US firm to ink ToT pact for Explosive Detection Kit(EDK) from DRDO

[shaktiman2010]

The EDK, developed by the DRDO’s High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) in Pune, comes packed in a box the size of a vanity case which contains four reagents capable of detecting explosives even in trace quantities.

It can be used to identify a range of explosives such as PETN, Black Powder, Dynamite, NC, NG, CE, Inorganic Mitrates, TNT, RDX and HMX based plastic explosives. The EDK kit can be easily carried to the spot and is found useful both before and after the blast. When the explosive substance is mixed with the different chemical reagents given in the kit, the drop turns into specific colour as given out in the instruction leaflet.

Verification can normally follow using the Raman spectrometric test. Costing about Rs 5,000 a piece, the EDK is being commercially made by Noida-based Vantage Integrated Security Solutions Pvt Ltd under a Transfer of Technology pact with the DRDO. It is being widely used by the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squads of the Army, Paramilitary and state Police Forces in Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The American firm is soon to enter into an MoU with the DRDO, which has patented its EDK.

Tarmak007 -- A bold blog on Indian defence: US firm to ink ToT pact for Explosive Detection Kit, says DRDO

 

[IndianTiger]

nice to hear..

 

[shaktiman2010]

This is just beginning. Kudos to DRDO for sticking the faith in Indian brains.

There is also some aerospace component modelling software which Boeing licensed from NAL/DRDO.

Let's hope our software coolie-companies come up with some world-class patented Imaging or Systems or any such software someday!

 

[SpArK]

Nice development, the lifting of sanctions has started to bear fruits..

 

[shaktiman2010]

Nice development, the lifting of sanctions has started to bear fruits..

And, trolling has begun.

 

[Trichy]

But why we provide ToT? Even they not ready to provide us? Money buys us? Babus at it best.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Wow, this is fantastic!!

 

[shaktiman2010]

Trichy, there is nothing babuish in that. DRDO can use that money on further R&D.

 

[JayAtl]

And, trolling has begun.

trigger happy on the comment were we?

 

[Trichy]

Trichy, there is nothing babuish in that. DRDO can use that money on further R&D.

im not say any thing about money to DRDO, i care about the ToT only.

 

[Frank Martin]

Good to hear it..Nice post buddy

 

[DelhiDareDevil]

Don't you think this could help Pakistan with the suicide bombers?

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

these things r not 1oo percent accurate.... we have bought such goodies before.

 

[angeldemon_007]

Trichy, there is nothing babuish in that. DRDO can use that money on further R&D.

Arey this is an old news, i think now the agreement is signed. Also the amount is very less. Just search around on this forum, there is thread on this and there we have discussed alot on why we were giving the tech in such low price.

these things r not 1oo percent accurate.... we have bought such goodies before.

Its not like that its very handy and very cheap in operation and also very accurate. Thats why they are buying the tech itself.

 

[shaktiman2010]

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