DRDO's VRDE transfers technologies of nine systems to 10 industries
DRDO's Vehicles Research & Development Establishment at Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, handed over technologies of nine systems to 10 industries on 7 June 2025.
Summary
The Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (VRDE), a DRDO laboratory at Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra, transferred technologies of nine systems to 10 industries at an event on 7 June 2025, in the presence of DRDO Chairman Dr Samir V Kamat. The technologies include a CBRN Recce Vehicle (Tracked) Mk-II and an Expandable Mobile Shelter to Bharat Electronics Limited, a Mounted Gun System to Bharat Forge, the Vajra Riot Control Vehicle to Tata Advanced Systems, and maintenance and repair vehicles and a 70-tonne tank transporter trailer for MBT Arjun. VRDE also signed an MoU with COEP Technological University, Pune. Dr Kamat praised the performance of indigenous systems during Operation Sindoor and asked industry to plan for surge capacity.
Key facts
- Lab
- VRDE (DRDO), Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra
- Date
- 7 Jun 2025
- Transfer
- Nine systems to 10 industries
- Examples
- CBRN Recce Vehicle Mk-II, Mounted Gun System, Vajra Riot Control Vehicle
- MoU
- COEP Technological University, Pune
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The DRDO laboratory VRDE, which transferred technologies of nine systems to industry on 7 June 2025, is located at
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Correct answer: D — Ahilyanagar
The Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (VRDE) is a DRDO laboratory located in Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra.
In June 2025, DRDO's VRDE transferred technologies of how many systems to how many industries?
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Correct answer: A — Nine systems to 10 industries
VRDE transferred technologies of nine systems to 10 industries, so the answer is Nine systems to 10 industries.
To which company did DRDO's VRDE transfer the technology of the Vajra Riot Control Vehicle on 7 June 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Tata Advanced Systems
VRDE transferred the Vajra Riot Control Vehicle technology to Tata Advanced Systems.