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In This Issue Hon'ble Raksha Mantri Shri AK Antony inaugurated

ththe 34 DRDO Directors' Conference at the Kothari

Auditorium in DRDO Bhawan on 22 February 2010.

Hon'ble Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri MM Pallam Raju was the

Guest of Honour who also released the book, 'DRDO Emerging

as Technology Generator A Recent Appraisal'. The inaugural

function was attended by the Chairman, Parliamentary

Standing Committee (PSC) on Defence, Shri Satpalji Maharaj,

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chairman-Chiefs of Staff

Committee (COSC), General Deepak Kapoor,PVSM, AVSM, SM,

VSM, ADC, and Defence Secretary Shri Pradeep Kumar.

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>Doctor of Science Conferred on Dr V K Saraswat

>DRDO Awards 2008 2009th

>DRDO Participated in the 6 DEFEXPO 2010

>Final Operational Clearance to Project Tiger on

Sea Harrier Aircraft

>New Facility - STIR Facility

>National Science Day 2010

>Manpower Development Activities

>Visits to DRDO Labs/Estts

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Hon'ble Raksha Mantri said that the Directors’ Conference

was an occasion for assessing the strengths and

weaknesses of DRDO and also chalking out the future

roadmap. He lauded DRDO for its key role in the development of

many systems like INS Arihant, interceptor missiles, LCA, Akash

MR-SAM, MBT-Arjun, Divya Drishti, etc. He said that the private

sector needs to be motivated to invest in the Defence sector

synergetically. DRDO will also need to be globally competitive,

forward looking, and receptive. He ensured that the Government

will continue to provide full support for DRDO in terms of

functional autonomy and resources.

Hon'ble Raksha Mantri Shri AK Antony addressing the gathering

Hon'ble Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri MM Pallam Raju releasing the

compendium –`DRDO Emerging as Technology Generator'. Also seen are

Hon'ble Raksha Mantri, Chairman Parliament Committee

on Defence and Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri.

Hon'ble RRM in his address mentioned that DRDO has

grown from a mere inspection agency in 1960s to a

technology giant spearheading flagship programs like

IGMDP, LCA, MBT, AEW&C and EW Systems to fulfill the tactical

and strategic needs of the Armed Forces. He said that DRDO has

dual responsibilities, namely design and integration of systems

and to develop and nurture critical technologies. He further

informed that DRDO has delivered many important systems to the

Armed Forces for strengthening the strategic defence of the

nation. He stated that need of the hour is to transform India from a

position of major importer of defence hardware to be a world

leader in the state-of-the-art defence systems and technologies.

The Defence Procurement Procedures will significantly enhance

the role of private industry in defence.

Shri Satpal Maharaj appreciated the DRDO labs for carrying

out excellent scientific work for the development of new

technologies and systems. Chairman, PSC on Defence recalled

his recent visits to some Delhi-based DRDO labs and also to the

DRDO pavilion at DefExpo 2010 and conveyed that he was highly

impressed to know that DRDO has developed many technologies,

not only for the Armed Forces but also for the society. He assured

the support of parliamentarians for all DRDO's endeavours.

Shri Pradeep Kumar, Defence Secretary, in his address

conveyed that it is an important occasion for DRDO to take stock of

accomplishments and future requirements to move forward in

setting new goals for 2010 and the years ahead. Shri Kumar

appreciated the role of DRDO for its significant contributions in

major programmes. He expressed his satisfaction for DRDO efforts

in the area of futuristic technologies and systems such as sensor

technology, laser gyroscope, hypersonic propulsion, MEMS &

nano-technology, stealth technology, and high energy laser for

directed energy systems and active armour.

General Deepak Kapoor in his keynote address spoke of two

recent trends namely internationalisation of R&D and

globalisation of innovations. There is a need for investments in R&D

for encouraging techno log ica l innovat ions and

adapting/absorbing technology for self-reliance. He also

commented that the theme of the Directors' conference,

'Collaboration in Global R&D Environment' was very apt. He also

cautioned that though collaboration allows access to greater

resources and expertise, the aspect of Information Security has to

be taken care of. He said that there is a need to increase the

country's R&D investment, which today is only 0.9 per cent of our

GDP. He also mentioned that world over private sector has proved

to be reliable partner in the area of defence production. Hence, the

private sector R&D of our country should be now leveraged for

defence applications through the changes brought about in

Defence Procurement Procedures.

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Dr VK Saraswat, SA to

RM in his theme address

thanked the Government for

the extended support to

DRDO. Dr Saraswat spoke on

the marked increase in the

participation of private

sector; and DRDO's initiative

to commercialise defence

technology for civil sector

t h r o u g h F I C C I . H e

emphasised that in today's

scenario of technology

d e n i a l , g l o b a l R D

collaboration is an effective

way to bridge technology

gaps and meeting time frames.

The Conference recognised the pioneering contributions of

DRDO scientists in different technology areas through Young

Scientist of the Year and Best Performance Awards. A Film on

DRDO was screened on this occasion. Chief Guest Dr MS

Swaminathan, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and

Chairman, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, delivered an

illuminating talk on 'Biodiversity Feedstock for a Climate Resilient

Food and Security System'.

There were six technical sessions namely, New Horizon in

Aeronautics, Global Perspective in Naval R&D, Global R&D

Collaborations, Future Developments in Land Systems, Defence

R&D Initiatives in Internal Security and Energy and Space and

Cyber Security. Eminent personalities Dr R Chimbadaram,

Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India; Shri Shiv

Shankar Menon, National Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister

of India; Dr K Kasturirangan, Member, Planning Commission

former Chairman, ISRO; Shri GK Pillai, Home Secretary; Air Cmde

(Retd) R Gopalaswami, former CMD, BDL; Prof. N Balakrishnan,

Associate Director, IISc, Bangaluru; Air Marshal NV Tyagi, AVSM,

VM, VSM, Deputy Chief of Air Staff; Vice Admiral Ganesh

Mahadevan, AVSM, VSM, Chief of Materials, Indian Navy; Shri RK

Singh, Secretary (Defence Production); Mr Jean Massot, Sr VP,

Sales Marketing, SNECMA Commercial Engines, France, and

Lt Gen Dalip Bhardwaj, PVSM, VSM, Director General Mechanised

Forces graced the technical sessions with their talks along with

SA to RM, CCs R&D, and Directors of DRDO laboratories..

