On Wednesday, the DRDO claimed that its newest sophisticated chaff technology, designed to protect IAF fighter planes from infrared and radar threats, delivers passive jamming. In conjunction with the DRDO’s Pune facility, the Jodhpur Defense Laboratory developed the enhanced chaff material and string cartridge.
During a news briefing on Wednesday, the Director of Defence Lab in Jodhpur Ravindra Kumar said chaff is a key defence technology used to shield fighter aircraft from hostile radar threats.
The CounterMeasure Dispensing System (CMDS) is used to assure aircraft survival by providing passive jamming against infrared and radar threats “Kumar stated his opinion.
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He explained that the relevance of this technique stems from the fact that a little amount of chaff material thrown in the air works as a decoy to divert enemy missiles and keep fighter planes safe.
Kumar stated that the technology had been handed to the industry for mass manufacturing to satisfy the Indian Air Force’s yearly rolling need. Earlier, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh praised the DRDO, the Indian Air Force, and the industry for developing this vital technology indigenously, calling it “another stride” by the DRDO toward self-sufficiency in strategic defence technologies.
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Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defence Research and Creation, and Chairman, DRDO, commended the teams involved in successfully developing this sophisticated technology targeted at boosting the Indian Air Force.
