Defence Laboratory
Defence Laboratory, located in Jodhpur, is a strategically important laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation.
Established | 16 May 1959 |
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Research type | Applied |
Field of research | Materials and electronics |
Director | Shri RV Haraprasad |
Location | Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India 26°16′18″N 73°2′16″E |
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Operating agency | DRDO Ministry of Defence |
Previously located in Ratanada Palace (now a DRTC training centre), it was moved to the New Technical Complex. It is responsible for the development and manufacture of electronics and materials required for modern warfare and weapon systems. Its main research fields are materials and electronics. Its mission is development of radio communication systems, data links, satellite communication systems, millimeter wave communication systems.
The Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur has developed several nuclear radiation monitoring systems, indigenous CHAFF Technology and camouflage techniques for the Armed Forces of India.