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thA view of the 34 DRDO Directors' Conference in progress at Metcalfe House

DRDO Technology Day Awards Function was held on the

second day of the Conference (23 February 2010). Hon'ble

Raksha Mantri distributed the DRDO Scientist of the Year Award

and several other awards during this ceremony.

A detailed Interactive Session was held on the third day

covering issues of Technology Management, Project

Management, Production & ToT, Finance Management, User

Interaction, Civil Works & Estates, and Human Resource/APAR

concerning DRDO. This session brought out entire canvas of

Defence Research through presentations and discussions. In the

concluding session, SA to RM remarked that collaborations are

everywhere and at every level such as Scientist–Scientist

collaborations, Lab–Academia collaborations, Lab–Industry

collaborations, International collaborations, and so on. This year,

there has been a lot of progress in DRDO programmes in many

areas like INS Arihant, Ballistic Missile Defence, Agni-III, LCA

variants for Air Force Navy, Kaveri engine (suitable for Medium

Combat Aircraft and UCAVs), Nirbhaya engine, production of

Rohini Radar and 50 MBT-Arjun tanks, Pinaka, NBC vehicle,

lightweight composite armour, submarine escape suite, life-

support systems, and H1-N1 detection kit. Strategic programmes

have brought DRDO a lot of visibility. However, expectations

from DRDO are continuously rising and there is a need to do

better. He concluded that a balance in system development and

technology development is the key towards sustainable

competence.

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Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) conferred on

Padma Shri Dr V K Saraswat, Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri

& Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and DG R&D on:

14 November 2009 by Dr MGR Educational &

Research Institue, Chennai, in recognition of

his contributions in the field of Ballistic

Missiles Systems, Radars, C41 Systems and

conceptualising and establishing facilities for

the development of Micro and Nano Sensors for

future avionics.

09 January 2010 by Sardar Vallabhbhai

National Institute of Technology, Surat, in

accordance with the resolution of the Senate at

the Seventh Convocation.

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DRDO AWARDS 2008SILICON TROPHY

TITANIUM TROPHY

NAVAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGICAL LABORATORY, VISAKHAPATNAM

DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF HIGH ALTITUTE RESEARCH, LEH

The Naval Science and

T e c h n o l o g i c a l

Laboratory (NSTL),

Visakhapatnam, has

made outstanding

contributions in the

d e s i g n a n d

d e v e l o p m e n t o f

Torpedoes, Mines, Fire

Control Systems, Decoy, and Stealth Technologies. NSTL has

indigenously designed and developed Torpedo Advanced Light

Mk I, Processor-based Ground Mine, Processor-based Advanced

Exercise Mine, Fire Control System for R-Class ships, large

number of Warship Technology Stealth Products and Decoy

Launchers which have been inducted into the Navy. NSTL has

also evolved itself into a world class Centre of Excellence for

Hydrodynamic studies of surface and sub-surface platforms.

In recognition of its outstanding contributions in the field of

`Underwater Technologies', Silicon Trophy 2008 for the Best

Systems Laboratory is awarded to the Naval Science &

Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam.

Defence Institute of

High Altitude Research

(DIHAR), Leh, Ladakh,

has been making

e x c e l l e n t R & D

c o n t r i b u t i o n s i n

spec ia l i s ed a reas

leading to technology

developments for high

altitude environments. The development of anti-oxidant herbal

supplement and Broiler sheep for the troops deployed in high

altitude areas of Ladakh are live examples. Vermicompost and

CIPC technologies developed for the region will boost organic

crop production and round-the-year availability of potato in the

region.

In recognition of excellent contributions the Titanium Trophy

2008 for the Best Science Laboratory is awarded to Defence

Institute of High Altitude Research, Leh.

D r P r a h l a d a ,

Distinguished Scientist &

Chief Controller Research

& Development (CC R&D),

DRDO HQrs and his team

f r o m d i f f e r e n t

participating laboratories

h a v e s u c c e s s f u l l y

configured the medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile

system Akash to meet the operational requirements of the Indian

Army and the Indian Air Force. The system incorporates unique

technologies necessary to meet the operational requirements.

Dr W Selvamurthy ,

Distinguished Scientist

and CC R&D (LS&HR),

DRDO HQrs has made

invaluable contributions

in the field of biomedical

sciences leading to the

development of various

life-support technologies, which have eventually culminated in

enhancing the fighting efficiency of the Armed Forces in

extreme operational conditions. His recent path breaking

research, i.e., the application of nitric oxide and oxygen for the

treatment of HAPO has saved the lives of more than 500 troops.

He has developed a new prophylactic method of using carbozen

gas (5 per cent CO + 95 per cent O ) for protection against noise-2 2

DRDO AWARD FOR PATH-BREAKING

RESEARCH/OUTSTANDING TECHNOLOGY

DEVELOPMENT

TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP AWARD

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induced hearing loss among crews of battleships and tanks. His

outstanding R&D contributions in biomedical sciences have

immensely benefitted not only the Armed Forces but also have

provided valuable spin-off benefits to the society at large.

Shri S Varadarajan ,

Outstanding Scientist and

Director, Electronics &

R a d a r D e v e l o p m e n t

Establishment (LRDE),

Bangaluru, has led the

laboratory to successfully

complete development of

various radars like Multifunction Phased Array Radar for Akash,

Weapon Locating Radar, Medium-range Surveillance Radars for

Air Force, Navy & Army, Battle Field Surveillance Radar Short-

range , Low-level Lightweight Radar for the Army and the Air

Force and Maritime Patrol Airborne Radar for the Navy. He has

played lead role in active array radar technology, laying the

foundation for the series of active phased array multifunction

radars to be realised in the near future.

