DRDO

बलय मूलं वानम ्

Current & Futuristic
Materials for Defence Systems

Dr Arvind Bharti
Defence Research and Development Organization

IIM Delhi Chapter 16 May, 2015

 Indian Armed Forces Inventory and
Budget Allocation
Indian Armed Forces having an inventory of around 6 Lakhs items like
Aircraft, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Warships, Missiles, Submarines, Tanks,
Nuclear warheads, Bullet proof jackets, Boots, Combat dress etc.
Top 15 Countries expenditure 2013 ( US $ bn) Biggest defence budgets Biggest defence budgets
2012 2021(Expected)
United states $ 656 billion United States $472 billion Down 28%

China $126 billion China $207 billion Up 64%

Japan $66billion Russia $106 billion Up 80%

U.K $61 billion Indian $68 billion Up 54%

Russia $ 59billion Japan $66 billion No change

France $51 billion U.K $61billion No change

India $45 billion France $53 billion Up 3%

Germany $41 billion Brazil $42 billion Up 37%

Saudi Arabia $36 billion Saudi Arabia $40Billion Up 12%

Australia $30 billion Germany $38 billion Down 7%

Defence Budget allocation of Expected Defence Budget allocation of

15 major countries 10 major countries by 2021
 Defence R&D Organization (DRDO)

From being nowhere on the World defence map till the 1980’s,
India has come a long way and is today:

One of 5 countries with its own Ballistic Missile Defence Program

One of 6 countries with its own nuclear powered submarine

One of 7 countries with its own Main Battle Tank

One of 7 countries with its own 4th generation Combat Aircraft

One of 4 countries to have a multi level Strategic Deterrence
Capabilities

DRDO: The largest R&D Organization in the Country ((57 57 years old)
working in a vast spectrum of technologies to serve the operational
requirements of the Indian Armed Forces
 Defence R&D Organization (DRDO)

Vision
Empowering India with cutting - edge Defence technology and provide our
Defence Services the decisive edge by equipping them with internationally
competitive systems and solutions.

Mission
Design, develop and lead to production of state-of-the-art defence
systems and technologies
Provide technological solutions to the Services to optimize combat
effectiveness
Develop infrastructure and committed quality manpower and
build strong indigenous technology base
Strategy
Mostly in-house abinitio development, Involvement of of Pvt Sector working
productively feasible and Collaborations
DRDO – An Overview 4
 Development Strategy of DRDO
Operational Requirements

Economic Strategic
Constraints Compulsions
Industrial SERVICES LTIPP
Geo-Political
Capacities
Inputs

TD Projects Development of Mission Mode Projects

Technology Weapon Systems Strategic Tactical
Capability Platforms, Sensors & systems Systems
Build-up Equipment
 Systems & Platforms
 Subsystems
 Products
S&T Guided Research Applied Research
Academic Laboratories
projects Institution Academic COE

Facilities
Technology HR
Forecasting
 Technology Clusters

Naval Systems Manpower 27000 Aeronautical

& Materials •7600 Scientists Systems
(06 Labs) •11000 Technical (04 Labs)

Armaments &
Life Sciences Combat Engineering
(09 Labs) Cluster Tech Labs:46 Systems
(09 Labs)

Electronics &
Communication Missiles &
Systems Microelectronic Strategic Systems
(06 Labs) Devices & (06 Labs)
Computational Systems
(06 Labs)
HR Institutions : 04
 Indian Missile Showcase IRBM IRBM

IRBM

Ship launched
SSM
Cruise Missile
Agni 3
SSM 3500 kms Agni 5
Agni 2
Dhanush 5000 km
SSM 2000 km
350 km Agni 1 LR SAM
1000 km
Brahmos AAM
MR SAM
290 km
Prithvi II
250 km PAD
PAD
Prithvi I QR SAM Astra 45km LR SAM 70km
150 km Akash 25km
Anti Tank
Materials required:
 Materials for Radome
Trishul 12km Materials for Hypersonic Cruise
Smart Material based Actuation
Material for IR Domes
NAG 4 km Materials for Magnets
 Aeronautics

Systems
Light Combat Aircraft - Tejas
UAVs- Lakshya, Nishant, Rustom
Mission Computers & Avionics
Lighter than air systems- Aerostats
AEW&C

Materials required
Materials for Aircraft Structural Applications
Materials for improved propulsion technology
Material for sintered brake pads for high
 energy dissipation for aircraft arrester gears
Material for thermal barrier coatings
 LIGHT COMBAT AIRCRAFT
Air Force (MK1)
 Fourth Generation Aircraft
 12 Aircraft have logged more than
2000 flights
Status:
 IOC I completed
 IOC II Completed in Dec 2013
 Final Operational Clearance – 2015
 Order for 40 A/C from Air Force
 Production commenced at HAL

Materials required LCA - TEJAS

Materials for Aero Gas Turbines

Fibres for Composites
Super alloys
High Strength Low Weight (HSLW) Composite fabric Material
Material for thermal barrier coatings
Self-healing and self-diagnosing Materials
Stealth materials
 COMBAT VEHICLES & ARMAMENTS
MBT Arjun Pinaka MBRL

