New Delhi, June 8 (UNI) In line with the Government’s vision to establish a robust defence industrial ecosystem with the participation of both public and private sectors, Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (VRDE), a DRDO laboratory located in Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, has transferred technologies of nine systems to 10 industries.
The licensing agreements were handed over in presence of Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO Samir V Kamat during an event organised at VRDE on Saturday, a Defence Ministry statement said.
Moreover, VRDE also signed an MoU with COEP Technological University, Pune to jointly work on cutting-edge technologies and emerging areas.
Speaking on the occasion, Kamat complimented DRDO and the industry for the exceptional performance of indigenous systems during Operation Sindoor. He also suggested the industry to plan for surge capacity. He appreciated the efforts of VRDE in providing high-end technological solutions for land systems and weapon platforms.
The transferred systems to industries included Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Recce Vehicle (Tracked) Mk-II to Bharat Electronics Limited; Mounted Gun System to Bharat Forge Limited; Anti-Terrorist Vehicle-Tracked Version to Metaltech Motor Bodies Private Limited; Full Trailer of 70t Tank Transporter for Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun Mk-1A to BEML Limited, Tata International Vehicle Applications, SDR Auto Private Limited and John Galt International; Expandable Mobile Shelter to Bharat Electronics Limited; Vajra-Riot Control Vehicle to Tata Advanced Systems Limited; Unit Maintenance Vehicle for MBT Arjun and Unit Repair Vehicle for MBT Arjun to BEML Limited and Multi-Purpose Decontamination System to Dass Hitachi Limited and Goma Engineering Private Limited.
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