Defence Laboratory
| 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 / 26.27167°N 73.03778°E |
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Operating agency | DRDO Ministry of Defence |
Defence Laboratory, located in Jodhpur, is a strategically important laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation.
Previously located in Ratanada Palace (now a DRTC[clarification needed] 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.
Industry collaboration
[edit]Defence Laboratory supported Economic Explosives Limited in setting up an advanced technology plant that would reduce reliance on imports while producing 118 mm, 50 mm, and 26 mm Chaff payloads for Dassault Mirage 2000, Mikoyan MiG-29, SEPECAT Jaguar, and all helicopters in use by the armed forces. On 4 August 2024, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, Deputy Chief of Air Staff, officially opened the manufacturing plant.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Deputy Air Chief inaugurates chaff manufacturing plant, to reduce import dependence". The Economic Times. 4 August 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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