Making a foray into the defence sector, the Jindal Stainless limited on Wednesday signed an agreement with the DRDO for producing high nitrogen steel (HNS), used in strategic platforms and weapons systems including missiles and battle tanks. Calling it a major initiative, DRDO chairman Dr S Christopher said production of HNS in India will significantly help the country’s ambitious defence indigenisation programme and also complement the ‘Make in India’ initiative.
The Jindal Stainless (Hisar) is the first company to receive licence from the DRDO for commercial production of HNS, the technology forwhich has been developed by Hyderabad-based Defence Metallurgical Research laboratory (DMRl) of DRDO. The HNS has cleared multiple levels of ballistic tests in different calibers. The Jindal Stainless signed the ‘non-exclusive’ pact with the DRDO in presence of Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre and Abhyuday Jindal, Vice Chairman of the firm. The HNS has cleared multiple levels of ballistic tests in different calibers. The Jindal Stainless signed the ‘non-exclusive’ pact with the DRDO in presence of Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre and Abhyuday Jindal, Vice Chairman of the company.