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september 2019 Volume 39 | Issue 09 Contents ISSN: 0971-4391 Cover story 04 DRDO successfully flight-tested state-of-the-art Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile

tot 05 Design of Mobile Metallic Ramp Handed Over to Indian Army

RCI signs LATOT of Control Grade Fiber Optic Gyroscopes DIPAS signs LATOT of Female Full Body Protector

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INFRA Development 16

DRDO SERIES 17

Visits 19

HRD activities 9

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 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); 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); Visakhapatnam: Dr (Mrs) V Vijaya Sudha, Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL)

www.drdo.gov.in September 2019 3 Cover story DRDO successfully flight-tests state-of-the-art Quick Reaction SAM against live aerial targets

RDO successfully flight- Two missiles were tested against Inertial Navigation System, Data Link tested its state-of-the-art two live targets and met all mission and RF seeker. The entire mission DQuick Reaction Surface-to-Air objectives of engaging the targets at was tracked by various Electro-optical Missiles (QRSAM) against live aerial different ranges and altitudes. Tracking Systems, Radar Systems and targets from Integrated Test Range The systems have been tested Telemetry Systems. (ITR), Chandipur on 4 August 2019. in final configuration with Radar Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh The system is being developed for mounted on a vehicle and missiles congratulated DRDO and industries Indian Army with search and track on the launcher. The systems on achieving the significant milestone. on move capability with very short are equipped with indigenously reaction time. developed Phased Array Radar,

4 September 2019 www.drdo.gov.in tot DRDO newsletter Design of Mobile Metallic Ramp handed over to Indian Army efence Research and premier research laboratory, Centre requirement of the Army by drastically Development Organisation for Fire, Explosive and Environment reducing the time required for D(DRDO) handed over the design Safety (CFEES) on the requirements operational mobilization. of Mobile Metallic Ramp (MMR) to projected by Army for reducing the Director General Operational the Indian Army at a ceremony held strategic mobility time of mobilizing Logistics and Strategic Movement, at DRDO Bhawan on 20 August 2019. Armoured Fighting Vehicles. The ramp Lt Gen NK Khanduri, and senior officers Secretary, Department of Defence R&D will provide the strategic mobility for of the DRDO were also present at the and Chairman, DRDO Dr G Satheesh Armoured and Mechanized Units and function. Reddy handed over the design of MMR formations of the Army. It is portable, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh to Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen modular in design, which can be easily congratulated DRDO and the Army for Devraj Anbu. assembled or disassembled. the successful development of MMR. With load bearing capacity of 70 Lt Gen Devraj Anbu appreciated metric ton (MT), the MMR has been the design of MMR and lauded the designed and developed by DRDO’s efforts of DRDO towards meeting the

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RCI signs LATOT of Control Grade Fiber Optic Gyroscopes RDO transferred the technology of Control Grade Fibre Optic DGyroscopes (FOG) to BEL, Pune on 20 July 2019. Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, a missile cluster laboratory of DRDO, has developed the technology for FOG and qualified it for application in missiles, tanks and stabilization systems of radar. Shri BHVS Narayana Murthy, Director, RCI and Shri Mahesh, Director (R&D), BEL signed and transferred the documents of LAToT (Licensing Agreement for Transfer of Technology). Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO, Shri MSR Prasad, DG (MSS), RCI, were present during the occasion. the immediate requirements of users. Dr Chitra Rajagopal, DG (SAM&R&M), RCI has established the limited So far more than 900 units of FOG Dr Mayank Dwivedi, Director DIITM, production facility for producing control sensor packages have been produced and Shri R Gopal Naik, Head FOSD/ sensor packages based on FOG to meet and delivered to multiple users. DIPAS signs LATOT of Female Full Body Protector RDO handed over female full body protector (FFPB) for police Dwomen engaged in riot control assignments in a function held at CRPF HQ on 19 July 2019. Dr AK Singh DG (LS), DRDO, presented the FPB to Shri Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, DG CRPF. DRDO’s Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), Delhi has developed the FFPB. Police women working in CRPF were lacking gender specific full body protectors (FPBs) and were performing riot control duties with uncomfortable and ill fitting male FBPs. DIPAS has ergonomically designed FFPB after collecting and analysing the anthropometric data of female troops working in Rapid Action Force successful user trials. IG (RAF), and senior officers from and CRPF. The protector has been Dr Bhuvnesh Kumar, Director, CRPF and DIPAS were present on the trial evaluated in various security DIPAS, Ms Anupam Kulshreshtha, occasion. The technology of FFBP has specifications norms and undergone IG (Prov) CRPF, Shri Arun Kumar been transferred to six firms.

