DRDO

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is an agency of the Government of India, charged with the military’s research and development, headquartered in New Delhi, India.

  • It was formed in 1958 by the merger of the Technical Development Establishment and the Directorate of Technical Development and Production with the Defence Science Organisation.
  • It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.

Some important DRDO Labs and Establishments

Name

Location

Area of Research

Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL)

Hyderabad

Missiles and Strategic Systems

Advanced Centre for Energetic Materials (ACEM)

Nasik

Energetic Materials

Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE)

Agra

Parachutes and Aerial Systems

Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (CAIR)

Bengaluru

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE)

Bengaluru

Avionics

Defence Laboratory (DL)

Jodhpur

Camouflaging and Isotopes

Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (INMAS)

Delhi

Nuclear Medicines

Defence Research Laboratory (DRL)

Tezpur

Health and Hygiene

SF Complex (SFC)

Jagdalpur

Propellant

DRDO Research & Innovation Centre (RIC)

Chennai

Accreditation Projects


Significant Achievements of DRDO

Area

System/Products

Aeronautics

LCA Tejas, Lakshya, Nishant Aerostats Avionics

Army

Agni, Prithvi, Nag, Dhanush, Akash, Trishul, BrahMos

Naval

Hamsa, Nagan, Ushus, Mihir, Torpedoes, Processor based mines, Naval Paints

Electronics

Samyukta,Sangraha, BSFR, 3D CAR, Rajendra C41 Systems,

Armaments and Combat engineering

MBT Arjun, Tank Ex, Bhim, Pinaka, Sarvatra Bridging System

Life Science

Selection, Protection, Nutrition Packages for Soldiers, Bio-waste Management, High altitude Agro-tech Systems

Materials

Composites, Rare Earth Magnets, Special Steels, Nanotubes and Nano composites

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