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	{{Short description\|Ministry of Defence R&D agency in India}}		{{Short description\|Ministry of Defence R&D agency in India}}
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	{{Use Indian English\|date=August 2022}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=August 2022}}
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	\| motto = "Strength's Origin is in Science"<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gistconvention.org/pdf/drdo.doc \|title=About DRDO \|publisher=gistconvention.org \|access-date=2 July 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031928/http://www.gistconvention.org/pdf/drdo.doc \|archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</ref> <br> Sanskrit: बलस्य मूलं विज्ञानम्		\| motto = "Strength's Origin is in Science"<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gistconvention.org/pdf/drdo.doc \|title=About DRDO \|publisher=gistconvention.org \|access-date=2 July 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031928/http://www.gistconvention.org/pdf/drdo.doc \|archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</ref> <br> Sanskrit: बलस्य मूलं विज्ञानम्
	\| employees = 30,000 (5,000 scientists)<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=genesis.jsp \|title=DRDO \|access-date=2017-05-15 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806181721/https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=genesis.jsp \|archive-date=6 August 2017}}</ref>		\| employees = 30,000 (5,000 scientists)<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=genesis.jsp \|title=DRDO \|access-date=2017-05-15 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806181721/https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=genesis.jsp \|archive-date=6 August 2017}}</ref>
	\| budget = {{profit}} {{INRConvert\|26816\|c\|1}}<small>(2025–26)</small><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1895472 \| title=Defence gets Rs 5.94 lakh crore in Budget 2023-24, a jump of 13% over previous year \| access-date=14 February 2023 \| archive-date=14 February 2023 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214001853/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1895472 \| url-status=live }}</ref>		\| budget = {{profit}} {{INRConvert\|26816\|c\|1}}<small>(2025–26)</small><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1895472 \| title=Defence gets {{INR}}5.94 lakh crore in Budget 2023-24, a jump of 13% over previous year \| access-date=14 February 2023 \| archive-date=14 February 2023 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214001853/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1895472 \| url-status=live }}</ref>
	\| minister1_name = [[Rajnath Singh]]		\| minister1_name = [[Rajnath Singh]]
	\| minister1_pfo = [[Minister of Defence (India)\|Minister of Defence]]		\| minister1_pfo = [[Minister of Defence (India)\|Minister of Defence]]
	\| chief1_name = [[~~Samir V. Kamat~~]]		\| chief1_name = [[Rajesh Kumar Singh (civil servant)\|Rajesh Kumar Singh]]
	\| chief1_position = Chairman, DRDO<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/g-satheesh-reddy-is-now-secretary-drdo/article24781379.ece \|title=Main focus to work towards fulfilling the mission mandated for DRDO: G. Satheesh Reddy \|date=25 August 2018 \|access-date=8 September 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529073607/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/g-satheesh-reddy-is-now-secretary-drdo/article24781379.ece \|archive-date=29 May 2019 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		\| chief1_position = Chairman, DRDO<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/g-satheesh-reddy-is-now-secretary-drdo/article24781379.ece \|title=Main focus to work towards fulfilling the mission mandated for DRDO: G. Satheesh Reddy \|date=25 August 2018 \|access-date=8 September 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529073607/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/g-satheesh-reddy-is-now-secretary-drdo/article24781379.ece \|archive-date=29 May 2019 \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	\| parent_agency = [[Ministry of Defence (India)\|Ministry of Defence]]		\| parent_agency = [[Ministry of Defence (India)\|Ministry of Defence]]
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	\|[[Electronics and Radar Development Establishment\|Electronics & Radar Development Establishment (LRDE)]]		\|[[Electronics and Radar Development Establishment\|Electronics & Radar Development Establishment (LRDE)]]
	\| rowspan="2" \|Bengaluru, Karnataka		\| rowspan="3" \|Bengaluru, Karnataka
	\|Radars		\|Radars
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			\|[[Microwave Tube Research and Development Centre\|Microwave Tube Research and Development Centre (MTRDC)]]
			\|Microwave Tubes & High Power Microwaves
