Made in India military weapons and support systems

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DMSRDE-Developed Helicopter Composite Armour

Radar Absorbing Structuring Composite for MCA/UCAV

 

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PAD Interceptor

AAD Interceptor

PDV Interceptor

Interesting , what are specifications of the PAD interceptor , like what kind of gas pressure it lets out etc , thanks

 

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Interesting , what are specifications of the PAD interceptor , like what kind of gas pressure it lets out etc , thanks

PAD is an exo-atmospheric interception system.Its designed to intercept and destroy targets at 80km altitude.Its a two stage system.

“NABHRATHNA”THE FLYING TEST BED (FTB)

- A Modified Dornier for testing of airborne systems.Many systems lined up for testing such as
Maritime Patrol Radar, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Data‐link, Electro‐optics and EW systems

 

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"RTRS Penta Rail Supersonic Track"

Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) Penta Rail Supersonic Track a national test
facility was today inaugurated by Shri Avinash Chander, SA to RM,
Secretary Department of Defence R&D and DG DRDO. “India is among a
handful of countries in the world now possessing this unique test facility.
This four kilometer long RTRS Penta track will be extremely useful for the
testing of wide range of critical systems such as payload for manned
missions of ISRO, the navigation system for missiles and aircrafts,
proximity fuses for advanced warheads, fuses for armament systems
parachutes for payload delivery, arrester systems for aircraft such as LCA”,
stated Sh Avinash chander while inaugurated this National Test Facility, in
presence of Dr SS Sundaram, DG(ECS), Dr Satish Kumar, Chief Controller
(TM), Shri Ajay Singh, Chief Executive (CW&E), Sh M Balakrishnan and Sh
V S Sethi , both former directors of TBRL and officers & staff of TBRL.
Later, in his national technology Day address, he stated “I am glad that
today we have added another key facility in TBRL. He also witnessed the
demonstration of several newer advanced warheads”. Lauding the efforts
of TBRL scientists in developing key technologies that are strategically
important for the security of the nation, he said, that the observance of
National Technology Day began with the technologies in which TBRL has
played a key role. He also inaugurated the new building of Ballistics
Vidyalaya, Ramgargh, a school run by DRDO Educational Society and the
“Sampooran Singh Officers Transit Facility", within the premises of TBRL
residential area at Ramgarh.
Describing the RTRS facility, Dr Manjit Singh Outstanding Scientist &
Director TBRL said, “the facility consists of five rails, each having a length
of 4 km, on which a test article can be propelled at supersonic speed with
the help of specially designed rockets. The track built for this purpose is
precision aligned and capable of withstanding high level of loads. The
capability so acquired will accelerate the pace of development of defence
and aerospace technologies and products”.

