DRDO

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) (रक्षा अनुसंधान एवं विकास संगठन) is an agency of department of Defence Research and Development in Ministry of Defence of the Government of India. It was established in 1958 by merger of Technical Development Establishment and the Directorate of Technical Development and Production of the Indian Ordnance Factories with the Defence Science Organisation. As of 2021, DRDO has 52 laboratories engaged in R&D in various defence related fields. Its motto is in Sanskrit (बलस्य मूलं विज्ञानम्) which means “Roots of Strength are in Knowledge”.