A monthly house bulletin of Defence Research & Development Organisation ■ Vol. 33 No.10 ■ October 2013

President Inaugurates First Engineers' Conclave

"By virtue of our achievements in multiple fields, India stands poised to emerge as a leading nation in the 21st century. Innovation capability of our scientists and engineers will play a critical role in enabling India achieve this goal. Engineers convert knowledge of basic science into products. They are versatile minds who build bridges between science, technology and society", said Shri Pranab Mukherjee, the hon'ble President of India while inaugurating India's first Engineers' Conclave on 17 September 2013 at Vigyan

Bhavan, New Delhi. The conclave, organised jointly by Indian National Academy of

Engineering (INAE) and Defence Research and Development

Organisation (DRDO), brought together India’s best brains in the area of engineering from industry, academia and government R&D organisations

to discuss national issues. Shri S Jaipal Reddy, hon’ble Minister

of Science and Environment, Govt of India; Dr R Chidambaram, Principal

Scientific Advisor to Govt of India;

From left: Dr Goel, Dr Chidambaram, hon'ble President, Shri Avinash Chander and Prof. Prem Krishna at the inaugural session

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Shri Avinash Chander, Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri (SA to RM), Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Conclave Chair; Dr PC Goel, past President, INAE; Prof. Prem Krishna, Vice President INAE, and a galaxy of Indian scientists and engineers attended the function. Dr PS Goel welcomed the august gathering and expressed hope that the annual Engineers' Conclaves in the coming years too would be inaugurated by the hon’ble President of India.

The President, in his inaugural address, called upon the Industry to develop close partnerships with universities and research institutions to take this aspiration forward. "Innovation is a key managerial strategy for growth. We must lay emphasis on its various dimensions such as process innovation, product innovation, business model innovation and new technology innovation. Strong capabilities in designing and building machine tools are particularly critical”, said Shri Pranab Mukherjee. He stressed that in our country, a large population lives in villages and there is a need for specific technology innovation for rural areas.

In his keynote address, Dr R Chidambaram brought out the importance of the manufacturing sector for the national economy. "If you want to be a global leader, you must have stomach for being the first introducer of new technologies. You must be willing to live with products with somewhat lower specifications (compared with what the global leaders can provide) as long as the indigenous products meet the critical requirements", said Dr Chidambaram.

Dr Chidambaram stressed that strategic sectors, ranging from aerospace, defence and nuclear to cyber security, require indigenisation of modern products in systems and strong manufacturing capabilities are

needed in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), and rural sectors. “Substantial high-end manufacturing capability already exists in India, this should be strengthened, upgraded, expanded and also supported by carefully nuanced government policies”, added Dr Chidambaram giving example of a thousand and more super conducting corrector magnets worth 40 million US dollars supplied by India to Hadron Collider in European Organisation for Nuclear Research, Geneva. Dr Chidambaram further emphasised that India would require 'coherent synergy' among industry, academia and government, to combine basic research, applied research, technology development and manufacturing capabilities to become a part of the ‘third industrial revolution’.

Shri Avinash Chander, delivered the theme address. Calling the concept of Engineering Conclave 'a game changer', Shri Avinash Chander said, “India is ready to take its new role in technology leadership.This is also the appropriate time to assess our ability to translate these successes into production. The year 2013 has been a laudable year in Indian aerospace history with 2nd successful launch of Agni 5, Arihant criticality, Mars Mission on 21 October and LCA operationalisation round the corner". SA to RM also exhorted INAE to come up with specific ideas and solutions that will change the life of population around Sunderbans and mitigate the daily risk of storm surges and tsunamis that may sweep them away into the sea.

Prof. Prem Krishna, Vice President, INAE, delivered the vote of thanks. Earlier, Shri Avinash Chander inaugurated a two-day exhibition of products from leading manufacturing companies and DPSUs. He also unveiled the conclave monogram.

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Design-to-Production Capabilities in Aerospace Sector is the Need of the Hour, concludes Engineers' Conclave

F ormulation of an aerospace policy, government investment for selective infrastructure required for

aerospace manufacturing, an Aviation University and enhanced budget for R&D in government as well as in private sector, are among the salient recommendations emerged from the Engineers' Conclave-2013 that concluded at Kothari Auditorium, DRDO HQ, on 19 September 2013. Panel discussions and brain storming to evolve solutions for the problems faced related to production and manufacturing in aerospace sector on one hand and those associated with the development of Sunderbans mangrove region on the other hand, were the highlights of the conclave.

