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.

Yes DRDO developed Unmanned Ground Attack Vehicle Capable showcased at DEFExpo 2016 is a pre-concept Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) which is at the initial stage of the development said DRDO official manning the stall to idrw.org .Unmanned Ground Attack Vehicle will be part of the future combat force to carry out tasks that would otherwise be difficult for a conventional manned vehicle.

According to DRDO official actual prototype will be more rugged and will come with better off-road capabilities and will be able to carry two Light rockets or Machine Guns to be operated at Low-Intensity Conflicts. DRDO is doing in-house research to develop a fleet of Robots which can be used in battlefields and assist troops. Proposed Unmanned Ground Attack Vehicle will be Autonomous and will be capable of Reconnaissance & Target Identification and also Target engagement and will be able to operate in stealth around its terrain for nearly 50kms and can carry weapons weighing nearly 50kgs but the decision to use lethal force will ultimately be under human control.

DRDO profile

Formed 1958

Headquarters DRDO Bhavan, New Delhi

Employees 30,000 (5000 scientists)

Annual budget 13,593.78 crore (US$2.0 billion)(2016-17)

Minister responsible Manohar Parrikar, Defence Minister of India

Agency executive Dr.S.Christopher, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D