DRDO Laboratories
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)(रक्षा अनुसंधान एवं विकास संगठन) 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 in 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.
DRDO is India’s largest and most diverse research organisation.
The organisation includes around 5,000 scientists belonging to the Defence Research & Development Service(DRDS) and about 25,000 other subordinate scientific, technical and supporting personnel.
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Here we compiled list of drdo laboratories and their locations. You can download pdf file of this article.
List of DRDO Laboratories and their Locatioin
| S.No. | Name of the Laboratory | Location |
| 1 | Advanced Numerical Research & Analysis Group (ANURAG) | Hyderabad |
| 2 | Aerial Delivery Research & Development Establishment (ADRDE) | Agra |
| 3 | Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (VRDE) | Ahmednagar |
| 4 | Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL) | Ambernath |
| 5 | Integrated Test Range (ITR) | Balasore |
| 6 | Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE) | Balasore |
| 7 | Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) | Bangalore |
| 8 | Centre for Airborne Systems (CABS) | Bangalore |
| 9 | Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (CAIR) | Bangalore |
| 10 | Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE) | Bangalore |
| 11 | Defence Bio-engineering & Electro-medical Laboratory (DEBEL) | Bangalore |
| 12 | Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) | Bangalore |
| 13 | Electronics & Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) | Bangalore |
| 14 | Microwave Tube Research & Development Centre (MTRDC) | Bangalore |
| 15 | Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) | Chandigarh |
| 16 | Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) | Chandigarh |
| 17 | Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE) | Chennai |
| 18 | Defence Electronics Applications Laboratory (DEAL) | Dehradun |
| 19 | Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE) | Dehradun |
| 20 | Centre for Fire, Explosives & Environment Safety (CFEES) | Delhi |
| 21 | Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences (DIPAS) | Delhi |
| 22 | Defence Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR) | Delhi |
| 23 | Defence Terrain Research Laboratory (DTRL) | Delhi |
| 24 | Institute of Nuclear Medicines & Allied Sciences (INMAS) | Delhi |
| 25 | Joint Cipher Bureau (JCB) | Delhi |
| 26 | Laser Science & Technology Centre (LASTEC) | Delhi |
| 27 | Scientific Analysis Group (SAG) | Delhi |
| 28 | Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL) | Delhi |
| 29 | Defence Research & Development Establishment (DRDE) | Gwalior |
| 30 | Defence Institute of Bio-Energy Research (DIBER) | Haldwani |
| 31 | Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL) | Hyderabad |
| 32 | Centre for High Energy Systems and Sciences (CHESS) | Hyderabad |
| 33 | Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL) | Hyderabad |
| 34 | Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL) | Hyderabad |
| 35 | Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) | Hyderabad |
| 36 | Research Centre Imarat (RCI) | Hyderabad |
| 37 | Defence Laboratory (DL) | Jodhpur |
| 38 | Defence Materials & Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE) | Kanpur |
| 39 | Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) | Kochi |
| 40 | Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) | Leh |
| 41 | Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) | Mysore |
| 42 | Armaments Research & Development Establishment (ARDE) | Pune |
| 43 | High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) | Pune |
| 44 | Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL) | Visakhapatnam |
| 45 | Defence Research Laboratory (DRL) | Tezpur |
| 46 | Research & Development Establishment (Engrs) (R&DE[E]) | Pune |