A Monthly Bulletin of Defence Research NEWSLETTER and Development Organisation ISSN: 0971-4391 www.drdo.gov.in FEBRUARY 2021 | VoluME 41 | ISSUE 2 DRDO CONDUCTS MAIDEN LAUNCH OF MRSAM INNOVATION >> p5 HRD ACTIVITIES >> p17 TOT>> p09 PERSONNEL NEWS >> p19 www.drdo.gov.in EVENTS>> p12 OCTVOISBERITS 2020 >> p201 DRDO NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2021 VOLUME 41 | ISSUE 2 CONTENTS ISSN: 0971-4391 COVER STORY 04 MRSAM Army Version tested Successfully INNOVATION 00 STATIC TESTING OF BASE MOTOR OF A STRATEGIC MISSILE INNOVATION 05 Successful Flight Test of Smart Anti Airfield Weapon from HAL’s Hawk I DRDO develops India’s First Indigenously 9mm Machine Pistol Successful Trials Of 5.56 x 30 mm Joint Venture Protective Carbine Sahyak-NG, Air Droppable Container tested Successfully ARDE Develops E-Approval Module Of Integrated Material Management System DRDO Young Scientist Laboratory Develops Quantum based Technology for Random Number Generation DRDO Inks Framework MoU with MoRTH for Geo-hazard Management TOT 09 2 FEBRUARY 2021 www.drdo.gov.in DRDO NEWSLETTER EVENTS 12 HRD activities 17 PERSONNEL news 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 [email protected] Printing: SK Gupta Contact at: 011-23902403; 23902474 Distribution: Tapesh Sinha, Pratyaksh Sharma 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 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); 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: 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) www.drdo.gov.in FEBRUARY 2021 3 COVER STORY MRSAM armY VERSION TESTED SUCCESSFULLY RDO achieved a major Post, Multi-Function Radar and associated team members and milestone on 23 December and a Mobile Launcher System. said that India has attained a high D2020 with the maiden The complete Fire Unit was level of capability in the indigenous launch of Medium Range Surface- used during the launch in the design and development of to-Air Missile (MRSAM), Army deliverable configuration. A advanced weapon systems. Version, from Integrated Test team from the Indian Army also Secretary Department of Range, Chandipur. The missile witnessed the launch. Number of Defence R&D (DDR&D) and completely destroyed a high-speed range instruments such as Radar, Chairman, DRDO Dr G Satheesh unmanned aerial target, which Telemetry and Electro-Optical Reddy congratulated the scientists was mimicking an aircraft, with a Tracking System were deployed for successfully demonstrating the direct hit. and captured the complete mission performance of the MRSAM Army Army version of MRSAM has data, validating the weapon Weapon System registering direct been developed by DRDO and system performance including the target hit in its maiden launch. Israel Aerospace Industries, destruction of the target. He also lauded the efforts of the Israel. MRSAM Army Weapon Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath entire team in realizing the system System comprises a Command Singh lauded the efforts of DRDO within a record time. MRSAM being test fired from ITR Chandipur 4 FEBRUARY 2021 www.drdo.gov.in INNOVATION DRDO NEWSLETTER SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT TEST OF SMART ANTI AIRFIELD WEAPON FROM HAL’s HawK I n yet another milestone, DRDO was a text book launch, which and runways etc. up to a range of successfully conducted captive met all mission objectives. The 100 km. The high precision guided Iand release trial of indigenously telemetry and tracking systems bomb is light weight as compared developed Smart Anti-Airfield installed at Interim Test Range to weapon system of the same Weapon (SAAW) from Hawk-I of (ITR), Balasore captured all the class. The weapon was earlier Hindustan Aeronautics Limited mission events. successfully test fired from Jaguar (HAL) off the Odisha coast on 21 SAAW is indigenously designed aircraft. January 2021. and developed by DRDO’s Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary The smart weapon was Research Centre Imarat (RCI), DDR&D & Chairman DRDO successfully test fired from Indian Hyderabad. This is 125 Kg class congratulated the teams involved Hawk-Mk132 of HAL. This was the smart weapon, capable of engaging in the successful trial. ninth successful mission of SAAW ground enemy airfield assets such conducted by DRDO till now. It as radars, bunkers, taxi tracks, DRDO DEVEloPS INDIA’s FIRST INDIGENOUSLY 9MM MACHINE PISTOL RDO and Indian Army Infantry School, Mhow Djointly developed India’s first indigenous 9 mm Machine Pistol using their respective expertise in the complementary areas. The weapon has been developed in a record time of four months. The machine pistol fires in-service 9 mm ammunition and sports an upper receiver made from aircraft grade aluminium and lower receiver from carbon fibre. 9 mm Machine Pistol 3D printing was used in designing and prototyping of various parts dispatch riders, radio/radar pistol is likely to have production including trigger components operators, closed quarter battles, cost under Rs 50,000 and has made by metal 3D printing. counter insurgency and counter potential for exports. The weapon has huge potential terrorism operations, etc. Keeping the Hon’ble Prime in Armed Forces as personal Besides, it would also be useful Minister’s vision of Aatmnirbhar weapon for heavy weapon for the central and state police Bharat in view, this small step will detachments, commanders, organizations as well as for VIP pave way for self-reliance in this tank and aircraft crews, drivers/ protection duties and policing. The category of weapons. www.drdo.gov.in FEBRUARY 2021 5 INNOVATION SUCCESSFUL TRIALS OF 5.56 X 30 MM JOINT VENTURE PROTECTIVE CARBINE RDO designed 5.56 x 30 mm Joint Venture DProtective Carbine (JVPC) has successfully undergone the final phase of user trials on 7 December 2020 meeting all the General Staff Qualitative Requirements (GSQR). The weapon, aptly named Asmi meaning, Pride, Self-Respect and Hard Work, is ready for induction into the services. This was the last leg of trials in a series of user trials, which have been carried out in extreme temperature conditions in summer and in high altitude in winter. JVPC has successfully met the stringent performance High Altitude User’s Trials of JVPC criteria of reliability and accuracy in addition to quality trials conducted by the Directorate