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Raising Day celebrations ACEM, Nasik

dvanced Centre for Energetic Materials (ACEM), Nasik, Acelebrated its Raising Day on 1 July 2019 with enthusiasm and fervour. Dr Avinash Chander, former Secretary DDR&D and SA to RM was the Chief Guest. Shri PK Mehta, DS and DG (ACE), Shri KPS Murthy, OS and Director, HEMRL and Shri GA Srinivas Murthy, OS and PD, SLCM, ASL, graced the occasion. General Manager, ACEM welcomed the august gathering and briefed Dr Avinash Chander being felicitated on ACEM Raising Day about the achievements and activities Auditorium, Metcalfe House. Shri KS Centre in the year 2018. She conveyed of the ACEM. Dr Avinash Chander, Varaprasad, DG (HR), DRDO, and her thanks and appreciated all employees appreciated the progress of ACEM in Dr Shantanu Ganguly, fellow, Tata of DESIDOC for the achievement of the last 10 years. He congratulated ACEM Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) set goals. She further highlighted some team on successfully scaling up solid were the Chief Guest and the Guest of of the new services started by DESIDOC rocket motors with a wide range of Honour, respectively. The event was for the DRDO scientific fraternity. burn rates. He stated that process attended by directors from DRDO HQ Dr Shantanu Ganguly, in his address, technology to realise large motors with and Delhi-based sister DRDO labs, and appreciated DESIDOC for providing a given propellant composition is a former directors and employees of the innovative and value added services very involved process and challenging. DESIDOC. far and wide. He also said that TERI is Shri PK Mehta, in his address stressed Dr Alka Suri, Director, DESIDOC committed to strengthening the bonds the need to follow safe practices with welcomed the august gathering and with DESIDOC in order to augment utmost sincerity in all activities being spoke about the achievements of the various innovative information services carried out at ACEM. Shri KPS Murthy, for the research fraternity. in his address highlighted the necessity DG (HR) in his address expressed to have uniform testing standards his appreciation for the informative for propellants and other ingredients services provided by the Centre to across the laboratories. Shri GA Srinivas the DRDO scientists. He elaborated Murthy lauded ACEM for delivering zero the challenges being posed by the fast rejection articles. Various events were changing information technologies and conducted among ACEM employees advised scientists to update themselves and family members like essay to come out with innovative methods to competition, drawing competition, and reach out to the users. DESIDOC should sports activities. Winners and runners- take lead and should work as centrally up of the events were awarded prizes training centre to update DRDO’s by Guest of Honours. Laboratory-level library workforce, he further added. DRDO Awards and Cash Awards were The Chief Guest and the Guest of conferred to meritorious employees. Honour distributed various laboratory- level DRDO Awards to the meritorious DESIDOC, Delhi employees. Cash, sports and other awards were also distributed by the efence Scientific Information Director and former Directors of the and Documentation Centre DESIDOC. The function concluded with celebrated its 49th Raising D DG (HR) delivering his address on a cultural programme. Day on 29 July 2019 at Bhagwantham DESIDOC Raising Day

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NMRL celebrates 73rd DRDO celebrates Independence Day Hindi Pakhwada aval Materials Research irectorate of Rajbhasa and O&M, Laboratory (NMRL), DRDO HQ, celebrated Hindi Pakhwada and Kavi Sammelan Ambernath celebrated 73rd N Don 16 August 2019. It was the first time Independence Day on 15 August in DRDO that the Kavi Sammelan was 2019 with great patriotic fervour. organized on the occasion of the Hindi Dr M Patri, OS and Director, hoisted Pakhwada with an aim to encourage the National Flag and extended his the staff of DRDO to work in Hindi. In his inaugural address Shri Sunil greetings to the employees and their Sharma, Sc. ‘G’ & Director, Rajbhasha family members. and O&M said that Hindi should be In a highly inspiring address used not only during the Pakhwada Dr Patri deliberated upon the successes but also regularly to achieve the achieved by DRDO during 2018 target of the Central Government. Eminent poets/poetess Smt Mamta and highlighted the achievements Ladiwal, Smt Shobha Sachan, of NMRL. He encouraged young Dr Chetan Anand, Dr Indrajeet scientists of NMRL to think Sukumar, Dr Manoj Kamdev, Shri innovatively and undertake research Jagdish Meena and Shri Sanjay Kumar in the frontier areas of science and Giri, spell bounded the audience with technology to further strengthen the their poems. Shri Babu Lal, Jt Director defence of the country. (OL), presented the vote of thanks. Shri SK Mehta, Assistant Director (OL), conducted the programme. ITR Observed Dr Kalam memorial day ntegrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, observed Dr Kalam IMemorial Day on the 4th death anniversary of the former President of India on 27 July 2019. Floral tributes were offered to Dr Kalam at a function held at Range Staff Mess & Institute, Balasore by the Director and the employees of the ITR. Dr BK Das, Director, ITR recollected the contributions of the multi-faceted genius to the cause of the nation. He described the pioneering roles played by Dr Kalam during his stints as the first Director of ITR, SA to RM and DG DRDO, PSA to PM and as the President of India. Dr Kalam’s virtues par excellence as a human being, as a scientist, as a technologist, as a citizens to weave dreams into reality, AIIMS, BBSR expressed their profound manager, as a mentor, as a leader, as a were articulated by Dr Das in his admiration for Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’s motivator and as the People’s President speech. Several scientists, officers and wisdom and enlightenment in their who goaded innumerable blooming staff of ITR and Dr (Maj) MC Sahoo of address to the gathering.

