DRDO gives a Rs 1.90 lakh crore indigenization push to India’s defence requirements.

DRDO has developed number of systems/products/ technologies, a large number of which have already been put under production. 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. 

 

Some of the major products/systems developed by DRDO and accepted/inducted by Armed Forces are  :

 

·         Light Combat Aircraft  ‘Tejas’

·         Remotely Piloted Vehicle  ‘Nishant’

·         Pilotless Target Aircraft  ‘Lakshya-I’

·         Main Battle Tank ‘Arjun Mk-I’

·         Armoured Amphibious Dozer Mk-I

·         Armoured Engineer Recce Vehicle

·         NBC Recce Vehicle

·         Bridging Systems  ‘Sarvatra’

 

·         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 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

 

·         Akash Weapon System

·         Prithvi Missile for Army and  Air Force

·         Supersonic Cruise Missile ‘BrahMos’

·         Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System ‘Pinaka’ Mk-I

·         Torpedo Advanced Light

·         Heavy Weight Ship Launched Torpedo ‘Varunastra’

·         Computerised Pilot Selection System for Indian Air Force

·         Telemedicine System for Navy

·         Submarine Escape Suit

·         Flame Retardant Gloves

·         NBC products

 

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shri Tarun Vijay in Rajya Sabha today.