JOIN USThe Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on Saturday signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Bombay and Madras to establish a bi-nodal Centre of Propulsion Technology (CoPT) at the two institutions that would work in areas of futuristic aero engines and hypersonic propulsion.
The CoPT will evolve mechanisms to facilitate execution of programs related to propulsion technology and will engage the primary Research Nodes (IIT Bombay and IIT Madras) and other research institutions/ centres to undertake advanced collaborative research also in the areas of critical defence technologies.
“It will facilitate and undertake multidisciplinary directed research in the focused areas of futuristic aero engines, hypersonic propulsion for long duration flights, solid propellant combustion modeling and morphing aircraft technologies,” a Defence Ministry press statement said.
In this connection, CoPT shall enable agreements/MoAs between the primary nodes and the other participating institutes covering programme definition, work package and fund share, techno-managerial and related responsibilities for the execution of the projects. Each project will be well thought-out and discussed in great detail with the relevant user lab of DRDO for utility towards development of the identified product.
The establishment of CoPT will further strengthen the DRDO’s relationship with IITs and other academic research institutions.