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DESIDOC celebrates Librarian’s Day efence Scientific Information Dr Ranganathan’s & Documentation Centre contributions and his D(DESIDOC), Delhi, celebrated dedication towards National Librarian’s Day on 19 August libraries and its users. 2019 to mark the birth anniversary Speaking on the of Dr SR Ranganathan, father of occasion Shri SB Library Science in India. An invited Taneja, Director, ISSA, talk on “Relevance of Ranganathan’s appreciated DESIDOC Philosophy in Coherent Development of for the various services Library and Information Services” was provided to the DRDO delivered by Dr Raj Kumar Bhardwaj, community over Librarian, St. Stephens College, the years. Seventy University of Delhi. participants from Dr Alka Suri, Director, DESIDOC DESIDOC and in her welcome address briefed Delhi-based DRDO the importance of libraries in the labs attended the R&D activities and remembered programme.

HRD Activities Course on Quality Control, Assurance & Reliability

rmament Research & Development Establishment A(ARDE), Pune conducted a course on “Basics of Quality Control, Assurance & Reliability” for DRTC personnel during 22-26 July 2019 on behalf of Centre for Personnel Talent Management (CEPTAM), Delhi. Nineteen participants from ARDE; Advanced Centre for Energetic Materials (ACEM), Nasik; CAS, Hyderabad; Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), Chennai; Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE), Bangaluru; Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL), Hyderabad; Defence Research and Development (AA), Pune and Solid State Physics lectures were delivered during the Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior; Joint Laboratory (SSPL), Delhi attended the course by experts from ARDE and other Cipher Bureau (JCB), Delhi; RCMA course. Interactive and informative institutes.

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Course on Electrical Integration & Testing of Long Range System dvanced Systems Laboratory of electrical integration, requirement Signal Conditioning Systems, Battery (ASL), Hyderabad organized a of miniaturization of electronic sub- Technologies, etc., were organized Acourse on “Electrical Integration systems, lightweight cables, universal to familiarize the participants about and Testing of Long Range System” test jigs, and maintaining database different aspects of Electrical Integration under the Continuing Education of test data using tools like big data involved in Long Range Systems. Programme (CEP) during 5-7 August for analysis. The course provided Forty participants from various 2019. insight into electrical integration, DRDO Labs, SSQAG, MSQAA, RCMA Dr M Rama Manohara Babu, DS and checkout and testing of aerospace and BDL have attended the Course. Shri Director, ASL, inaugurated the course. vehicles and launch vehicles. Lectures CH Reddy, Sc ‘F’, Technology Director, In his address to the participants, he on Reliability & Quality Assurance, SINT (E), was the Course Director. stressed upon importance and criticality Flight Control systems, Sensors and

DRL-NEIST interactive workshop efence Research Laboratory (DRL), and North East Institute Dof Science & Technology (NEIST) Tezpur conducted a one-day interactive workshop on 2 July 2019 to work upon on a large number of areas on a collaborative mode and joint proposals. A team of 12 scientists from DRL led by Dr SK Dwivedi, Director, DRL visited the prestigious R&D institute of CSIR and conducted scientific interaction with Dr G Narahari Sastry, Director, NEIST and his team of scientists.

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Course on Organisational Behaviour nstitute of Technology Management Dr Venugopal S, Director, ADE stressed professionals in the field drawn from (ITM), Mussorie conducted an off- the importance of learning management industries. Thirty-five participants from Icampus course on “Organisational skills to improve organisational ADE and Defence Bio-Engineering and Behaviour” for Mid-Level Scientists effectiveness. Electromedical Laboratory (DEBEL) during 22-24 July 2019 at Aeronautical Keynote address was delivered by the actively participated in the course. Shri Development Establishment (ADE), Chief Guest Shri Gurkirandeep Singh, M Sudhakara, Sc ‘F’, TSO and Head Bangaluru. Shri Sanjay Tandon, OS who shared his own challenges and (HRD), ADE and Ms Gopa B Choudhury, & Director, ITM gave an account of experiences faced in his professional Sc ‘F’, Course Programme Director, ITM the activities carried out by ITM. life. The faculty consisted of established organised the programme. Course on Targets for Test & Evaluation course on “Targets for Test Project Director (A1P) delivered the Missile endgame and WH lethality and Evaluation” was organised inaugural lecture on “Weapon Systems analysis, etc., were covered in the Aunder the Continuing Education Test and Evaluations.” The course was course. A practical demonstration of Programme (CEP) of DRDO at organised with an aim to highlight all quad copter with 2 kg payloads was also Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, types of targets being used presently carried out. Distinguished faculties and during 9-11 July 2019. Dr BK Das, at ITR as well as required for future experts from ITR, DRDL, ASL, RCI, OS & Director, ITR, inaugurated the applications. Topics related to various ADE, QintiQ, UK and Sagar Defence course. During his inaugural address, types of targets, different signature Mumbai delivered the lectures and Dr Das emphasised on the importance enhancement techniques, flight profile the practical demonstrations. Twenty- of various types of targets during test planning, safety and in-flight emergency four participants from DRDL and ITR and evaluation process in ITR. handling, targets for present and future attended the course. Dr M Manickkvasagam, OS and range application, RCS Measurement,

