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Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) celebrated 64th Foundation Day

ABOUT DRDO

• R&D wing of Ministry of Defence, Govt of India
• Vision
  • Empower India with cutting-edge defence technologies
  • Achieve self-reliance in critical defence technologies and systems
  • Equipping armed forces with state-of-the-art weapon systems and equipment in accordance with requirements laid down by the three Services.
• Formed in 1958
• Amalgamation of the then already functioning Technical Development Establishment (TDEs) of the Indian Army and the Directorate of Technical Development & Production (DTDP) with the Defence Science Organisation (DSO).
• Several major projects for the development of missiles, armaments, light combat aircrafts, radars, electronic warfare systems etc are on hand and significant achievements have already been made in several such technologies.
• Mission
  • Design, develop and lead to production state-of-the-art sensors, weapon systems, platforms and allied equipment for our Defence Services.
  • Provide technological solutions to the Services to optimize combat effectiveness and to promote well-being of the troops.
  • Develop infrastructure and committed quality manpower and build strong indigenous technology base.