Address: BEL Complex, Jalahalli (PO), Bangalore 563 013, Karnataka, India

Telephone: Unlisted

Fax: Unlisted

Telex: Unlisted

E-mail: root@drmtrdc.drdo.com

Director: Mr. K.U. Limaye

Subordinate to: Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO), Ministry of Defense

Primary Function: Develops microwave tubes for defense-related electronics.

Description: The Microwave Tube Research & Development Centre (MTRDC) was established in 1984 to develop technical competence in "microwave tubes" for use by India’s defense agencies. This laboratory is located on the campus of the Bangalore-division of the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and interacts very closely with the latter entity’s Microwave Tubes Division. The MTRDC develops "microwave tubes for transmitters of different radars and electronic counter measure systems."

Key Sources:
Defence Research & Development Organization, "Microwave Tube R&D Centre," <http://www.drdo.org/labs/electronics/mtrdc/index.shtml>; Defence Research & Development Organization, "Address Book," <http://www.drdo.org/add.shtml>.

	Updated July 2003