Lok Sabha Question No. 5640 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: DRDO Laboratories
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: HARI MANJHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5640

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  APRIL, 2017

## DRDO  LABORATORIES

5640.  SHRI  HARI MANJHI:

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?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                            (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

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- (a) Details of laboratories/establishments/units functioning under Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with their areas of research and locations are given at Annexure 'A'.

These  projects  cover  a  wide  variety  of  technology  domains  from aeronautics to missiles and naval systems.

- (b) A list of products developed by DRDO during last two years and the current year for defence and civilian use is given at Annexure 'B'.

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## (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                    |                              13501   |
| 2017-18 (Budget Estimates) |                              14818.7 |

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## ANNEXURE    'A'    REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5640 FOR ANSWER ON 7.4.2017

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

| S. 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 | Integrated 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. |
|  10 | Centre of Excellence in Systems Design and Engineering.         | Mumbai       | Systems Design.                                          |

## ANNEXURE  'B'  REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5640 FOR ANSWER ON 7.4.2017

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

- Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas.
- Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) System.
- 155mm/52 Calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS).
- Weapon Locating Radar (WLR) Swati.
- High Speed Heavy Weight Ship Launched Torpedo (Varunastra).
- Anti-Torpedo Decoy System (Maareech).
- Arudhra-Medium Power Radar.
- Akash Weapon System.
- Abhay Sonar.
- Hull Mounted Sonar (HUMSA).
- NBC Technologies.
- 120 mm FSAPDS Mk-II Ammunition for MBT Arjun.
- 120 mm FSAPDS Practice Ammunition for MBT Arjun.
- 250 Kg Pre-fragmented Bomb.
- 46m Inflatable Radome.
- Air Bursting Grenades for Individual Weapons.
- Anti Torpedo Decoys.
- 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.
- Integrated Automotive Vetronics Systems for AFVs.
- Ku-Band MPM based Transmitter for Airborne Radar.
- Laser Target Designator with Thermal Imager for Air Force.
- Medium Size Integrated Aerostat Surveillance System.
- Minefield Marking Equipment Mk-II.
- Mountain Foot Bridge.
- Multi Calibre Individual Weapon System.
- Multi-Influence Ground Mine.
- 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.

Defence  Research  and  Development  Organisation  (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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