Lok Sabha Question No. 2768 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-02
Subject: DRDO Laboratories
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2768

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  DECEMBER, 2016

## DRDO LABORATORIES

2768.  SHRI  RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Defence Research and Development Organisation  (DRDO) laboratories / units and the areas of their research activities, location-wise;
- (b) the names of various products including food products developed by DRDO for defence and civilian use during each of the last two years and the current year; and
- (c) the  details  of  funds  allocated  for  the  research  works  in  DRDO  during  the  said period?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

- (a) Details  of  laboratories  /  establishments  /  units  functioning  under Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) alongwith their areas of research and locations are given at Annexure 'A'.
- (b) A list of  products developed by DRDO during last two years (2014, 2015) and the current year (2016) for defence and civilian use is given at Annexure 'B'.
- (c) Details of funds allocated to the Department of Defence Research & Development during the last three years are given below:-

| Year                       |   Allocation of funds (Rs. in crore) |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 2014-15                    |                              13716.1 |
| 2015-16                    |                              13540.1 |
| 2016-17 (Budget Estimates) |                              13593.8 |

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## ANNEXURE 'A' REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2768 FOR ANSWER ON 2.12.2016

## Areas of Research of DRDO Laboratories/Establishments/Units and their locations

| Sl. No.                             | Laboratories/Establishments/Units                           | Location                            | Area of Research                    |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Cluster Laboratories/Establishments | Cluster Laboratories/Establishments                         | Cluster Laboratories/Establishments | Cluster Laboratories/Establishments |
| 1                                   | Advanced Numerical Research &Analysis Group (ANURAG)        | Hyderabad                           | Computational System                |
| 2                                   | Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL)                           | Hyderabad                           | Missiles &Strategic Systems         |
| 3                                   | Aerial Delivery Research &Development Establishment (ADRDE) | Agra                                | Parachutes &Aerial Systems          |
| 4                                   | Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE)                | Bengaluru                           | Aeronautics                         |
| 5                                   | Armaments Research &Development Establishment (ARDE)        | Pune                                | Armaments                           |
| 6                                   | Centre for Air Borne System (CABS)                          | Bengaluru                           | Air-Borne Systems                   |
| 7                                   | Centre for Artificial Intelligence &Robotics (CAIR)         | Bengaluru                           | Artificial Intelligence & Robotics  |
| 8                                   | Centre for Fire, Explosives &Environment Safety (CFEES)     | Delhi                               | Explosives                          |
| 9                                   | Centre for High Energy Systems and Sciences (CHESS)         | Hyderabad                           | High Energy Weapons                 |
| 10                                  | Combat Vehicles Research &Development Establishment (CVRDE) | Chennai                             | Combat Vehicles                     |
| 11                                  | Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE)              | Bengaluru                           | Avionics                            |
| 12                                  | Defence Bio-engineering &Electro-medical Laboratory (DEBEL) | Bengaluru                           | Bio-engineering                     |
| 13                                  | Defence Electronics Applications Laboratory (DEAL)          | Dehradun                            | Electronics& Communication Systems  |
| 14                                  | Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL)                     | Mysore                              | Food Research                       |
| 15                                  | Defence Institute of Bio-Energy Research (DIBER)            | Haldwani                            | Bio-Energy                          |
| 16                                  | Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR)         | Leh                                 | High Altitude Agro- animal Research |
| 17                                  | Defence Institute of Physiology &Allied Sciences (DIPAS)    | Delhi                               | Physiology                          |
| 18                                  | Defence Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR)          | Delhi                               | Psychological Research              |
| 19                                  | Defence Laboratory (DL)                                     | Jodhpur                             | Camouflaging and Isotopes           |

