Defence Electronics Research Laboratory

The Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DERL) was established in 1962 to work on the design and development of communications and radar systems.

The DERL built a ground-based missile guidance system in the 1970s. Other activities include:

• Providing “electronic support” for Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)’s Integrated Guided Missile Development Program.
• Designing and developing “phased array monopulse identification friend or foe” system in conjunction with the Rajendra phased array radar for the Akash surface-to-air missile.
• Designing and developing “components, antennas, and sub-systems for HF [high-frequency], to microwave, and millimetric wave frequencies.”