Archive For March, 2014
The Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), Avadi-based (near Chennai) DRDO lab, is warming up to take two of its unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for summer trials in the next two months. CVRDE director Dr P Sivakumar told Express that the UGVs – Muntra-N (designed for NBC – Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical reconnaissance) […]
Dazzling display of India’s military might and the indigenous engineering excellence on the Republic Day leaves millions awe-struck every year. Much of it is courtesy the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and its industrial partners. Nevertheless, the defence establishment is not always appreciative of the technological feats. In 2001, DRDO entrusted one of its […]