Kanpur: In a joint venture, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-Kashmir) and Ordnance Factory Medak, Telangana, (ofmkA unit of Armored Vehicles Corporation Limited (AVNL) has developed India’s first soft recovery system.SRS) for supersonic projectiles.
The SRS has the ability to intercept a 30 mm supersonic projectile moving at a speed of about Mach 3, nearly three times the speed of sound, within a range of about 50 metres.
The technology has been developed under the leadership of IIT-K Professor Nachiketa Tiwari and OFMK General Manager Alok Prasad.
An SRS is used for recovery of a projectile after initial impact with minimum damage to ensure the development of smart and intelligent warheads with maximum impact and minimum collateral damage. The acquisition of SRS technology is a pre-requisite for the development of smart and guided munitions, as it can provide a test bed for proving smart munitions designs.
Lieutenant General (Dr.) A. Mukherjee (retired) said, “Congratulations to the team for successfully developing SRS. This is a milestone in the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative of the Government of India.”
Lt Gen Sanjay Kulkarni (Retd) said, “My congratulations to Professor Nachiketa Tiwari of IIT-K and Alok Prasad of Ordnance Factory, Medak. With increased chances of killing by SRS technology, artillery will be capable of firing killer projectiles Which is more lethal and precise, thereby cutting down on the cost of neutralizing targets.”
“Future ammunition development requires advanced validation techniques and the soft recovery system is the most important of them all,” said Bharat Singh, Senior GM (Retd), Ordnance Factory Medak.
Professor Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT-K said, “IIT-K advocates multi-stakeholder collaboration for holistic development in the research and innovation sector. This will help in effective recovery of supersonic projectiles.
Currently only a few countries have SRS and now India has also joined their league. The IIT-K team was involved in the concept development, design and virtual validation of SRS, testing of sub-assemblies; Whereas OFMK of AVNL was instrumental in making and assembling the nearly 50 meter long assembly to exacting standards. He also developed the test infrastructure for SRS.
Last year, IIT-K and Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) Kolkata signed a MoU for a customized Master of Design (M Des) program for officers sponsored by Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).
The SRS has the ability to intercept a 30 mm supersonic projectile moving at a speed of about Mach 3, nearly three times the speed of sound, within a range of about 50 metres.
The technology has been developed under the leadership of IIT-K Professor Nachiketa Tiwari and OFMK General Manager Alok Prasad.
An SRS is used for recovery of a projectile after initial impact with minimum damage to ensure the development of smart and intelligent warheads with maximum impact and minimum collateral damage. The acquisition of SRS technology is a pre-requisite for the development of smart and guided munitions, as it can provide a test bed for proving smart munitions designs.
Lieutenant General (Dr.) A. Mukherjee (retired) said, “Congratulations to the team for successfully developing SRS. This is a milestone in the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative of the Government of India.”
Lt Gen Sanjay Kulkarni (Retd) said, “My congratulations to Professor Nachiketa Tiwari of IIT-K and Alok Prasad of Ordnance Factory, Medak. With increased chances of killing by SRS technology, artillery will be capable of firing killer projectiles Which is more lethal and precise, thereby cutting down on the cost of neutralizing targets.”
“Future ammunition development requires advanced validation techniques and the soft recovery system is the most important of them all,” said Bharat Singh, Senior GM (Retd), Ordnance Factory Medak.
Professor Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT-K said, “IIT-K advocates multi-stakeholder collaboration for holistic development in the research and innovation sector. This will help in effective recovery of supersonic projectiles.
Currently only a few countries have SRS and now India has also joined their league. The IIT-K team was involved in the concept development, design and virtual validation of SRS, testing of sub-assemblies; Whereas OFMK of AVNL was instrumental in making and assembling the nearly 50 meter long assembly to exacting standards. He also developed the test infrastructure for SRS.
Last year, IIT-K and Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) Kolkata signed a MoU for a customized Master of Design (M Des) program for officers sponsored by Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).