Explosive detection device RaIDer-X Co-developed by DRDO’s HEMRL & IISc
- A new explosive detection device named RaIDer-X has recently been unveiled with the capability to detect an explosive from a specific stand-off distance.
- The launch was done during the National Workshop on Explosive Detection (NWED-2020) organised by High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune on March 01, 2020.
- RaIDer-X has been co-developed by HEMRL Pune, a premier laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore.
- The new device will help the Indian security agencies to work efficiently and safely to save people from anti-social elements.
Features of RaIDer-X
- Detect explosive from a specific stand-off distance, and inform the operator.
- Detect bulk explosives located in a hidden place.
- Detect various explosives at a time in a pure form as well as with contaminated objects.
- It is portable device that can be taken to any place along with the military contingent.