The conclave concluded with a valedictory function chaired by Dr R Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor to Govt of India. Shri Avinash Chander, SA to RM and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Conclave Chair; Shri GC Pati, Secretary, Department of Defence Production; Dr Baldev Raj, President, INAE, besides scientists from DRDO, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Ministry of Earth Sciences, INAE fellows and champions from the industry were present during the valedictory function.

Speaking on the occasion Dr Chidambaram said that to become a knowledge-based economy, we must have the stomach for being the first introducer of new technology. “In order to initiate such programmes before

we have a global market, support from the government and the users is needed, who should be willing to live with systems with somewhat lower specifications but satisfying the important critical requirements”, emphasised Dr Chidambaram. He further elaborated, “It is very clear that manufacturing is the only sector that can lead to sustained development in India. Many of the problems associated with aerospace manufacturing are common to manufacturing in general.” He stressed on the need of safety, sustainability and reliability uppermost in mind and the importance of qualified people for highly specified jobs in the aerospace sector. Dr Chidambaram cautioned that the students opting for such specialised courses need to be given an assured career. In this connection he cited the example of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) wherein personnel are inducted after comprehensive training in the sensitive area of nuclear energy. Highlighting the need for taking advance technologies to common people for solving their problems, he applauded DRDO’s efforts for providing bridges to the Uttarakhand government after the recent flood disaster. Dr Chidambaram congratulated the INAE for taking up the two extremely important issues, namely, ‘Manufacturing of Aerospace Systems’ and ‘Transforming Sunderbans through Engineering Interventions’, for deliberations.

Summing-up the deliberations and recommendations emerged during the conclave, Shri Avinash Chander

From left: Dr Chidambaram, Shri Avinash Chander and Shri Pati speaking in the concluding function of Engineers' Conclave

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said that the potential is huge for the aerospace industry and manufacturing sector as there is a requirement of 2000 missiles and 20 LCAs per year against a current production capacity of 200 missiles and 2 LCAs per year. This and the corresponding requirements in other sectors such as civilian aircraft, unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), etc., will go way beyond and will make it a multifold growth. “For this we need a high precision manufacturing infrastructure, capacity and skill set, but we just have a couple of system integrators that too in public sector”, said Shri Avinash Chander. Highlighting the severe gap in the design-to-production capabilities he further added, “Most of our PSUs and industries are used to production-to-production mode, where they get well defined product and production parameters, with all tools, jigs and fixtures, etc., whereas in design-to-production capabilities, you have to plan for complete manufacturing processes and develop your own tooling”. He also identified enormous marketing opportunity for ‘materials and metals’, ‘sensors and devices’, ‘components and spares’ among others, where there is huge and rapidly increasing demand currently met largely through imports. “We need to see how to exploit this customer base and instead of funding development outside (by importing) how to boost development in-house and production inside the country. Capacity enhancement is needed in all these sectors”, added Shri Avinash Chander.

SA to RM also presented the summary of deliberations and recommendations emerged during the conclave. While summing up the deliberations on the theme, ‘Transforming Sundarbans through Engineering Interventions’, he said that the challenge is to improve the lives of over 4.5 million people in the region most of whom are very poor and highly vulnerable to natural disasters.

Dr Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Dr Homi Bhabha Chair and former SA to RM, who chaired the panel discussion on ‘Manufacturing of Aerospace Systems’, said that the aerospace sector needs branding and suggested formation of a group of Indian aerospace industries engaged in manufacture of aerospace products and systems under one framework of government guidelines

and policies. In order to guide and control this, formation of a National Council for Aerospace was also suggested. The council would identify the gaps at various stages and suggest necessary measures to bridge them.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri GC Pati, Secretary, Defence Production, said, I find the overall recommendations extremely useful and needed conversion in specific action points and proceed. He said that for some of these areas, a mechanism such as the national manufacturing policy and defence production policy already exists. “In aerospace the main issues are technology and economics of scale, until these two are addressed, it will not be economically viable or technologically feasible” said Shri Pati. He also stressed upon the need to build capacities, especially the skill sets, and expressed satisfaction that INAE had taken up the cause. He further suggested that a network of scientists, technologists and experts in the area of aerospace be set up and made accessible to industry through a website. Stressing upon the need to fill various gaps in steps from design-to-manufacture, he advised evolution of a mechanism between DRDO and Department of Defence Production (DoDP) wherein as soon as the design is finalised after R&D, DoDP could start taking necessary measures for its production. Shri Pati also welcomed ideas and suggestions, especially from industry, to make offsets more effective. He also clarified the policy related to export of Indian products and stated that except for the items specifically mentioned in the list of defence and strategic use there was no restriction on the export and even the dual use items could be exported and do not require export license.

