The Tandur Test Range is an outdoor trial field being built by the Indian
Defence Research and Development Organisation
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is an agency under the Department of Defence Research and Development in the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India, charged with the military's research and development, head ...
(DRDO) for the development of electronic warfare systems.
Location
It is spread over an area of 8000 acres of land. It is located in the
Tandur district of
Telangana
Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...
, 135 km away from Hyderabad, India, Hyderabad.
Operational date
The project is being set up with a planned investment of Rs 500 Crores. As of 2010 it was expected to be operational in 2013 and will test communication electronic warfare systems.
See also
* Pashan Test Range
* Ramgarh Test Range
* Chitradurga Aeronautical Test Range
References
Ministry of Defence (India)
Defence Research and Development Organisation
Military installations of India
Weapons test sites
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