Research and Development Establishment (R&DE) is a laboratory of the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) in Pune, Maharashtra.

Its primary function is development of mobility equipment for Indian Army Corps of Engineers

The lab has provided self sufficiency in indigenous development of Combat Engineering Equipment.

Products-

Rubber Bullet/ Baton Round for riot control for Police/MHA.
Bat Bomb for pest control for Agriculture Ministry.
Piezo Ceramics Materials/Devices
TOT to Central Electronics Ltd applications in

Areas of Work

ToT to production/QA agencies and productionisation
Pilot Plant production of Critical stores/Materials
Assistance to Industry in production of Armt stores
Life extension and PIPs for in-Service equipment
Weapon Systems of Foreign Origin T&E and advice to Services regarding induction and indigenisation
Design & Development of Conventional Armaments (CA) for the Services and Para-Military Forces
Basic & Applied Research, Modeling, Simulation and Software development in the field of CA

Facilities -

Inauguration of PGM -Electronics Centre and HILS-facility at ARDE
Prototype Manufacturing Unit
Environmental Test Facilities
Instrumentation
Explosives Engineering Complex
Pashan Ranges
Technical Information Research Centre (Tirc)
CADAS
CNS

Contact-

Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE)
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
Ministry of Defence
Armament PO,
Pashan, Pune - 411 021,
India
E-mail : director@arde.drdo.in