Archive · 28 Jul 2025
MoD and TIDCO Partner to Build Testing Facility in Tamil Nadu
The Indian government and TIDCO are building a new testing center in Tamil Nadu.
The center will be used for testing materials and mechanical parts used in defense.
The government will pay for most of the project, with some funding from private companies.
This project is part of a plan to increase the country's self-reliance in defense by making it easier to build defense equipment in India.
This facility is one of seven approved to boost the defense and aerospace sectors.
MoD and TIDCO signed an MoU to establish a mechanical and material testing facility in Tamil Nadu.
The facility will be located in the Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor in Tiruchirappalli.
The project is part of the Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS).
DTIS has an outlay of Rs 400 crore, with 75% funding from the government.
Micro Labs is the lead member of the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for the project.
- Who
- Ministry of Defence and Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO)
- What
- MoD and TIDCO signed an MoU to establish a testing facility for mechanical and material.
- When
- Monday, July 28th
- Where
- Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor in Tiruchirappalli
- Why
- To boost the defense and aerospace sectors and strengthen self-reliance in defense.
- MoU Signatories
- Ministry of Defence (MoD), TIDCO
- Facility Domain
- Mechanical and Material
- Location
- Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor, Tiruchirappalli
- Project Cost
- Rs 400 crore
- Funding
- 75% Government, 25% SPV
- Lead SPV Member
- Micro Labs
