Firing exercise at the KK range in Ahilyanagar
“We have achieved a total fire-out time of 130 milliseconds in the crew compartment and 10 seconds in the engine section during our trials. The system also has fire-data storage memory for the last 200 fire events,” a senior DRDO official from CFEES told TOI .
“After achieving all necessary quality requirements and test results, we have offered this technology to private players for mass manufacturing,” the official said. Pune: Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO ) has developed an advanced instant fire detection and suppression system (AIFDSS) for armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs), aimed at detecting and suppressing fires in milliseconds. In the battlefield, soldiers inside a tank or AFV run the risk of getting hit on the vehicle’s armour as well as having a projectile penetrating it, causing the fuel or hydraulic line to rupture. This triggers a fire inside the compartment and leaves soldiers with only seconds to escape or contain the threat. Developed by the DRDO’s Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES), this system is designed to provide an additional layer of protection to these soldiers. It matches the global standards.