Aeronautical Development Agency
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Formed1984
Ministers responsible
- Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister
- Samir Kamat, Chairman DRDO and ex officio Secretary, Dept of Defence Research and Development
Agency executive
- Jitendra Jaisingh Jadav[1], Director General – ADA (since 11 September 2024)
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| Formed | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Vimanapura, Doddanekkundi, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
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| Website | www |
The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), under the Department of Defence Research and Development (DR&D) of India's Ministry of Defence, was established in Bangalore in 1984 to oversee the development of the India's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme.[2] It has developed the Tejas and is developing the Tejas Mk 2, TEDBF and AMCA.[2]
- ASMS
- System Design and Evaluation Facility
- Computing Center
- Iron Bird
- LCA Hangar
- Lightning Test Facility
- Virtual Reality
- Wind Tunnel Testing Facility
