A Monthly Bulletin of Defence Research NEWSLETTER and Development Organisation www.drdo.gov.in NOVEMBER 2016 | VOLUME 36 | ISSUE 11 BANG ON NAG HITS Bull’s eYE IN FINAL DEVELOPMENTAL TRIALS Nag, the third generation fire-and-forget anti-tank missile developed by the DRDO, scored a “bull’s eye” successfully hitting targets in the final developmental trials held last month. INTERACTION >> p16 28th BRIG SK MAZUMDAR MEMORIAL ORATION INNOVATION >> p06 APPRECIATION >> p17 ​HoW DRDO IS KEEPING INDIAN AIR FORCE HONORARY DOCTORATE TO DRDO CHIEF MEN AND MATERIAL SAFE DR S CHRISTOPHER FROM THE DESK OF THE chairman Defence Research Development& Organisation NOVEMBER 2016 | VOLUME 36 | ISSUE 11 Dr. S. Christopher ISSN: 0971-4391 BROUGHT OUT BY: DPI, DRDO HQ SECRETARY PRINTED BY: DESIDOC, DELHI Department of Defence Research Websit e: www.drdo.gov.in and Development For Feedback, Pl Contact: DPI at [email protected] & Te l : 011-23011073; Fax: 011-23007636 CHAIRMAN LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS Defence Research and Ahmednagar: Lt Col. AK Singh, Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (VRDE); Ambernath: Dr Susan Development Organisation (DRDO) Titus, aNaval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL); Balasore/Chandipur: Shri Santosh Munda, Integrated Test Range (ITR); Dr AK Sannigrahi, Proof & Experimental Establishment (PXE); Bengaluru: Shri Subbukutti S, very thought we think is creating our future. Imagine the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE); Smt MR thoughts in our organization emanating each day, with Bhuvaneswari, Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS); Smt members in different geographical locations, portfolios, labs, Faheema AGJ, Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics work centres and age groups. The synergy in our thoughts can (CAIR); Ms Tripty Rani Bose, Centre for Military Airworthiness & Certification (CEMILAC); Smt Josephine Nirmala M, Defence create a formidable future for DRDO. The website and news Avionics Research Establishment (DARE); Shri Kiran G, Gas letter can be the platforms to channelize the synergy and I am Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE); Shri KM Veerabhadra, sanguine that every member, irrespective of his stature, would make use of Electronics & Radar Development Establishment (LRDE); Dr E Vishal Kesari, Microwave Tube Research & Development Centre it for showing the way forward. (MTRDC); Chandigarh: Shri HS Gusain, Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE); Shri Ashok Kumar Dahiya, Being an R&D organization, scientists are our strength and I, for one, have Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL); Chennai: always, vouched for the need to keep our younger colleagues motivated, Shri PD Jayaram, Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE); Dehradun: Shri Abhai Mishra, and provide them with enough avenues to display their scientific temper. Defence Electronics Applications Laboratory (DEAL); Shri JP I am sure that every lab is doing its bit to nurture the young scientists and Singh, Instruments Research & Development Establishment provide them with the necessary directions to bring their talents to the (IRDE); Delhi: Shri Ashutosh Bhatnagar, Centre for Personnel limelight. One recent initiative in this line is the introduction of a featured Talent Management (CEPTAM); Dr Rajendra Singh, Centre for Fire, Explosive & Environment Safety (CFEES); Dr KP Mishra, article by young scientists in the DRDO web news. Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences (DIPAS); Shri Ram Prakash, Defence Terrain Research Laboratory (DTRL); I exhort all my younger colleagues to come out and share their R&D findings Shri Navin Soni, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS); Smt Anjana Sharma, Institute for Systems in the form of a short article towards this venture. Over a period of time, we Studies & Analyses (ISSA); Dr Indu Gupta, Laser Science & will all get to know about some of the exciting scientific work being done Technology Centre (LASTEC); Shri Sanjay Pal, Recruitment in our labs and work centres by the younger members of our fraternity. & Assessment Centre (RAC); Ms Noopur Shrotriya, Scientific This will add more value to the DRDO website also, which has been in the Analysis Group (SAG); Dr Rupesh Kumar Chaubey, Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL); Gwalior: Shri RK Srivastava, recent past, embellished with photographs of the major events that have Defence R&D Establishment (DRDE); Haldwani: Dr Atul Grover, happened. 