DRDO's Arjun Main Battle Tank
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is a Mission Mode Organisation, which is primarily engaged in design and development of strategic, complex and security sensitive systems for the Armed Forces. DRDO has developed number of systems/products/ technologies, a large number of which have already been productionised. The value of systems/products/technologies developed by DRDO and inducted into Services or in the process of induction stands at over Rs. 1,90,000 Crore.
These include combat vehicles; missiles; multi-barrel rocket launcher; unmanned aerial vehicles; radars; electronic warfare systems; sonars; torpedos; bridging systems; combat aircraft; sensors; NBC technologies; parachutes; combat free fall systems; propellants and explosives; detonators; communication systems; armaments systems; cyber systems, etc. These are helpful in the long run for the country to achieve self-reliance in defence sector.
Significant achievements of DRDO: Some of the major products/systems developed by DRDO and accepted/inducted by Armed Forces are:
Platforms:
Light Combat Aircraft ‘Tejas’
Main Battle Tank ‘Arjun Mk-I’
Pilotless Target Aircraft ‘Lakshya-I’
Armoured Amphibious Dozer Mk-I
Armoured Engineer Recce Vehicle
NBC Recce Vehicle
Bridging Systems ‘Sarvatra’
Sensors:
Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C)
Integrated Sonar System for EKM Submarine.
Hull Mounted Sonar
Short Range Battle Field Surveillance Radar
Weapon Locating Radar ‘Swathi’
3D Low Level Light Weight Radar ‘Aslesha’ Mk-I
3D Surveillance Radar ‘Revathi'
Electronic Warfare System for Navy ‘Sangraha’
Electronic warfare System 'Mayavi'Electronic Warfare System for Army ‘Samyukta’
Electronic Warfare System ‘Divya Drishti’
Electronic Support Measure ‘Varuna’
Commander’s Thermal Imager Mk-II for T-72, T-90 and BMP Tanks
Holographic Sights for Small Weapons
Weapon Systems:
Akash Weapon System
Prithvi Missile for Army and Air Force
Dhanush Missile for Navy
Supersonic Cruise Missile ‘BrahMos’
Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System ‘Pinaka’ Mk-I & II
Torpedo Advanced Light
Heavy Weight Ship Launched Torpedo ‘Varunastra’
Soldier Support Systems:
Computerized Pilot Selection System for Indian Air Force
Telemedicine System for Navy
Submarine Escape Suit
Flame Retardant Gloves
NBC products
DRDO has been making all possible efforts to increase indigenous content in DRDO products. The percentage of import content in some of the major DRDO systems are given below:
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shri Tarun Vijay in Rajya Sabha.