The Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO) (IAST: Raksā Anūsandhān Evam Vikās Sangaṭhan)
is the premier agency under the Department of Defence Research and Development
in Ministry of Defence of the Government of India, charged with the military's
research and development, headquartered in Delhi, India. It was formed on 1st
January 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 under the administration of
Jawaharlal Nehru. 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 organisation. The organisation
includes around 5,000 scientists belonging to the DRDS and about 25,000 other
subordinate scientific, technical, and supporting personnel.
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