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[agentperry]

The Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE) should design and develop landing gear for aircraft, V.K. Saraswat, Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister, said on Sunday.

He lamented that India, despite several technological developments, had no major centre for designing and developing landing gear, which would help not only aircraft but also unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). "This would be immensely helpful when we build our own commercial aircraft," he added.

He was inaugurating three new facilities at the CVRDE, Avadi, – the combat vetronics technology centre, suspension test facility and CVRDE-Bharat Earth Mover Ltd (BEML) Technology Centre.

Terming it his dream, Mr. Saraswat wanted the CVRDE scientists to design the "lightest future main battle tank" (which is a project undertaken by the organisation). Besides, he counselled them to go in for designing a transmission system for battle tanks and hoped the BEML would be able to accelerate CVRDE's efforts in this regard. He also urged the BEML to help in developing the engine for the Arjun Main Battle Tank.

Mr. Saraswat, who is also the Secretary, Department of Defence Research and Development and also the Director General, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), recalled how he recommended BEML as early as 1984 for development of a product designed by the DRDO. But it did not fructify. He was happy to note that it was happening after more than two decades.

Calling for greater collaboration between the DRDO and public sector undertakings, he said, "We (DRDO) make prototypes but do not convert them into products. With the collaboration of BEML there would be no such gaps. We need to graduate to design engineering and development. It would be a fantastic effort and add to our strength."

While emphasising the need for "very strong electronic control system" for combat vehicles, he described "unmanned vehicles" as the "soldiers of the future".

R. Sivakumar, Director, CVRDE, said the new combat vetronics technology centre would usher in state-of-the-art technology in armoured fighting vehicles. Besides, it would cater to developing vehicle electronic gun control system, fire control system and navigation system for the battle tanks to be developed by CVRDE. "No company in the world has a facility for testing the suspension systems of combat vehicles and hence it is a unique facility that is now available with the CVRDE."

V.R.S. Natarajan, chairman-cum-managing director of BEML, said his organisation had decided to go after business like tanks and aerospace as they had immense potential.

The BEML was prepared to set up its own design and development centres in all the DRDO laboratories as the one inaugurated at CVDRE.

Mr. Saraswat also released a book on the Arjun Main Battle Tank written in Tamil by R.Ponnuraj, an employee of the CVRDE.

 

[nitesh]

http://expressbuzz.com/states/karnataka/missiles-to-get-smarter-with-onboard-desi-chips/343608.html

BANGALORE/.HYDREBAD: : Indian missiles are set to go lighter and smarter with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on the verge of launching a System on Chip (SOC) component, to be embedded on to the onboard computer (OBC). The SOC will give a tech advantage to the scientists to either increase the range of the missile or the warhead, depending upon the mission. The processing speed also will go up 6-7 times with SOC.

DRDO hopes to get the first block of SOCs in December and later test it the on short-range air-to-air Astra missile by mid-2012. Astra - a BVR (Beyond Visual Range) missile - will be initially integrated with Su-30 MKI and later on Tejas and MiG-29.

 

[nitesh]

ADA Director bags National Design Award 2011 - Indian Defence

 

[nitesh]

DRDO plans 500-cr unmanned vehicle project for Indian Army - The Times of India

PUNE: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is working on an ambitious Rs 500-cr unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) programme that seeks to address the Army's requirement for various types of UGVs over the next 10 years.

The use of UGVs, which are state-of-the-art robots, has acquired a greater significance in counter-insurgency, urban- as well as jungle-warfare situations for varied tasks, including surveillance and reconnaissance operations and safe handling and disposal of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

 

[Galaxy]

DRDO creates device to measure radiation

December 21, 2011

Amidst growing apprehensions about the safety of the nuclear power projects, including the much-touted Koodankulam, Chennai-based IT company has partnered with Central agency Defence Research Development Organisation (Drdo) to develop an indigenous device to detect even minute levels of radiation leakage.

The device, dosimeter, has been developed exclusively for Drdo which wanted to measure nuclear radiation with no human exposure.

For now, golden leaf electroscope is the most popular equipment used to detect radiation leakages. However, it still needs a human agent to carry it to radiation-affected areas to detect radiation.

