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The equipment is designed for marking the mine fields at faster rate, semi-automatically with minimal human intervention.BEML has rolled out the first prototype of mechanical minefield marking equipment Mk-II, built on BEML TATRA 6x6 an Atmanirbhar product, developed through Technology of Transfer (ToT) from Research & Development Establishment Engineers (R&DE Engineers), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
MK-II will greatly benefit Indian army to mark/fence minefields. The equipment is capable of marking/fencing at a minimum rate of 1.2 km/hr with inter-picket spacing of 15 m. MMME Mkc-II system is designed to operate in plains of Punjab, as well as semi-desert & desert of Rajasthan, in all weather conditions. The system can store 500 numbers of pickets and polypropylene rope of 15 km in length.
February 04, 2021
× BEML Limited, a defence public sector undertaking, has signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-National Aeronautics Laboratory (NAL) to take up R&D in the areas of advance composite and autoclaves, mini unmanned aerial vehicles, design and analysis of aircraft structure and systems.
The company also has teamed up with NAL for joint development of two seater trainer aircraft through Technology of Transfer (ToT) route.
At Aero India 2021, AK Srivastav, Director Defence & Aerospace exchanged the MoU copies with R Venkatesh, Director Business Development, NAL in the presence of MV Rajasekhar, CMD, BEML. “This will help BEML to increase its footprint in the aerospace sector,” said Rajasekhar.