The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is an agency of the Republic of India, charged with the military's research and development, headquartered in New Delhi, India.


Name of laboratories/establishments Location
Advanced Centre for Energetic Materials (ACEM) Nasik
Advanced Numerical Research & Analysis Group (ANURAG) Hyderabad
Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL) Hyderabad
Aerial Delivery Research & Development Establishment (ADRDE) Agra
Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) Bengaluru
Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE) Pune
Centre for Air Borne System (CABS) Bengaluru
Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (CAIR) Bengaluru
Centre for Advanced Systems (CAS) Hyderabad
Centre for Military Airworthiness & Certification (CEMILAC) Bengaluru
Centre for Personnel Talent Management (CEPTAM) Delhi
Centre for Fire, Explosive & Environment Safety (CFEES) Delhi
Centre for High Energy Systems and Sciences (CHESS) Hyderabad
Centre for Millimeter Wave Semiconductor Devices & Systems (CMSDS) Kolkata
Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE) Avadi
Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE) Bengaluru
Defence Bio-engineering & Electromedical Laboratory (DEBEL) Bengaluru
Defence Electronics Applications Laboratory (DEAL) Dehradun
Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre (DESIDOC) Delhi
Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) Mysore
Defence Institute of Bio-Energy Research (DIBER) Haldwani
DRDO Integration Centre (DIC) Panagarh
Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) Leh
Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Science (DIPAS) Delhi
Defence Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR) Delhi
Defence Laboratory (DL) Jodhpur
Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL) Hyderabad
Defence Materials & Stores R&D Establishment (DMSRDE) Kanpur
Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL) Hyderabad
Defence Research & Development Establishment (DRDE) Gwalior
Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) Hyderabad
Defence Research Laboratory (DRL) Tezpur
Defence Terrain Research Laboratory (DTRL) Delhi
Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) Bengaluru
High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) Pune
Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (INMAS) Delhi
Institute of Systems Studies & Analyses (ISSA) Delhi
Institute of Technology Management (ITM) Mussoorie
Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE) Dehradun
Integrated Test Range (ITR) Balasore
Joint Cypher Bureau (JCB) Delhi
Laser Science & Technology Centre (LASTEC) Delhi
Electronics & Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) Bengaluru
Military Institute of Training (MILIT) Pune
Mobile Systems Complex (MSC) Pune
Microwave Tube Research & Development Centre (MTRDC) Bengaluru
Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL) Ambernath
Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) Cochin
Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL) Visakhapatnam
Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE) Balasore
Recruitment and Assessment Center (RAC) Delhi
Research Centre Imarat (RCI) Hyderabad
Research & Development Establishment (Engrs) [R&D (Engrs)] Pune
DRDO Research & Innovation Centre (RIC) Chennai
Scientific Analysis Group (SAG) Delhi
Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) Manali
SF Complex (SFC) Jagdalpur
Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL) Delhi
Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) Chandigarh
Vehicle Research & Development Establishment (VRDE) Ahmednagar