DRDO signs agreement with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research for collaborative research
- IBEF
- February 12, 2026
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have decided to join forces, uniting efforts to enhance combined research, technology, and resource sharing. The primary objective of this partnership is to enhance human survival and performance in extremely hostile environments. By combining the strengths of the two institutions, they seek to emerge victorious in the pursuit of accelerated innovation in key strategic areas. Their efforts focus on the design of advanced technology to deliver high-altitude survivability, improvement in human performance, energy production, and effective waste utilization in extreme environments. The partnership reflects the government’s commitment to strategic scientific research and technological self-sufficiency.
The alliance is expected to accelerate the development and application of next-generation technologies in both the defence and the civilian sectors through the promotion and advancement of interdisciplinarity and the speeding up of the development of the prototype. By collaborating and sharing the available equipment and expertise, the DRDO and the CSIR are seeking to enhance the overall innovation base within the nation, a move which will be instrumental in the mitigation of the complexities resulting from the extreme climate conditions. The model is likely to contribute to enhanced technology transfer and an increase in scientific undertakings and innovation-driven development in diverse sectors such as defence, energy, and the environment.
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