The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is India's premier agency for military R&D, established in 1958 under the Ministry of Defence in New Delhi. It focuses on various areas, including armaments, aeronautics, electronics, and naval research, and is involved in numerous projects such as missile systems, combat vehicles, and advanced aircraft. DRDO's initiatives aim to enhance India's defense capabilities through innovative technologies and indigenous development.

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DRDO
DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
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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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
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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)