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::INSTRUMENTATION IN DEFENCE::

There is a wide a wide variety in the
instruments used in the Defence forces.
Whatever be the field of application,
precision and accuracy of measurements are of great significance.
The application may be surveillance,
reconnaissance, piloting, navigation,
guidance, target identification and
acquisition, weapon aiming,
designation, or ranging and counter
measures under all weather conditions
during day and night.
In any of these, there cannot be any
compromise on quality. New methods of
measurements and new instruments
may have to be evolved to meet the
demands of changing trends in
operations. New applications will need
new technology. This brings out the
importance of research and
development in instrumentation in the
Defence services.
Though there are mechanical,
pneumatic, electrical, thermal, optical
and other types of instruments, those
with in-built application of electronics
are perhaps the most widely used type
in industries. Application of computer
technology may also be involved in
measurements and data preservation.
However, in Defence forces, there is
often an emphasis on instruments based
on applied optics.
Under the Defence Research and
Development Organisation, there is an
establishment exclusively for R&D in the
field of instruments: The Instruments
Research and Development
Establishment (IRDE), Raipur Road,
Dehradun – 248 008;
Website: www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/labs/
IRDE /English/index.jsp?
pg=homebody.jsp.
The establishment had its beginning in
Rawalpindi, now in Pakistan. In 1939, it
was the Inspectorate of Scientific Stores,
with the limited responsibility of
inspecting the telecommunication
equipment in the Indian Army. It then
got transformed as Technical
Development Establishment
(Instruments & Electronics), Dehradun.
In 1960, it assumed its present stature.
IRDE has the responsibilities of
research, design, development and
technology transfer in optical and
electro-optical instrumentation mainly
for the Defence services.