About

Established in 1958, Armament Research & Development Establishment is into the seventh decade of its existence under Defense ...Research & Development Organisation (DRDO).

The task of Armament R&D was entrusted to ARDE to achieve the cherished goal of self-sufficiency in the vital field of Armaments, and ARDE has done exactly that by developing Armaments which are being used by Tri-Services.

ARDE is one of the important system laboratories of DRDO. The work at ARDE embraces a wide range of disciplines including applied mechanical, electrical and aeronautical engineering, electronics, applied chemistry, physics, mathematics and ballistics, operational research, metallurgy and material sciences. The advice and assistance of higher academic institutions like IITs, IISc, Universities and industries in both Public and Private Sectors is actively and frequently enlisted for completing the multifarious tasks related to the projects undertaken by ARDE.
Using the knowledge base acquired through the development of weapons and ammunitions in the fields of Small Arms, Artillery Guns, Rocket Systems, Air Delivered Munitions, Tank Ammunitions, Conventional Munitions, Warheads and Fuze Technology, ARDE is actively pursuing design and development of weapon systems possessing greater precision, lethality, reliability and automation that can be delivered to longer ranges and functioning in all weather, all terrain conditions.

Another unique capability of ARDE is development of Trajectory Computation Modules (TCM) in the form of Dynamic Link Libraries for artillery weapon system for their integration with SHAKTI environment of ACCCS (Artillery Combat Command and Control System). ARDE has developed and integrated TCM DLL for multiple weapon systems including Pinaka & ATAGS.

ARDE is also doing exceptional work in the area of Internal and External Ballistics and is the only laboratory in India who is doing work in these two areas. ARDE has generated Range Tables for Dhanush, Bofors Artillery Guns and K9-Vajra. Read more