A Monthly Bulletin of Defence Research NEWSLETTER and Development Organisation www.drdo.gov.in APRIL 2018 | VOLUME 38 | ISSUE 4 RUSTOM-2 TESTED SUCCESSFULLY IN USERs’ cONFIGURATION INNOVATION >> p04 FOCUS>> p18 SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME >> p06 VISITS>> p28 EVENTS>> p07 DRDO IN PRESS>> p31 APRIL 2018 VOLUME 38 | ISSUE 4 CONTENTS ISSN: 0971-4391 INNOVATION 04 DRDO Successfully Test Flight Rustom-2 NAG READY FOR INDUCTION 05 EVENTS 07 SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 06 FOCUS 18 HRD ACTIVITIES 22 SPORTS ROUNDS UP 27 VISITS 28 DRDO SERIES 29 DRDO IN PRESS 31 DOWN THE MEMORY 32 LANE 2 APRIL 2018 www.drdo.gov.in DRDO NEWSLETTER Defence Research & Development Organisation NEWSLETTER ISSN: 0971-4391 FROM THE DESK OF THE CHAIRMAN 37th Year of Publication Editor-in-Chief: Dr Alka Suri Managing Editor: B Nityanand; Editor: Manoj Kumar Editorial Assistance: Biak Tangpua and Naresh Dr S Christopher Multimedia: RK Bhatnagar CHAIRMAN Printing: SK Gupta, Hans Kumar; Distribution: Tapesh Sinha, RP Singh For feedback, please contact: [email protected] Defence Research & Development Organisation Tel: 011-23902403; 23902474; Fax: 011-23819151 & LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS SECRETARY Ahmednagar: Lt Col. AK Singh, Vehicles Research & Development Department of Defence Research & Development Establishment (VRDE); Ambernath: Dr Susan Titus, Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL); Balasore/Chandipur: Shri Santosh Munda, Integrated Test Range (ITR); Dr AK Sannigrahi, Proof & Experimental Establishment (PXE); Bengaluru: Shri Subbukutti Dear Friends, S, Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE); Smt MR Bhuvaneswari, Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS); Smt Faheema AGJ, The importance of ‘Brand and Image’ building of DRDO is a continuous Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (CAIR); Ms Tripty Rani process. We have seen the brand DRDO touching new horizons in recent Bose, Centre for Military Airworthiness & Certification (CEMILAC); times. Maintaining the reputation and enhancing it further would require Smt Josephine Nirmala M, Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE); Shri Kiran G, Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE); each one of us to burn midnight oil. This seems to be the right opportunity Shri KM Veerabhadra, Electronics & Radar Development Establishment to obtain what we desire and reach our aim of making DRDO the top brand (LRDE); Dr Vishal Kesari, Microwave Tube Research & Development in the world. Nothing is impossible as inside us there is great strength to Centre (MTRDC); Chandigarh: Dr HS Gusain, Snow & Avalanche Study face new challenges and come out with flying colours. The entire country is Establishment (SASE); Shri Dinesh Kumar, Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL); Chennai: Shri PD Jayaram, Combat Vehicles watching us with great hope and it’s our moral responsibility to keep that Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE); Dehradun: Shri hope alive. Abhai Mishra, Defence Electronics Applications Laboratory (DEAL); Shri JP Singh, Instruments Research & Development Establishment DRDO Initiative of Women Augmenting Services, ‘DIWAS-2018’, (IRDE); Delhi: Shri Ashutosh Bhatnagar, Centre for Personnel Talent was organized with much fanfare to celebrate the International Women’s Management (CEPTAM); Dr Rajendra Singh, Centre for Fire, Explosive Day at DIHAR, Leh. Women scientists have contributed immensely in all & Environment Safety (CFEES); Dr Dipti Prasad, Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences (DIPAS); Dr Dolly Bansal, Defence Institute spheres of development in DRDO and niche a special place for themselves. of Psychological Research (DIPR); Shri Navin Soni, Institute of Nuclear Incidentally, with no representation in the top DRDO Management Council Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS); Shri Anurag Pathak, Institute (DMC) two years back, it’s heartening to note that today we have 33 per for Systems Studies & Analyses (ISSA); Dr Indu Gupta, Laser Science & cent women scientists in DMC as against about 15 per cent of women Technology Centre (LASTEC); Ms Noopur Shrotriya, Scientific Analysis Group (SAG); Dr Rupesh Kumar Chaubey, Solid State Physics Laboratory scientists at all levels in DRDO, showing their tremendous progress and (SSPL); Gwalior: Shri RK Srivastava, Defence R&D Establishment dedication. Well done and keep up the good tempo. (DRDE); Haldwani: Dr Atul Grover, Defence Institute of Bio-Energy Research (DIBER); Hyderabad: Shri Hemant Kumar, Advanced Systems India Science Congress and Pride of India Exhibition-2018 held in Laboratory (ASL); Shri Pramod K Jha, Centre for Advanced Systems (CAS); Manipur made the North-East states realize the glimpse of our dedication Dr JK Rai, Advanced Numerical Research & Analysis Group (ANURAG); to the nation. It would further nurture the hidden talent in seven sister Shri JP Singh, Centre for High Energy Systems & Sciences (CHESS); states to join our esteemed organisation. “DefExpo-2018”, being held in Shri ARC Murthy, Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL); Dr Manoj Kumar Jain, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory Chennai during April, would pave new paths for us to traverse and we are (DMRL); Dr K Nageswara Rao, Defence Research & Development eagerly looking forward to its success. Laboratory (DRDL); Shri N Venkatesh, Research Centre Imarat (RCI); Jagdalpur: Dr Gaurav Agnihotri, SF Complex (SFC); Jodhpur: Shri In DRDO@60, ‘DRUSE’ has received good response, showcasing Ravindra Kumar, Defence Laboratory (DL); Kanpur: Shri AK Singh, the Robotics talent of our country and I am sanguine, the top selected Defence Materials & Stores Research & Development Establishment entries would be worth the efforts. This would further give a boost to our (DMSRDE); Kochi: Shri S Radhakrishnan, Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL); Leh: Dr Dorjey Angchok, Defence commitment for quality research and development in our primary role. Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR); Mussoorie: Dr Gopa It’s noteworthy that the entire DRDO@60 events are being designed and B Choudhury, Institute of Technology Management (ITM); Mysuru: organised by the Directorate of Public Interface (DPI), DRDO HQ, and Dr M Palmurugan and Shri NV Nagraj, Defence Food Research Young Scientists of DRDO at Delhi Zone, showing a perfect professional Laboratory (DFRL); Pune: Dr (Mrs) JA Kanetkar, Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE); Dr Vijay Pattar, Defence approach. Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT); Shri AM Devale, High Friends, we know the ill effects of global warming. It is our moral Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL); Shri SS Arole, Research & Development Establishment (Engrs) [R&DE (E)]; Tezpur: obligations to ensure that the lights and other electrical appliances are Dr Jayshree Das, Defence Research Laboratory (DRL); Visakhapatnam: switched off, when not in use; it could be a great service to the mankind, Dr (Mrs) V Vijaya Sudha, Naval Science & Technological Laboratory apart from saving the electricity for use where it may be needed the most. (NSTL) Can we move towards a brighter future? Think… Jai Hind www.drdo.gov.in APRIL 2018 3 INNOVATION DRDO SUCCESSFULLY FLIGHT TESTS RUSTOM-2 IN USER CONFIGURATION The flight assumes significance due to the fact that this is the first flight in user configuration with higher power engine. RDO successfully flew its reconnaissance (ISR) roles for the Communication Systems) Ms J Rustom-2, a medium altitude armed forces with an endurance Manjula and other senior scientists Dlong-endurance (MALE) un- of 24 hours. The UAV is capable witnessed the test flight and manned aerial vehicle, on 25 February of carrying different combinations congratulated the team Rustom. 2018 at its Aeronautical Test Range of payloads like synthetic aperture The UAV has been designed (ATR) at Chalakere at Chitradurga. radar, electronic intelligence systems and developed by Aeronautical This flight assumes significance due and situational awareness payloads. Development Establishment (ADE), to the fact that this is the first flight in Chairman DRDO and Secretary Bengaluru and aerospace major user configuration with higher power Department of Defence R&D Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd and engine. All test parameters were nor- (DDR&D) Dr S Christopher, Director Bharat Electronics Ltd to fulfil the mal. General (Aeronautical Systems) requirements of the Indian Army, Rustom-2 is being developed Dr CP Ramanarayanan, Director Navy and the Air Force. to carry out surveillance and General (Electronics and 4 APRIL 2018 www.drdo.gov.in INNOVATION DRDO NEWSLETTER NAG READY FOR INDUCTION nti Tank Guided Missiles 4 km and up to 7 km, respectively. (ATGM), Nag, was successfully Salient Features It is equipped with many advanced Aflight-tested on 28 February technologies including the indigenous 2018 in desert conditions against þ Third-generation, fire-and- IIR seeker with integrated avionics, a two tank targets at different ranges forget missile capability possessed by only few nations and timings. NAG ATGM has been in the world. þ developed indigenously by DRDO. Advanced passive homing Nag has ‘Top attack’ and ‘Front Flight tests of the missile have once guidance Attack’ capabilities and can defeat again proved its capability. With this, þ High single-shot kill proba- the heaviest type of armour including the developmental trials of the missile bility ‘reactive’ and ‘composite’ armour of have been completed and it is now the futuristic main battle tanks. IIR ready for induction. þ Day and night operational Seeker of the Missile provides