Shri Avinash Chander,

Distinguished Scientist

and Director, Advanced

Systems Laboratory (ASL),

Hyderabad, has made

invaluable contribution in

the design, development,

a n d i n d u c t i o n o f

indigenous Agni system. In the context of the several technology

control regimes, the exemplary planning and leadership roles

played by Shri Avinash Chander has been instrumental in the

realisation of this strategic superiority of the country.

Shri PS Subramanyam,

Distinguished Scientist,

and Programme Director

(Combat Aircraft ) &

Director, Aeronautical

Development Agency

(ADA), Bangaluru, has

m a d e p i o n e e r i n g

contributions in planning and executing LCA programme and has

been instrumental in bringing out the smallest and lightest

multirole world class supersonic combat aircraft Tejas. The

programme, currently in its critical stages of weaponisations

and user-associated trials, is being led by him.

Dr AS Pillai, Distinguished

S c i e n t i s t & C h i e f

Controller Research &

Development, DRDO HQrs,

CEO & Managing Director

of the Indo-Russian Joint

V e n t u r e B r a h M o s

Aerospace and his team was responsible for successful design,

production, and integration of the most advanced BrahMos

Supersonic Cruise Missile.

Shr i K Tami lman i ,


Chief Executive, Centre

for Military Airworthiness

a n d C e r t i f i c a t i o n

(CEMILAC), Bangaluru and

h i s t e a m h a v e

comprehensively devised the certification norms for Light

Combat Aircraft (LCA), IJT, and Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH).

The team carried out airworthiness evaluation of Mig-27, Jaguar

and Sea Harrier upgrades, and also certified indigenously

developed raw materials for aircraft systems, equipment, and

FOL items.

D r V C P a d a k i ,


Director, Defence Bio-

engineering & Electro-

m e d i c a l L a b o r a t o r y

(DEBEL), Bangaluru, and

his team have successfully

SPECIAL AWARD FOR JOINT VENTURE

AGNI AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SELF-

RELIANCE

SHRI K TAMILMANI & TEAM

DR VC PADAKI & TEAM


April 201007

developed various sub-systems, viz., Oxygen reducer with feeder,

Mixture reducer, Automatic demand valve, Pressure-release

safety valve, Valve chest, Canister, Breathing bag, and Hydrosuit

of Submarine Escape Set.

Shri L Sobhan Kumar, Sc

'F' and his team from

Research Centre Imarat

(RCI), Hyderabad, have

m a d e e x c e l l e n t

contributions in design,

development, testing,

q u a l i f i c a t i o n , a n d

productionisation of the Electro Hydraulic Servo Valve (EHSV), a

very critical element, for the country's prestigious aerospace

programmes like PRITHVI, AGNI, LCA, PSLV and GSLV, leading to a

giant leap towards self-reliance in this field.

Dr AK Sikder, Sc 'F' and his

team from High Energy

M a t e r i a l s R e s e a r c h

Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune,

have made significant

contributions towards the

development of a synthesis

process and scale-up of

most powerful high explosive (Cl-20), energetic binder (Glycidyl

azide polymer), insensitive explosive (NTO), lead free primary

explosives (NHN) and other high energy materials (HEMs), which

have potential applications in current as well as futuristic

armament and missile systems.

Dr G Athithan, Sc 'G' and

his team from Centre for

Artificial Intelligence and

R o b o t i c s ( C A I R ) ,

Bangaluru, have designed

and developed the high

performance network

traffic analysis technology NETRA which brought out a series of

SHRI L SOBHAN KUMAR & TEAM

DR AK SIKDER & TEAM

DR G ATHITHAN & TEAM

innovative solutions for meeting the requirements of users for

high-speed traffic analysis, leading to self-reliance in the traffic

analysis segment of information security technology.

Shri GSN Raju, Sc 'G' and

his team from Electronics

& Radar Development

Establishment (LRDE),

B a n g a l u r u , h a v e

developed of medium

range 3-D Surveillance

Radar, that has been

inducted by the IAF to serve as the backbone of the Indian Air

Defence.

Shri PM Soundar Rajan,

Sc 'G' and his team from

D e f e n c e A v i o n i c s

Research Establishment

(DARE), Bangaluru, have

m a d e s i g n i f i c a n t

contributions towards

successful upgradation of

Mig-27 aircraft into a potent modern fighting machine with

state-of-the-art sensors and Avionics in a cost-effective

manner.

Shri S Sundaresh, Sc 'H'

and his team from

C o m b a t V e h i c l e s

R e s e a r c h a n d

D e v e l o p m e n t

Establishment (CVRDE),

C h e n n a i , h a v e

meticulously executed

production and quality assurance through multi-level multi-

disciplinary technological interactions with production

DRDO AWARD FOR PERFORMANCE

EXCELLENCE

SHRI GSN RAJU & TEAM

SHRI PM SOUNDAR RAJAN & TEAM

SHRI S SUNDARESH & TEAM

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agencies, QA agencies, EME, and the users ensuring successful

completion of Accelerated Usage-Cum-Reliability Trials (AUCRT)

thereby, leading to operationalising of regiments of MBT Arjun.

Dr T Balakrishna Bhat, Sc

'G' and his team from

Defence Metallurgical

Research Laboratory

(DMRL), Hyderabad, have

achieved complete self-

r e l i ance i n de s i gn ,

p r o c e s s i n g ,

productionisation, and quality control of a variety of armour

technologies for a wide range of protective applications like

main battle tanks, infantry combat vehicles, and helicopters. This

team has expanded the limits of capability and understanding to

provide our soldiers, the vehicles and the platforms with

indigenous advanced armour materials and modules.

M / s S r e e R a m c i d e s

C h e m i c a l s ( P ) L t d ,

Chennai, has successfully

absorbed the technology

of DEPA a multi-insect

repellent spray and cream

formulations developed by

D R D E , G w a l i o r . B y

enforcing and launching the product, the firm has helped in

providing protection against the mosquito vectors transmitting

malaria, dengue, chikungunya, and filariasis. The products are

being widely used in southern and eastern parts of the country.

M / s C o n c o r d

Electroceramic Industries,

Delhi, has developed

acoustic sensors used in

l i g h t w e i g h t a n d

heavyweight torpedoes.

