Instruments Research and Development Establishment

Instruments Research & Development Establishment
Motto	EO Fire Controls & Night Enabling to Indian Army
Established	February 1960
Budget	150 Crores
Field of research	Optics & Electro-Optics
Director	Dr. Binay Kumar Das
Address	Raipur Road, Dehradun-248008
Location	Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Affiliations	Ministry of Defence
Operating agency	DRDO
Website	https://www.drdo.gov.in/labs-and-establishments/instruments-research-development-establishment-irde

The Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE) is a laboratory of the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO). Located in Dehradun, 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.^[1]

Products

Holographic Sight

The IRDE has developed holographic sights which are manufactured by the ORD, 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 has shown interest in the device and requested some units.^[2]

References

^ "DRDO Labs". Archived from the original on 26 December 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ India gets holographic sight device, 7 November 2008, Umesh Dewan, Tribune News Service, Retrieved 8 October 2012