Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Ltd has announced its entry into the Indian defence market in collaboration with Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) for producing High Nitrogen Steel (HNS) used in armaments.

Jindal Stainless (Hisar), which is the country’s largest stainless steel producer, has signed a licensing agreement with DRDO that entails full technology transfer under the ‘Make in India’ programme.

“The hardwork and perseverance of 10 years of JSHL with the Ministry of Defence has culminated in a fantastic result for the country in line with Prime Minister’s vision of Make in India. This development reaffirms our endeavour to achieve higher benchmarks. We look forward to collaborate with the Ministry of Defence to achieve greater efficacy of Indian armed forces and then take forward our capabilities,” said Abhyuday Jindal, Vice-Chairman, JSHL.

The usage of HNS instead of the existing imported Rolled Homogenous Armour (RHA) will result in 50 per cent cost efficiency for armour applications. Besides, this will also reduce the weight of equipment.

HNS has been produced after decades of research and development by JSHL and Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL). This can also be used in manufacturing lighter armour vehicles.

HNS is corrosion resistant and provides exceptional ballistic and blast protection than the existing material with reduced thickness along with longevity which increases the fuel and mass efficiency.

It exhibits higher energy absorption level, enhances crashworthiness to the entire artillery system, and has higher impact value compared to RHA which makes it a superior material for blast protection.

It has passed multiple levels of ballistic tests in different calibers with 8-10 times higher impact blast protection.

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