Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE) has its origin as Chief Inspectorate of Mechanical Transport Establishment (MTE) in Chaklala (now situated in Pakistan) during World War II in 1939.

In 1969, a need was felt to set up an independent DRDO laboratory for handling tasks relating to Armoured Fighting Vehicles, andaccordingly, on 26 March 1975, the detachment of VRDE Avadi was re-designated as Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE).

Areas of Works
To design, develop, manufacture prototypes and performance evaluation and transfer of technologies of
• Tracked Combat Vehicles
• Specialist Tracked Vehicles
• Products for Aerospace Secondary Power Drive Applications
Tracked Combat Vehicles Products:
Products:
• Main Battle Tanks
• Self Propelled Artillery Gun
Tracked Vehicles:
• Carrier Mortar Tracked (CMT)
• Armoured Ambulance
• Combat Improved Ajeya
• Ground support Vehicles for Missile Programme
• Bridge Layer Tanks
• Armoured Repair & Recovery Vehicles
• Carrier Command Post Tracked
Combat Vehicle Technology Products
• Diesel Engine
• Automatic Transmission
• Suspension
• Weapon control
• Automotive Electronics
• Automotive Electrical Systems
Aerospace Technology Products
• Aircraft Mounted Accessory Gearbox (AMAGB) (Air Force and Naval Versions)
• Hydraulic Filters
• Power Take Off (PTO) Shaft
• Aircraft Bearings
• DC Generators
• Landing Gears
Unmanned Ground Vehicle(UGV)
• Tracked Unmanned Ground Vehicles for Different Missions
• Teleoperation
• Autonomous Navigation
Arjun MBT Training Simulators
• Classroom Trainer (Level 1)
• Desktop Trainer (Level 2)
• Gunnery Training Simulator (Level 3)
• Troop Training Simulator (Level 4)
Centre for Engineering Analysis and Design (CEAD)
• Product Design through Finite Element Analysis
• Stress analysis & design validation through FEA
• Multibody dynamics analysis
• Thermomechanical analysis
• Vibration analysis & Vehicle Dynamics
• Problem Solving through Analytical and Numerical Methods
• Virtual Reality Modeling for Large Scale Visualization
Testing and Evaluation of AFVs and their Sub-systems
• Engine Test
• Fuel Injection Pump Test
• Transmission Test
• Variable Speed Drive Test
• Road Wheel Test
• Air Cleaner Test
• Pump Test
• Suspension Test
• Hydraulics Test

Contact Detail:
Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE)
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Avadi, Chennai - 600 054