DRDO hands over Medium Range-Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket to Indian Navy
- In Reports
- 09:08 PM, Jun 26, 2024
- Myind Staff
On June 26, 2024, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) officially handed over the Medium Range-Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket (MR-MOCR) to the Indian Navy during a ceremony in New Delhi. This advanced technology, known as Microwave Obscurant Chaff (MOC), was developed by DRDO’s Defence Laboratory in Jodhpur. It works by obscuring radar signals and generating a microwave shield around various platforms and assets, thereby minimising radar detection.
Special fibres, with diameters of a few microns and unique microwave obscuration properties, have been incorporated into the medium range chaff rocket. When fired, the rocket creates a microwave obscurant cloud in space that spreads over a large area and persists for an adequate duration. This cloud effectively shields against hostile threats equipped with Radio Frequency seekers.
The Phase-I trials of MR-MOCR, conducted from Indian Navy ships, were successful in demonstrating the blooming and persistence of the MOC cloud in space. In Phase-II trials, the reduction of an aerial target's Radar Cross Section (RCS) by 90 percent was achieved and approved by the Indian Navy. The MR-MOCR units, meeting all qualification requirements, have now been successfully handed over to the Indian Navy.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh praised the DRDO and the Indian Navy for the successful development of the MR-MOCR, describing the MOC technology as a significant step towards achieving Aatmanirbharta (self-reliance) in defense.
The MR-MOCR was officially handed over by Dr. Samir V Kamat, Secretary of the Department of Defence R&D and Chairman of DRDO, to Rear Admiral Brijesh Vashistha, Director General of Naval Armament Inspection, Indian Navy. Dr. Kamat congratulated the Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur team for their significant achievement. Rear Admiral Vashistha also commended the DRDO for indigenously developing this strategically important technology in a short period of time.
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