Aeronautical Development Establishment

Aeronautical Development Establishment
Established	1959
Field of research	Aeronautics
Director	Shri Y Dilip
Address	New Thippasandra, ; Bangalore–560 075
Location	Bengaluru, Karnataka
Operating agency	DRDO
Website	www.drdo.ade.gov.in

Aeronautical Development Establishment is a laboratory of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation. Located in Bangalore, its primary function is research and development in the field of military aviation.^[2]

Recent^[when?] 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.^[3]

ADE Directors^[3]
Dr O.P. Mediratta Wg Cdr P Gopalan Vivek R. Sinha Air Cmde H.N. Krishnamurthy AVM H.N. Krishnamurthy B.G. Patwardhan Dr. Kota Harinarayana Dr. K.G. Narayanan M.D. Aravamudhan G. Elangovan P.S. Krishnan P. Srikumar MVKV Prasad ^[4] Dr Venugopal S

Technology divisions

Aerodynamics Division ^[5]
Aircraft Structures Design Centre
Propulsion Systems Division
Flight Control Computer Division
Flight Simulation Division
Flight Control Test Systems
Flight Test Telecommand and Tracking Division
Flight Mechanics and Control Engineering
Software Engineering Division - LCA
Software Engineering Division -UAV
Mission Sensors Technology Division
Avionics Systems Division
Assembly and Integration Centre for UAVs
Aerial Image Exploitation Laboratory
Composite Technology Centre
Quality & Airworthiness
Combat Aircraft Systems - TEJAS
Flight Simulation

References

^ "Aeronautical Development Establishment". Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ "DRDO Labs". Archived from the original on 26 December 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b "Historical Background". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
^ "M V K V Prasad appointed new Director of Aeronautical Development Establishment". The Economic Times. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ "ADE : Areas of Work". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

External links

[1] "Aeronautical Development Establishment". Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

[2] "DRDO Labs". Archived from the original on 26 December 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[ade-3] "Historical Background". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

[4] "M V K V Prasad appointed new Director of Aeronautical Development Establishment". The Economic Times. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

[5] "ADE : Areas of Work". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

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