Course on Timing Technology & Application in Test Range Scenario CEP course on “Timing organized at ITR during 15-19 July Agarwal, Principal Scientist, NPL, New Technology and Application 2019. Dr BK Das, OS & Director, ITR Delhi, delivered the inaugural speech. Ain Test Range Scenario” was inaugurated the course. Dr Ashish The course was aimed at imparting

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knowledge and practical exposure on IRNSS System, Time Generation and ISRO, ASL Hyderabad, IIT KGP, Timing Technology and Application in Dissemination in SHAR Test Range Osmania University, Hyderabad and Test Range Scenario. Various topics, (CDT&ATD), etc. were covered during ITR, Chandipur delivered the lectures. viz., Timing Standards, Generation and the course. Faculties and experts from Twenty-four participants from ITR and Dissemination, Time Acquisition from NPL, New Delhi, URSC & SHAR, other DRDO labs attended the course.

Programme on Military Operational, Tactical and Strategic Training nstitute for Systems Studies organized a three-day training Simulation during 17-19 July 2019 at and Analyses (ISSA), Delhi in programme on Military Operational, USI, New Delhi. Fifty-three participants Icollaboration with United Service Tactical and Strategic Training for from ISSA and DRDO sister labs Institution of India (USI), Delhi Systems’ Analysis, Modelling and attended the training programme. ISSA Diamond Jubilee Lecture Series SSA organized its 2nd Diamond Jubilee Lecture on “Changing IHuman Resource Landscape in India” by Shri Mussarat Hussain, Vice-President (HR), Maruti Suzuki India Limited, and “Innovation, Disruption and Cyber Security” by Dr Gulshan Rai, former National Cyber Security Coordinator, on 22 July 2019. Dr Chitra Rajagopal, DS & DG(SAM) graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Directors and scientists from Delhi- based sister DRDO labs/estts attended the lectures.

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Indo-US Workshop on Photonics – Materials, Devices & Systems lectronics & Radar Development to identification of potential research Scientist, Army Research Laboratory, Establishment (LRDE), opportunities for collaboration. During US Army Combat Capabilities EBengaluru organized Indo-US the workshop both US team and LRDE Development Command, Dr Nibir K Workshop on “Photonics—Materials, team discussed their topics of interest in Dhar, Chief Scientist, Night Vision & Devices and Systems” during 24-26 July an interactive session. Electronic Sensor Directorate, US Army 2019 at JRD Tata Auditorium, NIAS, Ms J Manjula, DS, DG (ECS), DRDO, Combat Capabilities Development IISc. Campus, Bengaluru. The workshop Dr S Guruprasad, DS, DG (PC&SI), Shri Command, Dr Shekhar Guha, Senior was organised with an intention to SS Nagaraj, OS and Director, LRDE, Scientist, Materials and Manufacturing increase the mutual understanding of Shri P Radhakrishna, OS, LRDE, Dr Directorate, Air Force Research research in the field of Photonics leading Shashi P Karna, ST-Senior Research Laboratory also attended the workshop.

Shri Sangam Sinha, OS is appointed Ahmednagar with effective from 3 as Director, Vehicles Research & July 2019. Shri Sinha did his BE Development Establishment (VRDE),

Workshop on Simulation Tools & Model Based System Engineering icrowave Tube Research and Development Centre M(MTRDC), Bengaluru, conducted a one-day workshop on “Simulation Tools and Mod- el Based System Engineering” on 3 August 2019. Dr Vishal Kesari, Sc ‘E’, and Workshop Coordinator, briefed about the programme. Dr SK Datta, Sc ‘G’, Officiating Director, in- augurated the workshop. In his open- ing remark, Dr Datta highlighted the shortcomings of CST Microwave Studio and put forward the suggestion to be implemented in CST Microwave Studio for error less simulation. The executives were the invited speakers. Besides reg- mal, fluid dynamics and multi-discipli- from Dassault Systems, industry leader, ular lectures a session on multi-scale nary optimization were also included in brand technical leader, solution con- and multi-physics simulations for real the workshop. Twenty-five participants sultant, and senior business consultant world applications like structural, ther- from MTRDC attended the workshop.

