air defence command and control Defence Research and Development Laboratory networks to handle the counter electronic warfare (DRDL), the nodal DRDO laboratory along with 13 other scenario. DRDO laboratories, 19 Public Sector Units (PSUs), five Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, PVSM, AVSM, VM, Ordinance Factories (OFs), three national laboratories, ADC, Chief of the Air Staff, IAF, Dr S Christopher, six academic institutions and more than 265 private Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and DG DRDO, sector industries across the country. The induction of Shri SK Sharma, CMD, BEL, other senior officers of Akash system has increased the self-reliance index of IAF, DRDO, BEL, BDL, MSQAA, industry partners and defence technologies in the country. project teams were present during the event. Akash Missiles 4 August 2015 CFEES transfers Process Technology for Heptafluoropropane Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES), Delhi, has developed commercially viable technology for the production of Heptafluoropropane (HFC-227ea). HFC-227ea is a highly effective, non- corrosive, non-conductive, non-Ozone depleting environmentally acceptable fire extinguishing agent less toxic than Halon and leaves no residue on application. It is ideally suited for suppression of critical fires and has become the market leader in providing rapid and safe fire protection for high value assets in both occupied and unoccupied facilities. The process involves hydro fluorination of HFC- 227ea with anhydrous hydrofluoric acid using Chromium, Trials in derelict T-72 Aluminium, and Zinc-based catalyst. The performance in their fire safety regulations, both in civil and military of HFC-227ea vis-à-vis Halon 1301 has been proved applications. Due to strict implementation of Montreal under retrofitment trials in fire suppression experiments Protocol, which prohibits production and use of Halons in T-72 tank meeting the requirements of GSQR and as fire suppressing agents, HFC-227ea has a very good NFPA for fire suppression timing in both crew and engine commercial value. compartments. CFEES has transferred the technology More than 80 per cent of the fire protection uses to M/s Gujarat Fluorochemicals Pvt. Ltd under DRDO- are with the civil sector industries such as Oil, Power, FICCI-ATAC programme. Telecommunication, etc. Cost of the indigenous HFC- World over, HFC-227ea is commonly used as 227ea is expected to be much lower than the imported a gaseous fire suppression agent for protection of HFC-227ea. Use of HFC-227ea by civil sector shall occupied space as per NFPA 2001 (2012 edition). All generate large demand leading to reduction in the cost international standards are now specifying HFC-227ea of the product appreciably. INMAS inks MOU with Guru Nanak Dev University On 3 July 2015, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and in a manner that supplements the resources of both the Allied Sciences (INMAS), Delhi, signed a Memorandum institutions to facilitate research and training. There of Understanding (MoU) with Guru Nanak Dev will be exchange of scientists, teaching faculty and University (GNDU), Amritsar, for enhanced academic students. Research students working at INMAS will interaction, applied research, and biomedical product be able to register for PhD degrees to be awarded by GNDU, under the supervision of INMAS scientists. development programmes for a period of five years. Likewise PhD students of GNDU will be able to carry Dr Rajendra Prashad Tripathi, OS, Director, INMAS and out a part of their research work at INMAS. Prof. AS Brar, Vice Chancellor, GNDU, signed the MoU. Speaking on the occasion,