DR T BALAKRISHNA BHAT & TEAM

M/S SREE RAMCIDES CHEMICALS (P) LTD, CHENNAI

M/S CONCORD ELECTROCERAMIC INDUSTRIES, DELHI

DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AWARD

The firm has constructively participated in research and

development by quick turnover of various design versions of the

sensors designed by NSTL and has also taken initiative to improve

ceramic compositions to give better performance in terms of

characteristics and met tight tolerances required for the

underwater Torpedo Projects. The sensors fabricated by the firm

have been used in lightweight and heavyweight torpedoes.

Prof SR Chakaravarthy, IIT

Madras, Chennai, has been

closely associated with

m a n y t e c h n i c a l

collaborative projects in

DRDO's development

projects. He has made

invaluable contributions in

the design and development of Agni-III motors, propellant

formulation and production of nano aluminum. His scientific

understanding and practical approach has been instrumental in

realising the critical performance standards.

Smt G Vijaya Durga, Sc 'E',

A d v a n c e d N u m e r i a l

Research & Analysis Group

(ANURAG), Hyderabad,

has made outstanding


design and development

of Application Specific

Integrated Circuits, Digital Signal Processors, and System-on-

Chip, which are being successfully used in the systems developed

by other laboratories of DRDO.

Dr RB Srivastava, Sc 'G',

D e f e n c e R e s e a r c h

Laboratory (DRL), Tezpur,

h a s d e v e l o p e d

technologies relating to

health, hygiene, and

energy security of the

ACADEMY EXCELLENCE AWARD

SCIENTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD

PROF SR CHAKARAVARTHY


April 201009

Armed Forces in north-east region and made commendable

efforts in developing comprehensive business plan for Life

Sciences Group of Laboratories of DRDO. He has also made

significant contributions in the development of bio-resistant

coating for war equipment, evolving new concepts in microbe-

metal-interaction and unveiling a new fungal species for the

biodegradation of the polymers.

Dr Amarjit Singh, Sc ‘G',

High Energy Materials

Research Laboratory

(HEMRL), Pune, has made

t h e o u t s t a n d i n g


development of advanced

a n d f u t u r i s t i c g u n

propellants, pyrotechnics and smokes, and other energetic High

Energy Materials.

Shri BHVS Narayana

Murthy , Sc 'F', Research

Centre Imarat (RCI),

H y d e r a b a d , h a s

successfully designed,

developed, and delivered

onboard computers ,

missile interface units, and INS computers for various missile

projects. He has also developed onboard mission software for

implementing guidance and control functions and also

implemented novel fault-tolerant schemes.

Dr Amol A Gokhale, Sc 'G',


Research Laboratory

(DMRL), Hyderabad, has

made sustained efforts in

accomplishing weight-

reduction options to

advanced defence systems through lightweight alloy-based

products development and innovative casting technologies.

Shri R Kanakarajan, Sc 'G', Naval Physical & Oceanographic

Laboratory (NPOL), Kochi, has made significant contributions in

the development of state-of-the-art SONAR systems at NPOL.

He has demonstrated managerial and technical skills of the

h i g h e s t o r d e r i n

coordinating the project

teams of NPOL, BE, and

the Navy. Submarine

Sonar System developed

under his leadership has

already been inducted

under a special project.

Dr Arun Kumar Gupta, Sc

'G', Instruments Research

& D e v e l o p m e n t

Establishment (IRDE),

Dehradun successfully

developed Holographic

Sight for Small Arms and

Integrated Optics Chip for Fibre Optic Gyro. He has also made

significant contributions in the development of advanced laser

and photonics technologies, devices and systems for strategic

defence applications.

Sh KPS Murthy, Sc 'F',

Armament Research &


Establishment (ARDE),

Pune, has successfully

designed and developed

Monolithic, Tandem, and

Submunition Warheads;

and contributed in the development of critical technologies for

Fragment Generators and shaped charge warhead, leading to

self-reliance in the field of missile and rocket technology.

Shri M Mohankrishna, Sc

'F', Naval Science &

Technological Laboratory

(NSTL), Visakhapatnam,

h a s d e s i g n e d a n d

developed first of its kind

I n f r a r ed S igna tu re-

suppression Devices ,

which has been accepted for induction in the Indian Navy's

latest stealth ships. The system significantly reduces the infrared

signature levels of these naval platforms.

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April 201010

Shri SS Nagaraj,

Sc 'F', Electronics

& R a d a r


E s t a b l i s h m e n t

(LRDE), Bangaluru,

h a s m a d e

outstanding contributions in radar signal processing,

radar system engineering, and system integration. The

multifunction phased array radar Rajendra with

innovative signal processing solutions has been accepted

for induction by Indian Air Force. He has also established

and operationalised the Long-Range Tracking Radar that

has potential for use in Anti Ballistic Missile Defence

role.

Shri TN Yadgiri

R a o , S c ' G ' ,

D e f e n c e

E l e c t r o n i c s

R e s e a r c h

Laboratory (DLRL),

Hyderabad, has

made key contributions in indigenous development of

Electronic Warfare Technologies, leading to

productionisation and induction of indigenous EW

Systems.

Shri Jitendra J

Jadhav, Sc/Engr

'G', Aeronautical


Agency (ADA) ,

Bangaluru, has

d e s i g n e d a n d

developed state-

of-the-art Open System-based Safety-critical Weapon

Management System. The product has significantly

reduced the development/maintenance costs and also

minimised the risk of obsolescence.

Smt Tessy Thomas, Sc 'F', Advanced Systems Laboratory

(ASL), Hyderabad, has made outstanding contributions in

the development of guidance systems for the Agni

Missile System giving the system a highly accurate strike

capability at long ranges.

Her contribution has

enabled the Agni-III

system to meet the high

performance accuracy

over the wide range

brackets, thrust, and

weight uncertainties.

S m t N a b a n i t a

Radhakrishnan, Sc 'F',

DRDO HQrs has made

outstanding contributions

in the development of

A i r c r a f t - M o u n t e d

A c c e s s o r y G e a r b o x

(AMAGB) for LCA and in coordinating the first ever economic

assessment of Defence R&D products.

