This centre is aimed to pursue projects to master critical and futuristic technologies related to design, development and selection of strategic materials for the Indian Defence.

Vision

Make India prosperous by establishing world class science and technology base and provide our Defence Services decisive edge by equipping them with internationally competitive systems and solutions.

Centre Director: Sanjay Tandon, Scientist H (Retd), DRDO

Research Verticals

Flexible Electronics and Substrates (FES)
Sensing, Stealth and Surface Protection Using Nano Materials and Meta Materials (SSSP)
Accelerated Material Design and Development (AMDD)
High Energy Systems (HES)
Bio-Engineering and CBRNE Applications (CBRNE)
Software Defined Radio and Military Communication Technologies (SDRMC)

Flexible Electronics and Substrates (FES)

Multi Element Sensors

Ultra-Thin Flexible Electronics and Substrates

Conductive Transparent Coating

Packaging of Flexible Electronics

Applications of Flexible Electronics

  • Stealth and Camouflage
  • Flexible Antenna
  • Energy Harvesting

Sensors for Health Monitoring of Materials and Structures

Sensing, Stealth and Surface Protection Using Nano Materials and Meta Materials (SSSP)

Sensors / Diagnostic Using Nano Materials

Multi-Spectral Stealth and Cloaking

Coating for Marine Applications

High Entropy Materials, Meta-materials, & Nano- composites for Enhanced Damage Tolerance

Coating for Frigid / Extreme Environment

Production, Process Optimization for Nano & Meta Materials for Scalability

Surface Finish Techniques including use of Additive Manufacturing

Accelerated Material Design and Development (AMDD)

ICME based Accelerated Materials & Products Development

  • Advanced Metal & Super-alloys
  • NG Naval Steel
  • High Performance Structural Materials

Design & Synthesis of Property Specific Material Exploiting Computational Chemistry, Material Modelling and Fluid Thermodynamics

AI/ ML for Material Design

High Energy Systems (HES)

Production and Scalability of Additives

Life Prediction of Energetic and related Materials

Modelling and Simulation for Material and Geometry

Models and Validation of the Chemical Structure of Warheads

Development and Characterization of Reactive Material for warheads and Theoretical Performance Prediction.

Green Synthesis of Energetic Materials

Bio-synthesis and Disposal of Energetic Materials

Internal Ballistics

Bio-Engineering and CBRNE Applications (CBRNE)

Tissue Regeneration for Defence Related Injuries

Assistive Devices for War-fighting

Wearable Sensors, Diagnostic & Analytics for CBRNE

Multichannel Sensor Instrumentation for Detection of CBRNE Threats

CBRNE Sensor Technology

CBRNE Shelter Technology

Technology For Triage CBRNE Affected Casualties

Artificial Oxygen Transport

Universal Decontamination Formulation

AI based Actuated Prosthesis

Software Defined Radio and Military Communication Technologies (SDRMC)

Waveform Design

Wireless Systems and Networks

Spread Spectrum Analysis

Waveforms for Cognitive Radios

Antennas for Military Applications

MW Passive and Active Circuits

Efficient Hardware Architecture for SDR

Interoperability related Standards

Robust and high intercapacity waveform design