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	\|[[Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification\|Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CeMilAC)]]		\|[[Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification\|Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CeMilAC)]]
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	In 2024, 950 transfer of technologies (ToT) of DRDO-developed systems to Indian companies took place, out of which 256 licensing agreements for ToTs were also signed with Indian companies.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news \|date=3 January 2025 \|title=Several DRDO systems in 'final stages' of user evaluation or development trials: Defence Ministry \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/several-drdo-systems-in-final-stages-of-user-evaluation-or-development-trials-defence-ministry/articleshow/116922933.cms?from=mdr \|access-date=26 June 2025 \|work=The Economic Times \|issn=0013-0389}}</ref>		In 2024, 950 transfer of technologies (ToT) of DRDO-developed systems to Indian companies took place, out of which 256 licensing agreements for ToTs were also signed with Indian companies.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news \|date=3 January 2025 \|title=Several DRDO systems in 'final stages' of user evaluation or development trials: Defence Ministry \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/several-drdo-systems-in-final-stages-of-user-evaluation-or-development-trials-defence-ministry/articleshow/116922933.cms?from=mdr \|access-date=26 June 2025 \|work=The Economic Times \|issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

			As of May 2026, DRDO intends to use private firms as production partners for the manufacturing of anti-ship and short-range air defense missiles, for which entities have already been recruited. In the meantime, efforts are being made to find private companies to manufacture [[Astra (missile)\|Astra]], [[Pralay (missile)\|Pralay]] and other surface-to-surface ballistic missiles.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gupta \|first=Shishir \|date=2026-07-12 \|title=Centre set to open missile sector to private Indian firms \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/centre-set-to-open-missile-sector-to-pvt-indian-firms-drdo-pralay-missile-astra-mark-2-rafale-101783816207283.html \|access-date=2026-08-09 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kumar \|first=Bhaswar \|date=24 May 2026 \|title=DRDO may soon bring pvt players on board to make Astra air-to-air weapon \|url=https://www.business-standard.com/external-affairs-defence-security/news/drdo-may-soon-bring-pvt-players-on-board-to-make-astra-air-to-air-weapon-126052101004_1.html \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260525052627/https://www.business-standard.com/external-affairs-defence-security/news/drdo-may-soon-bring-pvt-players-on-board-to-make-astra-air-to-air-weapon-126052101004_1.html \|archive-date=2026-05-25 \|access-date=2026-08-09 \|website=business-standard.com \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	=== Development cum Production Partner programme ===		=== Development cum Production Partner programme ===
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	In March 2026, The DRDO in collaboration with the [[Indian Navy]] conducted successful in-flight release trials of the '''ADC-150 air-droppable container system'''. The trials were carried out from a Boeing P-8I [[Boeing P-8 Poseidon\|Poseidon]] maritime patrol aircraft.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2026-03-10 \|title=DRDO, Navy successfully test Air-Droppable ‘ADC-150’ Container \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/drdo-navy-successfully-test-air-droppable-adc-150-container/articleshow/129403616.cms \|access-date=2026-03-11 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>		In March 2026, The DRDO in collaboration with the [[Indian Navy]] conducted successful in-flight release trials of the '''ADC-150 air-droppable container system'''. The trials were carried out from a Boeing P-8I [[Boeing P-8 Poseidon\|Poseidon]] maritime patrol aircraft.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2026-03-10 \|title=DRDO, Navy successfully test Air-Droppable ‘ADC-150’ Container \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/drdo-navy-successfully-test-air-droppable-adc-150-container/articleshow/129403616.cms \|access-date=2026-03-11 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

