The Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE) is a laboratory of the
Defence Research & Development Organization
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) ( IAST: ''Raksā Anūsandhān Evam Vikās Sangaṭhan'') is the premier agency under the Department of Defence Research and Development in Ministry of Defence of the Government of Indi ...
(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 Legislative As ...
, 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
Ord or ORD may refer to:
Places
* Ord of Caithness, landform in north-east Scotland
* Ord, Nebraska, USA
* Ord, Northumberland, England
* Muir of Ord, village in Highland, Scotland
* Ord, Skye, a place near Tarskavaig
* Ord River, Western Austral ...
, 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
The National Security Guard (NSG), commonly known as Black Cats, is a counter-terrorism unit of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It was founded on 16 October 1984, following Operation Blue Star, for combating terrorist activities and p ...
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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