Research Centre Imarat

Research Centre Imarat is a premiere DRDO laboratory located in Hyderabad. The lab is responsible for Research and Development of Missile Systems, Guided Weapons and advanced Avionics for Indian Armed Forces.[1] It was established by APJ Abdul Kalam in 1988.[2]

The ace Avionics and Navigation Scientist[3] G. Satheesh Reddy is presently spearheading the RCI Laboratory.[4][5][6][7]

RCI made pioneering contributions towards successful flight testing of India's maiden Inter Continental Ballistic Missile Agni 5. Subsequently after the successful mission, its present Director, Satheesh said[8] “RCI has developed complete avionics with on-board computers, inter-face units, the navigation systems, control systems, batteries and power systems, telemetry and telecommunication components and antennas. All these systems and redundant navigation mechanism has taken Agni-5 to target within few meters of accuracy after travelling more than 5,000 km.”

The Research Centre Imarat is a global frontrunner in developing avionics and navigation systems for missiles.[9] RCI is the leading laboratory which has successfully spearheaded the Indo-Israel joint development Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) programme and had hat-trick success in its first three consecutive missions.[10][11]Hon'ble President of India and Hon'ble Defence Minister congratulated the entire team behind this success. MRSAM Programme Director Dr G Satheesh Reddy praised his team behind the successful missions and said “It is a quantum jump in air defence capability, the missile successfully intercepted a manoeuvring air-breathing target mimicking an attacking combat aircraft. "It was a perfect launch achieving all the mission parameters”.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ John Pike. "Research Center Imarat (RCI) Hyderabad - India Special Weapons Facilities". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "RCI is Kalam's Brainchild, Say Scientists in Hyderabad". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/ISRO-launches-itself-into-stiff-global-competition/2016/06/23/article3495937.ece
  4. ↑ "Satheesh Reddy appointed new director of Research Centre Imarat". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Christopher DRDO Chief; Satheesh Reddy Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister". Oneindia. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Satheesh Reddy appointed scientific advisor to defence minister". Zee News. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Research Center Imarat (RCI) Hyderabad- RCI Hyderabad- DRDO". Defence Research and Development Organisation. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  8. ↑ http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hyderabad/2013-09-16/90-of-Agni-v--developed-in-Hyd/71945
  9. ↑ http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl3003/stories/20130222300304000.htm
  10. ↑ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indias-air-defence-system-achieves-a-hat-trick/articleshow/53013079.cms
  11. ↑ http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/india-testfires-surfacetoair-missile/article8791404.ece?css=print
  12. ↑ http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/india-testfires-surfacetoair-missile/article8791404.ece?css=print

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