Indian Air Force will soon procure robots that can defuse bombs weighing up to 1,000 kgs that have not exploded.
The need for this was felt after Pakistan’s retaliation to the Balakot airstrike; its air force targeted Indian military installations and dropped bombs that remained unexploded and continued to be a threat.
Though the Unexploded Ordnance Handling Robot (UXOR) was not officially inducted by the Indian Air Force, it was used to defuse the bombs, sources said.
IAF is now in the process of acquiring these robots after they have been put through several trials.
“We have done number of trials from the Indian Air Force and validated the requirements for defusing bombs at various locations,” said DRDO scientist Alok Mukherjee, who has been part of the developing team.
The robots are monitored from a mobile centre and remove the need for humans to defuse bombs, making them an important tool in times to come.
“These robots are controlled remotely from a distance of 2 km. The operator can locate and defuse the explosive by using high pressure water jets,” Alok Mukherjee said.
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