Aeronautical Development Establishment is a laboratory of
India
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's
Defence Research and Development Organisation. Located in
Bangalore
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, its primary function is research and development in the field of military aviation.
Recent successful projects include
Lakshya (an aerial target),
Nishant (a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle),
Ghatak,
Nirbhay (a subsonic cruise missile), flight simulators (for LCA, Ajit, Kiran, and Mig-21) and avionics packages for
Tejas-LCA (display and FCC). It earlier worked on Sparrow (mini-uav) and Ulka (aerial target).
Shri Y Dilip, Outstanding Scientist is Director of Aeronautical Development Establishment since 1 January 2022.
History
Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) was established in January 1959 at High Grounds, Bangalore.
Technology divisions
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{{DRDO Laboratories
Defence Research and Development Organisation laboratories
Research institutes in Bengaluru
1959 establishments in Mysore State
Research institutes established in 1959