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SASE organised SAMS-2019 now and Avalanche Study Mehta, Director General (Armament Alps and other snow bound regions Establishment (SASE) organised and Combat Engineering), DRDO. of the globe. More than 90 research San International Symposium Delegates from Canada, Norway, papers were presented in the three- on Snow Avalanches and Mitigation Austria and India presented their day conference. A panel discussion Strategies (SAMS-2019) during 7-9 July research work on avalanche forecasting, was held in the concluding session. 2019 at RDC SASE, Chandigarh, as part avalanche accidents, mountain weather, Shri Naresh Kumar, OS and Director of its Golden Jubilee Celebration Lecture. avalanche control structures, avalanche SASE apprised that a report has been The event was inaugurated by the Chief dynamics, avalanche safety and rescue, prepared based on the panel discussion Guest Dr Avinash Chander, Former snow cover monitoring using remote and presentations during symposium Secretary, Department of Defence R&D, sensing, snow cover properties, sensors for the future strategies to be adopted in Guests of Honour Dr Satish Kumar, and integrated mountain development mitigation of snow avalanche hazard in Director NIT-Kurukshetra and Shri PK in the changing climate of the Himalayas, mountainous regions.

National Workshop on Practice Firing Ranges: Issues & Challenges National Workshop on “Practice requirements from 500 to 20 acres with Guest Mrs Surina Rajan, IAS, Director Firing Ranges: Issues & enhanced safety and marksmanship. General, Bureau of Indian Standards, AChallenges” was organised at He informed that more than 80 Baffle appreciated the role of DRDO scientists Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory Ranges are operational in the country in designing practice firing ranges (TBRL), Chandigarh on 11 July 2019. with different users and more than 130 for security forces. She proposed to Around 100 officers from armed forces, ranges are under planning/maturing develop an Indian Standard on design paramilitary forces, special forces, stage. He observed that this workshop of practice firing ranges to cater for state police forces, officers’ training would provide a platform for designers, wide spectrum of demographic and academies and construction agencies security forces and construction operational requirements of security participated in the workshop. agencies to deliberate on various issues forces deployed in urban, rural and In his opening address, Dr Manjit and challenges involved in the design remote strategic locations. Singh, DS & Director, TBRL remarked of practice firing ranges and evolve During the technical sessions, that baffle ranges designed by TBRL effective solutions for the same. TBRL scientists presented the technical have resulted in the reduction of land In her inaugural address, Chief features of baffle ranges with special

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emphasis on safety and maintenance recorded and will be addressed in will be constituted to develop an Indian parameters . the revised manual on practice firing Standard for Design of Practice Firing The issues faced by security forces ranges. It was decided that a technical Ranges. regarding practice firing ranges were committee including all stakeholders

Societal activity ITR organised Blood Donation Camp ntegrated Test Range (ITR), (DOMS) ITR were present during the cause. A record number of 523 units of Chandipur organised a mega Blood occasion. blood were collected during the camp. IDonation Camp on 26 June 2019. Dr Das in his inaugural speech Many scientists, officers, staff and ITR Dr BK Das, OS and Director, ITR said that the blood you donate gives fraternity, DSC personnel participated inaugurated the camp. Dr Das, CDMO someone another chance of life. for the noble cause. All the participants District HQ Hospital, Balasore and There is no substitution for blood. were awarded with a certificate. Director Dr S Pradhan, Blood Bank Officer, Everybody should be encouraged to ITR congratulated all for making the Balasore, Shri Niladri Roy, Sc ‘F’, GD donate blood voluntarily for the noble event a grand success.

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Appointment He worked at R&DE (E), Pune missile has been carried out on from 1986 to March 2017 as Scientist launcher designed under his Director VRDE in different grade. During this period, guidance including first Agni-V Ahmednagar he was Project Director for Platform Launch. Shri Sangam System of Submarine Launcher System Shri Sangam Sinha is recipient Sinha, OS, has and Project Director for Ground System of Laboratory Scientist of the been appointed of Agni launchers. From 2012 to 2017, he Year Award, DRDO Performance Director, Vehicles was also looking after MSC, Begdewadi Excellence team award and DRDO Research and De- as General Manager in addition to his Scientist of the Year Award. velopment Estab- assignment at R&DE (E). He is Life Member of Fluid Power lishment (VRDE), He was responsible for design, Society of India, Institute of Smart Ahmednagar, w.e.f. development and commissioning of Structure, Indian Nation Society of 3 July 2019. Shri Sinha did his BE unique world-class 12 ton shock testing Aerospace and Related Mechanism, (Mechanical Engineering) in 1985 facility and 25 ton Kinematic and and Robotics Society of India. He from Birla Institute of Technology, Dynamic test facilities for simulating has to his credit around 15 national Mesra, Ranchi and acquired MTech sea, road and air motion at R&DE (E). and 2 international papers, and two (Machine Dynamics) from IIT Number of flight trials of underwater patents. Kharagpur in 1990. missile and different version of Agni

