Microwave Tube Research & Development Centre (MTRDC) is devoted to design and development of microwave vacuum electronic devices and related sub-systems for application in systems developed by DRDO laboratories for various Defence services. Keeping in view the present and long-term perspective plan, thrust areas are identified by MTRDC: Advanced travelling-wave tubes, multi-beam devices, microwave power modules (MPM) and Compact MPM-based transmitters, research on high power microwave sources, cathodes, Gyro-devices, vacuum micro electron devices.