Indian Military

India and Belarus are fostering greater ties as Belarus will be conducting $2 million worth of research for the Indian Defence Ministry in the area of metallurgy. The State Science and Manufacturing Power Metallurgy Association, part of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, will be undertaking the research work for India. As per the arrangement between India and Belarus, Belarusian scientists will conduct a survey in the development of new powder metallurgy materials. Both the nations have signed five contracts for two and a half years each. Belarusian scientists aim to enhance the properties of cast alloys by means of adding various types of powder. The durability of these alloys as well as their endurance against corrosion can be hiked by almost 20 per cent.
According to Belarusian scientists, the crystallisation technique used in the alloy can be highly useful since they can lighten constructions and reduce energy consumption. In addition, its application in the aviation and aeronautic sector is also significant since it can aid the design of an aircraft by improving the properties of cast alloys and other metallurgical advancements.
In October last year, bilateral ties between India and Belarus improved  by increasing the defence and military related business and by considering the forging of long-term partnerships between institutions like Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. The Indian Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam Raju held wide ranging talks with the Belarus Defence Minister Colonel-General Leonid Semenovich Maltsev, in the capital Minsk during the four-day visit to Belarus.
Besides, India is also looking at Belarus for supplies of defence equipment and spares, refurbishment of missile systems and joint development of military hardware including opto-electronics and gunpowder.
In 2008, the DRDO signed a memorandum with the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus to set up a Joint Research and Development Centre at Minsk. DRDO had also signed contracts worth 2.6 million dollars with various institutes under the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for joint R&D of technologies in Laser and Powder Metallurgy.

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