Higher infra development Qualification Acquired ITR gets new RANGE DATA PROCESSING CENTRE Dr B K Das, OS and Director, ITR inaugurated the “Range Data Processing Shri Nomesh Kumar, Centre” at ITR, Chandipur on 18 July 2019. The centre is designed ergonomically, Sc ‘E’, Advanced aesthetically and incorporates human factoring engineering with state-of- Systems Laboratory the-art facilities. This centre houses independent Real Time Data Processing (ASL), Hyderabad, Unit, Real Time Software Development Unit, Real Time Software Testing Unit, Post Mission Analysis and a Mini Conference Hall. All the units are equipped is conferred PhD with Green Guard certified modular consoles incorporating the features of all from IIT Delhi, for ergonomic elements to improve operator’s efficiency by reducing ergonomics the thesis entitled risk factors. The consoles are aesthetically pleasant with articulating arm based “Hyperviscoelastic HD display monitors complying VESA standards for ease of height and angle Constitutive Modelling and Crack adjustment as per operator’s comfort. Propagation Behaviour of Solid propellant.” Smt Shiny Nair, Sc ‘E’, Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), Kochi, has been awarded PhD from Cochin University of Science and Technology, in the area of Materials Science, for the thesis entitled “Development of Patternable Conducting Polymers based Organic Thin Film Transistors for Acoustic Sensor.”

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DRDO Harnessing Science for Peace & Security Chapter 4: marching forward The article is 42nd 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).

ELECTRONICS physically separated with antenna unit the other for adding ECCM capability to on top of the mast for maximum line of an imported surveillance radar. For the Defence Electronics sight and the display in the operator’s missile radar, the proposal of DLRL to cabin. DLRL developed a digital system develop a frequency agile transmitter Research Laboratory with a wide-open crystal video receiver was accepted by the Indian Air Force. The The requirement of a high with eight LPA’s for DF purposes and Laboratory initiated the development of performance search and monitoring an omni antenna for band warning. the hardware and by 1982, it was in the system for operations in the VHF/ The specific technical challenges process of being assembled. The second UHF bands for the Army was taken were in the placement of antennas for proposal for adding ECCM capability up by DLRL for development in 1977. minimising interference from own to an imported surveillance radar was The receiver was required to analyse radar; design, fabrication and testing taken up in 1974. The DLRL proposed to the interference, categorise it as AM, of the antennas with radome, and of develop and configure ECCM receivers FM, CW and pulse type of signals and the DF receiver for optimum accuracy to counter a variety of jammers, an display all the relevant information in through amplitude comparison; interface unit which accepted 30 MHz panoramic/sector and manual modes, algorithm for DOA estimation based IF signal from the radar, local/remote with each mode displaying information on antenna pattern, for signal de- control unit, and an IF simulator specific to that mode. Digital techniques interleaving and for minimisation of capable of generating jamming were employed in the design to tune and multi- path effects. For determination scenarios for testing the effectiveness of control the functions of the receiver. The of the position for co-location of the the ECCM receiver configurations. The salient features of the equipment were antennas of the ESM receiver system, ECCM receivers comprising of a linear high frequency stability, high spurious the expertise of the faculty of IIT, IF amplifier with CFAR and IAGC, a rejection, switchable IF bandwidth, Madras was sought for prediction by logarithmic IF amplifier , a Dicke-Fix IF IF analysis, signal-level indication, analysis of the electromagnetic field at amplifier, a pulse length discriminator remote operation and digital read- different locations on the ship. These and a video integrator with the control out. After evaluation, the equipment were verified by experiments. Since it network providing preprogrammed was accepted and the technology was was a de novo development, reworking/ selectable receiver configurations, were successfully transferred to M/s ECIL for iterations could not be avoided. Until designed and developed. The system manufacture. 1982, fabrication of the laboratory was subjected to extensive field trials The Electronic Support Measure model was under way. The Navy against different types of emitters such (ESM) system to be `fitted’ on fast also wanted a heliborne ESM system as CW, noise, slow sweep and fast sweep patrol boats of the Navy, and which covering 1 GHz to I8 GHz frequency jammers and the ability of the operator was required to intercept, analyse, band, with capability to provide 100 per to track a moving target in the presence locate, and estimate relevant signal cent probability of intercept, direction of these jammers with and without parameters, was taken up for design of arrival, parameters of radar emitters the ECCM receivers was evaluated for and development by DLRL in 1979. A and an automatic warning. In view of arriving at the efficacy of the system. The frequency coverage of more than three the non-availability of gain- tracked system was accepted for introduction by octaves, starting from the low microwave multiplexers, omni antenna for base the Services and the number of ECCM frequency region was stipulated. band identification was preferred to systems required were fabricated and The system was to provide distributed antennas with multiple installed successfully. simultaneous warning capability for receivers. On acceptance of this The use of infrared and optical multiple threats, display about half approach by the User , in 1982 studies spectrum for weapon aiming and of the unidentified ones and also were initiated for choice of antenna guidance prompted DLRL to undertake provide audio alarm for the first-time location and also for determining studies in characterising military interception of the warned threat. In the effect on the aerodynamics of the lasers and active infrared emitters for addition, it was required to be fitted on helicopter. design and development of effective to the boat in such a way that the three Two projects were initiated at the countermeasures. Further, methods main subsystems namely, the antenna instance of the Indian Air Force; one of detection and estimation of the unit, the ESM cabinet, and the display for providing frequency agility for an direction of arrival of these emissions with associated circuitry would be imported missile guidance radar and were also investigated. In addition,