Dr Sudhir Kamath, Sc 'F',

Microwave Tube Research

& Development Centre

(MTRDC), Bangaluru, has




of High Power X-band

Coupled-Cavity Traveling Wave Tube and Microwave Power

Modules, a strategic item in airborne radar, and electronic

warfare systems, thereby leading to self-reliance in this critical

area.

Dr Anurag Srivastava, Sc

'F', Defence Materials &

Stores Research and


Establishment (DMSRDE),

K a n p u r , h a s m a d e

v a l u a b l e s c i e n t i f i c

contributions in the field

of Protective Textiles, leading to the development of NBC

Protection systems.

Prof (Dr) MP Kaushik, Sc'G', Defence Research & Development

Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior, has made outstanding

contributions in the design and development of lethal and non-


April 201010

lethal chemical agents. He

has distinguished himself

in the multi-step synthesis

of organophosphorus,

o r g a n o b o r a n e , b i o -

organic compounds of

medicinal importance. He

has successfully identified three novel potential anti-malarial

compounds and the active molecules were established as a new

generation ̀ Anti-malarials'.

Mrs Meenakshi Gupta, Sc

'F ' , Centre for Fire ,

E x p l o s i v e a n d

Env i r onment Sa f e t y

(CFEES), Delhi, has made


in the realisation of

products and systems in

the areas of fire safety and engineering for applications in

important and strategic defence facilities, including

development of state-of-the-art fire sensor and water mist

technology for fire protection.

Sh BM Shivashankar, Sc

'G', Centre for Artificial

Intelligence and Robotics

(CAIR), Bangalore, has

successfully developed

and fielded state-of-the-

a r t mob i l e c e l l u l a r

communication systems, namely Radio Local System (RLS) and

Radio Trunking System (RTS) that enables stable, reliable, and

improved performance of CNR.

Dr R Muralidharan, Sc 'G',

So l i d S ta te Phys i c s

Laboratory (SSPL), Delhi,

has made significant


indigenous development

of materials for high

electron mobility transistors for MMIC being employed by

GAETEC.

SPECIAL AWARD FOR STRATEGIC CONTRIBUTION

BEST INNOVATION/FUTURISTIC DEVELOPMENT AWARD

BEST POPULAR SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AWARD

SHRI JC KAPOOR & TEAM

DR K SEKHAR & TEAM

DR UPDESH KUMAR & TEAM

Shri JC Kapoor, Sc 'G' and Director, Centre for Fire, E x p l o s i v e a n d E n v i r o n m e n t S a f e t y (CFEES), Delhi, and his team have efficiently executed the special programme of safe and complete destruction of

highly toxic and hazardous chemicals.

Dr K Sekhar, Outstanding

S c i e n t i s t & C h i e f

Controller Research &

Development (CCR&D)

DRDO HQrs and his team

have developed a novel,

effective, and eco-friendly

attracticide with a lure-

and-kill property for the surveillance and control of dengue and

chikungunya transmitting mosquito Aedes aegypti . Laboratory

and field studies have confirmed the efficacy of the formulation,

which can be used as a component of Integrated Vector

Surveillance Management Programme.

Dr Updesh Kumar, Sc 'E',


Psychological Research

(DIPR), Delhi, and his team

rendered yeoman service

in popular i s ing the

application of Military

Psychology. They have published two books, viz., 'Recent

DRDONewsletter

April 201011

DRDO AWARDS 2009

Development in Psychology' and 'Suicidal Behaviour: Assessment and Diagnosis' (in press) and six manuals. Besides this, a number of

news items and editorials have been published in national newspapers.

DRDO AWARDS 2009

Shri I Balasundar, Sc 'D',


Re sea rch Labo ra to r y

(DMRL), Hyderabad, has

m a d e o u t s t a n d i n g

contributions towards

establishing technology to

produce high pressure

compressor discs and shaft front compressor and developing

severe plastic deformation techniques.

Shri Anil Raj Singh, Sc ‘D',

Laser Science & Technology

Centre (LASTEC), Delhi, has


contr ibut ions in the

development of High

Power Solid State Laser

Systems and Laser Disk

Cooling technologies.

Shri Kiran Akella, Sc 'D',

Research & Development

Establishment (Engrs),

[R&DE(E)], Pune, has made

invaluable contributions in

technology development

for lightweight composite

armoured vehicle hulls

with integral ceramic-composite armour.

Smt M Sumathy, Sc 'D',

Microwave Tube Research

& Development Centre

(MTRDC), Bangaluru, has


achievements in the area

of design and development

of advanced Traveling

Wave Tube (TWT) circuits , Virtual Cathode Oscillator (Vircators),

and microwave devices.

Shri Priya Suresh N, Sc

'C', Defence Avionics

Research Establishment

(DARE), Bangaluru, has

m a d e o u t s t a n d i n g


design, development and

sub-system integration of

Multi-octave High Performance RF and Antenna Subsystems for

Airborne Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems for MiG Aircrafts and

design realisation of a Mult- channel Radar Threat Simulator for

the in-house test and evaluation of EW systems.

Shri Prasiddha Nath

Dwivedi, Sc 'C', Research

Centre Imarat (RCI),

Hyderabad, has made


for Endo-atmospheric

Tactical Ballistic Missile

interceptor 'AAD' missile in several areas.

Shri K Ajith Kumar, Sc 'C',

N a v a l P h y s i c a l &

Oceanographic Laboratory

(NPOL), Kochi, has made

significant contributions

to the Seabed Array

project by innovative

method of configuration and design of seabed array structures

and electronics capsule, ensuring prevention of structure sinking

in the sub-sea.

Shri Prasad Borannavar, Sc 'C', Electronics & Radar

Development Establishment (LRDE), Bangaluru, has made

significant contributions in the design, development,

implementation, and proving of the state-of-the-art versatile,


April 201012

programmable Wideband

Airborne Radar Receiver

with Range Signature (RS)

and Inverse Synthetic

Aperture Radar (ISAR)

features.

Shri Ramesh Kurva, Sc 'C',


R e s e a r c h L a b o r a t r y

(HEMRL), Pune, has made

significant contribution

towards the development

of composite propellent

compositions for programmes like Agni, K-15, AD and PJ-10,

resulting in delivery of flawless motion for various missile

programmes.

