Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) will display a wide range of around 430 products encompassing strategic and tactical weapon systems, defence equipment and technologies developed at DEFEXPO 2022, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a statement. DEFEXPO 2022, the 12th edition of Asia’s most prominent defence event, will be held in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar from 18-22 October.
The central theme for this year’s DRDO participation is based on the 3D (DRDO, Designed and Developed) ecosphere, highlighting its strong linkages with industry and Academia. The DRDO will also showcase technological advancements made by its laboratories and its partnerships with the industry in recent years while representing a high level of indigenousness in advanced and futuristic defence products and technologies that contribute towards Atmanirbharta (self-reliance) in Defence, the statement said.
“The DEFEXPO 2022 will highlight the theme ‘Path to Pride’ aligned with ‘India at 75’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, encouraging the industry and the citizens to join in and contribute towards nation building,” according to the Ministry release.
It aims to further the narrative of ‘Make in India, Make for the World’. The overall event will showcase various indigenously designed, developed, prototyped, and produced Land, Naval, Aero and Homeland Security systems and technologies.
At the event, DRDO will showcase several actual products, including Border Surveillance System (BOSS), Laser Fence System (LFS), BrahMos Air Version Missile, Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP), Prahar Missile, Rudram III Missile, Quick reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) and Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) among others.
This year, several technologies developed for land-based, naval, and air-based systems will be showcased through experience zones – a closed-room immersive cinematic experience. For the first time, Advanced Combat Aircraft (AMCA) simulator will also be made available to experience, among other augmented and virtual reality Naval, Land and Air product simulators. A holographic deck providing a 3D experience of over 30 defence products will be present at the hall to gain insights into the intricacies of weapon designs.
DRDO will present a Live Demo as well as a Static Display of equipment at the Sabarmati River Front. 5 Live demos of DRDO equipment will be put on display, namely – Portable Diver Detection Sonar (PDDS) with Electro-Optic System (EOS), Imaging Sonar ‘CHITR’, Autonomous Survey Vehicle – Inland, Autonomous Survey Vehicle -Coastal (ASV- Coastal) and Weapon Mounted Surface Vehicle. Whereas six static displays of DRDO equipment presented will be AIR Independent Propulsion System, Virtual Reality based countermeasure deployment simulator, TAL Torpedo, Portable Diver Detection Sonar, Wet End Unit, Counter Drone System for IN – D4 Radar, Soft Kill System and Hard Kill System, and Passive IRSS Device.
And finally, India Pavilion in the Helipad Exhibition Centre will display the combined strength of DRDO and the public and private sectors. DRDO will put its 22 products on static display. These high-value products will be displayed in the form of actual products. They will include – VIBHAV- Anti Tank Point Attack Munition, VISHAL- Anti Tank Bar Mine, PRACHAND- Anti Tank, 9 x 19 mm Machine Pistol- ASMI, Mine Field marking Equipment Mk II, Light Tank, Daksh Defuser, MBT Arjun Mk-1A, Light Machine Gun, Pralay, QRSAM, Carbine- 5.56x 45 mm, AIP System- Air Independent Propulsion, TAPAS, ASTRA Mk-I, LCA Mk2 amongst others.
The exhibition will also host the 2nd edition of the India-Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD), extending invites to 53 African countries. A separate Indian Ocean Region plus (IOR+) conclave with the participation of approximately 40 countries is also on the anvil.
Team BharatShakti