"The major drawback of this mechanism is that it cannot guarantee the life of the human agent carrying the instrument," explains Mr Sridharan Mani, CEO of American Megatrends India Pvt Ltd (AMI), the firm that developed the device. However, dosimeter, developed based on a technology called Motes, offers complete control over the frequency of gamma readings.

Motes are small, low powered and cheap computer connected to several sensors and a radio transmitter. These wireless units identify the level of radioactivity around the area and transmit data using radio frequency.

"Motes provide the mechanism to determine radiation intensity levels without any human agent walking into affected areas. It can even be programmed to send alerts in case of varying radiation levels to alert members well in advance," says Mr Sridharan.

The unit has been manufactured by AMI at its Chennai plant and has been supplied to Drdo on a one-time project basis. "We do not own the patent for the product but hope to partner with the agency depending on their requirement," he adds.

The device can prove handy to a cross-section of people including hospital radiographers, nuclear energy plant employees, scientists working with radiation technologies, defense soldiers and radiation safety officers of the government.

DRDO creates device to measure radiation | Deccan Chronicle

 

[nitesh]

Discussion on polymer synthesis - The Times of India

KANPUR: The technical sessions on polymer synthesis and characterisation, rheology and processing of polymers, polymeric fibres, polymer blends, composites and nanocomposites were chaired by scientists and academicians on day two of a seminar on 'Advanced polymers, fibers and fabrics' organised by defence material store research development and establishment (DMSRDE) on Tuesday.

Small flying machines to take off soon - Bangalore - DNA

In a bid to draw engineering students towards research-based projects, the National Design and Research Forum (NDRF), part of the The Institution of Engineers, will start an internship programme for students, wherein students will work on micro air vehicle (MAV) projects across the country.

 

[nitesh]

Discussion on polymer synthesis - The Times of India

KANPUR: The technical sessions on polymer synthesis and characterisation, rheology and processing of polymers, polymeric fibres, polymer blends, composites and nanocomposites were chaired by scientists and academicians on day two of a seminar on 'Advanced polymers, fibers and fabrics' organised by defence material store research development and establishment (DMSRDE) on Tuesday.

Small flying machines to take off soon - Bangalore - DNA

In a bid to draw engineering students towards research-based projects, the National Design and Research Forum (NDRF), part of the The Institution of Engineers, will start an internship programme for students, wherein students will work on micro air vehicle (MAV) projects across the country.

 

[Sridhar]

[h=3]NAL's Drishti to help pilots during fog fight | 2 systems operational at IGI Airport from Dec 14 |[/h]

All images from Tarmak 007 Blog

Tarmak007 -- A bold blog on Indian defence: NAL's Drishti to help pilots during fog fight | 2 systems operational at IGI Airport from Dec 14 |

 

[nitesh]

OFB to develop 155mm artillery guns for the Indian Army - Indian Defence

 

[nitesh]

Army dithers over futuristic tank, DRDO pursues engine

A year ago, on December 6 2010, Defence Minister A K Antony told the Lok Sabha that the army had formulated the FMBT's specifications and the Defence R&D Organisation (DRDO) was carrying out feasibility studies. Antony, it now emerges, misled parliament. MoD sources say the army remains undecided about the basic features of the FMBT, including whether it should have three crew members or four. Consequently, the army has not finalised the FMBT's Preliminary Staff Qualitative Requirements (PSQR), essential for sanctioning the project and allocating funding.

FUTURE MAIN BATTLE TANK (FMBT)
* Army has not finalised FMBT specifications
* Tank required by 2020, when T-72s start retiring
* DRDO has begun work on 1,500 HP engine
* Ricardo, AVL are potential design consultants
* Indian industry partner will manufacture engine
* Planning ahead for tandem "hybrid" engine

P Sivakumar, CVRDE's livewire director, revealed that work had begun on crucial FMBT systems, even without a PSQR. Based on the army's weight limit of 50 tonnes for the FMBT, the DRDO has launched a "mission mode" project to develop an 1,800 Horse Power (Hp) indigenous engine. Sivakumar says 1500 Hp is sufficient for a 50-tonne tank, but the endemic danger of weight over-runs in a new tank makes a 300 Hp margin prudent.