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 At a time when environment concerns are becoming a major point of JK Rai, Advanced Numerical Research & Analysis Group discussion in all arenas, it is imperative that we at DRDO too contribute (ANURAG); Shri JP Singh, Centre for High Energy Systems towards a greener ambience. It is with this aim that I have decided to make & Sciences (CHESS); Shri ARC Murthy, Defence Electronics tree plantations a part of every major event that I conduct or participate, be Research Laboratory (DLRL); Dr Manoj Kumar Jain, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL); Dr K Nageswara it at the labs or otherwise. I hope that my colleagues at all levels will follow Rao, Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL); suit. Moving a step further, friends, we must understand that one ton paper Shri N Venkatesh, Research Centre Imarat (RCI); Jodhpur: is made by cutting 12 trees. Can we reduce the use of paper and save our Shri Ravindra Kumar, Defence Laboratory (DL); Kanpur: Shri environment? It would be akin to planting new trees. Ashok Kumar Gautam, Defence Materials & Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE); Kochi: Shri S Radhakrishnan, Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory Friends, today the country is looking at brand ‘DRDO’ with lot of hope, faith (NPOL); Leh: Dr Dorjey Angchok, Defence Institute of High and we have to face this challenge and scale higher peaks. Let us honour our Altitude Research (DIHAR); Mussoorie: Dr Gopa B Choudhury, Institute of Technology Management (ITM); Mysuru: Dr M commitments with integrity and contribute to a stronger and self – reliant Palmurugan and Shri NV Nagraj, Defence Food Research nation. Laboratory (DFRL); Pune: Dr (Mrs) JA Kanetkar, Armament Jai Hind Research and Development Establishment (ARDE); Shri AM Devale, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL); Shri SS Arole, Research & Development Establishment (Engrs) [R&DE (E)]; Te zpur : Dr Jayshree Das, Defence Research Laboratory (DRL); Visakhapatnam: Dr (Mrs) V Vijaya Sudha,3 Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL) NOVEMBER 2016 VOLUME 36 | ISSUE 11 CONTENTS ISSN: 0971-4391 SUCCESSFUL TRIALS OF THE ANTI-TANK MISSILE - NAG COVER STORY 08 THE MISSILE HIT THE TARGET PRECISELY NEAR TURRET LOCATION. A bull’s eye hiT WAS SCORED ACCOLADES 17 DRDO CHAIRMAN RECEIVES AeSI AWARD EVENTS 19 DRDO LABS ACROSS INDIA CELEBRATE HINDI INNovATION 10 DRDO & FORCES 14 PAKHWADA CUTTING EDGE DRDO LABS DRDO SERIES 20 DRDO HARNESSING SCIENCE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTICIPATE IN FOR PEACE AND SECURITY- IX FACILITY NORTH TECH A new Horizontal Computer Numeric COURSES 22 SYMPOSIUM COURSE ON CBRN FOR AIR Control (CNC) Ceramic Dicing and Cutting Lt Gen D S Hooda, UYSM, AVSM, Machine has been acquired and set VSM, GOC-in-C, Northern Command FORCE PERSONNEL AT DRDE, up at NMRL. inaugurated the symposium. GWALIOR 4 NOVEMBER 2016 www.drdo.gov.in IMMORTAL SPIRITS DRDO NEWSLETTER REMEMBERING THE PEOPLE’s PRESIDENT, BHARAT RATNA DR APJ ABDUL KALAM D RDO PAYS GLOWING TRIBUTE TO THE MISSILE MAN ON HIS 85th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY efence Research & Development Guest. Shri GS Malik, Distinguished Organisation (DRDO) paid rich Scientist & Chief Controller at DRDO If you want to shine like a tribute to Former President of delivered the welcome address where sun, first burn like a sun. DIndia and former DRDO Chief, he remembered Dr Kalam who gave Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on his 85th Birth the Mantra of self-reliance in Defence - Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Anniversary at a gala function held in Technology. Kothari Auditorium at DRDO Bhawan on Dr Manas K Mandal, Distinguished 15 October. Scientist & Director General (Life Sciences) For the first time, students from at DRDO described various schools of Delhi were also invited Dr Kalam as a leader at DRDO Bhawan on this occasion. who was born to The purpose was to motivate the children bring the change with the diverse and great qualities of in his address. He Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who had special also motivated the affinity for children and youth of the audience particularly country. Young scientists from various students to make DRDO labs were also invited for the event. consistent effort Dr Kalam was DRDO Chief during towards innovation. 1992-1999 and provided the much needed Dr Selvamurthy thrust for strengthening self-reliance in in his address defence systems by progressing multiple reminisced the days technology development activities and of his association mission mode projects besides DRDO with Dr Kalam in DRDO, and termed him the Museum at DRDO Bhawan, where the spin-offs for societal applications. as a Personality- easy to admire, difficult students took keen interest in the life and Dr W Selvamurthy, former Chief to emulate. He described Dr Kalam as a work of Dr Kalam depicted in the gallery. Controller of DRDO and a renowned man of ethos and values. The function concluded with the recitation scientist graced the occasion as the Chief Later, the children were taken to visit of National