Safe recovery of vintage ordnance, disposal by Indian Navy
The Mumbai Port Trust and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) are both central to the Maritime Trade. Defence chief PRO N Vispute said in order to improve capability and facilitate movement of higher tonnage and deeper draught vessel, shipping authorities have contracted a capital project for widening and deepening of the main channel of Mumbai. Vispute said that as part of these objectives, two dredgers have been pressed into service and about 20% of the work has been completed. However, since April 2013, the dredging operatio…
Indian Navy for bomb displosal robots
The Indian Navy has announced interest in procuring four remotely-operated vehicles for explosive ordnance displosal purposes. Declaring its interest, the Navy has said it requires these EOD ROVs for “safe disposal/neutralisation of improvised explosive devices found within naval shore/afloat establishments”. The Navy has stipulated that the ROV should be versatile with high manoeuvrability to allow operation in built up areas and field terrain and confined spaces such as in ships, aircraft, buses and trains. In addition it should be…
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