LUKOSKIN : HERBAL CARE PRODUCT FOR LEUCODERMA

Lukoskin, a herbal product for Leucoderma developed by DRDO, was launched by Dr. W. Selvamurthy, Distinguished Scientist & Chief Controller Research & Development (Life Science & International Cooperation) today at DRDO Bhawan. The product will be a boon for the patients of Leucoderma and is backed by extensive R&D work by the scientists of Defence Institute of Bio-energy Research (DIBER) (formerly Defence Agricultural Research Laboratory), Haldwani. DIBER, a DRDO laboratory has carried out extensive work in the area of medicinal plant and is also engaged in R&D in generating bio-energy solutions for energy security. The product, Lukoskin, was developed under the leadership of Dr Narender Kumar, Ex Director DARL and his team. Special efforts in the development of this herbal product were made by Dr. P.S. Rawat, ex Head, Herbal Medicine Division and Dr. H.K. Pandey, Scientist presently heading Phyto-Chemistry Division at Pithoragarh. The herbal product will be available in the form of ointment and oral liquid. Dr. Zakwan Ahmed, Director – DIBER, Haldwani and Dr G Ilavazhagan, Director – Life Sciences have pursued the case to bring the product into the market and render much needed service to mankind. This herbal product would be a new hope and boon to the vitiligo affected person. Under the leadership and guidance of Dr. W. Selvamurthy, the ‘Transfer of Technology’ has been granted to the AIMIL Pharmaceuticals (India) Ltd., New Delhi to manufacture and market this research product based on their technological and marketing credentials.
Leucoderma or vitiligo is an idiopathic acquired disorder of skin. Patients with vitiligo develop white spots in the skin with varying size and location. The world wide incidence of leucoderma has been reported 1-2%. In India, its incidence is around 4-5% in some parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat it is very high more than 5-8%. This skin disorder is considered as social stigma in our country and people confuse it with leprosy. The affected individuals are always remain in constant depression with the feeling of being socially outcast. There are many existing remedies of this disorder viz., allopathic, surgical and adjunctive. None of the therapies has satisfactorily cure of this disease. Secondly, these are either costly or single component based, with very low level of efficacy and develop blister, edema, irritation in the skin with the result most of the patients discontinue the treatment. The scientists of DIBER (DRDO) have therefore focused on the causes of disease (aetiology) and researched out a comprehensive formulation for the management of leucoderma from Himalayan herbs by exhaustive scientific studies led to the establishment of the safety and efficiency of the product which extends the benefits on all fronts with very good efficiency. Clinically, the product is quite effective and helps not only in restoring the normal complexion in the affected area but also relieves the affected ones from mental stress, emotional and psychological trauma and thereby, enhancing the confidence and efficiency.
The product was launched by Dr. W Selvamurthy in the presence of Dr. Narender Kumar, Dr. Zakwan Ahmed, Dr. G Ilavazhagan, Mr. KK Sharma, Managing Director, AIMIL Pharmaceuticals and senior officials of DRDO and AIMIL Pharmaceuticals.
Press Release
Wednesday the 7th September 2011
Delhi, DRDO Bhawan

 

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PAD is an exo-atmospheric interception system.Its designed to intercept and destroy targets at 80km altitude.Its a two stage system.

“NABHRATHNA”THE FLYING TEST BED (FTB)

- A Modified Dornier for testing of airborne systems.Many systems lined up for testing such as
Maritime Patrol Radar, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Data‐link, Electro‐optics and EW systems

@sancho wouldn't it better to get a modern aircraft for testing purposes, or does it not matter?

 

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@sancho wouldn't it better to get a modern aircraft for testing purposes, or does it not matter?

Its just to perform airborne test mate,so as long as it flies,it does the job.But a bigger aircraft would've been better,but we don't have one.We previously used Avros,but its too old now,no longer in production and is unsafe.

Also,we have full rights for Do-228s,so we can modify them to our wish.

 

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HEAD UP DISPLAY FOR LIGHT COMBAT AIRCRAFT

Head Up Display displays flight information of several selectable modes in collimated form so that a pilot can view this information superimposed on his view of the outside world without having to change his line of sight or visual accommodation. The pilot is thus able to fly the aircraft 'Head-up' thereby reducing workload and enhancing his weapon aiming capability.



SALIENT FEATURES

• High reliability (MTBF of 3400 Hrs)
• Wide field of view (25°)
• Full readability in ambient light of 10,000 fL
• Automatic brightness control
• Compact in size
• Customer tailored Up-Front Control Panel
• Practically no sun reflection
• Specifically designed for Light Combat Aircraft
• Extensive Built-in-Test
• Camera with automatic iris adjustment for brightness level from 10 to 10,000 fL

DATA LINK AIRBORNE

DATA LINK is an onboard system for

• HELICOPTERS
• AIRCRAFTS

ROLE
Data Link is aimed at integrating the tactical pictures and messages between units on air and ashore in a fast, reliable and secure manner.



