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DRDO handed over design of Mobile Metallic Ramp to Indian Army

DRDO handed over  design of Mobile Metallic Ramp to Indian Army

New Delhi, Aug 20 (UNI) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday handed over the design of Mobile Metallic Ramp (MMR) to the Indian Army at a ceremony held at DRDO Bhawan here.
Secretary Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO G Satheesh Reddy handed over the design of MMR to Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Devraj Anbu.
With load bearing capacity of 70 metric ton (MT), the MMR has been designed and developed by DRDO’s premier research laboratory, Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES) on the requirements projected by Army for reducing the Strategic Mobility time of mobilizing Armoured Fighting Vehicles, the defence ministry said in a statement.
The ramp will provide the strategic mobility for Armoured and Mechanized units and formations of the Army. It is portable, modular in design, which can be easily assembled or disassembled.
Lt Gen Anbu appreciated the design of MMR and lauded the efforts of DRDO towards meeting the requirement of the Army by drastically reducing the time required for operational mobilization.
Director General Operational Logistics & Strategic Movement Lt Gen Nav K Khanduri, Directors General of DRDO and Director CFEES were also present at the function.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO and Army for the successful development of innovative product MMR.
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