Dr Atmanand, Director, National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), speaking on the theme, ‘Transforming Sundarbans through Engineering Interventions’, stressed upon the need for setting up a ‘special purpose vehicle’, for the Sundarbans. He mentioned that even though the first detailed report on how to solve the problems related to Sundarban region came out in 1962, not much has changed there. Prof. VS Raju, former Director, IIT, Delhi, highlighted the issues related to the lives of poverty stricken people of

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Sundarbans. The conclave worked out a action plan for the region with the following recommendations: Need for major engineering intervention to protect the area from storm surges; creation of fresh water reservoir across Sapthamukhi river, Calachura-Cruzan creek and Takuran in a phased manner; building tidal power plant at Matla and Sapthamukhi; improvement in rail/road network, communication and inland water transport; and development of fish farming and ecotourism.

Dr Baldev Raj, President INAE, expressed satisfaction on presence of all the stakeholders and their becoming a part of the recommendations making the task of their implementation relatively easier.

He emphasised that globally, the manufacturing was undergoing revolution with the introduction of big data manufacturing, virtual reality, additive manufacturing, modelling and simulation and so on. INAE will have to think how to work with DRDO in specific areas, since it (INAE) could be of great help in preparing young leaders in the area of these cutting-edge technologies in nucleating the ideas and suggesting the policies.

Dr PS Goel, Past President, INAE, and former Secretary, Ministry of Oceanography and Earth Sciences, advised that these recommendations should be converted into actionable points and presented to those who can make it happen.

CVRDE develops Fax Flow Automation Software

Fax is an authenticated mode of faster communication. Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), Chennai, receives and sends a large number of fax messages across its various workcentres, DRDO HQ and sister laboratories, other S&T institutions and firms daily. However, often its purpose is lost as the message has to be routed through various channels leading to delay in mission critical actions required immediately.

To overcome this hurdle, CVRDE has designed, developed and successfully implemented a fax flow automation software. This software automatically receives the faxes as soft copy using a fax modem connected to fax line even without the operator. The fax is immediately made available to the Director, Associate Director and TSO simultaneously. After getting their directives and comments the fax is forwarded to Additional Directors/Heads concerned instantly over Intranet. Likewise, the outgoing faxes from all the Divisions are sent through this software and the sent status is communicated to the concerned Divisions immediately. The software saves time, stationery and manpower. The comments of the Director, Associate Directors and Additional Directors get embedded in the fax document itself. The software also stores details

like sender, time of receiving, flow history, etc., which can be retrieved using search strings like subject, from, date, etc. The software has enabled CVRDE in better management of project schedules.

Ms Jeyapradha Ganesh, Sc E and Ms AD Kannagi, TO B under the guidance of Shri S Madivaanan, former Sc G, CVRDE, developed the software in-house using C and Oracle. CVRDE has been granted Copyright (No. SW-6648/2013) for the software.

Schematic of fax flow automation software

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Agni 5 relaunched successfully

India’s intercontinental surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni 5, capable of delivering nuclear warhead with high precision, was successfully launched on 15 September 2013 in a repeat of spectacular maiden launch last year. A symbol of DRDO’s technological excellence and India’s strength, the missile took off majestically from DRDO’s Launch Complex at the Wheelar Island, off the coast of Odisha. The missile flew on a predefined path and reached its destination with expected precision. Agni 5, powered by three-stage solid rocket motors, had a flawless, spectacular launch in auto mode and followed its entire trajectory in a textbook manner, dropping the three motors at predefined stages. The ships located in midrange and at the target point tracked the missile and witnessed the final event.

All the radars and electrooptical systems, on- board ship and ground along the path monitored the performance parameters of the missile and displayed information in real time. All the systems and sub-systems of the missile, such as the launch system, navigation system, control systems, rocket motors, the re-entry package, etc., performed well. The navigation systems, very high accuracy Ring Laser Gyro-based Inertial Navigation System (RINS) and the most modern and accurate Micro Navigation System (MINS), ensured the missile reach the target point within few meters of accuracy. The high-speed on-board computer and fault tolerant software along with robust and reliable bus guided the missile flawlessly.

