India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector

shukla · Post by **shukla** » 18 Nov 2010 14:25

Early detection of radioactive exposure being researched: DRDO experts
Indian Express

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is carrying out research for early biomarker signature for dose assessment and decision making during casualty caused by radioactive exposure. This would address the increasing danger of radioactive exposure and its detection not only at the time of civilian but as well as military casualties.

Toxic radiological material has both short term and long term health effects on living organisms. On an urgent response to any radiation emergency, the identification and evaluation of early biomarker is an important and decision making step. Biomarkers had been used by epidemiologists, physiologists and pathologists as the gold standard to study and treat the human diseases. However, less attention has been paid on discovery and validation of radiation responsive biomarker can be used for triage for occupational worker, civilian population and emergency responder.

geeth · Post by **geeth** » 18 Nov 2010 16:20

I remember the tender floated for this wind tunnel about a year and half before..at that time the estimated cost was about 100 crore and Israel/France were the collaborators in this project

http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/18/stories ... 050500.htm

World-class wind tunnel facility soon

Special Correspondent

PHOTO: NAGARA GOPAL

V. K. Saraswat, scientific advisor to the Defence Minister and Director-General of DRDO and Avinash Chander, director, Advanced Systems Laboratory addressing a press conference in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

HYDERABAD: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will invest around Rs.1,000 crore in the city over the next five years to augment missile production and set up a world-class hypersonic wind tunnel facility to meet the growing requirement of strategic systems.

While Rs.600 crore would be invested to expand missile production unit being taken up in collaboration with Bharat Dynamics Limited, another Rs.350 crore would be for setting the wind tunnel to test systems for missiles, aircraft and re-entry vehicles that would fly at hypersonic speed – (above Mach 5) as against the present facilities to test vehicles of speed upto Mach 5.

This was disclosed to reporters on the eve of an international aviation conclave by Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister and Director-General, DRDO, V.K. Saraswat here on Wednesday. He said another sophisticated facility was recently established near Dundigal for testing electronic warfare systems and other devices. Avinash Chander, Director, Advanced Systems Laboratory, added that the Open Range Facility near Dundigal would be one of the best in the world.

Dr. Saraswat said a project had been sanctioned for design and development of a 100-seater Regional Transport Aircraft (RTA) basically to provide connectivity to various towns with smaller runways in the country. RTA's project report would be ready by 2011 and it was expected to take seven to 12 years for the first aircraft to roll out.

Replying to a question about US President Barack Obama's announcement for removing DRDO from the entities list, he said it would probably be moved to the approved list by the USA to enable India import technologies. The details were yet to be worked out.

Pointing out that the aviation sector was witnessing a 20-25 per cent growth in the country, he said that a host of experts from aviation industry, including aircraft designers, leading manufacturers and others would deliberate on a wide range of themes at the three-day conclave and exhibition beginning here on Thursday. Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan would inaugurate the event being organised by the Hyderabad chapter of Aeronautical Society of India.

putnanja · Post by **putnanja** » 19 Nov 2010 01:26

Aerostat stuck in Bangalore hangar

An indigenous attempt to develop an aerostat, which may be deployed in anti-Naxal and other security applications, is stuck inside a Bangalore hangar for the last two years in the absence of a flight testing range where this gigantic balloon can be flown.

An eye to hover on the horizon, the aerostat – Chakshu – has been developed by the National Aerospace Laboratories. It can float in air for six hours to beam pictures.
The aerostat can be tethered to the ground or flown with remote control.

“The flight range in Kolar cannot be used as it falls within the path of flights taking off or landing at the Bangalore airport. The proposed range in Chitradurga is not yet ready. We cannot test our aerostat and fine-tune the technology,” S Selvarajan, a NAL scientist associated with the project told Deccan Herald here.
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In its existing configuration, Chakshu can climb up to a maximum altitude of 1,500 mt. Asked about the risks from ground firing, Selvarajan said it was a little vulnerable at 1,500 metres. But a bigger aerostat that could climb up to 3,000 mt would be safe because at such an altitude it will look like a “speck in the sky” said Selvarajan.