			The [[Eight-wheel drive\|eight-wheeled]] and tracked [[armoured fighting vehicles]] under the [[Vikram VT21]] project was also undertaken through DcPP mode where the [[Vehicle Research and Development Establishment]] (VRDE) collaborated with the [[Bharat Forge\|Bharat Forge Limited]] (BFL) and the [[Tata Advanced Systems Limited]] (TASL), respectively.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web \|last=Negi\|first=Manjeet\|date=2026-04-25\|title=Video: DRDO unveils advanced armoured platform for land and water combat\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/drdo-vikram-vt21-armoured-platform-rolled-out-in-tracked-and-wheeled-variants-2901555-2026-04-25\|access-date=2026-04-25\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release \|title=VRDE (DRDO) and Bharat Forge Flag-off Vikram VT 21: Co-created Advanced Armoured Platforms, Battle-ready in under three years \|publisher=[[Bharat Forge]] \|url=https://www.bharatforge.com/assets/pdf/press-release/VRDE-%28DRDO%29-and-Bharat-Forge-Flag-off-Vikram.pdf \|access-date=2026-04-29 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260429122628/https://www.bharatforge.com/assets/pdf/press-release/VRDE-(DRDO)-and-Bharat-Forge-Flag-off-Vikram.pdf \|archive-date=2026-04-29}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite press release \|title=DRDO Flags Off Indigenous Advanced Armoured Platforms at VRDE Ahilyanagar\|date=2026-04-25\|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]\|url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2255549&reg=3&lang=2\|access-date=2026-04-25}}</ref>

	== Heads of DRDO ==		== Heads of DRDO ==
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	\|[[Samir V. Kamat]]		\|[[Samir V. Kamat]]
	\|2022		\|2022
	\|~~Present~~		\|2026
	\|<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-08-25 \|title=Samir V Kamat Appointed New DRDO Chief; G Satheesh Reddy Named Scientific Adviser To Defence Minister \|url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/india/samir-v-kamat-appointed-new-drdo-chief-g-satheesh-reddy-named-scientific-adviser-to-defence-minister-10048081 \|access-date=2023-10-02 \|website=English Jagran \|language=en \|archive-date=5 October 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005070257/https://english.jagran.com/india/samir-v-kamat-appointed-new-drdo-chief-g-satheesh-reddy-named-scientific-adviser-to-defence-minister-10048081 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-08-25 \|title=Samir V Kamat Appointed New DRDO Chief; G Satheesh Reddy Named Scientific Adviser To Defence Minister \|url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/india/samir-v-kamat-appointed-new-drdo-chief-g-satheesh-reddy-named-scientific-adviser-to-defence-minister-10048081 \|access-date=2023-10-02 \|website=English Jagran \|language=en \|archive-date=5 October 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005070257/https://english.jagran.com/india/samir-v-kamat-appointed-new-drdo-chief-g-satheesh-reddy-named-scientific-adviser-to-defence-minister-10048081 \|url-status=live }}</ref>
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	In its Fifteenth Report, which was delivered to [[Parliament of India\|Parliament]] in December 2025, the [[Standing Committee on Defence (India)\|Standing Committee on Defence]] recognized DRDO for making significant savings through domestic research and for making advances in next-generation defense technologies. The Committee observed that DRDO has made progress in the development of hypersonic technologies and missiles, citing Recommendation No. 17 of the report.		In its Fifteenth Report, which was delivered to [[Parliament of India\|Parliament]] in December 2025, the [[Standing Committee on Defence (India)\|Standing Committee on Defence]] recognized DRDO for making significant savings through domestic research and for making advances in next-generation defense technologies. The Committee observed that DRDO has made progress in the development of hypersonic technologies and missiles, citing Recommendation No. 17 of the report.

	The panel noted that savings totaling {{INRConvert\|264156\|c\|lk=on}} had been made possible by DRDO's indigenous research programs over the past five years starting in 2020. The General Defence Budget, [[Border Roads Organisation\|Border Roads Organization]], [[Indian Coast Guard]], Defence Estates Organization, welfare of ex-servicemen, and DRDO are among the topics covered in the Fifteenth Report of the Standing Committee on Defence (2025–2026), which examines the [[Government of India\|union government]]'s response to the observations and recommendations in the previous Committee's Seventh Report.<ref>{{Cite web ~~\|last=~~ \|date=2025-12-12 \|title=Standing Committee praises DRDO for ₹2.64 lakh crore savings, tech breakthroughs \|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/standing-committee-praises-drdo-for-264-lakh-crore-savings-tech-breakthroughs/article70387243.ece \|access-date=2025-12-13 \|website=BusinessLine \|language=en}}</ref>		The panel noted that savings totaling {{INRConvert\|264156\|c\|lk=on}} had been made possible by DRDO's indigenous research programs over the past five years starting in 2020. The General Defence Budget, [[Border Roads Organisation\|Border Roads Organization]], [[Indian Coast Guard]], Defence Estates Organization, welfare of ex-servicemen, and DRDO are among the topics covered in the Fifteenth Report of the Standing Committee on Defence (2025–2026), which examines the [[Government of India\|union government]]'s response to the observations and recommendations in the previous Committee's Seventh Report.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-12-12 \|title=Standing Committee praises DRDO for ₹2.64 lakh crore savings, tech breakthroughs \|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/standing-committee-praises-drdo-for-264-lakh-crore-savings-tech-breakthroughs/article70387243.ece \|access-date=2025-12-13 \|website=BusinessLine \|language=en}}</ref>

