DRDO

Defence Research and Development Organisation

Defence Research and Development Organisation
रक्षा अनुसंधान एवं विकास संगठन

Sanskrit: बलस्य मूलं विज्ञानम्
"Strength's Origin is in Science"^[1]

Agency overviewFormed1958HeadquartersDRDO Bhavan, New DelhiEmployees30,000 (5000 scientists)Annual budget₹10,300 crore (US$1.5 billion)(2011-12)^[2]Minister responsible

Manohar Parrikar, Defence Minister of India

Agency executive

Dr.S.Christopher^[3], Secretary, Department of Defence R&D

Websitewww.drdo.org

DRDO Bhawan,New Delhi, The Headquarters of DRDO

A view of DRDO Bhavan

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is an agency of theRepublic of India, charged with the military'sresearch and development, headquartered inNew 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.

With a network of 52 laboratories, which are engaged in developing defence technologies covering various fields, like aeronautics, armaments, electronics, land combat engineering, life sciences, materials, missiles, and naval systems, DRDO is India's largest and most diverse research organisation. The organisation includes around 5,000 scientists belonging to the Defence Research & Development Service (DRDS)^[4] and about 25,000 other scientific, technical and supporting personnel.
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