A new explosive detection device “RaIDer-X” was unveiled at the National Workshop on Explosive Detection (NWED-2020) in Pune on March 1, 2020 .
About RaIDer-X
RaIDer-X has the capability to detect explosives from a stand-off distance.
The data library can be built in the system to expand its capability to detect a number of explosives in pure form as well as with the contaminants.
Bulk explosive in concealed condition can also be detected by the device. RaIDer-X has been co-developed by High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) Pune and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
About NWED-2020
The NWED-2020 was inaugurated by Secretary, Department of Defence Research & Developmentand Chairman Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) Dr G Satheesh Reddy.
The two-day workshop has been organised by HEMRL Puneon its diamond jubilee celebration. HEMRL Pune is a premier laboratory of DRDO. It provides a platform to scientists, technocrats and users to share knowledge, experience and updated information on the technological advancements made in the recent past.
