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== History ==

In 1958, the government of India constituted a team of Indian engineers, mostly from the [[Indian Ordnance Factories]]- called the '''Special Weapons Development Team''' - to research guided missile weapons development. It was founded by [[S. P. Chakravarti]], the father of Electronics and Telecommunication engineering in India, who also founded DLRL and LRDE.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://in.booksc.eu/book/53133498/850b31 |title=Prof. S.P. Chakravarti (1904–1981) |author=Mitra, S.N. |journal=IETE Journal of Research |volume=28 |issue=8 |date=August 1982|pages=385–390 |doi=10.1080/03772063.1982.11452762 }}</ref> This team was later expanded into DRDL, a full-fledged laboratory, in June 1961, at the campus of Defence Science Centre, Delhi.<ref name="drdl-about">{{Cite web |url=http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/labs/DRDL/English/index.jsp?pg=HistoricalBG.jsp |title=Historical Background |website=Defence Research and Development Laboratory |access-date=2012-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210112328/http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/labs/DRDL/English/index.jsp?pg=HistoricalBG.jsp |archive-date=2012-02-10 }}</ref> It later shifted to Hyderabad after the state government granted them the former Nizam's army barracks. This was the genesis of the '''Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL)''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2603/stories/20090213260309700.htm |title=Missile shield |access-date=2012-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207034302/http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2603/stories/20090213260309700.htm |archive-date=2013-02-07 }}</ref> under the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO).

== Products ==

Weapon systems developed by DRDL include:-<ref>{{Cite web |title=Products {{!}} Defence Research and Development Organisation - DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Government of India |url=https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/technology-cluster-links/labs-products/182 |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.drdo.gov.in}}</ref>

*[[Akash (missile)|Akash]] [[surface-to-air missile]]

*[[Astra (missile)|Astra]] [[air-to-air missile]]

*[[Nag (missile)|Nag]] [[anti-tank guided missile]]

*[[QRSAM]] [[surface-to-air missile]]

== References ==

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