The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has transferred the Medium Range-Microwave Obscurant Chaff Rocket (MR-MOCR) to the Indian Navy during a ceremony in New Delhi on June 26, 2024. This advanced technology, developed by DRDO’s Defence Laboratory in Jodhpur, creates a microwave shield around platforms, reducing their radar detectability.
The MR-MOCR employs specialized fibers, a few microns in diameter, with unique microwave obscuration properties. When deployed, the rocket generates a microwave obscurant cloud in space, covering a wide area and providing an effective shield against threats equipped with Radio Frequency seekers.
Phase-I trials of the MR-MOCR, conducted from Indian Navy ships, demonstrated the formation and persistence of the MOC cloud. Phase-II trials showed a 90% reduction in the Radar Cross Section (RCS) of an aerial target, which has been validated by the Indian Navy. The successfully qualified MR-MOCR units have now been handed over to the Indian Navy.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh praised DRDO and the Indian Navy for the successful development of the MR-MOCR, highlighting it as a significant step towards achieving self-reliance in defense.
The MR-MOCR was handed over by Dr. Samir V Kamat, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO, to Rear Admiral Brijesh Vashistha, Director General of Naval Armament Inspection, Indian Navy. Dr. Kamat congratulated the Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur team for this milestone, and Rear Admiral Vashistha commended DRDO’s efforts in rapidly developing this crucial technology indigenously.
