Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India has handed over the design of Mobile Metallic Ramp (MMR) to the Indian Army at a ceremony held at DRDO Bhawan in New Delhi today. Secretary of Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO, Dr G Satheesh Reddy handed over the design of MMR to Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Devraj Anbu.
According to a press release ,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, MMR will reduce the Strategic Mobility time of Armoured Fighting Vehicles.
The Mobile Metallic 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” said the press release.
Lt Gen Devraj 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 and Strategic Movement), Lt Gen Nav K Khanduri, Directors General of DRDO and Director CFEES were also present at the function.
Defence Minister of India Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO and Army for the successful development of innovative product MMR.