Ms Bolla Padma, Sc 'C',

D e f e n c e E l e c t r o n i c s

Resea rch Labora to ry

(DLRL), Hyderabad, has


contribution in the design,

development, integration

and testing of the state-of-the-art DSP-based narrow band

monitoring receiver and several critical sub-systems of Mission

Mode Programme Divya Drishti.

Shri Rajeev Shukla, Sc 'C',


Applications Laboratory

(DEAL), Dehradun, has


contribution in design and

realisation of indigenous

software-defined compact

and low-power modem

hardware for Satcom and

data-link applications.

Dr Pradeep K Gupta, Sc 'C',

Defence Research &


Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior, has made significant

contributions towards synthesis and optimisation of up-scaling

fentanyl and other non-lethal incapacitating agents.

Shri Ashvini Kumar Patil,

Sc 'D' , Aeronautical


Establishment (ADE),

Bangaluru, has successful

by designed, developed,

i n d i g e n o u s l y

m a n u f a c t u r e d , a n d

transfer of technology (ToT) of the Servo Actuation System.

Shri MSR Chandra Murty,

Sc'C', Defence Research &

Development Laboratory

(DRDL),Hyderabad, has

m a d e i n v a l u a b l e

contributions in modelling

and simulation of complex

flow and heat transfer

problems using Computational Fluid Dynamics tools related to

various propulsion systems of missiles developed by DRDO.

Shri Ajay Mishra, Sc 'C',

Instruments Research &



Dehradun has successfully

established facility for the


of Periodically Poled

Lithium Niobate (PPLN) chips that are basic components for

nonlinear frequency conversion devices.

Dr Suresh Kumar, Sc 'D',

A d v a n c e d S y s t e m s

L a b o r a t o r y ( A S L ) ,

Hyderabad, has made

excellent contribution in

the development of

m u l t i - d i r e c t i o n a l l y

reinforced Carbon Silicon

Carbide (C-SiC) composite process technology.

DRDONewsletter

April 201013

BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD

Shri Sanjay Nathaniel,

Asstt Accounts Officer,

Defence Research &


Establishment (DRDE),

G w a l i o r , h a s b e e n

c o n f e r r e d t h e B e s t

Performance Award 2009 for his outstanding contribution in the

area of office automation, implementation of 6th CPC report and

management of related activities.

Shri GVS Bhanu Prasad,

Accounts Officer, Defence

Electronics & Research

L a b o r a t o r y ( D L R L ) ,

Hyderabad, has been


Performance Award 2009

for his relentless efforts in meeting the targeted milestones and

excellent financial management.

Ms TN Rajeshwari, Private

Secretary 'A', Research &


Establishment (Engrs)

{R&DE (E)}, Pune, has

been conferred the Best


for demonstrating exemplary qualities in discharging her duties

for the past twenty years as Private Secretary to the Director.

Shri Hoshiar Singh Kalsi,

Senior Technical Asstt 'B',


Applications Laboratory

(DEAL), Dehradun, has been



f o r h i s s i g n i f i c a n t

contributions towards system integration, performance

evaluation, field data collection and system validation of mm

wave imaging sensors.

Shri Darshan Lal, Admin

A s s t t ' B ' , D e f e n c e

Institute of High Altitude

Research (DIHAR), Leh

L a d a k h h a s b e e n

confe r red the B e s t


for his significant contributions in maintenance of accounts,

office records, budget planning, and assistance in organising

international conference.

Shri R Vasudeva Rao,

Admin Asstt 'A', Centre

for Airborne Systems,

Bangaluru, has been

confer red the B e s t


fo r h i s s i gn i f i cant

contributions in establishing an automated and computerised

AEW&C Programme Office and handling the management

information flow in an exemplary manner.

Shri Ajay Kumar, Senior

Technical Asstt 'B', Snow

& Avalanche Study

Establishment (SASE),

Chandigarh, has been

confe r red the B e s t


for his significant contributions in developing Statistical

Dynamical Model to predict meteorological parameters and

imparting training to a large number of troops along Line-of-

Control of Drass-Kargil Sector and Siachen Glacier on

Avalanche Safety and rescue methods.

Shri K Ramprasad Rao,

Technician 'A', Research

C e n t r e I m a r a t

( P r o g r a m m e A D ) ,

Hyderabad, has been

confer red the B e s t


for his significant contributions in preparation of the design

drawings, maintaining the configuration control, and the

software for the missiles being developed for Programme AD.


April 201014

Shri Shashi Kant Singh,

Senior Technical Asstt 'A',

D t e o f M a t e r i a l

Management, Defence


Organisation (DRDO HQrs),

New Delhi, has been

conferred the Best Performance Award 2009 for his significant

contributions in formulating and standardising recipes for 18

different types of vegetarian/non-vegetarian food products.

Shri Marutirao Satapa

Patil, Technical Officer 'C',


Resea rch Labora to ry

(HEMRL), Pune, has been



for developing composite

propellants for various rockets and missiles like Pinaka, RZ-61

Pechora, and Akash Booster as well as transfer of technology to

the Ordnance Factory, Itarsi.

Smt Tripty Datta, Data

Entry Operator 'D', Naval

M a t e r i a l s R e s e a r c h

L a b o r a t o r y ( N M R L ) ,

Ambernath, has been



for her outstanding

contributions towards streamlining, updating, and maintaining

technology management documents and planning and

coordination records as well as compiling history of NMRL.

Shri Mohinder Singh

B a n g r a n i a , P r i v a t e

Secretary 'A', Instruments



Dehradun , has been


Performance Award 2009 for providing excellent support to the

Director in his techno-managerial work on administrative and

project matters and managing the secretarial work in a highly

efficient manner.

S h r i S M a n i y a m ,

Technical Officer 'C',

Combat Vehicles Research

& D e v e l o p m e n t

Establishment (CVRDE),

Avadi, has been conferred

the Best Performance

Award 2009 for his significant contributions towards freezing

the design of Chassis Automotive System after associating him in

all the trials to get valuable user inputs, leading to acceptance of

14 production units of MBT Arjun.

