CHENNAI: The Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), Avadi, has taken up a project to develop defensive aids system for Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) and to enhance the survivability of the tanks against anti-tank guided missiles. It will also reduce the probability of detection by the target acquisition systems.
S Sundaresh, director, CVRDE, said under the project, two major systems - Advanced Laser Warning and Countenance System (ALWCS) and Mobile Camouflage System (MCS) - were being developed. The ALWCS comprised laser warning system, jammer and smoke grande.
The CVRDE, one of Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Combat Engineering Cluster labs, had undertaken the conversion of the infantry Combat Vehicle into a teleoperated and autonomous vehicle that could be deployed for carrying out unmanned missions, mine detection and surveillance.
It had also undertaken a sub-project to design and develop Vehicle Actuation Module for Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle that was proposed to be developed by the DRDO.
In addition, it would be working on Vetronics, the new paradigm that would enable the evolution of ground vehicles into integrated computer information to meet the Army’s need in the battlefield.
Arjun, Akash, robot for display Main Battle Tank Arjun, Akash missile launcher and the Robot Sentry will be some of the main attractions at the Combat Vehicles and Engineering Exhibition to be organised by laboratories of the DRDO in the College of Engneering, Guindy, from February 28.
The exhibition will be open to the public from 2 pm on February 28; from 9 am to 5 pm on March 1 and 9 am to 2 pm on March 2.
MISCONCEPTIONS: There were a lot of misconceptions about the development and the cost for the Main Battle Tank, Arjun, according to R Jayakumar, associate director, Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment, Avadi.
The upward cost revision - from Rs 15.50 crore when the project was sanctioned in May 2, 1974 to Rs 305 crore when the tank rolled out - was necessitated to accommodate modifications suggested by the Army, he said.
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