The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is an agency of the Republic 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.
2. The Defence Research and
Development Organisation
(DRDO) is an agency of the
Republic 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
Organization. It is under the
administrative control of the Ministry
of Defence, Government of India.
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ACTION OF ARMAMENTS
BrahMos Vijyanta Pinaka
4. Aeronautics
Hal Programmes
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Indigenization Efforts
Armaments
Small Arms
Explosives
Artillery System and Ammunition
Tank Armaments
Electronics and Computer Sciences
Small Arms
Explosives
Artillery System and Ammunition
Tank Armaments
Combat Vehicles And Engineering
Tanks and armoured vehicles
Explosives
Artillery System and Ammunition
Tank Armaments
Naval Research and Development
Sonars
Torpedos
Information Command And Control System
Missile System
IGMDP
Prithvi Ballistic Missile
Agni Ballistic Missile
Surface to Air missiles
Nag Anti tank missile
Brahmos Missile
Shaurya
Sagarika
Sudarshan
Projects
5. Aeronautics
Tejas LCA Project with HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics LTD)
Upgrade Programme s for Sepecat Jaguar & MIG 27
HAL AMCA (Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft)
Fifth generation fighter aircraft
Avatar
(Aerobic Vehicle for Transatmospheric Hypersonic Aerospace
TrAnspoRtation)
concept for a unmanned single-stage reusable space plane capable of
horizontal takeoff and landing
6. Armaments
Explosives
Chemical Kit for Detection of Explosives (CKDE)
Explosive Detection Kit
Indian CL 20 Explosive
Small Armaments
INSAS (Indian Small Armament System)
Artillery system and ammunition
Pinaka Multi barrel Rocket Launcher
Light weight Infantry platoon Mortar
Long Range Tactical Rocket system
Vijyanta Tank
Retarder Tail Units (IAF)
Vijyanta
Pinaka
7. Missile System
Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme
Prithvi Ballistic missile
Agni Ballistic Missile
Akash SAM
Trishul SAM
Nag Anti Tank Missile
Brahmos Missile
Shaurya
Sagarika
Sudarshan
Prahaar
Agni IV
Agni V
BrahMos
8. Electronics& Computer Sciences
Electronic Warfare (EW) system for all the formations of defence
RADARs :
1. Indra (2D RADAR for INA and IAF)
2. Rajendra Fire control RADAR
3. Central Acquisition Radar
4. BFSR-SR (2D short-range Battle Field Surveillance Radar)
Command & control Software + Decision Making tool
Tactical tools for war gaming: Shatranj and Sangram for the Army
Sagar for the Navy and air war software for the Air Force
All these systems are operational with the respective services
9. LASTEC (Laser Science & Technology centre)
Future and current projects
1. Non Lethal System
Hand-held laser dazzler
Crowd-control dazzlers
Laser-based ordnance disposal system
2. Lethal System
Air defence dazzlers
25-kilowatt laser systems
100-kilowatt solid-state laser systems
Jholokia spray
10. Combat Vehicles& Engineering
Tanks & armoured Vehicle
Ajay Upgrade
Anti Tank Ammunition: FASPDS (Kinetic Energy Penetrator)
Arjun Tank
Armoured engineering Reconnaissance Vehicle
Armoured Amphibious Dozer
Bridge Layer tank
Amphibious floating bridge and ferry system
Arjun Bridge layer Tank
DRDO Daksh (Tracking robot with staircase ability)
IN DEVELOPMENT
Abhay IFV (Infantry Combat vehicle)
Tank Ex (Arjun turret mounted over T-72 chassis)
Daksh
Tank Ex
11. Naval Research & Development
1.SONAR
APSOH (Advanced Panoramic SonarHull Mounted )
HUMVAD (Hull Mounted Variable Depth Sonar)
HUMSA(series ofAPSOH, Hull Mounted SonarArray)
Nagin (Towered ArraySonar)
2. Light weight Torpedos arein process
3. Under Development
Advanced Light Torpedo SHYENA
NSTL Advanced Lightweight Torpedo
NSTL Varunastra Heavyweight Torpedo
Atlas Elektronik Sonar (ACTAS)
12. Plans
1. Long Range SAM (Barak 8 Missiles)
2. AstraBVRAAM(AstraMissile)
3. Lightweight launcher
4. Anti Ballistic Missile Defence Project
5. Anti Satellite weapon
6. Communication centricIntelligence Satellite (CCI SAT)