SALIENT FEATURES

• First of kind cPCI COTS hardware certified to aviation standards for any armed force
• Proprietary Encryption / Decryption facility
• Modem for radio interface
• Interfaced with CAIO/CMS/TMS for tactical data exchange
• Integrates all the units of fleet by using existing HF, V / UHF sets / SATCOM / LANDLINE
• On-air compatible for any sensor

FUNCTIONS

• Generates synthetic pictures of data taken from different sensors including Radar, Sonar and Electronic Warfare Equipments
• Wide area network management including multi circuit operation from single platform, forward error correction, interface with tactical devices, Satcom, telephone line, Sanchar etc.
• Information of unit position, air, surface, sub surface and special tracks position ESM bearing, aircraft status, OT Targeting Message, order Message etc. are available over the network
• Tracks of Air, Surface, Sub surface, Special Tracks can be exchanged amongst different platforms
  

Multifunction Rotary Switch

The Multifunctional Rotary Switch, situated in the instrument panel of LCA, performs two main functions.

1. Modification of parameters
2. Display of time

• The unit has a twelve position rotary switch to select the parameter and a concentric optical encoder to modify that parameter.
• The stopwatch display is controlled by a toggle switch.
• A display ON/OFF switch controls the display on HUD. The unit receives inputs from the Video Switching Unit (VSU), the display processors and Multifunction keyboard.

 

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PYLON INTERFACE BOX (PIB)

SALIENT FEATURES

• PIB is a Weapon control system which is part of Stores Management System (SMS) of the aircraft
• It control the release of weapons under the control of master weapon computer and cockpit discrete signals through dual redundant architecture
• Built with 32 bit micro controller MC 68322
• The PIB comprises of the three types of systems, namely

1. 1. PIB _INBOARD (PIB_IB) acts as interface between Master Weapon Computer and MIL STD 1760C Stores
2. 2. PIB _OUTBOARD (PIB_OB) acts as interface between Master Weapon Computer and CCM launcher
3. 3. PIB _LASER (PIB_L) acts as interface between Master Weapon Computer and LASER/FLIR Pod
   

AIR DATA COMPUTER

FUNCTION SENSOR DISPLAY UNIT (FSDU)

SMART, Spurt Message Alphanumeric Radio Terminal is a Data Communication Terminal for field use. The terminal provides reliable burst transmission capability to reduce radio channel occupancy time with reduction in probability of interference and jamming.​

SALIENT FEATURES

• The Function sensor display unit provides an interactive visual interface between the pilot and the avionics system of the aircraft​
• FSDU will receive the commands from tasks mission computer and execute as per the requirements​
• FSDU has 15 keys on its front panel for selection of different functions and sensors. Corresponding to each key, three programmable legends are displayed on the LCD panel to indicate the aircraft function/sensor configuration along with their selected/deselected status​

 

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DIGITAL FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER (DFCC)

• DFCC is an on board computer used for the flight control functions of the Aircraft
• The on board computer has quadraplex construction. Each channel has got Multi layer Board which employ SMD components. All the PCBs are interconnected through the mother board, which is of polyamide material.

SALIENT FEATURES

• Processes the various transducer signals and discrete related to flight control in the Aircraft​
• Provides the basic hardware interface, which controls the Computer​
• Converts the 28V dc input from the Aircraft into regulated voltage for use by internal PCBs​
• All the hardware interfaces of analog, digital and power supply cards are accessed by software to a valid address​

ESM SYSTEM FOR SUBMARINES

This submarine borne ESM System covers the frequency range of D to J (1-18 GHz). In the tactical role, the system intercepts, detects and identifies the radar signals and displays active emitters, including transmissions from sub-marines. The system is wide open in frequency and space, provides high probability of intercept. The ESM system has sufficient signal sensitivity levels especially in the higher frequency bands, to realize high detection ranges. It provides threat warning from a threat library for threat prioritization. The system can handle pulsed, CW, chirp and other exotic signals with pulse densities up to 5,00,000.​

SALIENT FEATURES

• Wide open in spectral and spatial domain​
• ELINT / IFF facilities with high sensitivity and parameter accuracies​
• Extensive BITE facility for easy maintenance​
• Large programmable Threat Library for radar modes​
• Automatic tracking of large number of emitters​
• Wide open Receivers with high probability of intercept and sensitivity​
• Data Recording and Replay facility for Post Mission Analysis​
• Single Operator controlled system with user friendly MMS​
• AHU is capable of with standing external hydrolic pressure upto 60 bar​

 

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@sancho wouldn't it better to get a modern aircraft for testing purposes, or does it not matter?

