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{{Infobox Laboratory
|name           = Combat Vehicle Research & Development Establishment 
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|established    = March 1976
|city           = [[Avadi]], [[Chennai]]
|research_field = Vehicle Research
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|director       = Balamurugan V<ref>{{cite news|title=New director for CVRDE|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/new-director-for-cvrde/article23735405.ece/amp/|newspaper=The Hindu|date=1 May 2018|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
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|operating_agency = [[DRDO]]
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|address        = [[Avadi]], Chennai-600 054
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|website        = [http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/labs/CVRDE/English/index.jsp?pg=homebody.jsp CVRDE Home Page]
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'''Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment''' ('''CVRDE''') is a laboratory of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO). Located at [[Avadi]], in [[Chennai]], [[India]]. It is the main DRDO lab involved in the development of [[Armoured fighting vehicle]]s, [[Tank]]s, Automotive electronics and many other.

== History ==
After the [[Indian independence movement|Independence of India]], the Chief Inspectorate of Mechanical Transport Establishment (MTE), which was previously located in [[Chaklala]], [[Pakistan]], was moved to [[Ahmednagar]]. It was later renamed as [[Vehicle Research & Development Establishment]] ([[VRDE]]), Ahmednagar.

In 1965, the [[Heavy Vehicles Factory]] under the [[Ordnance Factory Board]] was set up at Avadi to manufacture Vijayanta Tanks. A detachment of VRDE was established there to provide R&D support. In March 1976, the VRDE detachment at Avadi was split off from VRDE and re-designated as Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE), as an independent DRDO laboratory responsible for Research & Development of Armoured Fighting Vehicles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/labs/CVRDE/English/index.jsp?pg=homebody.jsp |title=DRDO |publisher=DRDO |date=2012-03-14 |accessdate=2012-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119182307/http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/labs/CVRDE/English/index.jsp?pg=homebody.jsp |archive-date=19 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Areas of Work ==
CVRDE has been tasked with the design, development and testing of tracked combat vehicles and specialized tracked vehicles. It has also designed certain aircraft subsystems, mainly related to the engine and hydraulics. Like many DRDO labs, it also develops civilian technologies based on spin-offs of the defence related products developed by it. It has recently started developing Unmanned Ground Vehicles of the tracked category.<ref>{{cite news|title=Call to develop landing gear for aircraft|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article2708551.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 December 2011|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

== Projects and Products ==
CVRDE is the main research lab responsible for the development of the [[Arjun MBT]], 248 of which have been ordered by the Indian Army. It has also developed the [[Tank-EX]], Bhim Self Propelled Artillery, based on the Arjun Chassis, and the Combat Improved Ajeya, an upgrade of the [[Indian Army]]'s [[T-72]] Tanks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pibmumbai.gov.in/scripts/detail.asp?releaseId=E2010PR917|title=Prime Minister presents DRDO Awards - 2009|date=26 May 2010|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Mumbai}}</ref>

Apart from these, CVRDE has also developed other combat and [[Combat Engineering Vehicle|Engineering Vehicles]], like Armored Cars, Bridge-layer Tanks, Armoured Recovery Vehicles<ref>{{cite news|title=CVRDE developing new repair and recovery vehicle for Army|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/cvrde-developing-new-repair-and-recovery-vehicle-for-army/856184.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711125035/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/cvrde-developing-new-repair-and-recovery-vehicle-for-army/856184.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 July 2012|newspaper=IBN Live|date=13 October 2011|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> and a Mortar Carrier based on the BMP-2 chassis.

CVRDE is also working on many technologies related to Armoured Fighting vehicles. CVRDE has a division dedicated to development of Automatic transmissions for Armored Fighting Vehicles. It has developed transmissions of various power ranges viz. 1500, 800, 150&nbsp;hp. It has developed various subsystems of transmission like torque converter, Fluid coupling and retarder, Steering units, Final drives etc.
[[Muntra]], India's first ever unmanned [[armored vehicle]] was developed here.

==See also==
* [[Armoured Vehicle Tracked Light Repair]]
* [[BLT T-72]]
* [[CMF T-72]]
* [[Drdo Armoured Ambulance]]
* [[DRDO light tank]]
* [[M-46 Catapult]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.drdo.org/labs/combat/cvrde/index.shtml CVRDE Home Page]
* [http://www.drdo.org/labs/combat/cvrde/achieve.shtml Products developed by CVRDE]
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