What Is Drdo?
> Defence Research and Development Organisation.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation is the premier agency under the Department of Defence Research and Development in the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India, charged with the military's research and development, headquartered in Delhi, India
| Formed | 1958 |
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| Headquarters | DRDO Bhavan, New Delhi |
| Motto | "Strength's Origin is in Science |
| Employees | 30,000 (5,000 scientists) |
| Annual budget |  ₹11,375.50 crores (US$1.4 billion)(2021–22) |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Defence |
| Website | drdo |
History Of DRDO?
The DRDO was established in 1958 by amalgamating the Defence Science Organisation and some technical development establishments. A separate Department of Defence Research and Development was formed in 1980 which later administered DRDO and its almost 30 laboratories/establishments almost 52 labs before merging). Most of the time the Defence Research Development Organisation was treated as if it was a vendor and the Army Headquarters or the Air Headquarters were the customers. Because the Army and the Air Force did not have any design or construction responsibility, they tended to treat the designer or Indian industry at par with their corresponding designer in the world market. If they could get a MiG-21 from the world market, they wanted a MiG-21 from DRDO.
Introduction of DRDO?
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) is an agency under the Ministry of Defence. Headquartered in New Delhi, DRDO was formed in 1958 by amalgamating the Defence Science Organisation and a few technical development establishments. DRDO is India's largest research organisation. It has a network of laboratories engaged in developing defence technologies covering various fields, like aeronautics, armaments, electronics, land combat engineering, life sciences, materials, missiles, and naval systems.
DRDO's first project for the Indian military was in surface-to-air missiles (SAM) known as Project Indigo. However, it received little success and was therefore discontinued. Since being set up, DRDO has achieved many successes in developing major systems and critical technologies like aircraft avionics, UAVs, small arms, artillery systems, EW Systems, tanks and armoured vehicles, sonar systems, command and control systems and missile systems.
In March 2019, DRDO developed India's first anti-satellite system that making India one of the space superpowers. In 2016, It successfully tested its first indigenously developed heavy-duty drone, Rustom 2, which is an unmanned armed combat vehicle developed on the lines of the US's Predator drone. DRDO co-developed INS Arihant, India's first nuclear ballistic missile submarine, which became operational in 2018. Its self-ejectable black box for aeroplanes — BSAT — can help rescuers easily locate the debris in the event of a crash in the water. DRDO has also developed several ballistic missiles under its Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme, which includes missiles like Prithvi, Trishul, Agni, Akash and Nag.
Development cum Production Partner programme
As part of the Make In India and Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, DRDO under the Development cum Production Partner programme (DCPP) allowed handholding of domestic private sector industries to improve their development and production cycle of complex defence systems.
VL-SRSAM (Vertical Launch - Short Range Surface to Air Missile) and Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) became some of the successful projects of this programme.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on 17 December 2021, secured an order for manufacturing, assembly, integration, testing and supply of DRDO Abhyas from the Aeronautical Development Establishment. The order will be completed under Development-cum-Production Partner (DPP) with a private sector industry.
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