.svg)
1,326
edits
Armament Research and Development Establishment: Difference between revisions
Armament Research and Development Establishment (edit)
Revision as of 19:42, 5 June 2022
, 5 June 2022no edit summary
>GreenC bot (Rescued 1 archive link; reformat 1 link. Wayback Medic 2.5) |
No edit summary |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|Laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)}} | |||
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}} | {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}} | ||
| Line 22: | Line 23: | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Armament Research & Development Establishment''' ('''ARDE''') is a laboratory of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO). Located in [[Pune]], it is the main DRDO lab involved in the development of [[conventional weapons|conventional armaments]]. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
| Line 37: | Line 38: | ||
With the Indian Armed Forces using many weapons from foreign vendors, it is necessary to integrate them and make them compatible with other existing systems in service. ARDE is involved in advising the Services regarding induction and indigenisation of Weapon Systems of Foreign Origin. | With the Indian Armed Forces using many weapons from foreign vendors, it is necessary to integrate them and make them compatible with other existing systems in service. ARDE is involved in advising the Services regarding induction and indigenisation of Weapon Systems of Foreign Origin. | ||
== Projects and products == | == Projects and products == | ||
Brief List of some of the projects and products which are and were undertaken by ARDE are as follows | |||
=== Small arms === | === Small arms === | ||
| Line 64: | Line 62: | ||
====105 mm Indian Field Gun==== | ====105 mm Indian Field Gun==== | ||
Designed by ARDE in 1972, the [[ | Designed by ARDE in 1972, the [[Indian Field Gun]].It became the mainstay of the army's field artillery after being introduced.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shukla|first=Ajai|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/155-mm-gun-contract-drdo-enters-the-fray-110072900042_1.html|title=155-mm gun contract: DRDO enters the fray|date=29 June 2010|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|location=New Delhi, India|accessdate=8 November 2014}}</ref> | ||
====Pinaka multi barrel rocket launcher==== | ====Pinaka multi barrel rocket launcher==== | ||