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'''Drona''' is a small-arms range training simulator for imparting realistic and cost-effective simulator based weapons training. It was developed by Simulator Development Division based at [[Secunderabad]] city in [[India]].<ref name="eme">{{cite news|title=EME unveils 'Drona' on eve of 57th anniversary|url=http://hindu.com/2000/10/13/stories/0413210o.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125051430/http://hindu.com/2000/10/13/stories/0413210o.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|accessdate=16 Aug 2012 | location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 October 2000}}</ref><br />
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'''Simulator Development Division''' (SDD) was established as a nodal agency for development of simulators for Indian Army in the year 1991.<ref name="ss">{{cite web|title=Simulator Development Division: Reality Redesigned|url=http://mod.nic.in/samachar/oct16-04/body.html|accessdate=19 Aug 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929222110/http://mod.nic.in/Samachar/oct16-04/body.html|archive-date=29 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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Drona is an electronic and software-based equipment which reduces expenditure on ammunition, logistics and time spent on regular troop training by 40 to 50 per cent.<ref name="eme" /><br />
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Equipment comprises either a single-lane or multi-lane (usually eight) firing stations connected to an instructor server. Weapons such as [[7.62 mm]] [[L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle|SLR]], 7.62&nbsp;mm [[Light machine gun|LMG]], [[5.56 mm]] [[INSAS]] and 5.56&nbsp;mm [[Light machine gun|LMG]] can be used in the firing station.<ref name="eme" /> At the firing station, user is shown computer generated images, to simulate different kinds of terrain and conditions. Other options include day and night firing, right and left-handed use and bi-lingual instructions in English and Hindi. An instructor will sit in a sound-proof AC cabin to observe and guide the trainee.<ref name="eme" /><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Indian Army]]<br />
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