Details of laboratories / establishments / units functioning under Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) alongwith their areas of research and locations are given below:
| Sl. No. | Laboratories/Establishments/Units | Location | Area of Research | |
| Cluster Laboratories/Establishments | ||||
| 1 | Advanced Numerical Research & Analysis Group (ANURAG) | Hyderabad | Computational System | |
| 2 | Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL) | Hyderabad | Missiles & Strategic Systems | |
| 3 | Aerial Delivery Research & Development Establishment (ADRDE) | Agra | Parachutes & Aerial Systems | |
| 4 | Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) | Bengaluru | Aeronautics | |
| 5 | Armaments Research & Development Establishment (ARDE) | Pune | Armaments | |
| 6 | Centre for Air Borne System (CABS) | Bengaluru | Air-Borne Systems | |
| 7 | Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (CAIR) | Bengaluru | Artificial Intelligence & Robotics | |
| 8 | Centre for Fire, Explosives & Environment Safety (CFEES) | Delhi | Explosives | |
| 9 | Centre for High Energy Systems and Sciences (CHESS) | Hyderabad | High Energy Weapons | |
| 10 | Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE) | Chennai | Combat Vehicles | |
| 11 | Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE) | Bengaluru | Avionics | |
| 12 | Defence Bio-engineering & Electro-medical Laboratory (DEBEL) | Bengaluru | Bio-engineering | |
| 13 | Defence Electronics Applications Laboratory (DEAL) | Dehradun | Electronics & Communication Systems | |
| 14 | Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) | Mysore | Food Research | |
| 15 | Defence Institute of Bio-Energy Research (DIBER) | Haldwani | Bio-Energy | |
| 16 | Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) | Leh | High Altitude Agro-animal Research | |
| 17 | Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences (DIPAS) | Delhi | Physiology | |
| 18 | Defence Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR) | Delhi | Psychological Research | |
| 19 | Defence Laboratory (DL) | Jodhpur | Camouflaging and Isotopes | |
| 20 | Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL) | Hyderabad | Electronic Warfare | |
| 21 | Defence Materials & Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE) | Kanpur | Textiles, Polymers & Composites | |
| 22 | Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory(DMRL) | Hyderabad | Metallurgy | |
| 23 | Defence Research & Development Establishment (DRDE) | Gwalior | Chemical & Biological Warfare | |
| 24 | Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) | Hyderabad | Missile & Strategic Systems | |
| 25 | Defence Research Laboratory (DRL) | Tezpur | Health & Hygiene | |
| 26 | Defence Terrain Research Laboratory (DTRL) | Delhi | Terrain Research | |
| 27 | Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) | Bengaluru | Gas Turbine | |
| 28 | High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) | Pune | High Energy Materials | |
| 29 | Institute of Nuclear Medicines & Allied Sciences (INMAS) | Delhi | Nuclear Medicine | |
| 30 | Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE) | Dehradun | Electronics & Optical Systems | |
| 31 | Integarted Test Range (ITR) | Balasore | Missile Testing | |
| 32 | Joint Cypher Bureau (JCB) | Delhi | Cypher Systems | |
| 33 | Laser Science & Technology Centre (LASTEC) | Delhi | Laser Technology | |
| 34 | Electronics & Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) | Bengaluru | Radars | |
| 35 | Microwave Tube Research & Development Centre (MTRDC) | Bengaluru | Microwave Devices | |
| 36 | Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL) | Ambernath | Naval Materials | |
| 37 | Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) | Kochi | Sonar Systems | |
| 38 | Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL) | Visakhapatnam | Underwater Weapons | |
| 39 | Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE) | Balasore | Armament Testing | |
| 40 | Research Centre Imarat (RCI) | Hyderabad | Missile & Strategic Systems | |
| 41 | Research & Development Establishment (Engrs) (R&DE[E]) | Pune | Engineering Systems & Weapon Platforms | |
| 42 | Scientific Analysis Group (SAG) | Delhi | Cryptology | |
| 43 | Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) | Chandigarh | Snow and Avalanche | |
| 44 | Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL) | Delhi | Solid- State/ Semiconductor Materials | |
| 45 | Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) | Chandigarh | Ballistics | |
| 46 | Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (VRDE) | Ahmednagar | Wheeled Vehicles | |
| HR Institutions | ||||
| 1 | Centre for Personnel Talent Management (CEPTAM) | Delhi | Talent Management | |
| 2 | Institute of Technology Management (ITM) | Mussoorie | Technology Management | |
| 3 | Recruitment and Assessment Centre (RAC) | Delhi | Human Resource | |
| Other Institutions | ||||
| 1 | Advanced Centre for Energetic Materials (ACEM) | Nasik | High Energy Materials | |
| 2 | Centre for Advanced Systems (CAS) | Hyderabad | Advanced Systems | |
| 3 | Centre for Military Air-worthiness & Certification (CEMILAC) | Bengaluru | Airworthiness & Certification | |
| 4 | Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre (DESIDOC) | Delhi | Information System and Documentation | |
| 5 | DRDO Integration Centre (DIC) | Panagarh | Systems Integration | |
| 6 | Institute for Systems Studies & Analyses (ISSA) | Delhi | Systems Analysis | |
| 7 | Mobile Systems Complex (MSC) | Pune | Missile Systems | |
| 8 | SF Complex (SFC) | Jagdalpur | Propellant | |
| Centres of Excellence | ||||
| 1 | DRDO Bhartihar University (DRDO-BU), Centre of Excellence | Coimbatore | Life Sciences | |
| 2 | Advanced Centre for Research in High Energy Materials (ACRHEM) | Hyderabad | High Energy Materials | |
| 3 | Centre of Excellence in Cryptology | Kolkata | Cryptology | |
| 4 | Centre of Millimeter Wave Semiconductor Devices and Systems | Kolkata | Millimeter Wave and Semiconductor | |
| 5 | Advanced Centre for Excellence on Composite Materials (ACECM) | Bengaluru | Composite Materials | |
| 6 | Research and Innovation Centre (RIC) | Chennai | Sensors & MEMS | |
| 7 | Centre of Propulsion Technology (CoPT) | Mumbai | Propulsion Technology | |
| 8 | Jagdish Chandra Bose Centre for Advanced Technology (JCBCAT) | Jadavpur | Strategic Systems | |
| 9 | Joint Advanced Technology Centre (JATC) | Delhi | Photonic Technologies, Plasmonics and Quantum Photonics | |