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DRDO Newsletter April 2021 A Monthly Bulletin of Defence Research NEWSLETTER and Development Organisation ISSN: 0971-4391 www.drdo.gov.in APRIL 2021 | VOLUME 41 | ISSUE 4 PRIME MINISTER HANDED OVER MBT arjun mk-1a to indian army INNOVATION >> p5 HRD ACTIVITIES >> p16 INFRA DEVELOPMENT >> p19 EVENTS>> p9 www.drdo.gov.in OCTVIOSBERITS 2020 >> p201 DRDO NEWSLETTER APRIL 2021 VOLUME 41 | ISSUE 4 CONTENTS ISSN: 0971-4391 COVER STORY 4 PM Hands Over Arjun Main Battle Tank MK-1A to the Army INNOVATION 5 DRDO conducts Flight Test of Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet VL-SRSAM Missile System launched Successfully Successful User Trials of Anti-Tank Guided Missile Systems ‘Helina’ and ‘Dhruvastra’ User Evaluation Trials of Land-Based Prototype for Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) System for Indian Submarines DRDO Launches Aazadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav to Commemorate 75 Years of India’s Independence 2 APRIL 2021 www.drdo.gov.in DRDO NEWSLETTER EVEnts 9 HRD activities 16 InFRA developmenT 19 visits 20 41st 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 Editor: Dipti Arora Please mail your feedback at: Editorial Assistance: Biak Tangpua, Raj Kumar [email protected] Printing: SK Gupta Contact at: 011-23902403; 23902474 Distribution: Tapesh Sinha Fax: 011-23819151 LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS Ahmadnagar: Col Atul Apte, Shri. RA Shaikh, Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (VRDE); Ambernath: Dr Susan Titus, Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL); Chandipur: Shri PN Panda, Integrated Test Range (ITR); Shri Ratnakar S. Mohapatra, Proof & Experimental Establishment (PXE); Bengaluru: Shri Satpal Singh Tomar, 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: Dr Manorama Vimal, 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) www.drdo.gov.in APRIL 2021 3 COVER STORY PM HANDS OVER ARJUN MAIN BATTLE tank mk-1a to the army he Prime Minister, Shri schools, let us make vehicles that Bharat’s Ekta Darshan. The focus Narendra Modi handed over can move and fly, let us make on making India Aatmanirbhar TMain Battle Tank Arjun MK- ships that can shake the world”. in the defence sector will keep 1A to the Indian Army, at Chennai Tamil Nadu is already leading moving with full speed. on 14 February 2021. PM also laid automobile manufacturing hub of The Prime Minister also paid the foundation stones for several India and now is evolving as the homage to the Pulwama attack key projects. tank manufacturing hub of India, martyrs on the anniversary of the Speaking about the he added. attack today and said, “We pay industrialisation, the Prime On MBT Arjun Mark 1A, the homage to all the martyrs we lost Minister said, India has Prime Minister said, I am proud in that attack. We are proud of our undertaken a massive effort to to handover the indigenously security forces. Their bravery will become self-reliant in the defence designed and manufactured MBT continue to inspire generations.” sector inspired by what Mahakavi Arjun Mark 1A to the Army. It Arjun MK 1A has been developed Subramaniya Bharathi, who also uses indigenous ammunition. by India’s premier defence R&D writing in the oldest language A tank made in Tamil Nadu will organisation DRDO. The tank in the world Tamil said, “Let us be used in our northern borders carries 14 major improvements make weapons, let us make paper, to keep the nation safe. This recommended by the Army. let us make factories, let us make showcases India’s united spirit– 4 APRIL 2021 www.drdo.gov.in INNOVATION DRDO NEWSLETTER DRDO CONDUCTS FLIGHT TEST OF SOLID Fuel ducted ramjet technology RDO successfully carried out a flight Ddemonstration based on Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology from Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur off-the-coast of Odisha on 5 March 2021. All the sub-systems, including the booster motor and nozzle-less motor, performed as expected. During the test, many new technologies were proven, including Solid Fuel-based Ducted Ramjet technology. Successful demonstration of the technology has provided DRDO with a technological The performance of the missile Energy Materials Research advantage, which will enable was monitored using the data Laboratory (HEMRL). it to develop long range air-to- captured by Electro-Optical, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath air missiles. At present, such radar and telemetry instruments Singh congratulated the scientists technology is available only with deployed by ITR and confirmed of DRDO, Indian Air Force and a handful of countries. During successful demonstration of the the Industry on the successful the test, air launch scenario mission objectives. The launch flight test of SFDR. was simulated using a booster was monitored by senior scientists Secretary Department of motor. Subsequently, the nozzle- of various DRDO labs, including Defence R&D and Chairman less booster accelerated it to the Defence Research & Development DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy also required Mach number for Ramjet Laboratory (DRDL), Research congratulated the team involved operation. Centre Imarat (RCI) and High in the successful flight test. Vl-SrSam miSSile SyStem launched SucceSSFully RDO conducted two for Indian Navy, VL-SRSAM is occasions, the missiles intercepted successful launches of meant for neutralizing various the simulated targets with DVertical Launch Short aerial threats at close ranges pinpoint accuracy. The missiles Range Surface to Air Missile (VL- including sea-skimming targets. were tested for minimum and SRSAM) on 22 February 2021 The current launches were carried maximum range. VL-SRSAM with from a static vertical launcher from out for demonstration of vertical Weapon Control System (WCS) ITR, Chandipur. Indigenously launch capability as part of its were deployed during the trials. designed and developed by DRDO maiden launch campaign. On both The launches were monitored www.drdo.gov.in APRIL 2021 5 INNOVATION by senior scientists from various the system onboard Indian Naval DRDO labs, viz., DRDL, RCI, ships. Once deployed, the VL- Hyderabad and R&D Engineers, SRSAM system will prove to be Pune, involved in the design and a force multiplier for the Indian development of the system. Navy. During the test launches, flight Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath path and vehicle performance Singh congratulated DRDO on the parameters were monitored using successful trials. Dr G Satheesh flight data, captured by various Reddy, Secretary DDR&D & Range instruments such as Radar, Chairman DRDO congratulated EOTS and Telemetry systems deployed by ITR, Chandipur. the teams involved in successful The present trials proved flight test of VL-SRSAM Missile the effectiveness of the weapon System. system. 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