DRDO Successfully Flight-Tests Man Portable Antitank Guided Missile
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A Monthly Bulletin of Defence Research NEWSLETTER and Development Organisation ISSN: 0971-4391 www.drdo.gov.in OCTOBER 2019 | VOLUME 39 | ISSUE 10 DRDO SUCCESSFULLY FLIGHT-TESTS MAN PORTABLE ANTITANK GUIDED MISSILE INNOVATION >> p05 PERSONNEL NEWS >> p19 EVENTS >> p10 DRDO SERIES >> p21 HRD ACTIVITIES >> p14 VISITS >> p23 DRDO Newsletter OCTOBER 2019 VOLUME 39 | ISSUE 10 CONTENTS ISSN: 0971-4391 COVER STORY 04 DRDO Flight-tests Low Weight, Fire & Forget Man Portable Antitank Guided Missile INNOVATION 05 LCA (Navy) makes Successful Arrested Landing DRDO Hands Over Second Indigenous AEW&C System to IAF 2 OCTOBER 2019 www.drdo.gov.in DRDO NEWSLETTER TOT 07 PERSONNEL NEWS 19 EVENTS 10 DRDO SERIES 21 VISITS 23 HRD ACTIVITIES 14 39th Year of Publication Editor-in-Chief: Dr Alka Suri Website: https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/ Associate Editor-in-Chief: B Nityanand newsletter/ Managing Editor: Manoj Kumar Please mail your feedback at: Editor: Dipti Arora [email protected] Editorial Assistance: Biak Tangpua Multimedia: RK Bhatnagar Contact: 011-23902403; 23902474 Printing: SK Gupta, Hans Kumar Fax: 011-23819151 Distribution: Tapesh Sinha, RP Singh 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 OCTOBER 2019 3 COVER STORY DRDO FLIGHT-TESTS LOW WEIGHT, FIRE & FORGET MAN PORTABLE ANTITANK GUIDED MISSILE This is the third series of successful testing of MPATGM. The missile is incorporated with state-of-the-art Infrared Imaging Seeker along with advanced avionics. n a major boost for Indian the target was mimicking a functional advanced avionics. The test paves the Army, DRDO on 11 September tank. The missile hit the target in top way for the Army to have developed I2019 successfully flight tested attack mode and destroyed it with 3rd generation man portable Anti- indigenously developed low weight, precision. All the mission objectives Tank Guided Missile indigenously. fire and forget Man Portable Antitank were met. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh Guided Missile (MPATGM) in the This is the third series of successful has congratulated DRDO for the ranges of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. testing of MPATGM. The missile is successful test. The missile was launched from a incorporated with state-of-the-art man portable Tripod launcher and Infrared Imaging Seeker along with 4 OCTOBER 2019 www.drdo.gov.in INNOVATION DRDO NEWSLETTER LCA (NAVY) MAKES SUCCESSFUL ARRESTED LANDING he first ever arrested landing of book arrested landing at the SBTF. Assurance (DGAQA) and all the Light Combat Aircraft (Navy) This arrested landing heralds the men and women on the ground who Tat the Shore Based Test Facility arrival of true indigenous capability serviced the aircraft and monitored (SBTF) INS Hansa, Goa, took place and displays the professional it during strenuous trails is truly successfully on 13 September 2019. prowess of our scientific community commendable. The support of Indian The test will pave the way for the Aeronautical Development Agency Navy through the Navy Project Office indigenous platform to undertake (ADA) embedded with design and and Directorate of Aviation Projects aircraft carrier landing demonstration build capability of HAL (ARDC), Management (DAPM) at Integrated on board the Indian Naval Aircraft DRDO and CSIR labs involved in Headquarters of Ministry of Defence Carrier, Vikramaditya. executing this land mark event. (Navy) is noteworthy. After several years of flight testing The event marks the start of a The successful testing has put and four campaigns of dedicated new era where multiple agencies India on the world map as a nation testing, the LCA (Navy) Flight Test have come together to achieve a with the capability to design a deck Team led by Cmde JA Maolankar, common goal. The participation of landing aircraft. Chief Test Pilot, Capt Shivnath Centre for Military Airworthiness Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh Dahiya, LSO and Cdr JD Raturi, Test Certification (CEMILAC), Directorate congratulated ADA, HAL, DRDO and Director, successfully executed a text General of Aeronautical Quality the Indian Navy for this major feat. www.drdo.gov.in OCTOBER 2019 5 INNOVATION DRDO CONDUCTS FIVE TRIALS OF AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE ASTRA RDO successfully flight-tested accurately meeting all the mission users. The five successful trials of Astra the Beyond Visual Range Air- parameters and objectives. will culminate into induction of the Dto-Air Missile (BVRAAM) Astra Astra has a range of more than missile system into IAF and will certainly from Su-30 MKI platform off the coast 100 km with modern guidance and be a force multiplier considering of Chandipur, Odisha. The trials were navigation systems. The missile has its accuracy and effectiveness in held from 16-19 September 2019. mid-course guidance and RF seeker- neutralizing aerial threats. Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted the based terminal guidance to hit target Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, trials against Jet Banshee target aircraft with pinpoint accuracy. Department of Defence R&D and simulating all possible threat scenarios. Astra weapon system has completed Chairman, DRDO congratulated team The five trials conducted during the user trial phase successfully. Astra for developing and flight testing this period, tested missiles in different Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) such a formidable class of weapon configurations. During the campaign, has played a role in modifying Su-30 system. The technologies developed three missiles were launched in combat for weapon integration. More than under the programme will be the configuration with warhead and 50 public and private industries have building blocks for development of manoeuvring targets were neutralized contributed in building the Astra future variants of air-to-air and surface- to establish the end game capability weapon system. to-air missiles. of the missile. The trial campaign also The present flight trials have Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh included a direct hit of the target by proved the end-to-end performance of congratulated DRDO and IAF teams for the telemetered missile at maximum the missile system in various combat the successful trials. range. All the sub-systems performed scenarios giving greater confidence to 6 OCTOBER 2019 www.drdo.gov.in TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER DRDO NEWSLETTER WarGAMING SOFTWARE HANDED OVER TO INDIAN NAVY r G Satheesh Reddy Secretary, lab. It has also been extensively tested ARNAV is a perfect example of how Department of Defence