[DRDO to take up Research in Nano Textile application. ]

A pre project report was given to (part time Textile Minister) by MP of Kerala to start a Nano Eng Technology Application to Textile Research unit in Parvathi Mills at Kollam it was taken up by Sri.Piyush Goyal and pictures of Projet Report, were printed in Kollam local papers.Defence Minister also announced that DRDO will help in this project and it was seen in REPUBLIC TV.

However the MP of Kollam,Kerala, received a letter from some body from Textile Ministry that the Ministry had no govt proposal on the project.

Textiles
Intelligence

Press Release

January 2023 For immediate release
Military clothing and equipment manufacturers face pressure to 
innovateas the development of advanced lethal weapons gathers pace
Manufacturers of military clothing and equipment are facing mounting 
pressure to innovate,according to “Military clothing and equipment: 
escalating global tensions spur investment”—a 51-
page report from the global business information company Textiles 
Intelligence. This pressure hasintensified as armed forces worldwide 
brace for conflict in the wake of the war in Ukraine and as
opposition forces make significant advances in the development of 
new technologies and weaponry.In particular, major strides are being 
made in the development of lethal weapons and surveillance
systems which render conventional military clothing and equipment  
combat—including next-generation body armour, uniforms capable of
concealing thermal signatures, and wearable devices that can optimise 
performance.

For example, research into the potential of nanomaterials 
for use in the manufacture of uniforms which can conceal thermal 
signatures has shown promise. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene, 
in particular, possess excellent mechanical and thermal properties 
which enable them to absorb and dissipate radiation emitted by 
infrared radar systems. As a result, research is being conducted into 
textile coatings which contain CNTs and graphene. 

It is thought that military personnel wearing uniforms treated 
with such coatings could display muchsmaller thermal signatures 
than military personnel wearing conventional uniforms. 

An alternative field of research which has shown early promise 
is the potential of metamaterials in themanufacture of 
uniforms. Metamaterials are capable of redirecting or bending light and
electromagnetic (EM) radiation, thereby effectively rendering objects 
invisible.Global demand for such innovations is expected to rise over 
the period between 2020 and 2028 as a result of escalating political 
tensions worldwide and the expansion and modernisation of military
forces in several countries. 

Global tensions are escalating following 
Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine—the largest military
attack on a sovereign state in Europe since the Second World War.
Furthermore, concerns are growing over an increase in anti-state 
activities worldwide and a rise offar-right terrorism, including an 
increase in terrorist activity in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.


Despite an increase in demand for innovation in military clothing and 
equipment, significant challenges will be presented by scaling 
the production of new and complex technologies—not least
because of the high costs of doing so.Furthermore, there are 
disparities between, on one hand, the desired performance of some
technologies for use in the manufacture of military uniforms and, 
on the other, their availability because of budgetary and technological 
constraints. These disparities will prove considerable.


Ends.
“Military clothing and equipment: escalating global tensions spur 
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of Technical Textile Markets. Other reports published in
this issue include: “Editorial: Where will technical textiles 
make a difference in the next ten years?”,


“Technical textile markets: product developments and innovations, 
January 2023”, “Profile of Sensoria Health: an innovator in 
wearable medical devices for fitness and health care”, 
“Global technical textiles business update, January 2023”, 
and “Statistics: trends in production of 
fibre reinforced composite materials in Europe, 
January 2023”.
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