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Instruments Research and Development Establishment (IRDE), Dehra Dun is one of the major equipment oriented laboratories responsible for research , design and development in the fields of Fire Control Systems (FCS), Infra-Red Search & Track (IRST) ...Systems and Optronic Instrumentation.

The origin of this establishment dates back to the establishment of Inspectorate of Scientific Stores in 1939 at Rawalpindi with responsibility to inspect the telecommunication equipment used by the Indian Army. This AHSP (Authority Holding Sealed Particulars) underwent many organizational and location changes until it took the shape of Technical Development Establishment (Instrument & Electronics) covering both R&D and AHSP functions in the fields of instruments and electronics and was located at Dehra Dun. The Establishment, during subsequent years, shed some of its R&D and AHSP responsibilities and came into its existence, in its present form, in February 1960. Read more