Address: DMSRDE Post Office GT Road, Kanpur 208013, Uttar Pradesh
Email: root@drdmsrde.drdo.com
Website: http://www.drdo.com/labs/material/dmsrde/index.shtml
Director: Professor G.N. Mathur
Subordinate to: Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Department of Defence, Research & Development (DDR&D), Ministry of Defence (MoD)
Primary Function: Interdisciplinary research and development of materials for the military services, including various types of protective clothing and equipment

Description:
The origins of the Defence Materials & Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE) can be traced back to 1929, when it was known as the Inspectorate of General Stores in the Harness & Saddlery Factor in Cawnpore (present day Kanpur). After 1929, the establishment underwent a number of reorganizations. Finally, in 1976, the Defence Materials & Stores Research & Development Establishment was established through the amalgamation of three separate establishments.

The DMSRDE is involved in interdisciplinary research and development of materials for the military services, including various types of chemical protective clothing and equipment. Work at the DMSRDE laboratory in Kanpur includes the synthesis and development of polymers and composite materials, as well as research and development of protective clothing and equipment against hazardous and toxic chemicals. In partnership with the Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE), the DMSRDE has produced five types of protective systems and equipment that have been introduced into the services. These include nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) individual protection equipment, NBC collective protection system, NBC medical protection equipment, NBC detection equipment, and a NBC decontamination system.

The DMSRDE Kanpur laboratory interacts with the three military services, as well as a number of academic institutions, including the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.

Key Sources: Defence Research and Development Organisation, "Address Book," <http://www.drdo.org/add.shtml>; Defence Research & Development Organisation, "Historical Background," <http://www.drdo.com/labs/material/dmsrde/history.shtml>; Defence Research & Development Organisation, "Areas of Work," <htttp://www.drdo.com/labs/material/dmsrde/areas.shtml>; Federation of American Scientists, "Chemical Weapons," <http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/india/cw/index.html>.

	Updated October 2003