Navy gets three naval systems from DRDO
NEW DELHI: Three naval systems, developed by premier defence research organisation DRDO, was today handed over to the navy by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley.
The naval systems, given to Indian Navy, are USHUS-II submarine sonar, directing gear for hull-mounted sonar array, and inertial navigation system for ship applications.
Sonars detect objects on or under the water and the latest systems are expected to significantly enhance the navy's navigation and communication network.
Speaking on the occasion, Jaitley hailed DRDO's sustained efforts in enhancing India's military capabilities through defence indigenisation.
The systems were handed over to Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba.
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman S Christopher, in his address, said the Defence Acquisition Council cleared orders worth Rs 2.56 lakh crore to the DRDO out of which about Rs 1 lakh crore was in the last two years alone.
Jaitley also released two other products developed by DRDO, namely IP-based secure phone and the Gallium Nitride Technology.
The Gallium Nitride Technology will substantially help in the development of next generation radars, seekers and communication systems, for application in Light Combat Aircraft, said a scientist.
The Secure IP Phone incorporates an indigenous encryption algorithm on a "trustworthy hardware platform" to provide high level of secrecy to voice and data, for communication of strategic and tactical plans of the Armed Forces.
The Defence Minister said there was a need for convergence between India's economic might and evolution of the technology so that the world looks at the country for innovation and new technology.
The Defence Minister also said that great societies and nations are made through people working on important tasks in anonymity, like the DRDO scientists.
"In order to develop great societies and great countries, the role of those who remain faceless and keep working somewhere in some important field is an unmatched contribution," he said while complimenting silent contribution of DRDO scientists.
The Defence Minister also gave away the annual DRDO awards in various categories.
The Advanced Systems Laboratory, Hyderabad and the Microwave Tube Research and Development Centre, Bangalore won the coveted Silicon Trophy and Titanium Trophy, respectively.
The naval systems, given to Indian Navy, are USHUS-II submarine sonar, directing gear for hull-mounted sonar array, and inertial navigation system for ship applications.
Sonars detect objects on or under the water and the latest systems are expected to significantly enhance the navy's navigation and communication network.
Speaking on the occasion, Jaitley hailed DRDO's sustained efforts in enhancing India's military capabilities through defence indigenisation.
The systems were handed over to Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba.
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman S Christopher, in his address, said the Defence Acquisition Council cleared orders worth Rs 2.56 lakh crore to the DRDO out of which about Rs 1 lakh crore was in the last two years alone.
Jaitley also released two other products developed by DRDO, namely IP-based secure phone and the Gallium Nitride Technology.
The Gallium Nitride Technology will substantially help in the development of next generation radars, seekers and communication systems, for application in Light Combat Aircraft, said a scientist.
The Secure IP Phone incorporates an indigenous encryption algorithm on a "trustworthy hardware platform" to provide high level of secrecy to voice and data, for communication of strategic and tactical plans of the Armed Forces.
The Defence Minister said there was a need for convergence between India's economic might and evolution of the technology so that the world looks at the country for innovation and new technology.
The Defence Minister also said that great societies and nations are made through people working on important tasks in anonymity, like the DRDO scientists.
"In order to develop great societies and great countries, the role of those who remain faceless and keep working somewhere in some important field is an unmatched contribution," he said while complimenting silent contribution of DRDO scientists.
The Defence Minister also gave away the annual DRDO awards in various categories.
The Advanced Systems Laboratory, Hyderabad and the Microwave Tube Research and Development Centre, Bangalore won the coveted Silicon Trophy and Titanium Trophy, respectively.