The second successful test of Agni 5 has demonstrated the maturity, repeatability and robustness of the system, paving the way for

initiation of productionisation and subsequent induction. The launch also cleared the way for its canisterisation. Agni 5, in its operational form, is designed to be stored and launched from the canister, enhancing its storage, operational readiness, transportability, response time and shelf life. The Strategic Force Command (SFC) team along with its top brass was present during all the operations to get acquainted with the system and trained.

Raksha Mantri Shri AK Antony congratulated DRDO scientists and said that DRDO has made the country proud. National Security Advisor Shri Shiv Shankar Menon also congratulated DRDO and said that the event is a

milestone in the long-range missile era of India.

Shri Avinash Chander, SA to RM, monitored the overall launch activities. Dr VG Sekaran, DG (MSS); C-in-C, SFC; Dr Jayaraman, OS and Director, Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), Hyderabad; Dr Satheesh Reddy, OS and Director, Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad; Dr S Guruprasad, OS and Director, Research & Development Establishment (Engrs) [R&DE(E)], Pune; and Shri MVKV Prasad, Director, Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur were present during the launch operations.

Shri RK Gupta, Project Director, Agni 5, guided the team of scientists and techno log is ts during the launch activities.

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RCI celebrates its Silver Jubilee

Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, celebrated its Silver Jubilee during 26-27 August 2013. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India; Shri ESL Narasimhan, hon’ble Governor of Andhra Pradesh; Shri Avinash Chander, SA to RM; Dr VG Sekaran, DS and CC R&D (MSS) graced the occasion on 26 August 2013. Shri G Satheesh Reddy, OS and Director, RCI welcomed the distinguished guests and apprised them about the achievements of RCI. In his welcome address, Dr Reddy said that the achievements in missile engineering over the last 25 years should serve as an ideal platform for growth of new technologies.

Dr VG Sekaran, spoke about contributions of RCI in Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). He said highly miniaturised avionics will play a key role in further development of missile systems, PGMs, etc. Shri Avinash Chander, SA to RM, congratulated RCI scientists and staff for their achievements and stressed on importance of directed energy weapons, seekers, and space technology applications.

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, founder Director of RCI, emphasised on better collaboration between various DRDO labs, universities, public sector, and corporate sectors to meet defence R&D requirements. He appreciated RCI for its contributions in all areas of missile technology and said development of advanced seekers, sensors, and actuators is the need of hour.

Shri ESL Narasimhan, asked DRDO to share defence technologies in the areas of cyber security with other organisations also. He urged scientists to forecast technological challenges and identify key areas while embarking on new R&D projects. Dr VK Saraswat, former SA to RM and Shri KVSS Prasad Rao, former Director, RCI, stressed on the role of reliability engineering in development of missile systems. A souvenir and a CD comprising videos of RCI activities over the last 25 years were released by Dr Kalam and Shri Narasimhan. The former Directors of RCI were also felicitated on the occasion.

Dr G Malakondaiah, DS and CC R&D (HR&M), was the Chief Guest on 27 August 2013. Shri K Rama Sharma, Sc G, welcomed the Chief Guest and other dignitaries on the occasion. Dr Malakondaiah congratulated RCI employees for their excellent achievements in the areas of missile engineering. Shri G Satheesh Reddy, appreciated efforts of scientists and staff in growth of RCI and successful launch of all flight trials during the year. He also stressed on the importance of core areas of missile engineering and said better team work and utilisation of various facilities in RCI will lead to new working environment. DRDO Laboratory-level Awards and Merit Welfare Scholarships were presented to the meritorious employees and children.

From left: Dr Sekaran, Shri Narasimhan, Dr Kalam, Shri Avinash Chander and Dr Reddy releasing the golden jubilee souvenir.

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Conferences/Seminars/Symposia/Training Courses/Meetings

Manpower Development Activities

National Seminar on Language-based Methods and Verification Techniques for Security

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Engineering College, Kovilpatti, organised DRDO sponsored two-day national seminar on Language-based Formal Methods and Verification Techniques for Security during 2-3 August 2013. Dr Sudip Misra, Associate Professor, School of Information Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, was the Chief Guest of the inaugural function. Resource persons from various reputed institutions and experienced internal faculty handled the various sessions. Topic discussed during the seminar included Security-based Proof Carrying Code and Formal Specification and Verification of Cryptographic Protocols.

