The Indian Navy is nearly ready to order 500 Submarine Escape Sets (SES), designed and developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization’s Defense Bioengineering and Electro-medical Laboratory (DEBEL). The Navy cleared SES in March 2008 after a series of rigorous trials. Kolkatta-based Bengal Waterproof Ltd (BWL) will produce the sets under transfer of technology (ToT) from DRDO. Bangalore-based DEBEL has issued a proprietary certificate to BWL to manufacture the sets. DEBEL Director Dr. V.C. Padaki told AVIATION WEEK that SES is designed to allow escape from a disabled/sunken submarine in depths up to 100 meters. “The prototype of an improvised version of SES that can be extended up to 120 meters, by adding one more helium cylinder, is under development,” Padaki said. “We have also set our plans to develop an SES that can be used from a depth of 200 meters.”
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