DGQA receives Authority Holding Sealed Particulars of Nipun munition from DRDO.

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SHYAM SOOD 

RAJOURI AUGUST 16:–The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has handed over the Authority Holding Sealed Particulars (AHSP) of ‘Nipun’ munition to Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA) at Armament.
NIPUN is a Soft Target Munition designed and developed by the 8ARDE in association with High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune.
Director, ARDE A Raju handed over the Authority Holding Sealed Particulars to Controller CQA (A), Khadki, Pune Maj Gen J.James.
After the successful completion of General Staff Qualitative Requirements (GSQR)-based evaluation, NIPUN Munition has been inducted into the Indian Army.
Indian private industries, namely Economic Explosives Ltd (EEL), Nagpur and Premier Explosives Ltd (PEL), Secunderabad have absorbed the technology from DRDO. Both the industries have currently undertaken the bulk production against a purchase
order from Indian Army. More than 20 lots of munitions have been delivered to the Indian Army till now.
NIPUN is highly user-friendly and deadly against the enemy. It is completely safe duping handling, transportation and laying.
Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat congratulated the ARDE team for the successful AHSP transfer of NIPUN to DGQA and termed it as a great achievement as the munitions will further enhance the combat capabilities of the Indian Army to a great extent.
Nipun mines are indigenously designed and developed anti-personnel mines termed by the DRDO as ‘soft target blast munition’. These mines are meant to act as the first line of defence against infiltrators and enemy infantry.
Two Indian private industries, namely Economic Explosives Ltd (EEL), Nagpur and Premier Explosives Ltd (PEL), Secunderabad have absorbed the technology from DRDO. Both the industries have currently undertaken the bulk production against a purchase it
order from Indian Army. More than 20 lots of munitions have been delivered to the Indian Army till now.