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	{{Short description\|Government agency in India}}		{{Short description\|Government agency in India}}
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	\| name = Defence Research and Development Organisation of India		\| name = Defence Research and Development Organisation of India
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	\| headquarters = DRDO Bhavan, [[New Delhi]]		\| headquarters = DRDO Bhavan, [[New Delhi]]
	\| motto = "Strength's Origin is in Science"<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gistconvention.org/pdf/drdo.doc \|title=About DRDO \|publisher=gistconvention.org \|access-date=2 July 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031928/http://www.gistconvention.org/pdf/drdo.doc \|archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</ref>		\| motto = "Strength's Origin is in Science"<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gistconvention.org/pdf/drdo.doc \|title=About DRDO \|publisher=gistconvention.org \|access-date=2 July 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031928/http://www.gistconvention.org/pdf/drdo.doc \|archive-date= 4 March 2016 }}</ref>
	\| employees = 30,000 (5,000 scientists)<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=genesis.jsp \|title=DRDO \|access-date=2017-05-15 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806181721/https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=genesis.jsp \|archive-date=6 August ~~2022~~}}</ref>		\| employees = 30,000 (5,000 scientists)<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=genesis.jsp \|title=DRDO \|access-date=2017-05-15 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806181721/https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=genesis.jsp \|archive-date=6 August 2017}}</ref>
	\| budget = {{profit}} {{INRConvert\|11375.50\|c\|1}}<small>(2021–22)</small><ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=1 February 2021\|title=BUDGET 2021-22\|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1693987\|access-date=6 February 2021\|website=Press Information Bureau\|publisher=Government of India}}</ref>		\| budget = {{profit}} {{INRConvert\|11375.50\|c\|1}}<small>(2021–22)</small><ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=1 February 2021\|title=BUDGET 2021-22\|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1693987\|access-date=6 February 2021\|website=Press Information Bureau\|publisher=Government of India}}</ref>
	\| minister1_name = [[Rajnath Singh]]		\| minister1_name = [[Rajnath Singh]]
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	The '''Defence Research and Development Organisation''' ('''DRDO''') ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration\|IAST]]: ''Raksā Anūsandhān Evam Vikās Sangaṭhan'') is the premier [[government agency\|agency]] under the Department of Defence Research and Development in [[Ministry of Defence (India)\|Ministry of Defence]] of the [[Government of India]], charged with the [[Indian Armed Forces\|military]]'s [[research and development]], headquartered in Delhi, India. It was formed in 1958 by the merger of the Technical Development Establishment and the Directorate of Technical Development and Production of the [[Indian Ordnance Factories]] with the Defence Science Organisation. Subsequently, [[Defence Research & Development Service]] (DRDS) was constituted in 1979 as a service of Group 'A' Officers / Scientists directly under the administrative control of Ministry of Defence.		The '''Defence Research and Development Organisation''' ('''DRDO''') ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration\|IAST]]: ''Raksā Anūsandhān Evam Vikās Sangaṭhan'') is the premier [[government agency\|agency]] under the Department of Defence Research and Development in [[Ministry of Defence (India)\|Ministry of Defence]] of the [[Government of India]], charged with the [[Indian Armed Forces\|military]]'s [[research and development]], headquartered in Delhi, India. It was formed in 1958 by the merger of the Technical Development Establishment and the Directorate of Technical Development and Production of the [[Indian Ordnance Factories]] with the Defence Science Organisation. Subsequently, [[Defence Research & Development Service]] (DRDS) was constituted in 1979 as a service of Group 'A' Officers / Scientists directly under the administrative control of Ministry of Defence.