|   20 | Defence Electronics Research Laboratory(DLRL)                          | Hyderabad     | Electronic Warfare                     |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|
|   21 | Defence Materials &Stores Research& Development Establishment (DMSRDE) | Kanpur        | Textiles, Polymers& Composites         |
|   22 | Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory(DMRL)                        | Hyderabad     | Metallurgy                             |
|   23 | Defence Research &Development Establishment (DRDE)                     | Gwalior       | Chemical &Biological Warfare           |
|   24 | Defence Research &Development Laboratory (DRDL)                        | Hyderabad     | Missile &Strategic Systems             |
|   25 | Defence Research Laboratory (DRL)                                      | Tezpur        | Health &Hygiene                        |
|   26 | Defence Terrain Research Laboratory (DTRL)                             | Delhi         | Terrain Research                       |
|   27 | Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE)                              | Bengaluru     | Gas Turbine                            |
|   28 | High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL)                      | Pune          | High Energy Materials                  |
|   29 | Institute of Nuclear Medicines &Allied Sciences (INMAS)                | Delhi         | Nuclear Medicine                       |
|   30 | Instruments Research &Development Establishment (IRDE)                 | Dehradun      | Electronics &Optical Systems           |
|   31 | Integarted Test Range (ITR)                                            | Balasore      | Missile Testing                        |
|   32 | Joint Cypher Bureau (JCB)                                              | Delhi         | Cypher Systems                         |
|   33 | Laser Science &Technology Centre (LASTEC)                              | Delhi         | Laser Technology                       |
|   34 | Electronics &Radar Development Establishment (LRDE)                    | Bengaluru     | Radars                                 |
|   35 | Microwave Tube Research &Development Centre (MTRDC)                    | Bengaluru     | Microwave Devices                      |
|   36 | Naval Materials Research Laboratory(NMRL)                              | Ambernath     | Naval Materials                        |
|   37 | Naval Physical &Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL)                        | Kochi         | Sonar Systems                          |
|   38 | Naval Science &Technological Laboratory (NSTL)                         | Visakhapatnam | Underwater Weapons                     |
|   39 | Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE)                             | Balasore      | Armament Testing                       |
|   40 | Research Centre Imarat (RCI)                                           | Hyderabad     | Missile &Strategic Systems             |
|   41 | Research &Development Establishment (Engrs) (R&DE[E])                  | Pune          | Engineering Systems & Weapon Platforms |
|   42 | Scientific Analysis Group (SAG)                                        | Delhi         | Cryptology                             |
|   43 | Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE)                          | Chandigarh    | Snow and Avalanche                     |
|   44 | Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL)                                  | Delhi         | Solid- State/ Semiconductor Materials  |
|   45 | Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL)                         | Chandigarh    | Ballistics                             |
|   46 | Vehicles Research &Development Establishment (VRDE)                    | Ahmednagar    | Wheeled Vehicles                       |

## HR Institutions

|   1 | Centre for Personnel Talent Management (CEPTAM)   | Delhi     | Talent Management     |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------------------|
|   2 | Institute of Technology Management (ITM)          | Mussoorie | Technology Management |
|   3 | Recruitment and Assessment Centre (RAC)           | Delhi     | Human Resource        |

## Other Institutions

|   1 | Advanced Centre for Energetic Materials (ACEM)                 | Nasik     | High Energy Materials                |
|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------|
|   2 | Centre for Advanced Systems (CAS)                              | Hyderabad | Advanced Systems                     |
|   3 | Centre for Military Air-worthiness &Certification (CEMILAC)    | Bengaluru | Airworthiness & Certification        |
|   4 | Defence Scientific Information &Documentation Centre (DESIDOC) | Delhi     | Information System and Documentation |
|   5 | DRDO Integration Centre (DIC)                                  | Panagarh  | Systems Integration                  |
|   6 | Institute for Systems Studies &Analyses (ISSA)                 | Delhi     | Systems Analysis                     |
|   7 | Mobile Systems Complex (MSC)                                   | Pune      | Missile Systems                      |
|   8 | SF Complex (SFC)                                               | Jagdalpur | Propellant                           |