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RamaY · Post by **RamaY** » 19 Nov 2010 01:47

aditya.agd wrote:Everything in defence must be handed over to private sector ... for accountability

Accountability??? I thought innovation and project execution should be the criteria...

Pls read how accountable private sector is in 2G spectrum issue. Privatization (uncontrolled) can also lead higher political-business corruption.

negi · Post by **negi** » 19 Nov 2010 11:01

^This is OT but imho you gave a wrong example, the onus of spectrum allocation and auction was on Gobmint ; the accountability of the private sector comes into picture when we talk about efficient utilization of the spectrum.

Juggi G · Post by **Juggi G** » 20 Nov 2010 12:40

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DRDO Establishing Four New Facilities

Juggi G · Post by **Juggi G** » 20 Nov 2010 12:41

India To Boost Missile, Avionics Research at Hyderabad

Hyderabad currently houses India's sole missile production complex, Bharat Dynamics, and the Defence Research and Development Laboratory, which is helping to develop India's future anti-ballistic missile defense program. The hypersonic test facility is part of that program, which aims to develop a system to shoot down incoming enemy missiles at a height of more than 100 kilometers using hypersonic missiles.

Currently, there are no facilities to test missiles that are faster than Mach 5, which fall into the category of hypersonic.

shukla · Post by **shukla** » 22 Nov 2010 17:19

Electronic warfare system experts to gather in Bangalore
MSN India

India is organising the first AOC India National Electronic Warfare (EW) Workshop (EWWI-2010) here on November 24 and 25. Dr Prahlada, Chief Controller of Research & Development, Defense Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), would inaugurate the event.

AOC India Chapter was established under the presidentship of Dr U K Revankar, Director, Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE), DRDO, during the first international EW conference in India (EWCI-2010) in February this year. As a part of the parent Association AOC, located in USA, the India chapter promotes the role of advocating EW between professionals of various organisations under Government, Ministry of Defence and industries.

At present, the AOC India Chapter is actively supported by DRDO scientists and industry professionals who have a common goal on the development of EW systems for Armed Forces. "The workshop would enable close interaction among the EW professionals and explore the technologies, which our Armed Forces should adopt to counter current & futuristic battle scenario", according to DRDO.

shukla · Post by **shukla** » 22 Nov 2010 17:24

DRDO to train doctors to handle victims of chemical, nuclear strikes
Indian Express

In the wake of chemical and nuclear threats, the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is strengthening its chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defence by extending training programmes to private and government institutes, health organisations and paramilitary forces. This would also include health institutes such as PGIMER where doctors and nurses are to be provided similar training in order to prepare them on how to deal with CBRN casualties.]

“Today, more than the CBRN threat from other countries, it is the threat of proliferation of such highly devastating agents into the hands of terrorist organisations across the globe. Also, there could be incidents where the disaster is a natural one, as was the recent case of Delhi University Cobalt-60 disaster. In contrast to the high intensity of threats, the awareness is very low among professionals and public. Keeping this in mind, for the first time INMAS would have a CBRN training institute where paramilitary, employees at government orgainsations, health institutes and civilians would be trained to prepare them for any CBRN mass casualty.”

“We have already trained a section of doctors, nurses, and other health professionals on how to treat a patient exposed to radioactive agent prior to the Commonwealth Games at Delhi. Talking about the health institute-PGIMER-which caters to patients from various states including Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, etc, it is pertinent to train doctors and nurses for such casualties. Thus, it would also be roped into these training programmes,” stated Dr Sharma.

The training will be premised on the existing defence technique of NBC currently being used in military. This would be modified as per the requirements of the civil sector. For instance, the technology used in military tanks to counter NBC attacks would be modified and simplified for the use of personal vehicles. At present, 62 NBC defence tools are produced by DRDO and already inducted in defence which would be modified for the civil use and accordingly provided training on how to use them.