CAIR Research Council Meeting

Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR), Bengaluru, organised its Research Council Meet on 5 August 2013 under the chairmanship of Shri N Sitaram, former DS and CC R&D (ECS). The members present during the meet included: Dr KD Nayak, DS and CC R&D (MED, MIST & Cyber System), DRDO HQ; Vice Adm (Retd) Raman Puri, PVSM, AVSM, VSM; Prof. Y Narahari, IISc, Bengaluru; and Shri Susheel Verma, Director, CS and CERT-D, DRDO HQ. Shri Sanjay Burman, OS and Director, CAIR, welcomed the members and presented technology related activities and plans in the area of command and control and secure system. The committee gave its expert opinion and valuable guidance for the technology roadmap for CAIR.

Workshop on Innovation Action Plan and Sevottam Compliance

A one-day workshop on Innovation Action Plan and Sevottam Compliance (RFD) was organised at High

Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune, on 8 August 2013. The workshop was conducted by DHRD for the Pune-based responsibility centres (RCs) and adjoining stations, viz., ARDE, R&DE(E), VRDE, NMRL, Mobile System Complex, CCE R&D (West), ACEM, Nasik, besides HEMRL. Dr Manoj Gupta, Sc G and officiating Director, HEMRL, inaugurated the workshop and hoped that this interaction would familiarise all participants regarding the RFD requirements. Dr Hina Gokhale, Director, DHRD, DRDO HQ, gave a brief status of PRIS and stated that DRDO HQ is striving to fulfill all requirements in connection with RFD. Smt T Chandra Banu, Additional Director, DHRD, gave an elaborate presentation on the Innovation Action Plan. The presentation included videos and real-life illustrations of the innovative ideas by ordinary folks motivated by necessity or situations they were placed.

Special Training Course on CBRN

Dr Gokhale addressing the participants

Emergency Management

Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Delhi, conducted a special training course on Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Emergency Management during 19-23 August 2013.

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The course was designed for various levels of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and National Security Guards (NSG) for sensitising them towards specific issues of preparedness for CBRN emergency management.

The course included topics on Introduction to CBRN Casualty Management, Operational Perspectives and Pre-hospital Care, Radiation Safety Media Management, CBRN Decontamination, Radioactive Spill Management, and Contingency Planning for CBRN Emergencies. The course also focused on novel CBRN Mitigation Technologies of DRDO, Psychosocial Support and Demonstration Exercises, Medical Management of Traumatic Injuries and Decorporation Agents. Two interactive exercises were also conducted. The programme was designed to fit the security-related needs of CISF, impact assessment and damage control response procedures for NSG and specialised response by NDRF.

Fifth KU Limaye Memorial Lecture

Microwave Tube Research and Development Centre (MTRDC), Bengaluru, organised the 5th KU Limaye Memorial Lecture in the memory of late Shri KU Limaye, former Chief Controller (CC) R&D, DRDO, on 22 August 2013. The lecture was delivered by Shri RC Agarwal, OS and Director, Defence Electronics

Application Laboratory (DEAL), Dehradun. Dr VK Aatre, former SA to RM and Director General, DRDO, presided over the function. Shri Sitaram, former CC (R&D), and Dr NP Ramsubha Rao, former director, LRDE were also present on the occasion. Dr Lalit Kumar, OS and Director, MTRDC, welcomed the Chief Guest and the other dignitaries. Shri Agarwal delivered a comprehensive lecture on Software Defined Radio and Cognitive Radio covering basic and advanced developments in this area. Dr Lalit Kumar presented Limaye Memorial Memento to Shri RC Agarwal.

Participants of CBRN management course

Shri Agarwal (centre) being presented Limaye memorial memento

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CEP on Submarines and AUV's–Designing Concepts

A Continuing Education Programme (CEP) course on Submarines and AUVs–Designing Concepts was organised by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam, during 26-30 August 2013. Shri SV Rangarajan, OS and Director, NSTL, inaugurated the course.

Navy; Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad, and NSTL participated in the Course. The faculty included experts from IIT, Kharagpur; IIT-M, Chennai; Submarine Design Group, Indian Navy; NPOL and NSTL. Dr K Sudhakar, OS, NSTL, distributed course certificates to the participants. Dr Manu Korulla, Sc F, was the Course Director.

