Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur

Establishment= Defence Laboratory
City= Jodhpur Rajasthan
Research Field= Materials and electronics
Operating Agency= DRDO Ministry of Defence
Address= Ratanada Palace, Jodhpur
Director=Dr. N.K.Jain

DRDO Laboratories

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

Armaments	ARDE · CFEES · HEMRL · PXE · TBRL ·

Combat vehicles and engineering	CVRDE · IRDE · R&DE · SASE · VRDE ·

Electronics and 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 ·

Micro electronics and devices[MED]	DESIDOC · ANURAG · MTRDC · SSPL ·

Others	DIAT · ITM ·

Defence Laboratory (DLJ) is one of the several laboratories of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Previously located in Ratanada Palace, Jodhpur, now shifted to the New Technical Complex(NTC). It is responsible for the development and manufacture of electronics and materials required for modern warfare and weapon systems. So main research fields are Materials and electronics. Its mission is development of Radio Communication Systems, Data links, Satellite Communication Systems, Millimeter Wave Communication systems. There are two divisions in laboratory

NRMA(Nuclear Radiation's Management and Applications) Division
Camouflage Division

The name suggests the primary functions of these groups, further in these divisions there are various groups working on different technologies. DLJ(Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur) has developed several nuclear radiation monitoring systems and camouflage techniques for the Armed Forces of India. Few scientists are also engaged in field of microbiology and biotechnology.