Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) was established in 1961 as one of the modern armament research laboratories under the Department of Defence Research & Development Organization and became fully operational in 1967.

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.



Products

• Ballistic Evaluation of Bullet Proof Panels/Jackets : TBRL offers its
expertise and specialised facilities for ballistic evaluation of bullet proof
panels/helmets against various small arms ammunitions.

• Development of Riot Control Non-lethal Plastic Bullet : For usage by
para-military forces and the police organisations

• Bund Blasting Devices

• Multimode Grenade

• Baffle range