## Centres of Excellence

|   1 | DRDO Bhartihar University (DRDO-BU), Centre of Excellence      | Coimbatore   | Life Sciences                                           |
|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|   2 | Advanced Centre for Research in High Energy Materials (ACRHEM) | Hyderabad    | High Energy Materials                                   |
|   3 | Centre of Excellence in Cryptology                             | Kolkata      | Cryptology                                              |
|   4 | Centre of Millimeter Wave Semiconductor Devices and Systems    | Kolkata      | Millimeter Wave and Semiconductor                       |
|   5 | Advanced Centre for Excellence on Composite Materials (ACECM)  | Bengaluru    | Composite Materials                                     |
|   6 | Research and Innovation Centre (RIC)                           | Chennai      | Sensors&MEMS                                            |
|   7 | Centre of Propulsion Technology (CoPT)                         | Mumbai       | Propulsion Technology                                   |
|   8 | Jagdish Chandra Bose Centre for Advanced Technology (JCBCAT)   | Jadavpur     | Strategic Systems                                       |
|   9 | Joint Advanced Technology Centre (JATC)                        | Delhi        | Photonic Technologies, Plasmonics and Quantum Photonics |

## ANNEXURE 'B' REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2768 FOR ANSWER ON 2.12.2016

## Products developed by DRDO for defence and civilian use during last two years and current year:

| 120 mm FSAPDS Mk-II Ammunition for MBTArjun                               |
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| 120 mm FSAPDS Practice Ammunition for MBT Arjun                           |
| 250 Kg Pre-fragmented Bomb                                                |
| 46m Inflatable Radome                                                     |
| Abhay Sonar                                                               |
| Air Bursting Grenades for Individual Weapons                              |
| Akash Weapon System                                                       |
| Anti Torpedo Decoys                                                       |
| Anti-Torpedo Decoy System (Maareech)                                      |
| Bar Mine Layer                                                            |
| CBRNe Remotely Operated Platforms                                         |
| Commander's Non-Panoramic TI Sight for AFVs (T-90, T-72 &BMP-II)          |
| Computerized Pilot Selection System                                       |
| Dual Colour Missile Approach Warning System for Fighter Aircraft          |
| Electro-Optical Fire Control System for Naval Ships                       |
| Electro-Optical Sensors for Airborne Platforms                            |
| Enhanced Range Rocket (Pinaka Mk-II)                                      |
| EW Suite for Fighter Aircraft                                             |
| Exotic and Indigenous Varieties of Vegetables under Protected Environment |
| G-band CC-TWT for Weapon Locating Radar                                   |
| Heavy Drop System - 16T                                                   |
| High Speed Heavy Weight Ship Launched Torpedo (Varunastra)                |
| Hull Mounted Sonar (HUMSA)                                                |
| Integrated Automotive Vetronics Systems for AFVs                          |
| Ku-BandMPM based Transmitter for Airborne Radar                           |
| Laser Target Designator with Thermal Imager for Air Force                 |
| Medium Power Radar for IAF                                                |
| Medium Size Integrated Aerostat Surveillance System                       |

- Minefield Marking Equipment Mk-II
- Mountain Foot Bridge
- Multi Calibre Individual Weapon System
- Multi-Influence Ground Mine
- NBC Technologies
- Penetration-cum-Blast
- Sub-Munition Warheads for Pinaka
- Synthetic Aperture Radar for UAV
- Terrain Assessment System for Trans-border Deserts in Western Sector
- Thermo-Baric Ammunition for 120 mm Arjun Tank
- Upgraded Troposcatter Communication System for IAF
- Vehicle Mounted High Power Laser Directed Energy System Against RPVs/UAVs/DRONES
- Water Mist System Validation for Fire Protection in Naval Ships

(DRDO)  has  developed  various  nutritious  and  protein-rich  foods  to  cater the requirements  of  Service  personnel  deployed  at  high  altitude  and  snow  bound  areas.    The major protein  food products developed by DRDO are: Protein-rich bars; Energy-rich bars; Protein-rich instant Halwa-mix, Upma-mix; and Protein-rich Chapattis.

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