DRDO Signs Technology Development Contract with Rosoboronexport Russia

News: High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) signed a a contract with Rosoboronexport for the development of Advanced Pyrotechnic Ignition Systems.

Facts:

High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL)

  • It is a lab involved in basic and applied research in the area of high energy materials required for missiles, rockets and guns.
  • Objectives:
    • Develop expertise and technologies relating to High Explosives, Propellants and Pyrotechnics
    • Transfer the technologies to industry, enhance the infrastructure and scientific understanding to meet the future challenges.
  • Parent Organization: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)