Dr Sharma further added, “The training is a four step programme where the most important element is protection-of both individual and collective, second is detection followed by decontamination and medical counter measures.”

Juggi G · Post by **Juggi G** » 23 Nov 2010 18:42

BEL Developing Software-Defined Radio

Vipul · Post by **Vipul** » 24 Nov 2010 01:19

Tatas make first defence purchase.

The $72-billion Tata Group has made its first acquisition in the defence business. Tata Advanced Systems (TAS), a company set up in 2006 to tap the enormous opportunities in India's defence sector, has bought a 74% stake in Hyderabad-based HBL Elta Avionics for an undisclosed amount.

The remaining 26% continues to be held by its foreign partner ELTA Systems, a unit of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). TAS has bought controlling interest in HBL Elta from HBL Power Systems, a company listed on the BSE, and the transaction was sealed a few weeks ago, said a Tata group source. The South-based outfit manufactures parts and accessories for defence-related aerospace applications. Mape Advisory, a boutique investment banking firm, advised Tatas on the transaction. This will be the group's second JV with IAI. It already has a 74:26 partnership to manufacture unmanned aerial vehicles, electronic warfare systems, missiles, radars and homeland security systems. IAI chief executive Itzhak Nissan and Tata Sons chairman Rata Tata have ambitious plans to build a multi-billion dollar enterprise in the defence sector.

The Indian government has been modernizing the manufacturing of defence equipment, opening up the area for private players. It, however, has capped foreign direct investment to 26% and debates have been on to raise it to 49%. For the Tata Group, the acquisition underscores its huge interest in defence—identified as a key business area to its existing portfolio of salt-to-software and tea-to-telecom. The group expects defence to be more than $5 billion business in the near future. And for that, TAS has struck a few partnerships with foreign companies for technology, among other things.

It has a joint venture with US-based helicopter manufacturer Sikorsy to manufacture cabins for Sikorsky S-92 helicopters. And recently, the company unveiled its first cabin, rolled out from the Hyderabad facility. TAS also has a joint venture with AGT International to provide integrated solutions for homeland security market. Another partnership is with Lockheed Martin, makers of the legendary F-16 fighter jet, to make aircraft parts for the overseas market. "We are in discussions to sign a couple of more partnerships with foreign companies," said the Tata group source.

The group has been present in defence, homeland security and disaster management space for several years but in a small way. One of the group companies that laid the foundation for this business was Nelco—a company where group chairman Ratan Tata cut his teeth in business in the '70s. Today, there are several group companies such as Tata Communications, CMC and Titan Industries which cater to defence and aerospace. Tata Power Strategic Electronic Division was a successful bidder for the Indian Air Force project involving the upgradate of 30 IAF airfields. Early this year, Tata Motors launched combat vehicles to enhance its participation in the defence sector.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 24 Nov 2010 07:29

details of new Chitradurga science city

IISC 1500acres labs, hostels
ISRO 473 acres comms and remote sensing facility
DRDO 4290 acres extensive aeronautical testing range - will run UAV programs from there rather than small range in kolar now.
BARC 1010 acres material enrichment facility

for comparison iit kharagpur hsa largest campus of 2100 acres and iit kanpur second at 1055 acres. from personal exp 1055 acres is a pretty huge area...it is supporting full staff colony, parks, shopping center, around 10 big hostels and numerous admin/academic/lab/aero engg areas + a small airfield with lots of room to spare.

peace pragress and deveropment onlee.

shukla · Post by **shukla** » 24 Nov 2010 18:56

India to built two test ranges of electronic warfare systems
Business Standard/ Press Trust of India

India would build two ranges for testing radar-based electronic warfare systems as it seeks to strengthen its capability in the field, seen to be vital in war scenarios. One range would come up in Chitradurga in Karnataka and another in Tandur in Andhra Pradesh, which would test "non-communication" and "communication" EW systems, respectively, a key defence official said today.

