Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO), an R&D Wing of Ministry of Defence, is primarily
involved in design and development of strategic, complex and security sensitive
systems in the fields of armaments, missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, radars,
electronic warfare systems, sonars, combat vehicles, combat aircraft, sensors,
etc for the Armed Forces as per their specific Qualitative Requirements.
Details of expenditure made by
the Department of Defence Research and Development during the last three years
and current year are given below:
|
Year
|
Expenditure
(Rs. in crore)
|
|
2013-14
|
10868.88
|
|
2014-15
|
13257.98
|
|
2015-16
|
13277.27
|
|
2016-17
(BE)
|
13593.78
|
Details
of major projects (cost more than Rs. 100 Cr. sanctioned since 1st January,
2014 are given below:
|
S.No
|
Project
|
Date
of Sanction
|
Sanctioned Cost
|
|
1
|
National
Open Air Range
|
Aug 2014
|
468.00
|
|
2
|
Quick
Reaction Surface To Air Missile (QR-SAM)
|
Jul 2014
|
476.43
|
|
3
|
AIP
system on P-75 submarines and development of deliverable lox system
|
Jun 2014
|
270.00
|
|
4
|
Submarine
Periscope
|
Mar 2014
|
163.77
|
|
5
|
Technology
Development of Engine Fuel Control System (EFCS)
|
Oct 2014
|
177.72
|
|
6
|
Collaborative
Development of Low Vulnerable High Performance Propellant with Low
Temperature Coefficient and Improved Life of Ammunition
|
Sep 2014
|
267.02
|
|
7
|
Project
Pralay
|
Mar 2015
|
332.88
|
|
8
|
Development
of Multi-kilowatt Fibre Laser
|
May 2015
|
289.55
|
|
9
|
Lead-in
Project for Design of GHATAK and Development of Critical advanced Technologies
for GHATAK & AMCA
|
May 2106
|
231.00
|
|
10
|
AKASH-NG
– New Generation
|
Sep 2016
|
470.00
|
|
11
|
Development
of Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo SMART
|
Nov 2016
|
340.00
|
|
12
|
Rudra
M-II
|
Mar 2016
|
489.06
|
|
13
|
ANVESHA
|
May 2016
|
479.28
|
This
information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a
written reply to Shri P.R. Sundaram in
Lok Sabha today.
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