	With a network of 52 laboratories that 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 ~~organization~~. The organisation includes around 5,000 scientists belonging to the DRDS and about 25,000 other subordinate scientific, technical, and supporting personnel.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=genesis.jsp\|title=DRDO\|website=www.drdo.gov.in\|language=en\|access-date=2017-05-15\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806181721/https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=genesis.jsp\|archive-date=6 August ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=job_sc.jsp\|title=DRDO Scientist Job – DRDO Scientist B recruitment- Scientist recruitment DRDO\|access-date=2 July 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810162300/http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=job_sc.jsp\|archive-date=10 August ~~2022~~}}</ref>		With a network of 52 laboratories that 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 DRDS and about 25,000 other subordinate scientific, technical, and supporting personnel.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=genesis.jsp\|title=DRDO\|website=www.drdo.gov.in\|language=en\|access-date=2017-05-15\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806181721/https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=genesis.jsp\|archive-date=6 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=job_sc.jsp\|title=DRDO Scientist Job – DRDO Scientist B recruitment- Scientist recruitment DRDO\|access-date=2 July 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810162300/http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=job_sc.jsp\|archive-date=10 August 2015}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==

	The DRDO was established in 1958 by combining the Defense Science ~~Organization~~ and some of the technical development establishments. A separate Department of Defense Research and Development was formed in 1980, which later administered DRDO and its almost 30 laboratories and establishments (there were almost 52 labs before merging). Most of the time, the Defense Research and Development ~~Organization~~ was treated as if it were a vendor and the Army Headquarters or the Air Force Headquarters were the customers. Because the Army and the [[Indian Air Force\|Air Force]] themselves did not have any design or construction responsibility, they tended to treat the designer or Indian industry at par with their corresponding designer in the world market. If they could get a [[MiG-21]] from the world market, they wanted a MiG-21 from DRDO.<ref name="GS">{{cite web \|author=John Pike \|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/drdo.htm \|title=Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) \|publisher=Globalsecurity.org \|access-date=31 August 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423074603/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/drdo.htm \|archive-date=23 April 2010 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		The DRDO was established in 1958 by combining the Defense Science Organisation and some of the technical development establishments. A separate Department of Defense Research and Development was formed in 1980, which later administered DRDO and its almost 30 laboratories and establishments (there were almost 52 labs before merging). Most of the time, the Defense Research and Development Organisation was treated as if it were a vendor and the Army Headquarters or the Air Force Headquarters were the customers. Because the Army and the [[Indian Air Force\|Air Force]] themselves did not have any design or construction responsibility, they tended to treat the designer or Indian industry at par with their corresponding designer in the world market. If they could get a [[MiG-21]] from the world market, they wanted a MiG-21 from DRDO.<ref name="GS">{{cite web \|author=John Pike \|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/drdo.htm \|title=Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) \|publisher=Globalsecurity.org \|access-date=31 August 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423074603/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/drdo.htm \|archive-date=23 April 2010 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	DRDO started its first major project in [[surface-to-air missile]]s (SAM) known as [[Project Indigo]] in the 1960s. Indigo was discontinued in later years without achieving full success. Project Indigo led to [[Project Devil]], along with Project Valiant, to develop short-range SAM and [[ICBM]] in the 1970s. Project Devil itself led to the later development of the [[Prithvi (missile)\|Prithvi]] missile under the [[Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme]] (IGMDP) in the 1980s. IGMDP was an Indian [[Ministry of Defence (India)\|Ministry of Defence]] programme between the early 1980s and 2007 for the development of a comprehensive range of missiles, including the [[Agni missile]], Prithvi ballistic missile, [[Akash missile]], [[Trishul missile]] and [[Nag Missile]]. In 2010, defence minister [[A. K. Antony]] ordered the restructuring of the DRDO to give 'a major boost to defence research in the country and to ensure effective participation of the private sector in defence technology'. The key measures to make DRDO effective in its functioning include the establishment of a Defence Technology Commission with the defence minister as its chairman.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.defencetalk.com/mod-announces-major-drdo-restructuring-plan-26384/ \|title=MoD Announces Major DRDO Restructuring Plan \| Defence & Security News at DefenceTalk \|publisher=Defencetalk.com \|date=17 May 2010 \|access-date=31 August 2010 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129020637/http://www.defencetalk.com/mod-announces-major-drdo-restructuring-plan-26384/ \|archive-date=29 November ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.defpro.com/news/details/15208/ \|title=defence.professionals \|publisher=defpro.com \|access-date=31 August 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515212759/http://www.defpro.com/news/details/15208/ \|archive-date=15 May ~~2022~~}}</ref> The programmes which were largely managed by DRDO have seen considerable success with many of the systems seeing rapid deployment as well as yielding significant technological benefits. Since its establishment, DRDO has created other major systems and critical technologies such as aircraft avionics, [[UAV]]s, small arms, artillery systems, EW Systems, tanks and armoured vehicles, sonar systems, command and control systems and missile systems.		