These two would be part of the 4,000-acre aeronautical test range in Chitradurga, some 200 km from here, and the 8,000-acre one in Tandur, some 135 km from Hyderabad. At present, EW systems are tested in the IAF range in Gwalior in a limited way. Once the two new testing ranges (in Chitradurga and Tandur) are operational in 2012-13, experimental and R&D tests can be conducted, said Prahlada, Chief Controller, R&D (Ae & SI), Defence Research and Development Organisation.

Speaking at the India National Electronic Warfare Workshop (EWWI-2010), he said an investment of Rs 200 crore each is expected in the two test ranges. "Electronic Warfare is becoming a very important area because... You may have all weapons but if somebody jams you (the weapons), you are as good as useless. Before firing the missile, you are already decimated," he said. "Without electronic warfare, you cannot win a war. Once you have it (EW capability), you have to test it, you can't wait for a war to test it," Prahlada said.

He said the present EW systems have been integrated with MiG-27 fighters and operational flights are slated next year. They would be integrated with MiG-29 fighters and the light combat aircraft next year. In 2012, Prahlada said India would fly a fourth-generational EW system, which is being developed by Defence Avionics Research Establishment and Defence Electronics Research Laboratory.

Prahlada also said DRDO was expecting a budget of Rs 9,000 crore in 2011-12 in the area of strategic systems and tactical defence.

A Sharma · Post by **A Sharma** » 25 Nov 2010 22:06

Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Technologies

chackojoseph · Post by **chackojoseph** » 25 Nov 2010 22:29

pls shift to correct thread, if it exists

Blast in cordite factory at Aruvankadu

dinesha · Post by **dinesha** » 27 Nov 2010 15:08

BrahMos unit set to bag key orders
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article913121.ece

BrahMos Aerospace Thiruvananthapuram Limited (BATL), which caters to the product requirements of the country's defence, aerospace and nuclear industries, is set to bag key orders that will fuel the company's bid to become an industry major in these sectors.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), it is reliably learnt, is contemplating making the BATL its next work centre for production of cryogenic and semi-cryogenic engines.

“Presently, the cryogenic as well as liquid engines for the ISRO are made by a consortium comprising Godrej and MTAR Technologies. Technical collaboration would be a lot easier with the BATL taking up the job as the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre [VSSC] and the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, which have designed and developed the engine, are located within four and 30 kilometres from it. BrahMos Thiruvananthapuram has been asked by the ISRO to produce some components of the cryogenic engine, but to execute it in full, it requires the Rotary Vacuum Brazing facility. A request to set it up at the BATL is being pursued with the ISRO,” a top BrahMos source told The Hindu in Thiruvananthapuram two weeks ago. The BATL had earlier purchased equipment worth Rs.25 crore on a grant from the ISRO.

The company is sparing no effort to deliver before March next a BrahMos cruise missile container (canister), ordered as a trial piece. “We have secured a crucial order to manufacture 135 BrahMos containers, each costing about Rs.30 lakh to Rs.35 lakh,” said the source.

Already under fabrication at the BATL are the liquid Vikas engines for the ISRO and the firm has so far been able to deliver 16 of them. “In addition, an order for 12 more has come. Material for six engines is available and four would be realised this year itself,” said the source. “The BATL makes the full engine in-house. And, the complicated friction ring of the engine is manufactured only by it,” said the source.

The first set of subsystems of the BrahMos missile such as the FDU (front docking unit), shutter assembly and cable separator — together called ‘metallic airframe components' — delivered by the BATL is undergoing quality and acceptance tests and the company is positive about getting a fresh order for 200 such sets. “This would require us to set up a separate production line and the process is well under way,” said the source.

The machining capability of the BATL spans products with diameters ranging from 0.5 millimetres to 2.5 metres (for L-40 propellant tank cages).

