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The United States Homeland Security department may soon be using a technology developed by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) to detect explosives, after it was proved to be a major success in insurgency from Pakistan and militancy affected areas in India.
The DRDO has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US-based company Crowe and Company LLC to further develop the Explosive Detection Kit (EDK) to meet the standards set by regulatory institutions in America. After modifying or further developing the EDK, it will be deployed in the U.S. Army and Homeland Security forces and other international markets.
The EDK is developed by DRDO's Pune-based High Energy Material Research Lab (HEMRL). High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) is a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Located in Pune, its main function is the research and development of technologies and products in the area of High Energy Materials and Explosive materials. HEMRL is organized under the Armaments Directorate of DRDO.
HEMRL has a core strength of 1200 personnel, comprising chemists, physicists, mathematicians, chemical, mechanical and electronic engineers. It is recognised as a postgraduate centre for basic and applied research and is an ISO-9001:2000 certified laboratory.
The EDK can detect explosives of any combination based on TNT, dynamite or black powder. Even a 3 to 5 mg of suspected sample can be detected. The EDK comes packed in a box as small as a vanity case and in miniature vials that can be kept in shirt pockets. It contains reagents capable of detecting explosives, even in extremely small quantities.
The DRDO has stated that the technology is very effective and is already in use by the Indian security forces and would now help the international community also.
The EDK is being widely used by the Bomb Detection Squads (BDS) of the Indian Army, paramilitary and police in Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Defence News - India's Explosive Detection Technology To Be Used In The U.S.
The DRDO has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US-based company Crowe and Company LLC to further develop the Explosive Detection Kit (EDK) to meet the standards set by regulatory institutions in America. After modifying or further developing the EDK, it will be deployed in the U.S. Army and Homeland Security forces and other international markets.
The EDK is developed by DRDO's Pune-based High Energy Material Research Lab (HEMRL). High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) is a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Located in Pune, its main function is the research and development of technologies and products in the area of High Energy Materials and Explosive materials. HEMRL is organized under the Armaments Directorate of DRDO.
HEMRL has a core strength of 1200 personnel, comprising chemists, physicists, mathematicians, chemical, mechanical and electronic engineers. It is recognised as a postgraduate centre for basic and applied research and is an ISO-9001:2000 certified laboratory.
The EDK can detect explosives of any combination based on TNT, dynamite or black powder. Even a 3 to 5 mg of suspected sample can be detected. The EDK comes packed in a box as small as a vanity case and in miniature vials that can be kept in shirt pockets. It contains reagents capable of detecting explosives, even in extremely small quantities.
The DRDO has stated that the technology is very effective and is already in use by the Indian security forces and would now help the international community also.
The EDK is being widely used by the Bomb Detection Squads (BDS) of the Indian Army, paramilitary and police in Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Defence News - India's Explosive Detection Technology To Be Used In The U.S.
