Aerospace Testing Facilities in India

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), New Delhi

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) works under Department of Defence Research and Development of Ministry of Defence. DRDO dedicatedly working towards enhancing self-reliance in Defence Systems and undertakes design & development leading to production of world class weapon systems and equipment in accordance with the expressed needs and the qualitative requirements laid down by the three services. DRDO is working in various areas of military technology which include aeronautics, armaments, combat vehicles, electronics, instrumentation engineering systems, missiles, materials, naval systems, advanced computing, simulation and life sciences. DRDO while striving to meet the Cutting edge weapons technology requirements provides ample spinoff benefits to the society at large thereby contributing to the nation buliding.

Vision : Make India prosperous by establishing world-class science and technology base and provide our Defence Services decisive edge by equipping them with internationally competitive systems and solutions.

Mission :

  • Design, develop and lead to production state-of-the-art sensors, weapon systems, platforms and allied equipment for our Defence Services.
  • Provide technological solutions to the Defence Services to optimise combat effectiveness and to promote well-being of the troops.
  • Develop infrastructure and committed quality manpower and build strong technology base.

    • Core Competence

    • Deptt of Defence Research and Development (R&D) is working for indigenous development of weapons, sensors & platforms required by the three wings of the Armed Forces. To fulfill this mandate, Deptt of Defence Research and Development (R&D), is closely working with academic institutions, Research and Development (R&D) Centres and production agencies of Science andTechnology (S&T) Ministries/Deptts in Public & Civil Sector including Defence Public Sector Undertakings & Ordnance Factories.

    Major Products/Technologies

  • Air-Borne Telemetry Receiving System
  • All Electric Type Weapon Control System for ICV
  • Antenna Systems
  • Bhima
  • Biomedical Devices for Internal Use (Implants)
  • Biomedical Devices for External Use
  • Briefcase SATCOM Terminal
  • Code Programme
  • Diagnostic Products for Infection Imaging
  • EOCM-Class Laser System
  • Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA)
  • FSAPDS, Ammunition
  • Indigenous X-Ray Industrial Tomography System
  • Integrated Weapon System Simulation
  • Kaveri Engine
  • Lakshya
  • Laser Warning Sensors
  • Light Combat Aircraft
  • Manipulator Arm
  • MBT Arjun
  • Missiles (Agni, Prithvi, Nag, Trishul, Akash)
  • MMIC
  • Model-Based Data Fusion
  • Naval Weapon Systems
  • Nishant
  • Palmtop Green Microchip Laser Module
  • Pan/Tilt Platform for Vision Systems
  • Pinaka
  • RaDIATion Protection Products
  • Rajendra Radar
  • Rapid Quantification & Detection Techniques for Pesticides In Fruits & Vegetables
  • Recovery Parachute System
  • Sangraha
  • Sanyukta
  • Special Materials
  • Technology for Dengue Control
  • Technology for Titanium Sponge Production


    • List of Critical Defence Technology Areas and Test Facilities

  • MEMs based sensors, actuators, RF devices, Focal Plane arrays.
  • Nano Technology based sensors & displays.
  • Miniature SAR & ISAR technologies.
  • Fiber Lasers Technology.
  • EM Rail Gun technology.
  • Shared and Conformal Apertures.
  • High efficiency flexible Solar Cells technology.
  • Super Cavitations technology.
  • Molecularly Imprinted Polymers.
  • Technologies for Hypersonic flights (Propulsion, Aerodynamics and Structures).
  • Low Observable technologies.
  • Technologies for generating High Power Lasers.
  • High Strength, High Modulus, Carbon Fibers, Mesophase pitch-based fiber, Carbon Fiber Production Facility.
  • Pulse Power network technologies.
  • THZ technologies.
  • Surface Coated Double Base (SCDB) Propellant
  • FSAPDS Technologies
  • HESH Ammunition technologies
  • Muzzle Reference System
  • Composite Sabot manufacturing technology
  • MET projectiles
  • Titanium casting, forging, fabrication and machining
  • Precision Guided munitions
  • Shock Hardened Sensors
  • Gun Barrel Technologies
  • Advanced Recoil System

    • For further details, pl. visit: http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=policies.jsp#top