To test the systems? No, we have integrated such systems to the Do 228 several times, so have experience with it and since these systems have nothing to do with the operational performance of the platform, you can use any aircraft. The long term goal however was, to replace the Do 228 with the NAL Saras, which means sooner or later they might integrate such SAR radars to that platform too, but that's another sad story of indigenous aircraft development.

 

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LCA Real Time Engineering Simulator

A pilot-in-the-loop flight simulation facility has been designed and established exclusively for LCA to support the handling quality evaluation for the flight control Laws of the aircraft and mission planning by the Test pilots before each flight of LCA. The simulator is a fixed base type with a three window collimated visual system for the out-of-the-cockpit scene. The system updates simulation computation at very high rates with low latency.

LCA Tejas mission simulator inaugurated
March 2, 2008 by Joseph P. Chacko Leave a Comment

Bangalore: Indian indigenous fighter development program moved on to another land mark today. Indian Light Combat Aircraft “Tejas” Real Time Simulator (RTS) has been inaugurated by deputy chief of air staff of Indian Air Force.

Its a giant leap from simple fixed base simulator developed during early nineties which was envisaged to provide design support during the initial phase of LCA development has been fully developed in to a dome based mission simulator which can be used for handling quality evaluation as well as for planning and practicing mission profiles.

DCAS in the LCA Tejas Simulator


The simulator is set up inside a 9 meter diameter dome. The visual cues are generated using 6 synchronized high performance Image Generators (COTS based) and projected on the inner surface of the dome with 6 – Channel projection system giving a seamless out-the-window view for the pilot with a FoV of 180° (Azimuth) x 80° (Elevation). The cockpit is close to the PV2 standard aircraft with actual pilot controls, synthetic instrument panels and various avionics displays like MFDs and SSDUs based on COTS components. The high fidelity flight model runs at 80 Hz frame rate on a dual processor machine under LINUX and RTLINUX Operating subsystem. The audio cues generated include the simulation of aircraft engine noise, tyre screech sound, landing gear thud, etc.

This simulator also provides facility for using a Digital Control Loading Unit (DCLU) for simulating the different force feel characteristics of the pilot control stick. An Instructor monitoring station is used for complete control of the simulator. A touch sensitive monitor located close to the cockpit allows for initiation, running of various configured versions of CLAW, Real Time plots, Insertion of faults etc.


The simulator has been developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bangalore.

 

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ALL WEATHER LOW LEVEL AIR DEFENCE WEAPON CONTROL SYSTEM, PIW 529

The all weather low-level Air Defence Weapon Control system is a combination of Radar, Computer and Display that deals with the threat of hostile ECM protected air missions at tree top level. It is a highly mobile land based autonomous search cum track radar which meets the ever increasing threat from low flying high-speed aircrafts. It has all weather capability with timely detection, very accurate and unambiguous tracking, fast prediction of lead angles and built in counter-counter measures.



SALIENT FEATURES

• Early detection and fast acquisition.
• Air Search in ‘I’ band and acquisition in ‘I’ & ‘Ka’ bands.
• Dual Band ‘I’ and ‘Ka’ - tracking.
• Computer assisted parallax calculation and ballistic data generation.
• Track While Scan upto 3 targets.
• Colour Raster Scan Display with PPI and TV picture.
• Tactical map presentation through Data Input Unit.
• Communication between system operator and gun.
• Built in ECCM.