With the process of acquisition of nearby land for the second phase development of the company facing delays, a modest complex for the integration of the cruise missile has now been carved out within the existing campus with assistance from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Also in place is a facility for meteorology for the accommodation of fresh equipment.

The company, which had delivered three-piece manipulators (robotic arms used in atomic reactors) to the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is hoping to receive supplementary orders and is negotiating with the BARC to set up a plant at the BATL for this.

“While assorted product range, relatively less volume of orders and research and development activities are restricting the company's margin of profit from leapfrogging, it is definitely growing at a comfortable pace,” the source maintained.

SriSri · Post by **SriSri** » 30 Nov 2010 17:55

DRDO Laboratory Develops Powerful, Light, Compact CL-20 Explosive

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 30 Nov 2010 21:50

CL20 is 100 times expensive and 60 times more powerful than RDX. Awesome to have this on our missiles and bombs to make it lean and mean.

chackojoseph · Post by **chackojoseph** » 02 Dec 2010 08:36

US removes 4 remaining DRDO labs off the Export Control Regimes

The news of just ARDE is available. But, I published it a day late to dig all the organisations in the list.

nrshah · Post by **nrshah** » 02 Dec 2010 12:29

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_dr ... ne_1475223

To bolster coastal security, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a 140-mm rocket launcher. The launcher has already gone into production after testing and evaluation by Orissa-based DRDO lab PXE (Proof and Experimental Establishment) a few weeks ago.

The system, which can launch 12 rockets at a time covering a range of 4 km, will be placed along the nation’s 7,516-km coastline for close combat with small fast-moving boats. PXE director Major General P Mathur said the navy had shown interest in the launcher.

The system will be under navy command, but could be operated by any marine agency, such as marine police and Coast Guard, for shore-based protection. It could be deployed on a shore or a ship.

Mathur said the launchers would form one of the tiers of coastal security. The cost-effective system is remote-operated and was developed indigenously after discussions between Ordnance Factory Board, DRDO and the navy.

“Rockets [launched using the launchers] can accurately target small boats and sink them,” S Sundaresh, chief controller of research and development (armament and combat engineering) of DRDO, said.

Meanwhile, defence minister AK Antony told parliament that the government was according top priority to strengthening coastal and maritime security through increased surveillance by both the navy and Coast Guard.

“The inputs received by intelligence agencies are being shared on a daily basis. This intelligence mechanism has been streamlined through the creation of joint operation centres,” the minister said.

Junior home affairs minister M Ramachandran said phase-II of the plan had been approved for implementation for a period of five years from next April, after consultations with nine coastal states, four Union territories and maritime agencies. He said all coastal police stations had been granted Rs15 lakh.

The scheme was discussed at the fourth meeting of National Committee on Strengthening Maritime and Coastal Security on November 23.

The underlined part talks of accurate targeting... Can some one throw light on it and if the same can also be mounted on Pinaka...

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 02 Dec 2010 12:32

Wouldn't a low cost brahmos with lesser range do the job?

Lalmohan · Post by **Lalmohan** » 02 Dec 2010 14:15

we're talking about mortar++ not missile--

raghava · Post by **raghava** » 02 Dec 2010 17:10

SriSri wrote:DRDO Laboratory Develops Powerful, Light, Compact CL-20 Explosive

I sincerely hope this news is true, but every source on the web, including peer reviewed articles say that CL-20 is about 15% more powerful than HMX - NOT 15x times more powerful.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... amines.htm

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1 ... 2/abstract

I thought it was DDMitis initially, but this comes from a DRDO despatch supposedly so could have been a typo on their part which was dutifully carried by all the media.

Kanson · Post by **Kanson** » 02 Dec 2010 17:51

nrshah wrote:http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_dr ... ne_1475223
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Mathur said the launchers would form one of the tiers of coastal security. The cost-effective system is remote-operated and was developed indigenously after discussions between Ordnance Factory Board, DRDO and the navy.