DRDO started its first major project in [[surface-to-air missile]]s (SAM) known as [[Project Indigo]] in the 1960s. Indigo was discontinued in later years without achieving full success. Project Indigo led to [[Project Devil]], along with Project Valiant, to develop short-range SAM and [[ICBM]] in the 1970s. Project Devil itself led to the later development of the [[Prithvi (missile)\|Prithvi]] missile under the [[Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme]] (IGMDP) in the 1980s. IGMDP was an Indian [[Ministry of Defence (India)\|Ministry of Defence]] programme between the early 1980s and 2007 for the development of a comprehensive range of missiles, including the [[Agni missile]], Prithvi ballistic missile, [[Akash missile]], [[Trishul missile]] and [[Nag Missile]]. In 2010, defence minister [[A. K. Antony]] ordered the restructuring of the DRDO to give 'a major boost to defence research in the country and to ensure effective participation of the private sector in defence technology'. The key measures to make DRDO effective in its functioning include the establishment of a Defence Technology Commission with the defence minister as its chairman.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.defencetalk.com/mod-announces-major-drdo-restructuring-plan-26384/ \|title=MoD Announces Major DRDO Restructuring Plan \| Defence & Security News at DefenceTalk \|publisher=Defencetalk.com \|date=17 May 2010 \|access-date=31 August 2010 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129020637/http://www.defencetalk.com/mod-announces-major-drdo-restructuring-plan-26384/ \|archive-date=29 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.defpro.com/news/details/15208/ \|title=defence.professionals \|publisher=defpro.com \|access-date=31 August 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515212759/http://www.defpro.com/news/details/15208/ \|archive-date=15 May 2011}}</ref> The programmes which were largely managed by DRDO have seen considerable success with many of the systems seeing rapid deployment as well as yielding significant technological benefits. Since its establishment, DRDO has created other major systems and critical technologies such as aircraft avionics, [[UAV]]s, small arms, artillery systems, EW Systems, tanks and armoured vehicles, sonar systems, command and control systems and missile systems.

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	\|+Source<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=(Release%20ID%20:160059)\|title=Press Information Bureau\|access-date=2017-03-29\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329140705/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=%28Release%20ID%20%3A160059%29\|archive-date=29 March ~~2022~~}}</ref>		\|+Source<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=(Release%20ID%20:160059)\|title=Press Information Bureau\|access-date=2017-03-29\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329140705/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=%28Release%20ID%20%3A160059%29\|archive-date=29 March 2017}}</ref>
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	As part of rationalization plan, Defence Terrain Research Laboratory (DTRL) was merged with Snow and Avalanche Studies Establishment (SASE) which is renamed into Defence Geological Research Establishment (DGRE). As of 2020, Advanced Numerical Research and Analysis Group (ANURAG) and Laser Science and Technology Center (LASTEC) are no longer functional as independent entities. The staffs are relocated at various DRDO labs in Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Mohan\|first=Vijay\|date=30 November 2020\|title=DRDO shuts down 3 labs, sends staff to other centres\|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/drdo-shuts-down-three-labs-sends-staff-to-other-centres-177986\|access-date=2021-04-03\|website=Tribuneindia News Service\|language=en}}</ref> DRDO is planning to build a new research lab in Lucknow.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Srivastava\|first=Pranchal\|date=3 April 2021\|title=DRDO research centre to come up in Lucknow, says Rajnath Singh\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/drdo-research-centre-to-come-up-in-lucknow-says-rajnath-singh/articleshow/81880857.cms\|access-date=2021-04-05\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref>		As part of rationalization plan, Defence Terrain Research Laboratory (DTRL) was merged with Snow and Avalanche Studies Establishment (SASE) which is renamed into Defence Geological Research Establishment (DGRE). As of 2020, Advanced Numerical Research and Analysis Group (ANURAG) and Laser Science and Technology Center (LASTEC) are no longer functional as independent entities. The staffs are relocated at various DRDO labs in Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Mohan\|first=Vijay\|date=30 November 2020\|title=DRDO shuts down 3 labs, sends staff to other centres\|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/drdo-shuts-down-three-labs-sends-staff-to-other-centres-177986\|access-date=2021-04-03\|website=Tribuneindia News Service\|language=en}}</ref> DRDO is planning to build a new research lab in Lucknow.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Srivastava\|first=Pranchal\|date=3 April 2021\|title=DRDO research centre to come up in Lucknow, says Rajnath Singh\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/drdo-research-centre-to-come-up-in-lucknow-says-rajnath-singh/articleshow/81880857.cms\|access-date=2021-04-05\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref>
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	\|+Source<ref>{{cite news \|title=PM dedicates 5 DRDO Young Scientists Laboratories to the Nation \|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=197246 \|access-date=18 March 2021 \|agency=PTI \|publisher=Press Trust of India \|date=2 January ~~2022~~}}</ref>		\|+Source<ref>{{cite news \|title=PM dedicates 5 DRDO Young Scientists Laboratories to the Nation \|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=197246 \|access-date=18 March 2021 \|agency=PTI \|publisher=Press Trust of India \|date=2 January 2020}}</ref>
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