Rajnath Singh visits Defence Materials and Stores Research & Development Establishment, a DRDO lab in Kanpur

Rajnath Singh visited the Defence Materials and Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE), a Kanpur-based laboratory of DRDO, on November 30, 2025. He conducted an overview of cutting-edge defence materials research and innovations undergoing at the laboratory.

Rajnath Singh was briefed on the laboratory’s vision, mission, charter, ongoing projects, and technology focus areas by Director DMSRDE. Materials, Technologies, and Products developed by DMSRDE in ceramics & ceramics matrix composites, stealth & camouflage materials, nanomaterials, coatings, polymers & rubbers, fuels & lubricants, technical textiles and personal protection systems were also demonstrated.

Rajnath Singh appreciated the laboratory for its effort in the successful realisation of defence products, especially the Bullet Proof Jacket (Level-6), Naphthyl Fuel for BrahMos Missile, High Pressure Polymeric Membrane for Indian Coast Guard ships, Silicon Carbide Fibre, Activated Carbon Fabric-based Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear suit and various other stealth products. He emphasised that technology developments should be aligned with end user requirements.

Raksha Mantri also appreciated the DMSRDE for carrying out a large number of transfer of technologies in the last two years fulfilling the Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ vision of the Government. He called for exploring export potential of developed defence products/technologies and said MSME & industries interactions in DTTC, Lucknow to be enhanced to meet the requirements of industries. He commended the laboratory’s growing synergy with industry and academia in realising Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision for a Viksit Bharat by 2047.

Earlier, Rajnath Singh offered floral tributes to former President Bharat Ratna Dr APJ Abdul Kalam at his statue at the premises. He was received by Secretary, Department of Defence (R&D) & Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat.