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DRDO develops advanced chaff technology for IAF to distract enemy's radar-guided missiles

PTI|

20 Aug 2021, 03:27 PM IST

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Fooling missiles

According to a PTI report, DRDO has developed an advanced chaff technology, which is used to distract enemy's radar-guided missiles, to safeguard IAF fighter jets from enemy missiles.

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Inducting tech

The IAF has started the process of induction of this technology after the completion of successful trials. Two DRDO laboratories developed the "advanced chaff material and chaff cartridge - 118/I" and it has met the qualitative requirements of the IAF.

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Advanced decoy

“The importance of this (advanced chaff) technology lies in the fact that very less quantity of chaff material deployed in the air acts as decoy to deflect enemy's missiles for ensuring safety of the fighter aircraft," DRDO stated.

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Arming IAF

The technology has been given to the industry for production in large quantities to meet the annual rolling requirement of the IAF, it noted.

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Aatmanirbhar Bharat

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauded the DRDO, the IAF and the industry for indigenous development of this critical technology, terming it one more DRDO step towards 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' in the strategic defence technologies.

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