“Rockets [launched using the launchers] can accurately target small boats and sink them,” S Sundaresh, chief controller of research and development (armament and combat engineering) of DRDO, said.
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The scheme was discussed at the fourth meeting of National Committee on Strengthening Maritime and Coastal Security on November 23.
The underlined part talks of accurate targeting... Can some one throw light on it and if the same can also be mounted on Pinaka...

Pls check this to understand the underlying concept. It is like firing a rocket/artillery with the help of ballistic computer or it may have some terminal guidance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO_jo5ePriE

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 02 Dec 2010 18:42

Kanson wrote:
Pls check this to understand the underlying concept. It is like firing a rocket/artillery with the help of ballistic computer or it may have some terminal guidance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO_jo5ePriE

Excellent. Thanks.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 02 Dec 2010 18:59

~~the details, esp range suggests to me that this http://www.lnthed.com/hedhome/DEFENCE1/defence/wm18.htm might have something to do with the above mentioned system.~~

just watched the video. excellent innovation. thanks kanson !

nrshah · Post by **nrshah** » 02 Dec 2010 22:16

Kanson wrote:Pls check this to understand the underlying concept. It is like firing a rocket/artillery with the help of ballistic computer or it may have some terminal guidance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO_jo5ePriE

Thanks a ton..

Can you also educate me on usefulness of such weapon to Navy, i mean to me 4kms is very less... What can you engage at that distance? And whether a ship will allow anyone(read enemy ship) to come that close?

Is it a RBU 6000 sort of weapon, for anti submarine warfare?

I was also interested in knowing if it is terminal guidance, because if it is, the same can be also be done with Pinaka rockets, which as i understand, currently uses ballastic trajectory...

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 02 Dec 2010 22:25

nitin, it is not meant to be used against ships but small (non-military) boats. check the link of WM-18 in my earlier post to understand what kind of thing this is. it's the same principle and probably uses the same mechanism to maintain attitude in rolling conditions but more accurate.

it will be deployed on the small patrol boats of a few hundred tonnes of ICG and marine police, not the large frigates or destroyers. its main function would be against 26/11 type boats.

pinaka is accurate at much larger ranges and it would have a far more sophisticated navigation/guidance system.

this one is a perfect example of an effective and cheap jugaad.

Kanson · Post by **Kanson** » 03 Dec 2010 18:35

nrshah wrote: Thanks a ton..

Can you also educate me on usefulness of such weapon to Navy, i mean to me 4kms is very less... What can you engage at that distance? And whether a ship will allow anyone(read enemy ship) to come that close?

Is it a RBU 6000 sort of weapon, for anti submarine warfare?

I was also interested in knowing if it is terminal guidance, because if it is, the same can be also be done with Pinaka rockets, which as i understand, currently uses ballastic trajectory...

Hi nrshash.....as the gentleman in the clip with tie answered and Rahul M explained this is for 26/11 type incidents.

You must have heard the gentleman describing it as "close range weapon system", iow it is CIWS. You know, the range of Phalanx/Ak-630 type CIWS is around 4 km. This system adds punch/firepower much greater than other CIWS like Ak-630. It shred the boat into pieces in one go. And it allows salvo fire. Such a kind of fire power is not possible in systems like Ak-630 and it is easy to install anywhere. If needed, terminal guidance that can be used is laser target designator. Pinaka rage is 40+ km and here we are talking about 4 km. Guidance system can't be same for both system. Pinaka is reported to have its own terminal guidance correction system. It is like a ground beacon which corrects the trajectory during mid course that can also be done via UAV.

shukla · Post by **shukla** » 05 Dec 2010 12:21

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'Robots, the future of the Army'
Times of India

The day is not very far when men will be replaced by robots in the army during a war, said A Sivathanu Pillai, chief controller, research and development, DRDO. Speaking at the inauguration of a three-day international conference on emerging trends in robotics and communication technologies organised by Sathyabama University on Friday, Pillai said, "The future warfield will be dominated by robots and not men. We are looking at a future where there could be more robots than people in an army. Applying robotic technology to space too is a new challenge and there are interesting possibilities in this area."

