The Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE) is a laboratory of the
Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO). Located in
Dehradun
Dehradun () is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislativ ...
, its primary function is research and development in the field of optical and electro-optical instrumentation. Their objective is to develop products like night vision devices, electro-optical surveillance and fire control systems.
Products
Holographic Sight
The IRDE has developed holographic sights which are manufactured by the
ORD, and have a range of up to 300m. The army has already put in a demand for 20,000 holographic device units while the
National Security Guards has shown interest in the device and requested some units.
India gets holographic sight device
7 November 2008, Umesh Dewan, Tribune News Service, Retrieved 8 October 2012
References
External links
IRDE Website
Defence Research and Development Organisation laboratories
Research institutes in Dehradun
Research and development in India
Research institutes established in 1960
1960 establishments in Uttar Pradesh
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