Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) of DRDO or Defence Research and Development Organisation was visualized in 1961 as one of the modern armament research laboratories.

Its mission is to develop technologies and products related to warheads; provides state-of-the-art diagnostics facilities for test and evaluation of armaments stores; build strong technology base in India in the field of armaments by providing requisite infrastructures and committed quality manpower.

Areas of Work
• Performance of armour defeating projectiles and immunity profiles.
• Studies of ground shock, blast damage, fragmentation and lethality.
• Preparation of safety templates for various weapons.
• Studies of underwater detonics and pressure wave propagation
• Explosive forming, cladding and welding.
• Development, production, processing and characterisation of different high explosive compositions.
• Impact & penetration studies and characterization of materials at high strain rates
• Technology for generation of high energy electrical pulse power through explosive driven magnetic flux compression
• Blast, Lethality and Fragmentation studies of warheads, shells and other ammunitions.
• Captive flight testing of Bombs, Missiles and Airborne systems.
• Ballistics evaluation of various protective system like body armour, vehicle armour and helmets against small arm ammunition.
• Blast, Lethality and Fragmentation studies of warheads, shells and other ammunitions.
• Captive flight testing of Bombs, Missiles and Airborne systems.
• Ballistics evaluation of various protective system like body armour, vehicle armour and helmets against small arm ammunition.
• Design and development of Baffle Ranges, Warhead and Exploder for Torpedoes, Bund Blasting Devices, Multi-mode Hand Grenade, Non-lethal plastic and frangible bullets, High voltage- high energy electrical power packs.

Contact Detail:
Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL)
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
Ministry of Defence
Sector-30
Chandigarh - 160 003
India
E-mail : director@tbrl.drdo.in