Shri Rajesh Bhalla, Store

A s s t t ' C ' , D t e o f

Management Services,

DRDO HQrs, New Delhi, has

been conferred the Best


f o r h i s s i g n i f i c a n t

contributions in streamlining the procedures for maintenance of

stores at the HQrs, thereby, establishing a well-synchronized

methodology for stores management.

Shri N R Ramesh Chand,

T e chn i ca l A s s t t ' C ' ,

A d v a n c e d S y s t e m s

L a b o r a t o r y ( A S L ) ,

Hyderabad, has been



f o r h i s e x c e l l e n t

performance in handling the movement of large solid rocket

motors over long distances in a safe and secure manner.

Shri Hempal Punia, Senior

Techn ica l As s t t 'C ' ,


Psychological Research

(DIPR), Delhi, has been



for his significant contribution in the development of

Computerised Pilot Selection System. His contribution in terms

of designing the prototype hardware has helped in accomplishing

the project successfully.

DRDONewsletter

April 201016

th Aeronautics, Missiles, Armaments, Life Sciences and NBC, and DRDO participated in a big way in the 6 DefExpo 2010 held

Combat Vehicles and Engineering.during 15-18 February 2010 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

DRDO was also the official sponsor of DefExpo India 2010. DRDO, which is a self-reliant and self-sustaining

organisation, connects not only the three Services, i.e., the The DRDO pavilion was spread over an indoor space area of Army, the Air Force, and the Navy, but also brings together the 1199 sq m and an outdoor space area of 1000 sq m. There were academia, the industry, and the user services. 11 outdoor exhibits and nearly 220 indoor exhibits. The design

of the DRDO Pavilion was based on the Triskelion Spiral

symbol, which is an ancient solar symbol that represents the

unity of the three elements (land, air, and water) in one super

entity - the Sun. The Outdoor Exhibits were PINAKA Launcher,

UAV-Nishant without launcher, DAKSH-ROVs and NETRA UAV,

MBT Arjun, Rohini Radar, Data Centre Vehicle, NBC Water

Purification System on ALS, Shourya, PAD with launcher,

Akash launcher, and Group Control Centre.

The theme of DRDO pavilion of the DefExpo 2010 was 'For

Military and Paramilitary'. In this context, a special stall on

Low-intensity Conflict Technologies was also setup, apart

from the regular stalls on the clusters' activities which are

Electronic and Computer Sciences, Naval Systems,

Hon'ble Raksha Mantri Shri AK Antony inaugurating the DefExpo 2010 in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

Hon'ble Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Pallam Raju on his visit to the DRDO Pavilion during DefExpo 2010

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April 201017

was associated with the programme right from the conceptual

stage and a structured approach was adopted for design and

evaluation of the modification, which lead to successful

certification and clearance of the upgraded aircraft for Services

use in a record time.

The aircraft modification and clearances for

developmental trials were planned in a phased manner

encompassing System Integration and Testing, Aero-

Mechanical Certification and Live Firing of the Missile. A

thorough hazard analysis was carried out in the beginning to

ensure flight safety, right from the development stage. The new

Radar and Radome configurations were specially analysed for

lightning threat and existing protections were considered

adequate. The equipment qualification tests and the system

integration checks on the rig and also on the aircraft were a The Final Operational Clearance for Project Tiger, the Limited prerequisite for flight clearance. Pending completion of full Upgrade of Sea Harrier was delivered to the Indian Navy by Shri qualification tests, and the equipment clearances were issued K Tamilmani, Chief Executive (Airworthiness), CEMILAC, in a based on Safety of Flight (SoF) considerations to expedite the meeting held at HQNA, Goa, on 31 December 2009. trials. Certain limitations noticed during qualification tests

were considered acceptable for progressing the trials and were The Indian Fleet of Sea Harrier aircraft is more than two fully resolved prior to clearance for Services use. decades old. There was an urgent need to upgrade the aircraft

to make Sea Harrier Fleet a potent force. The decision to With limited size of Sea Harrier Fleet, the availability of the upgrade was driven by operational compulsions and economic aircraft for development trials was scarce and aircraft down considerations. The upgrade programme has provided time had to be minimised. The add-on systems were thoroughly Enhanced Mission Accuracy, Beyond Visual Range Capability, evaluated on the system integration rig for interface Better Man-Machine Interface, and Net-Centric Warfare and compatibility and functionality but dynamic conditions of Data Debrief Facility to the Fleet. With significant improvement flight could not be simulated on the rig. Therefore, the system in Air- to- Air capability, the Fleet is expected to cope with the was also evaluated on Flying Test Bed prior to clearance for present and future perceived threats for the next decade or so. integration on the Sea Harrier aircraft. The aircraft

modification was cleared only after the design had sufficiently The certification of a project of this nature was a matured and configuration was frozen on the flight test bed. challenging task in spite of the vast experience of RCMA

(Aircraft), CEMILAC in handling similar projects. The Sea Harrier The upgraded aircraft has been thoroughly flight evaluated is a bought out aircraft for which no design details are available and certified to meet the Operational Specifications. The new and the original aircraft designer was not associated in the store configuration(s) have been evaluated and cleared to fully programme. Under these circumstances, novel techniques had exploit the combat potential of the Sea Harrier aircraft during to be evolved for data generation, and their validation prior to day and night operations from shore and sea. their use in the actual design. The RCMA (Aircraft), CEMILAC

Shri K Tamilmani, Chief Executive (Airworthiness), CEMILAC handing

over the FOC to the Indian Navy

FINAL OPERATIONAL CLEARANCE TO PROJECT TIGER

ON SEA HARRIER AIRCRAFT







DRDONewsletter

April 201018

NEW FACILITY

INAUGURATION OF SYSTEM TEST AND

INTEGRATION RIG FACILITY

The System Test & Integration Rig (STIR) Facility at Centre for

Airborne Systems, Bangaluru, was inaugurated by the Hon'ble

Raksha Mantri Shri AK Antony on 02 February 2010. STIR facility

helps to carry out the ground integration and checkout of all

systems and subsystems of the Airborne Early Warning Control

(AEW C) System before these are integrated in the aircraft. It is

essential to test functionality and performance of each

subsystem of the AEW C Mission System, first on the ground to

minimise the flight testing cost, time, and risk involved.