Sivathanu Pillai, who is also chief executive officer and managing director, BrahMos Aerospace, however, did not entertain any questions on the status of Brahmos 2, which he said would take at least five more years to be completed. Scientists at the Defence Research Development Organisation gave presentations on unmanned vehicles developed by the organisation to be used in the battlefield and for surveillance. Participants at the event, including students, also gave demonstrations of robots that could complete obstacle courses successfully, and pick and drop objects. Chancellor of Sathyabama University Jeppiar said that such conferences would give students practical knowledge of what they learn in the classroom.

A Sharma · Post by **A Sharma** » 05 Dec 2010 20:36

DRDO to develop hacking-proof websites

Jamal K. Malik · Post by **Jamal K. Malik** » 06 Dec 2010 17:38

Procurement of radars by BEL being examined : Antony

nrshah · Post by **nrshah** » 06 Dec 2010 18:25

Kanson and Rahul, Thanks

kmc_chacko · Post by **kmc_chacko** » 07 Dec 2010 22:35

it's funny that every time some misshape or new procurement declared, DRDO starts to say that it will going to develop that

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 07 Dec 2010 23:08

kmc_chacko wrote:it's funny that every time some misshape or new procurement declared, DRDO starts to say that it will going to develop that

no, the funny thing is that the media (and people like us) pay attention only when something goes amiss. DRDO is looking towards net security for a while now.

Kailash · Post by **Kailash** » 08 Dec 2010 14:31

Achievements of DRDO

A large number of DRDO developed systems have been productionised and inducted into Services and many are in the induction stage. The value of these systems comes to about ` 1,00,000 Cr.

There are 50 laboratories/establishments functioning under Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and there is no proposal to set up new laboratory.

The recommendations of Prof. Rama Rao Committee, as finalized by the Defence Secretary Committee, have been accepted by the Government. These include:-

• Creation of Defence Technology Commission

• Decentralization of DRDO Management and Financial Structure

• Revamping of DRDO Human Resource (HR) Structure

SSridhar · Post by **SSridhar** » 09 Dec 2010 10:45

DRDO plans to setup a Rs. 500 Crore nano fab

The Defence Research and Development Organisation plans to set up a foundry for nanotechnology-based products at an estimated Rs 500 crore in a couple of years, according to Dr W. Selvamurthy, DRDO's Chief Controller (R&D).

The location is yet to be decided, with Bangalore and Hyderabad as candidates.

Lalmohan · Post by **Lalmohan** » 09 Dec 2010 19:42

i like the idea of a heavily armed and armoured robot blasting its way into a terrorist held bunker or house and then swatting them. at worst it will draw out fire from the hidden terrorists for the other troops to figure out numbers and locations

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 10 Dec 2010 00:57

Robots fighting wars in forward area while the real soldier can back up sounds too trekkie/ borgish. Hope we could do this one where we could use robots as you say, to lighten up the enemy points while from air, the force can thrash the location. It could be all gear-foot robots and helos then. Powering them would be the major challenge sustaining configurable/reconfigurable platform.

shukla · Post by **shukla** » 11 Dec 2010 16:36

DRDO to grant funds to academic institutions for extramural research
Frontier India

Other than developing a knowledge base, the DRDO is focusing on a networked group of qualified people whose expertise resulting from the research can be drawn-upon to build an exploitable area of new technology that has potential military application.

The focus areas are Low Observable Technologies, GaN Devices, Silicon carbide (SiC) technologies, Technologies for Soldier support, Nanotechnology, TeraHertz, Sensors, Laser, Functional materials, Solar Energy, Multiband Conformal Antennas, Gasturbine Technologies, Hypersonics, Nanophotonics, High Energy Materials, High Power Microwave, Network Centric Operations, MEMS, High Efficiency Aerodynamics and Active Protection System for Armoured Fighting Vehicle’s.