Guard Research and Development Organization (DRDO) works under Department of Defense Research and Development of Ministry of Defense. DRDO dedicatedly working towards upgrading independence in Defense Systems and embraces outline and advancement prompting generation of world class weapon frameworks and gear as per the communicated needs and the subjective necessities set around the three administrations.

DRDO is working in different zones of military innovation which incorporate flying, deadly implements, battle vehicles, hardware, instrumentation designing frameworks, rockets, materials, maritime frameworks, propelled processing, recreation and life sciences. DRDO while endeavoring to meet the Cutting edge weapons innovation necessities gives sufficient spinoff advantages to the general public everywhere in this way adding to the country buliding.

Core Competence

Deptt of Defense Research and Development (R&D) is working for indigenous improvement of weapons, sensors and stages required by the three wings of the Armed Forces. To satisfy this command, Deptt of Defense Research and Development (R&D), is firmly working with scholastic establishments, Research and Development (R&D) Centers and generation organizations of Science andTechnology (S&T) Ministries/Deptts in Public and Civil Sector including Defense Public Sector Undertakings and Ordnance Factories.

Stakeholders/Clients

Primarily, following agencies have been identified as stakeholders/clients of the Department of Defence Research as well as Development in varying degrees :

1. Ministry of Defence
2. Ministry of External Affairs
3. Ministry of Home Affairs / Other Ministries
4. Army
5. Navy
6. Air Force
7. R&D centres of other Government Departments, Public and Private Sectors
8. Academic Institutions
9. Ordnance Factories, Public Sector Undertakings and Industrial Partners
10. Citizens of the Country.

Statement of Services provided to Stakeholders/Clients
Services offered to stakeholders/clients are elaborated in the topic "Sphere of Activities/Business", section.

A summary is as follows:

1. Design & Development of weapons/systems
2. Help in scientific projects undertaken by the Services
3. Promoting indigenous production
4. Technology transfer of various DRDO developed items
5. Work on up-gradation of products
6. Facilitate two way exchange of engineers between DRDO and industry.