The
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) is all set to make its
presence felt at the 101 Indian Science Congress (101 ISC) being organised
at Jammu University, Jammu from 3rd February 2014.
DRDO’s technological
strength depicted through its state-of- the-art systems and technologies will
be showcased at the five day long exhibition arranged as a part of 101 ISC. The
DRDO pavilion has continuously bagged top awards for the last four years.
Highlight
of DRDO’s participation in the Indian Science Congress will be a special
evening lecture “Scientific Innovation in Security”, by Shri Avinash
Chander, Scientific Adviser to
Defence Minister and
Secretary, Department of Defence R&D, on 03rd February 2014. Shri Avinash
Chander, a Padma Shri Awardee, is an accomplished missile scientist who has led
the indigenous design, development and production of India’s ballistic
missiles. These missiles, capable of delivering strategic payloads in excess of
5000 km provide credible deterrence against misadventures by any adversary and
are thus the weapons of peace. Besides
the exhibition of DRDO products, another important event will be a public
outreach session titled “Innovations in Defence Technologies” scheduled to be
held on 5th Feb 2014. During the session Dr G Malakondaiah, DS & CC R&D
(HR &TM) will lead a galaxy of senior DRDO scientists in presenting the
activities and achievements of the organization.
The
visitors will get to see not only the ever popular missiles like Agni 1,2,3
that have been inducted into Service but also the state-of-the-art indigenously
developed sub-systems and technologies that make them unique.These include
composite rocket motors, carbon-carbon composite heat shield for re-entry of
payload, advanced inertial navigation system, on-board computers, sensors based
on fibre optics, MEMS and many more. LCA Tejas that is all set to be inducted
into Indian Air Force can be seen along with LCA Navy. The other star
aeronautical systems will be Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C)
aircraft, Pilotless Target Aircraft Lakshya, Nishant and Rustom Unmanned Air
Vehicles and a host of aero subsystems. DRDO’s power in the oceans will be
depicted through torpedoes, mines, decoys and last but not the least, the
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), that can be used for intelligence
collection, search, surveillance, weapon delivery etc. Aslesha, Bharani, Rohini
and WLR radars, microwave components, night vision devices and laser based
systems will also be on display. A number of innovative soldier protection and
performance enhancement systems can be seen. DRDO has developed several
material technologies and established production facilities as well. A few
samples such as titanium sponge and high power rare earth magnets can be seen.