Training Programme on Missile System Design Based on 6DOF

A special training programme on Missile System Design based on 6DOF was conducted by Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, during 19-24 August 2013. Shri G Satheesh Reddy, OS and Director, RCI, was the Chief Guest of the inaugural function. Shri Reddy in his inaugural address explained the need of the programme with respect to the ongoing projects scenario.

Eighty-two participants from the missile complex attended the course. The faculty comprised experts from Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) and RCI, Hyderabad. The topics covered during the course included: Requirement of 6DOF Simulation for Missile Systems, Modelling and Simulation, System Design of Missile Systems, 6-DOF Model, Tactical Missile Guidance, Weapon System Modelling, Real-time Simulation, etc. Shri Adalat Ali, OS and Associate Director, RCI, distributed certificates to the participants in the valedictory function. Shri M Sankar Kishore, Sc G, was the Course Director.

Participants of training programme on missile system design

Shri Rangarajan (second from right) releasing the course material

In his inaugural address, Shri Rangarajan gave a review on the global perspective on submarines and submersibles. Shri PK Panigrahi, Sc G, brought out the relevance of the course. The course covered the designing concepts of submarines and AUV, design evaluation, both analytical and experimental, and relevant case studies.

Twenty-seven officers from Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), Kochi; Indian

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Personnel News

HEMRL, Pune

Shri A Apparao, Sc G, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune, has been awarded PhD by the Advanced Centre of Research in High Energy Materials, University of Hyderabad, for his thesis titled, 'Study on Formation and

Detonation of Unconfined Fuel Aerosols and Parameter Optimisation by Mathematical Modelling'.

VRDE, Ahmednagar

Shri Manmohan Singh, Director, Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (VRDE), Ahmednagar, has been awarded PhD in Mechanical Engineering by Swami

Higher Qualifications Acquired Ramanand Teerth Marathwada Univeristy, Nanded, for his thesis titled, 'Binary Decision Diagram, Ternary Decision Diagram-Based Algorithms for Safety and Criticality Analysis of the Components and their Contribution to System Failure in any Phased Mission'.

Shri Pawan Kumar, Sc E, VRDE, has been awarded PhD by Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi, for his thesis titled, 'Analysis of Penetration, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Some Non-Ferrous Alloys Using GTAW Process'.

EMU (R&D) Bengaluru Dazzles in Horticulture Show

Estate Management Unit (EMU), R&D, Bengaluru, has been awarded Silver Mementos and Outstanding Trophies by the Mysore Horticultural Society, Government of Karnataka, for overall performance of maintaining and up keeping of arboriculture assets at DRDO township, CV Raman Nagar, Bengaluru.

EMU participated in 42 categories (38 garden and 4 potted plants) in the competition and bagged First Prize in all the categories. The prizes included the Best Ornamental Garden, Overall Best Rolling Shield for Military and Government Office Gardens and Best Residential Gardens. Shri Anil Kumble,

former captain of Indian Cricket team and Chairman Karnataka Cricket Association gave away the prizes/trophies in the Prize Distribution Ceremony organised by Govt of Karnataka at Lalbagh, Bengaluru, on 13 August 2013.

SA to RM with the trophies won by EMU (R&D), Bengaluru

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Shri Avinash Chander, SA to RM, congratulated Shri MVL Narasimha Rao, Estate Manager, and his team for the excellent achievement and said, “Tasks

Visits to DRDO Labs/Estts

CABS, Bengaluru

Air Marshal S Sukumar, AVSM, VM, DCAS, visited Centre for Air Borne Systems (CABS), on 29 August 2013. Air Marshal inaugurated the Virtual Reality Laboratory of CABS and later reviewed the progress of AEW&C Programme. He was accompanied by AVM RKS Bhadauria, AVSM, VM, ACAS (Projects), and AVM R Nambiar, VM and BAR, Commandant, ASTE, IAF.

CVRDE, Chennai

Shri B Venkataram, Secretary General, Quality Council of India, and team of Expert Committee visited Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), on 14 August 2013.

LRDE, Banagalore

Lt Gen VK Saxena, VSM, Director General, Army Air Defence, visited Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE), on 29 August 2013. Shri S Ravind, OS and Director, LRDE, apprised the visitors about the products and technologies developed by the establishment. Lt General was also given demo on GPR and Atulya radar development.

performed under the calming influence of nature’s beauty are performed better and with great accuracy.”

Shri Venkataram showing keen interest in Suspension Test Facility

Air Marshal Sukumar inaugurating the Virtual Reality Lab

Lt Gen Saxena being briefed about Atulya radar