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By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI
Published: 25 Jan 2010 16:43
NEW DELHI - India's state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has begun transferring technologies to India's private sector in hopes the move will lead to new products based on these technologies for the Indian military.
DRDO signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) on Jan. 25 with seven private-sector companies under a program with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) lobbying group - the DRDO-FICCI Accelerated Technology Assessment and Commercialization (ATAC) Program.
"The ATAC, a joint initiative of DRDO and FICCI, is aimed at helping industries to absorb high-quality DRDO technologies and apply them commercially to produce quality and reliable industrial products at an affordable cost to the consumer," FICCI said in an official news release.
DRDO signed MoUs with Jyothy Laboratories Ltd. and Alkali Metals Ltd. for multi-insect repellant; Jyothy Laboratories for wool care; Vantage Security for explosive detection gear; Deltapure Water India Ltd. and Ariva Group for a reverse osmosis-based water purification system; MGM Associates for a high-altitude pulmonary edema chamber; and GSC Glass Ltd. for electrochromic windows.
DRDO has 50 laboratories working on 439 projects that are worth $3.7 billion. The labs, mostly in southern India, are manned by more than 30,000 employees.
Currently, DRDO is engaged in several research and development activities also being carried out by other state-owned agencies, such as the Indian Institutes of Technology, or by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. and other state-owned defense companies.
Some key DRDO projects in the pipeline include the missile development program under the Integrated Guided Missile Program launched in the 1980s - theater missiles, the Nag anti-tank missile and Quick Reaction Missile, and the ballistic missile program, including the 3,000-kilometer-range Agni-3; the Sagarika cruise missile program; an advanced UAV project; an Airborne Warning and Control System program for the Indian Air Force; a mini nuclear submarine project for the Indian Navy; Light Combat Aircraft; and Medium Combat Aircraft.
Published: 25 Jan 2010 16:43
NEW DELHI - India's state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has begun transferring technologies to India's private sector in hopes the move will lead to new products based on these technologies for the Indian military.
DRDO signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) on Jan. 25 with seven private-sector companies under a program with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) lobbying group - the DRDO-FICCI Accelerated Technology Assessment and Commercialization (ATAC) Program.
"The ATAC, a joint initiative of DRDO and FICCI, is aimed at helping industries to absorb high-quality DRDO technologies and apply them commercially to produce quality and reliable industrial products at an affordable cost to the consumer," FICCI said in an official news release.
DRDO signed MoUs with Jyothy Laboratories Ltd. and Alkali Metals Ltd. for multi-insect repellant; Jyothy Laboratories for wool care; Vantage Security for explosive detection gear; Deltapure Water India Ltd. and Ariva Group for a reverse osmosis-based water purification system; MGM Associates for a high-altitude pulmonary edema chamber; and GSC Glass Ltd. for electrochromic windows.
DRDO has 50 laboratories working on 439 projects that are worth $3.7 billion. The labs, mostly in southern India, are manned by more than 30,000 employees.
Currently, DRDO is engaged in several research and development activities also being carried out by other state-owned agencies, such as the Indian Institutes of Technology, or by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. and other state-owned defense companies.
Some key DRDO projects in the pipeline include the missile development program under the Integrated Guided Missile Program launched in the 1980s - theater missiles, the Nag anti-tank missile and Quick Reaction Missile, and the ballistic missile program, including the 3,000-kilometer-range Agni-3; the Sagarika cruise missile program; an advanced UAV project; an Airborne Warning and Control System program for the Indian Air Force; a mini nuclear submarine project for the Indian Navy; Light Combat Aircraft; and Medium Combat Aircraft.
