Sanjay Seth visits Defence Materials and Stores Research & Development Establishment, a DRDO lab based in Kanpur

Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth, on June 29, 2025, visited Defence Materials and Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE), a Kanpur-based laboratory of DRDO. In his address to the DRDO fraternity, he applauded the successful use of indigenous technologies developed by DRDO during Operation Sindoor.

Raksha Rajya Mantri also appreciated the efforts of DMSRDE in the successful realisation of advanced defence systems and 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, and Nuclear Suit and various stealth products. 

He also congratulated DMSRDE for carrying out the maximum number of transfers of technology in the last two years among all DRDO labs and enhanced focus on developing synergy with industry & academia which will be helpful in realising Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047.

Shri Sanjay Seth also visited the exhibition where the materials, technologies and products developed by DMSRDE in the area of ceramics & ceramics matrix composites, stealth & camouflage materials, nano-materials, coatings, polymers & rubbers, fuels & lubricants, technical textiles and personal protection systems were demonstrated. 

He was received by DS & DG (Naval Systems & Materials) Dr RV Hara Prasad. After the demonstration, Director DMSRDE gave a presentation highlighting the laboratory’s vision, mission, charter, ongoing projects and technology focus areas. Raksha Rajya Mantri also paid homage to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam at his statue at the DMSRDE premises, which was followed by tree plantation.