Carborundum Universal, a Chennai-based materials sciences engineering solutions provider and a part of the 120-year-old Murugappa Group, today announced that it has signed a Licensing Agreement for the Transfer of Technology (LAToT) with DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat (RCI) Laboratory for technology to manufacture “Ceramic Radomes (GELCAST Process) Technology” used in missile systems. 

The LAToT was handed over at AERO INDIA 2023 in Bengaluru on 15 February 2023 in the presence of Honourable Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

Since missiles undergo extremely high surface temperatures while traveling through the atmosphere, ceramic is considered an optimal radome material. The design of ceramic radomes for defence activities requires deep expertise and stringent testing at every stage to ensure reliability and accuracy.

Research Centre Imarat (RCI) is a  laboratory of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, DRDO spearheading R&D in a wide range of Avionics Systems for diversified defence and aerospace applications.

CUMI’s focus for the Aerospace and Defence industry has been on making a material difference to safety and protection for man and machine across terrains. CUMI ceramics design, manufacture, and test for the highest standards of reliability and safety for critical situations in defence, and CUMI engineers have the acumen and ability to design and manufacture customized solutions to cater to special defence needs. CUMI’s lightweight ceramic ballistic solutions engineered with Alumina, Zirconia-Toughened Alumina, and Silicon Carbide, are ergonomic and customisable into various sizes and shapes for use in bulletproof vests.

CUMI’s high-performance lightweight ceramic materials enable the highest levels of ballistic and blast-proof protection for armoured vehicles.

In addition, CUMI is one of the first companies to produce graphene for aerospace & defence applications in India. CUMI also brings cutting-edge composite technology for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) including CFRP tubes, panels, and customised composite structural parts for drones.