A huge bow mounted Sonar Dome designed & developed by Research & Development Establishment (Engineers) [R&DE(E)], a DRDO laboratory based in Pune is going to be flagged off by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Secretary Department of Defence (R&D) & DG DRDO Dr. S. Christopher will also be present on this important occasion. The ceremony will be held at Defexpo site in Goa on March 29, 2016. The Sonar dome will be delivered to Mazgaon Docks, Mumbai.
The Sonar Dome, a first of its kind in the country has been manufactured by a composite manufacturing company in India. This is a huge contribution of Indian Industry to the ‘Make in India’ movement. Only a couple of companies worldwide have the capability of realising such structures.