Vehicle Research and Development Establishment

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**Vehicles Research & Development Establishment**
Established	1965
Director	Dr. C.L. Dhamejani
Location	Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
Address	Vahannagar, Ahmednagar– 414006
Operating Agency	DRDO
Website	VRDE Home Page

v • d • e DRDO Laboratories

Aeronautics	ADE · ADRDE · CABS · CEMILAC · DARE · GTRE ·

Armaments	ARDE · CFEES · HEMRL · PXE · TBRL ·

Combat Vehicles & Engineering	CVRDE · IRDE · R&DE · SASE · VRDE ·

Electronics & Computing	DESIDOC · ANURAG · CAIR · DEAL · DLRL · DTRL · LASTEC · LRDE · MTRDC · SAG · SSPL ·

Life Sciences	DARL · DEBEL · DFRL · DIPR · DIPAS · DRDE · DRL · FRL · INMAS ·

Materials R&D	DLJ · DMRL · DMSRDE ·

Missiles	DRDL · ISSA · ITR · RCI ·

Naval R&D	NPOL · NSTL · NMRL ·

Others	DIAT · ITM ·

Center for Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (VRDE) is a laboratory of the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO). Located in Vahannagar, its primary function is research and development of various Light Tracked, Wheeled & Specialised Vehicles for defense applications. Its mission is to develop Infantry Combat Vehicle, Light Armoured Wheeled platform and family of such vehicles for different purposes ^[1]