 

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BATTLE FIELD SURVEILLANCE RADAR - MEDIUM RANGE (BFSR-MR), PIT 530

Battlefield Surveillance Radar Medium Range (BFSR- MR) is a state of the art ground surveillance and Acquisition Radar capable of automatically detecting and displaying a diversity of moving targets such as pedestrians, vehicles, tanks, low flying Helicopters, etc. The radar supports Artillery units by location of shell bursts and providing fire correction data.




APPLICATIONS

• Border surveillance
• Battlefield surveillance
• Intelligence gathering
• Protection of Airfields
• Artillery fire corrections

SALIENT FEATURES

• Detection and acquisition of moving targets up to 40Km in range and 360° in Azimuth
• Operates 24 hours a day and under all weather conditions
• Easy to transport and deploy
• Pulse Doppler radar with Built In Test Equipment (BITE)
• Target classification based on the Doppler tone
• Low probability of intercept with low peak power
• User-friendly menu driven interface based on Windows2000
• Track while scan of up to 60 targets
• Overlay of digital maps
• Provision to integrate with command and control systems
• Built in training simulator

^^BFSR-MR mounted on Tatras in service with 17th Battalion,Brigade of the Guards

Snapshot from show "Jaihind with Rocky and Mayur",deployed BFSR-MR on the back

TACTICAL CONTROL RADAR

This is an early warning, alerting and cueing system,including weapon control functions. It is specially designed to be highly mobile and easily transportable,by air as well as on the ground. This radar minimises mutual interference of tasks of both air defenders and friendly air space users. The command and control capabilities of the RADAR in combination with an effective ground based air Defence provide maximum operational effectiveness with a safe, efficient and flexible use of the airspace.



SALIENT FEATURES

• All weather day and night capability
• 40 km range, giving a large coverage
• Multiple target handling and engagement capability
• Local threat evaluation and engagement calculations assist the commander's decision making process, and give effective local fire distribution.
• Easy to operate, and hence low manning requirements and stress reduction under severe conditions
• Highly mobile system, to be used in all kinds of terrain, with short into and out of action times (deployment/redeployment)
• Clutter suppression
• High resolution, which gives excellent target discrimination and allows accurate tracking
  

IFF Mk-XI
IFF Mk-XI Interrogator-Decoder System

SALIENT FEATURES

• Solid state transmitter
• Uses State of Art component
• RDP Interface : LAN / RS 422 / RS 232
• ISLS & RSLS Processing
• Menu Driven Control Unit
• Target Report is available on Control Unit

 

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LYNX UX – GUN FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM

Lynx U1 is a weapon control system designed to provide air defence with 76 mm and 30 mm guns. Its purpose is to locate a hostile target by means of a radar, acting on search information and to track its approach with high accuracy, in order to obtain reliable target data. The target data are further processed and used to control the weapons by placing it into an exact ballistic firing position for eventual destruction of the target. The GFCS continues to track the approaching target, with consequent movement of the weapon, until destruction of target is complete. The configuration consists of one Fire control tracker, five weapon channels-one SRGM-76 and four AK630 guns



SALIENT FEATURES

• Quick reaction, Multi-sensor, Multiple weapon, Short/Medium/Long Range Defence.
• Medium/short range defence against air/surface targets onboard naval ships.
• Scalable units, configurable as composite system or subsystems depending on the customer requirements.
• Comprises of five functional subsystems each of which can be used as an independent system (Refer Fig. below).

