Defense IndustryThe defense industry is a very
diverse industry. This industry has an immediate impact on the
everyone's lives. In most industrial countries, the aerospace and
defense industry is a cooperation of public and private industries.
Several countries have a space program under the command of the
respective government, such as NASA in the United States, ESA in Europe,
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in India, RKA in Russia, China
National Space Administration in China etc. Aerospace manufacturing as
an industry comprises producing aircrafts, guided missiles, space
vehicles, aircraft engines, propulsion units, and related parts. Defense
has grown to be one of the most exciting and diverse and fast paced
fields of today. India is today considered one of the largest aviation
industry in the Third World. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is
India's gigantic aeronautical organization and it is also one of the
major aerospace complexes in the world. The defense industry manufacture
and/or distribute aerospace or defense products and/or provide aerospace
or defense services.
Rubber products in Defense Industry
Rubber is a widely used product in the defense industry. Rubber
products are used for military use for personnel and equipment mobility
in extreme conditions. One of the most common product used in the
defense industry is the rubber track. Rubber tracks when installed on
military vehicles provide mobility in snow, slush, mud, sand, swamp and
tundra conditions. Vehicles with rubber track is available to your law
enforcement, search and rescue, or fire fighters and they gain an
advantage over adverse weather conditions, remote locations and
seemingly impossible terrain. In the snow country, rubber tracks
installed on 4 wheel drive search and rescue or law enforcement vehicles
can safely get personnel to the scene where help is needed. When bad
weather makes rural roadways muddy, or difficult to travel, rubber
tracks can give you the ability to provide the services necessary to
save lives. Similarly for fire fighting and other rescue operations,
rubber hoses are used. Gloves, suits, tubings, conveyor belts are other
products used in the defense industry. Let us get to know more about
rubber products used in the rubber industry:
