COMBAT VEHICLES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT (CVRDE)   

COMBAT VEHICLES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT (CVRDE)   

Chennai April 15, 2023

COMBAT VEHICLES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT (CVRDE) CELEBRATED 48TH RAISING DAY

  • Indigenously developed AMAGB Bearings developed by CVRDE handed over HAL
  • CEMILAC gives clearance to Power Take Off  (PTO) Shaft and pre-production of landing gear seal developed by CVRDE

Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), a lab under DRDO, celebrated its 48th an nual raising day today. The function was presided over by Dr. Samir V. Kamat, Secretary, DD R&D and Chai rman DRDO. During the Raising Day function, some of the indigenously developed products under Atma Nir bhar Bha rat related to Aircraft projects were handed over.

Design/Development of Indigenous Aircraft Quality Bearings

AMAGB Bearings were handed over to HAL for use in the production series of LCA Tejas. Flight trials in LCA-Te jas had already been completed and the production clearance is accorded by CEMILAC (which was handed over by Honourable Minister for Defence Shri Rajnath Singh during Aero India-2023).  

CVRDE has designed and developed the High Speed, High Precision, Aircraft quality bearings of LCA-Tejas, in Ae rospace Bearing Technology in association with Indian private companies and PSUs. 

PTO Shaft of LCA Tejas

Flight clearance certificate for PTO Shaft is handed over by CEMILAC to CVRDE, giving way for flight trials by HAL.

The indigenous Power Take Off (PTO) shaft designed and de veloped by CVRDE, DRDO with unique innovative patented “Frequency Spanning Technique (FST)”.

Landing Gear Seals 

CEMILAC also issued Clearances for pre-production of Landing Gear Seal for Aeronautical application to CVRD E and M/s Fluoro Carbon Seals, Chennai. 

CVRDE has successfully designed, developed, qualified and delivered Landing Gear Systems for TAPAS and SWi FT UAVs which are undergoing flight trials.

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PS/RMP/04/23