The project will co-opt domestic engineering companies like Kirloskar Oil Engines, BEML, and the Mahindras; research institutions like IITs; and bodies like the Automotive Research Association of India, Pune. An Indian "prime contractor" would assemble the FMBT engines from engine components supplied by a network of sub-contractors.

"India has never designed engines; engine technology has always been imported. But we will develop the FMBT engine as a national project. Our approach is not engine-specific; we are looking at developing the complete range of technologies needed for building engines. Not only design"¦ but also manufacturing, testing, evaluation," says Sivakumar.

This ambitious plan is cushioned with pragmatism. The DRDO has brought in international consultants to design the engine and build Indian manufacturing capability in engine-related fields. Sivakumar says that German companies MTU and Renk, which supply engines and transmissions for the Arjun tank, refused to provide consultancy, realising that building Indian capability would end their market here. DRDO is now evaluating consultancy proposals from Ricardo of Britain and AVL of Austria.

"Simultaneously, we have floated an Expression of Interest (EoI) to identify an Indian manufacturing partner. The consultant we select will work in a consortium with the DRDO; the army; and the Indian manufacturing partner, who will be associated with the programme from the design stage itself. We have allowed the consultants to visit manufacturing companies and report on their capability to build a modern engine," explains Sivakumar.

 

[Patriot]

DRDO to Display Its Missiles at 99th Indian Science Congress

The star attractions at the expo among the outdoor models are strategic and tactical missiles Agni and Prithvi, Nag anti-tank missile, Akash surface-to-air missile, BrahMos supersonic cruise missile and Astra radar homing beyond visual range air-to-air missile.

The indoor models will cover the entire gamut of research and development in DRDO, prominently India's own Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, unmanned aerial vehicles Nishant and Lakshya, bridging systems Sarvatra and BLT T-72, Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, Torpedoes, and Decoys.

Among other displays would be military communication equipment; electronic warfare systems, night vision devices, microwave devices, nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) protective systems, agro-animal technologies, and packaged food products for military personnel.

Defence scientists led by DRDO chief V.K. Saraswat, a top missile scientist himself, will also delivering lectures at the Congress. Saraswat will speak to the science enthusiasts on 'Innovations in Science and Technology – A DRDO Perspective.

Another top DRDO scientist, William Selvamurthy, will chair a session on NBC defence technologies for armed forces and civilians.

DRDO has developed many products related to NBC defence for services use such as the NBC Recce Vehicle to monitor and demarcate the contaminated area and transmit the data to the command and control centres for further planning, response and management; NBC water purification system; self-contained underground field shelters to house about 30 men for four days; highly effective antigen kits; individual protective suits and respiratory management and resuscitative devices.......

 

[nitesh]

DRDO builds defence against dirty bombs - The Times of India

 

[nitesh]

India's future main battle tank now grapples with a weight issue

 

[Godless-Kafir]

Its not even designed and it already grappling with weight issues? Come one Indyaa..

 

[LETHALFORCE]

DRDO builds defence against dirty bombs

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/drdo-builds-defence-against-dirty-bombs/articleshow/11347583.cms

NEW DELHI: An overt nuclear war may be a remote possibility but the threat of non-state actors unleashing "dirty" [URL="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/nuclear-bombs"]nuclear bombs, biological or chemical agents to wreak havoc remains a clear and present danger.

Keeping in mind the seriousness of the threat, Indian armed forces have inducted NBC defence equipment worth Rs 1,200 crore and another Rs 1,200 crore is in the pipeline. These range from nerve agent detectors, dosimeters, portable gas chromatographs, autoject injectors and first-aid kits to NBC integrated field shelters, respiratory masks and suits, roentgenometers, NBC reconnaissance vehicles and decontamination systems.

Armed with a fresh "detailed'' NBC threat analysis,DRDO estimates military as well as civilian forces inIndia will need to induct NBC defence equipment worth around Rs 10,000 crore over the next five years to guard against such asymmetric warfare.