www.drdo.gov.in September 2019 17 DRDO SERIES investigations were also undertaken two private sector firms through NRDC development of VT-fuses by SSPL for to explore various countermeasure for manufacture. Varicap was the other the Russian 130 mm gun and the Navy’s techniques against passive IR guided device which was developed in chip 4.5 inch gun has already been brought missiles. form for encapsulation and use by BEL, out under Armaments. Suffice it to state Solid State Physics Banglore in a specific radio equipment that the technology was successfully Laboratory under production. The project on the transferred to M/s HAL, Hyderabad development of microwave ferrite for supply to the Armed Forces. The Solid state Physics Laboratory isolator was sanctioned in 1965 and was development of space quality solar (SSPL) is dedicated to the development aimed at building the competence in cells as per the specifications provided of solid state materials and devices for microwave ferrites and then developing by Indian Space Applications Centre applications in the electronic equipment specific high power ferrite components. (ISAC), required setting up of facilities and systems designed by LRDE, DLRL The laboratory achieved success in the for diffusion, evaporation metal- or any other laboratory in the DRDO. preparation for magnesium ferrites of semiconductor contact, and evaluation. In the 1960s, the laboratory initiated various grades, nickel-copper and nickel- The project was successful, more than work in silicon and gallium arsenide, zinc ferrites. A major user of magnesium 300 solar cells were delivered to ISRO, two most important materials out of ferrites, was M/s ITI, Bangalore to which flew a panel of 10 of these solar which integrated circuits, solar cells and whom large quantities in the form of cells in the satellite BHASKARA. microwave devices were being created slabs were supplied for manufacturing The performance of SSPL panel was and manufactured. At the very outset, microwave ferrite components used compared to that of the imported facilities were created at the Laboratory in their communication systems. In panel also flown on the satellite, and for the growth of silicon crystals, slicing addition, SSPL developed a high power the SSPL cells delivered to ISRO were them in wafers and characterising X-band isolator which was evaluated declared as space qualified. The other them. It is a matter of record that SSPL for use in X- band radars under major activities were the development was the first Laboratory in the country production at BEL, Bangalore. About 50 of gunn diodes of about 200 mW CW to initiate work on crystal growth of numbers of these high power isolators power at X-band; specific integrated semiconductors and the extensive were fabricated and supplied to the circuits such as diode matrix, clock, work carried out by the scientists Company. The project on development voltage-controlled oscillator, analogue of the laboratory led to indigenous of solar cells taken up in 1965 was switch, high frequency high gain block; development of techniques for growing aimed at the standardisation of the microwave field effect transistors. In dislocation-free single crystals and also phosphorous diffusion process in p-type all these projects, the broad objectives of those with controlled doping. Once silicon and design/test typical solar cell- set at the beginning of the activities the infrastructure was in place, the nickel cadmium cell power system for were met. In some cases, efforts to Laboratory focussed on developing unit application in communication sets. The productionise some of the developed processes such as diffusion, lithography, project was successful, an array of 180 items did not succeed because of lack contact and packaging, and testing solar cells was tested for high altitude of orders for commercially viable of devices. As far as gallium arsenide performance at Leh with a wireless quantities. However the activities was concerned, work was initiated in set in use with the Army. Solar cells pertaining to the development of poly the late 1960s on epitaxial growth by were also supplied to Space Science crystalline garnets and microwave vapour phase epitaxy. Besides these and Technology Centre for their use as substrates need further elaboration. two materials, SSPL initiated work photosensors. Two other projects, one They covered development of the on microwave ferrites, out of which on the development of laser sources process to synthesize poly crystalline isolators, duplexers and circulators and the other on microminiaturisation YIG and aluminium substituted YIG would be fabricated for use in radar techniques, were aimed to build process for fabrication of MIC substrates systems. Recognising the strategic competence in these two important of substituted magnesium-manganese importance, feasibility experiments on areas of interest to defence. The sixth ferrites and lithium ferrites; and synthesis of the material was started, project was on setting up a pilot plant process for substituted lithium ferrites useful data was collected and analysed facility for growing semiconductor- of saturation magnetisation between so that future requirements could be grade silicon. 1000-3000 gauss with square loop met. The major activities and contributions characteristics and of torroidal shape. The work carried out by SSPL in of SSPL in the 12 years beginning The substituted lithium ferrites were the 1960s on devices and components from 1970 were the development of a critical material for developing an can be gauged from the following six VT-fuze and silicon solar cells for important subsystem namely, the Phase projects, which are representative of space applications; investigations Control Module (PCM) for a passive the activities of the laboratory. The on IR devices and semiconductor phased array radar that was under first one was sanctioned in 1965 and epitaxial growth; infrastructure development at LRDE. It would be later was concerned with the development building for characterisation of silicon transferred to M/s CEL, Ghaziabad for of special- purpose devices, such as and gallium arsenide materials and production of the PCMs. varactor diodes, silicon point contact devices; continuation of work on ferrite diodes, tunnel diodes, and so on. SSPL material, initiation of development developed the silicon point contact work on complex integrated circuits, diodes in standard microwave cartridge and discrete semiconductor devices for and the know-how was transferred to Missile Applications. The successful To be continued...