SUB- SYSTEMS

• Tracker
  • X-Band Radar and Electro Optic (EO) capability with TV Camera, Thermal Imager and Laser Range Finder.
• Weapon Control
  • Advanced casualty mode with TDS track data generation using Integrated Handheld Electro Optic (IHEO) & Range Correlation.
  • Weapon control systems for the SRGM and AK630 Gun Mounts.
• Sight Control
  • Gun Casualty Panel (GCP) for SRGM control with Multiple Sight control option.
  • Sight with Super Elevation Marking/Speed Rings, Binocular and IHEO.
• Combat Management System
  • Dedicated tracker console and weapon console, Tracker console with distinct designation and tracking control, Weapon Console with distinct assignment and engagement control.
  • Option to interface external fire channel.
  • CMU(Combat Management Unit), to manage track/weapon/sight control data, to interface with external radars/fire channels.
  • Online simulation, capability to simulate online two tracks for tracker and three tracks for weapon control.
  • CMSTime, a common time reference for tracker/weapon/sight control for effective external designation and fire control.
  • Video Distribution Unit (VDU), distribution of TV/ Radar videos and tracker/weapon control target simulation.
• Support System
  • Data Recording and Evaluation System (DRES) with MiniADES, CMS_View, CMS_Term & Mobile Operator Panel (MOP). MiniADES- online monitoring, recording and evaluation of Tracker/Weapon Control data. CMS_View-online monitoring, recording and evaluation of CMS data. CMS_Term-common terminal interface for all the controllers, MOP-portable 2nd /3rd level maintenance tool.
  • Power Distribution Panels, remote switching and power distribution.

NAVAL GUN DRIVE SYSTEM (AK 630)

AK 630 M is a 6 barrelled 30 mm Air defence Naval Gun of Russian origin presently in service with Indian Navy. The Drive Units of AK 630 M gun mount is meant to position the gun in azimuth and elevation in accordance with the command from the fire director system or the stand by control post.



The System Comprises of 13 drive sub-units

• Ballast Resistor (AK-630 assy 176)
• Rectifier (I)-BAKC-1-30 with SPTA set
• Filter (I)-BAKC-1-30 with SPTA set
• Electrical equipment arrangement (AK-630 assy 175 A)
• Azimuth & Elevation hydraulic drive unit (AK-630 assy 112/50)
• Azimuth guidance mechanism (AK-630 assy 104)
• Elevation guidance mechanism (AK-630 assy 105)
• Brake and control mechanism (AK-630 assy 116)
• Counter Sensor (AK-630 assy 123)
• Set of cables (AK-630 assy 124)
• Firing Mechanism (AK-630 assy 126)
• Control Unit (AK-630 assy 171/50)
• System D219-50A with SPTA set
  

IAC Mod 'O'

IAC MOD ‘O’ - The ASW Command and Control Complex, is an Integrated Combat Suite designed for fitment on SNF class of ships, to carry out the computation of ASW fire Control solution and for firing all the ship borne ASW weapons, in conjunction with the Sonar, Navigational radar.
IAC MOD ‘O’ - is the first indigenously developed ASW FCS system intended to incrementally modernize the existing FCS by providing improved Contact Motion Analysis, improved data processing and generation of the Fire Control Solution for the indigenous Torpedo Program also.



SYSTEM CAPABILITIES
The IAC MOD 'O' is capable of performing the following function:

• Displays tracks from two on-board Sonar Systems(Hull mounted and Towed Array Systems) as and when fitted on board.
• Displays of track data of two on-board Navigational Radars (Rashmi 1 and 2).
• Designates one or more target(s) to FCS, which may be Sonar track or Radar Track.
• Generates Fire Control Solutions of designated targets separately for Rocket Launcher (RBY6000) and QTTM.
• Enables firing of Rockets and Torpedoes.
• Execute Weapon Control from ASW Console.Alternatively, conduct Power Operations from weapon data converters(WDC 1 & WDC 2) or operate weapon launch in local mode.

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
The system consists of three consoles designated as

• Console-1
• Weapon Data Converter -1 (WDC1)
• Weapon Data Converter -2 ( WDC2)

The system is implemented on standard VME architecture and inter system communication is on a dual redundant MIL-STD –1553 BUS. Lynx 4.0 OS is used.
Console1 interfaces with different sensors and depending upon the target data and the computed Fire Control Solution , the system provides all the analog weapon controls through WDC1 and WDC2.