"Today, 85% of NBC defence inventory held by armed forces has been developed by DRDO, and produced by defence PSUs and around 60 private companies," said DRDO chief controller Dr W Selvamurthy.[/URL]

 

[JAISWAL]

thread allready exsist please mearge them.
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http://defenceforumindia.com/defence-industry/29585-drdo-builds-defence-against-dirty-bombs.html

 

[rahulrds1]

'Tulsi' may act as shield against radiation: Experts

source : Tulsi may act as shield against radiation: Experts - The Times of India


BHUBANESWAR: If you thought the ubiquitous tulsi growing in your backyard only cures cough and cold, think again. The herbal plant may soon act as a shield against radiation disasters. Scientists at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have already done the animal trial (clinical trial phase I) of tulsi's radiation protection potential.

"The results are encouraging," said Dr W Selvamurthy, chief controller of research and development, DRDO. The Institute of Nuclear Medicines and Allied Sciences (INMAS) at DRDO is planning to develop India's indigenous defence against all kinds of radiation. The DRDO will initiate the phase II trials soon, Selvamurthy said.

Speaking on NBC (nuclear, biological and chemical) technologies for armed forces and civilians on the sidelines of the 99th Indian Science Congress here, Selvamurthy said certain herbal plants such as tulsi have compounds, which act as antioxidants, quenching the oxidative stress in case of a radiation exposure and repair the damaged DNA.

"Scientists are working on that property of the plant to develop medicine to protect against radiation poisoning," Selvamurthy said. Herbal radio protectors such as tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum or basil) will have an advantage over chemical compounds, because these would have lesser side effects. Besides the widely available tulsi, Podophyllum Hexandrum (Himalayan May Apple) and Sea Buckthorn hold similar properties, Dr Selvamurthy said.

Once developed, the same medicine can be used both for animals and human beings in case of a radiation disaster.The DRDO scientist said civilians should also have certain knowledge about NBC related emergencies as a measure of preparedness towards any threat.

Towards this goal, the DRDO will soon come out with a civilian training centre on NBC at Panipat, he added. DRDO has already established a model NBC hospital at Gwalior. The hospital can survive NBC attacks and offer services in the aftermath, he said, adding the preparedness must be to checkmate a threat scenario emerging from non-state actors, nuclear pilferage and reactor accidents.

DRDO develops anti-cancer drug

BHUBANESWAR: An anti-cancer drug, facilitating precision radiation therapy, developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is slated to hit the market soon, a top DRDO scientist said here on Thursday.

The 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose (2-DG) drug has cleared all the three stages of clinical trials (phase I, II and III) besides clearance by the drugs controller general of India and Indian Council of Medical Research.

"We are hopeful the New Drug Advisory Committee (NDAC) will clear it soon, after which a private company will launch it commercially," said Dr W Selvamurthy, chief controller of research and development at DRDO. Speaking on the sidelines of the 99th Indian Science Congress here, Dr Selvamurthy said the 2 DG drug, with molecular structure similar to glucose, changes the glucose mechanism of the body.

The hyperactive cancer cells feed more on glucose than on oxygen and absorb the drug. As a result, the cells can be distinguished from normal cells, facilitating optimization of radiation by pre-administering the drug. Dr Selvamurthy said Dr Reddy's laboratory in Hyderabad will market it. Since it is being indigenously developed and marketed, the cost of the anticancer drug will be very less in the country.

 

[nitesh]

Jan newsletter, tid bits of info about success in 2011

http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/nl/2012/NL_Jan_2012_web.pdf

 

[sayareakd]

Jan newsletter, tid bits of info about success in 2011

http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/nl/2012/NL_Jan_2012_web.pdf

i like this as best part.

Other achievements include production
clearance for the Bo5 underwater and A3 systems

A3 means Agni 3 is under production now,

Bo5 underwater...................:thumb:


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now under production..................... good news.

 

[sayareakd]

i like this as best part.



A3 means Agni 3 is under production now,

Bo5 underwater...................:thumb:


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now under production..................... good news.

it is strategic missile systems confirmed :thumb:

Hyderabad has made outstanding contributions in design and development of Ultrahigh Temperature Carbon and Ceramic Composite products for strategic missile systems (Agni/BO5/AD), carbon-carbon
brake discs for LCA, and establishment of state-of-the art R&D Centre for High Temperature Composites.

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PM has given award so it is confirmation from him.