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Visitors to DRDO labs/estts ARDE, Pune TT Maj General SK Upadhya, AVSM, VSM, SM, Master General Ordnance visited Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) on 11 July 2019. TT Ms Harsha Rani, Under Secretary (R&D), Ministry of Defence, GOI visited ARDE on 19 July 2019. TT Lt Gen Sanjay Chauhan, DG QA, visited ARDE, on 1 August 2019. TT Rear Admiral Sanjay Misra, VSM, DG, Naval Armaments Inspectorate visited ARDE on 8 August 2019. Lt Gen Sanjay Chauhan being briefed about ATAGS CAIR, Bengaluru Lt Gen P C Thimmaya, PVSM, VSM, Army Commander Army Trg Comd (ARTRAC) and team visited Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (CAIR) during 11-18 June 2019. There was a briefing by Dr Upendra Kumar Singh, OS & Director, CAIR, followed by discussion and demonstration of technologies developed by CAIR. CVRDE, Chennai Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO, visited Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE) on 29 July 2019. He reviewed the Dr Satheesh Reddy being felicitated at CVRDE ongoing projects/activities of CVRDE.

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TT Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, AVSM, YSM, SM, GOC-in-C, Northern Command along with Lt Gen YK Joshi, AVSM, VrC, SM, GOC, 14 Corps visited Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) on 23 July 2019. Dr OP Chaurasia, Director, DIHAR briefed the visitors about various on-going high altitude agro-animal activities and efforts made by the laboratory to meet fresh food requirements of army with the help of the local farmers. Lt Gen Ranbir Singh and Lt Gen YK Joshi being briefed about DIHAR activities

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TT Shri Arjun Munda, Hon’ble Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, visited DIHAR on 17 August 2019. He hold a detailed interaction with DIHAR scientist and took keen interest in the agro-animal technologies and tropical vegetables being grown in Ladakh. The Herbal garden of DIHAR was a show stopper during his visit wherein he was especially interested to know about the importance and cultivation practice of srolo (Rodiola) herb. nmrl ambernath CWP&A, Chairman EPC, V Admiral AK Saxena, PVSM, AVSM, VSM visited Shri Arjun Munda, Hon’ble Union Minister of Tribal Affairs at DIHAR Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL) on 11 July 2019 for review of Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) Programme for submarine. Director, NMRL welcomed him and gave a brief presentation on the history and various activities of the laboratory. The Programme Director, AIP presented about the genesis and present status of the programme. Chairman appreciated the efforts of NMRL scientists for significant achievement made in AIP technology and visited the project site along with the dignitaries. Later he also visited the Product Exhibition Bay of NMRL and commended on the various products and technologies developed by Vice Admiral AK Saxena being briefed about NMRL technology NMRL.

NPOL, Kochi Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO, Dr G Satheesh Reddy visited Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) on 18 July 2019. Shri S Vijayan Pillai, OS and Director, NPOL briefed the guests about the technical activities of the laboratory followed by demonstration of various technologies, products and systems developed by NPOL. Chairman reviewed all ongoing projects and the Flagship Program being proposed by the lab. An exhibition was also arranged to showcase the products developed by the lab. Chairman appreciated the progress made by NPOL in the development of underwater surveillance systems. Dr Satheesh Reddy being briefed about NPOL product

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