INSAS family
Materials required
Tank - Ex
 Steels for combat vehicle
Aluminum Alloys for combat vehicle
Titanium Alloys for combat vehicles
Magnesium Alloys for combat vehicle
Polymer Matrix Composites for combat
vehicle

Bridging System
 Main Battle Tank (MBT) -Arjun
Arjun Mk 1 Arjun Mk-I
• Excellent fire power- 120 mm Rifled
Gun; Firing on Move Capability
• High mobility
• Excellent protection
Materials required
 Polymer Matrix Composites for
combat vehicle
 Composite material for suspension
 Grapen and Nano materials for EMI
shielding
 Nano fluids for Engine cooling
New light Weight Materials, Coatings
for IC Engines
 Light weight material for launch
structures
 High-strength Weldable Aluminum
Alloy
 Material for Protection against Blast
Arjun Mk-II
 Propellants & Explosive for strategic systems
 2 Regiments Operational Launcher – 40,
Command Post-16,LCR-40, RV-20;
PA : L&T /TPCL, BEML
 Order for 3rd & 4th Regiments in
process
 Present Rate of Production of Rockets
at OFB 1000/ annum and planned to
enhance to 5000/annum in 2 years
 Action initiated by OFB for additional
capacity of Rockets 7000/annum with
Incendiary and Sub-munition
warheads
Materials required
Ultra high strength steels, Refractory & ceramic coatings, Technical ceramics
and Advance composite materials
Material for Reactive Armour, Weapon platforms, artillery rockets, warheads
and projetiles
Material for withstand temperature and high energy density matrial
 Bridging & Mine flailing Systems
SARVATRA Bridge Laying Tank – T72

Modular Bridge Counter Mine Flail

 Unmanned Ground Vehicles

MUNTRA (Tracked --BMP-II) UGB (Wheeled – TATA Stallion)

• All terrains ( 08 Hrs endurance) • Tele operation upto 5 Km (10 Km
• Tele operation upto 5 Km with Repeater)
• Speed of 20 Km/hr • Speed of 25 Km/hr
• Day and night operation • Range – 80 Km ( 8 hrs endurance )

Materials required
Material for Transparent Armour
Material for Reactive Armour
 Material for structure
DAKSH
 Material for sensors
• Cross Country, Stair Climbing Capability
Materials for Protection
• Range : 500 m LOS (03 hours)
Epoxy hardeners
• Built-in X-Ray, Water Jet Disrupter
 Electronic Systems

Design & Development of:

- EW Systems- Samyukta,Sangraha, Divya Drishti
- Command Control & Comm. Systems;
- Supercomponents & SATcom systems;
- Radar, microwave tubes, optical &
electro optical instrumentations
- High power laser sources & devices

Materials required
Electronic and photonic
materials for high-speed
communications
Materials for sensor and
actuator
Material for fast-warm-up and
high-emission density cathodes
Smart and structured materials
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 RADARS Inducted

Weapon locating Radar

ROHINI: Medium Range 3D Tactical Control Radar
(30 Nos for Army)
Surveillance Radar (29 Nos for Army)
To locate Mortars, Guns,
(45 Nos for IAF) Range: 90 Km, Elevation:500
Rocket Launchers up to 40 km
Range: 200 Km Elevation : 300
Battle Field Surveillance
Radar(1492 Nos)
Weight:30 Kg, Range 5 km

ASLESHA: 3D Low Level Light

Weight Radar(21 NOS for IAF)
Range: 60 Km, Weight :190Kg
Comparable to world class system
Material required
Microwave tube materials Super Insulating Material
Materials for sensor and actuator SiC material and devices
 Materials required
Polymers for Sonar domes, acoustic windows
Composites for Parts of hulls of smaller vessels
Steels for hulls
Materials for propulsion systems
Material for improving Stealth reduction
Materials for high power and high energy electrode
Material for thermally conductive potting
High temperature insulating Materials
High strength light-weight alloy
 Life Sciences

Hazard Operational Human

Protection Support Capital

Extreme Life Performance Selection

Environment &
Support Support Training

Toxic LABS: DEBEL, DIPAS, DIPR, Health

INMAS, DRL, DIBER, DFRL, &
Environment DIHAR, DRDE Well-being

Materials required Shelter barrier material (fabric,

Material for CBRN composite and concrete)
Barrier material for clothing Materials for individual and collective
Haemostatic materials protection against NBC agents
Food packaging materials Biomaterials/ tissue engineering for
Decontamination materials Artificial Organs
 Life Support System
 Combat Free Fall System (30000 ft
altitude)

 ILSS - OBOGS for LCA &

Helicopter Oxygen System
Material required
New generation
sensing material based
 Submarine Escape Set on molecularly
imprinted polymers
 Personnel Oxygen Enrichment (MIP) Nano material
System New hybrid
materials for
respiratory protection
DRDO vision Self Reliance in Defence Hardware
Seamless overlap of academic and Industrial domains with DRDO is necessary for
effective development of indigenous defence hardware
Indian Armed Forces

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