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Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE)
Established1929
Field of research
High tech non-metallic materials
DirectorDr N Eswara Prasad, FIE, FAPAS, FIM
AddressGT Road (NH-2),
Kanpur- 208 013[1]
LocationKanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Operating agency
Defence Research and Development Organisation, Ministry of Defence, Government of India
WebsiteDMSRDM, DRDO

Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE) is a laboratory of the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Kanpur. It is responsible for the research and development of materials for the Indian military services, including various types of protective clothing and equipment.

History

The Defence Materials & Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE) was formed by renaming the Inspectorate of General Stores in the Harness & Saddlery Factory in Cawnpore (present day Ordnance Equipment Factory, Kanpur) of the Ordnance Factory Board in 1929.[2]

Projects and products

DMSRDE had played important role in development of high tech non-metallic materials for the Indian Armed Forces.[3]

DMSRDE has developed Nuclear Shielding Pad, Boot Anti Mine, Blast Protection Suit, Bullet Proof Jackets, etc.[3]

"The Defence Material and Stores Research Development Establishment in Kanpur has developed a new NBC suit that would be proved effective against any kind of dangerous weapons or chemicals and protect soldiers from any sort of attack", DMSRDE Director Arvind Kumar Saxena was quoted by media-persons. 40,000 pieces of NBC suits costing about ₹30,000 had been requested by the Indian army. "The further progress on the other two suits are going on," further quoted by media-persons.[4][5]

DMSRDE developed a new medium sized light weight 9 Kg bulletproof vest for the Indian Army in 2021 that can protect from hard steel bullet core in counter insurgency operation. The conforms to Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and validated by Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL).[6]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). 2.imimg.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2022.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "404 | Directorate of Ordnance (Coordination and Services) | Government of India". Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. ((cite web)): Cite uses generic title (help)
  3. ^ a b "Technology Day celebrated at DMSRDE - Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ "NTI: Global Security Newswire - India's Army Could Receive WMD-Resistant Gear". www.globalsecuritynewswire.org. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Indian army may soon get bio-chem suits". Rediff.
  6. ^ Pandit, Rajat (1 April 2021). "DRDO develops new lightweight bullet-proof jacket for the Army". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

External links

Defence Research and Development Organisation Laboratories
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