&

&

& Inauguration of the STIR Facility,CABS,Bangaluru

Sitting (L to R) Dr D Banerjee, Hon'ble Raksha Mantri Shri AK Antony, Dr VK Saraswat, Shri Raj Kumar Singh,and Dr S Christopher

Dr Prahlada, DS & CC R&D releasing the DRDO Science Spectrum 2010

DRDO PAYS TRIBUTE TO SIR CV RAMAN ON

NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY

DRDO PAYS TRIBUTE TO SIR CV RAMAN ON

NATIONAL SCIENCE DAYRemembering Sir CV

R a m a n o n t h e

National Science Day

is a befitting tribute

to the great Indian

Physicist and the

Nobel Laureate, who

d i s c o v e r e d

Scattering of Light

and the Raman Effect thin 1928. Hence, 28

F e b r u a r y i s a n

important day for

science, and the scientific community, and is observed as the

National Science Day in India every year. The objective of the

celebrations is to generate scientific-minded citizens and this

event offers an opportunity to bring issues of science on to centre

stage. DRDO labs/estts also organised various programmes

related to science at their respective labs/estts on this day. As

part of the programme, one scientist from each lab/estt delivered

a talk on the thrust area, and was presented a medal and a

certificate by the Director of the respective lab/estt on behalf of

SA to RM.

In an effort to popularise the benefits of scientific

knowledge, various programmes like quiz competitions, essay

NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY 2010

competition, poster making, exhibitions, and lectures were

organised by the Defence Science Forum, Delhi. There was active

participation from scientists, officers, and staff of DRDO.

Defence Science Forum, organised National Science Day

2010 at Dr Bhagavantam Auditorium, Metcalfe House, Delhi, on

26 February 2010. The celebrations started with the welcome

address by Shri AK Maini, Convener, Defence Science Forum. The

National Science Day Oration was delivered by Prof A K Ghatak,

IIT, Delhi. Later, Dr Prahlada, DS & CC R&D, Chief Guest of the

function released the 'DRDO Science Spectrum-2010', which was

compiled and edited by DESIDOC, Delhi. He presented the Science

Day Awards to the scientists of Delhi-based DRDO Labs/Estts for

the Science Day Orations delivered at their respective labs/estts.

Dr AL Moorthy, Director, DESIDOC, briefed about the papers

included in the Compendium. Dr Rajeev Vij, Secretary, Defence

Science Forum proposed the Vote of thanks.

Dr Prahlada, DS & CC R&D delivering the Science Day Address to the DRDO community


April 201019

HEMRL, Pune

High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune,

conducted a course on Advanced Engineering Practices during

11-15 January 2010. The course covered many advanced

engineering practices being used globally. A total of 14 lectures

were organised during the course with faculty from ARDE, AVTS

Aundh, and HEMRL, Pune.

The lectures covered different aspects of manufacturing,

industrial automation, inspection and quality control. Advanced

manufacturing aspects - CNC programming and operation, NC

and CNC systems, welding, plastic processing, heat treatment -

were covered. Recent developments in the areas of industrial

automation PLC, and oil hydraulics were also covered. Advances

in inspection and quality control were discussed in the lecture on

inspection and metrology. Engineering drawings, workshop

calculations, preventive maintenance, safety, and calibration of

instruments were also discussed.

The CEP was inaugurated by Dr Amarjit Singh, Sc 'G', Offg.

Director, HEMRL, and the valedictory function was graced by

Dr A Subhananda Rao, Distinguished Scientist and Director,

HEMRL. The course was conducted by the Mechanical

Engineering Division of HEMRL. Shri A Apparao, Sc 'G' was the

Course Director and Shri PS Kumbhar, Sc 'E' was the Course

Coordinator.

LRDE, Bangaluru

The National Safety Day was celebrated at Electronics & Radar

Development Establishment (LRDE), Bangaluru, on 04 March

Release of Proceedings during the Inaugural function of CEP by Chief Guest Dr Amarjit Singh, Offg. Director, HEMRL

2010. Shri S Ravind, Sc 'G', Off. Director presided over the

function. Shri S Shrinath, Retd Chief Safety Officer, Mysore Paper

Mills, Bhadravati, was the Chief Guest and Shri Narendra Kumar,

Officer-in-Charge, Fire Brigade, ADE was the Special Invitee. A

pledge on National Safety was administered by Dr RV Narayana,

Sc 'G', Chairman Works Committee on the occasion. The Chief

Guest and the Special Invitee enlightened the employees about

the importance of safety norms and the need to observe them.

The Chief Guest in his address highlighted that 98 per cent of the

accidents are purely man-made resulting out of unsafe actions or

working conditions, which can be eliminated by resorting to

simple precautionary measures. Sharing the experiences of the

exact causes of accidents shall bring down the recurrences by

improving the safety standards. Video films on various aspects of

industrial safety were screened. Later, a fire-fighting

demonstration was conducted by the Karnataka State Fire and

Emergency Service.

ISO 9001-2008 CERTIFICATION

The Centre for Fire, Explosive & Environment Safety (CFEES),

Delhi, has been certified as ISO 9001-2008 Institution by STQC

Certification Services, Deptt. of Information Technology, New

Delhi, with effect from 23 December 2009.

A view of the Fire Safety Demonstration at LRDE

MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

VISITS TO DRDO LABS/ESTTS

HEMRL, Pune

Lt Gen Dalip Bhardwaj, PVSM, VSM, DG Mech.

Forces on 11 February 2010.

Dr KM Reddy, Sc 'G', GD (ESM) explaining about DCMAWS to AVM AK Singh, AVSM in MSWS lab

Dr A Subhananda Rao, Distinguished Scientist and Director, HEMRL, presenting momento to Lt Gen Dalip Bhardwaj, PVSM,

thVSM, DG Mech. Forces on 11 February 2010 at HEMRL

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