| S. No. | Centre Name | Research Verticals | Thrust Areas |
|---|
| 3 | DIA-RCoE, IIT Madras | 1. Power Electronics and its Thermal Management (PETM) | 1. Material and Devices for High Power Applications |
| | | | 2. Thermal Management of Power Electronic Components |
| | | | 3. Robust Electronics Implementation for Mission Critical Applications |
| | | 2. Hydro-Dynamics, Control and Acoustics (HDCA) | 1. Low Noise Propulsion System |
| | | | 2. Super Cavitating Torpedo |
| | | | 3. Application Specific Unconventional Hull Structure |
| | | | 4. Adaption of Advanced Technologies for Naval System Integration |
| | | | 5. Structural Health Monitoring for Naval Systems |
| | | | 6. Design of Lightweight Auxiliary Launching Craft (Air, Surface and Underwater) |
| | | | 7. Fire Control System for Naval Platforms |
| | | | 8. Underwater ISR and Communication |
| | | | 9. Sonar Technologies |
| | | | 10. Technologies for Naval Weapons and Countermeasures |
| | | | 11. AL/ML based Technologies for Underwater Systems |
| | | | 12. Naval Stealth Technologies. |
| | | | 13. Non Acoustic Method of U/W Detection and Communication Technologies. |
| | | | 14. Ship without Wakes |
| | | | 15. Stable Naval Platform for Precision Firing |
| | | | 16. Acoustically Silent Vessels |
| | | 3. Advanced Combat Vehicle Technologies (ACVT) | 1. Subsystem Level Research and Design of Combat Vehicles |
| | | | 2. Simulation, Modelling and Digital Twin Technologies for Combat Vehicles |
| | | | 3. Heavy Engine Technologies (>500 HP) |
| | | | 4. Novel Integration Components & Technologies in Combat Vehicles |
| | | | 5. Battle field situational awareness technology. |
| | | | 6. Passive and Active based IFF (identification of friend or foe) |
| | | 4. High Power CW Laser Technology (> 10kW) (HPLT) | 1. Coherent Beam Combining |
| | | | 2. Narrow Line Width Fiber Laser Sources |
| | | | 3. Low Divergence Beam Formation and Maintenance |
| | | | 4. Packaging of Laser Components & Integration |
| | | | 5. Laser Matter Interaction |
| | | 5. Advanced Rare Earth Materials (AREM) | 1. Rare Earth Extraction from Indian Mineral Resources |
| | | | 2. Magnetic Material for Defence Application |
| | | | 3. Materials for Advanced Naval Sensors |
| | | | 4. Materials for High Energy Densities Batteries |
| | | | 5. Rare Earth Material based Fuel Cell Technology |
| | | | 6. Materials for IR & MW Signature Control |
| | | | 7. Recovery of Rare Earth Elements |
