IIT Delhi, defence firm to develop protective clothing for security forces

IIT Delhi and Troop Comforts Limited will work in the area of research and development of garments and equipment for the security personnel deployed in high-altitude areas such as Siachen Glacier.  

Troop Comforts Limited (TCL), a Government of India enterprise under the Ministry of Defence with headquarters in Kanpur, has signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi to develop smart protective clothing for the Indian security forces.  

The TCL Group produces troop comfort items for defence and paramilitary forces. The group has four factories – Ordnance Equipment Factory, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh; Ordnance Clothing Factory, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh; Ordnance Clothing Factory, Avadi, Tamil Nadu and Ordnance Equipment Factory, Hazratpur, Uttar Pradesh.  

Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), IIT Delhi and TCL will work in the area of research and development of garments and equipment for the security personnel deployed in the high-altitude areas such as Siachen Glacier, clothing for protection from ballistic weapons and development of sensor fitted garments.  

TCL factories to assign projects to IIT Delhi for research, innovation 

All four TCL factories depending upon their requirements will assign projects to IIT Delhi for research and innovation. The scope of the collaboration will cover all new fields, including application of smart textiles to defence applications, integration of artificial intelligence in troop comfort items and development of futuristic infantry solider as a system (Integration of Telecommunication & Health Monitoring Device). Both organisations will constitute a joint working group to facilitate the initiation of the collaborative projects.  

“IIT Delhi’s Textile and Fibre Engineering Department is known for innovations in the area of smart textiles. It’s a privilege for us to support our security forces through this MoU with TCL,” said Sunil Kumar Khare, Dean, R&D, IIT Delhi. 

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