Defence Research & Development Organisation

Research & Development Agency HQ: DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, India Established 1958

ENTERPRISE TYPE

Research & Development Agency

HEADQUARTERS

DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, India

CORE DOMAIN

Strategic Missiles, Radars, Advanced Materials, Electronic Warfare, Naval Sonars & Armoured Combat Vehicles

MAJOR PROGRAMMES

6 Key Projects

ENTERPRISE OVERVIEW

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is the premier agency under the Ministry of Defence charged with the military's research and development. With a nationwide network of 52 specialized laboratories, DRDO conceptualizes, invents, and prototypes the core technologies that safeguard Indian sovereignty.

MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRIAL FOOTPRINT

While DRDO functions primarily as the national R&D architect, it partners with domestic DPSUs and private sector leaders (L&T, Tata, Godrej) for industrial series production of its systems after successful development and military field trials.

STRATEGIC SOVEREIGNTY ROLE

DRDO is the technological bedrock of India's strategic nuclear deterrence (Agni series, K-4/K-5 SLBMs), long-range precision missiles (BrahMos, Pralay, Pinaka), electronic warfare suites (Samyukta, Uttam AESA), and naval acoustic arrays.

KEY INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES & PLANTS

Facility / Plant	Location	Role
Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA)	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Combat Aircraft Design (Tejas, AMCA, TEDBF)
Research Centre Imarat (RCI)	Hyderabad, Telangana	Missile Avionics, Navigation Systems & Seekers
Combat Vehicles R&D Establishment (CVRDE)	Avadi, Chennai	Armoured Combat Vehicles & Transmissions
Armament R&D Establishment (ARDE)	Pune, Maharashtra	Artillery, Pinaka Rockets & Munitions