Historical Background

Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur (DLJ) was established in May 1959 to deal with the problems related to an environmental condition in the desert and their impact on desert warfare. The initial charter allotted to the laboratory was, "Undertaking field trials on weapons and equipment which were either newly designed or developed in the country or were being manufactured indigenously with imported know-how, besides conducting basic research as applicable in the arid zone, physiological studies, Radio-wave propagation studies and solar energy".

Subsequently, with the expansion of the laboratory, the charter of duties was enriched with additional areas of R&D including operational research, camouflage, electronics & communications, water and quality management, transportation and navigation systems, weapons, ammunition and stores areas of activities.