The Aeronautical Development Establishment is a laboratory of India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

's Defence Research and Development Organisation

Defence Research and Development Organisation

The Defence Research and Development Organisation is a agency of the Republic of India, responsible for the development of technology for use by the military, headquartered in New Delhi, India...

 (DRDO). Located in Bangalore

Bangalore

Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

, its primary function is research and development in the field of military aviation.

Its recent successful projects include Lakshya

Lakshya PTA

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(an aerial target), Nishant

DRDO Nishant

-Launch & recovery:* Launch: Mobile hydropneumatic launcher system* Recovery: Parachute + landing bags- See also :...

(a reconnaissance UAV), flight simulators (LCA, Ajit, Kiran, Mig-21) and avionics packages for Tejas-LCA

HAL Tejas

The HAL Tejas is a lightweight multirole fighter developed by India. It is a tailless, compound delta-wing design powered by a single engine. It came from the Light Combat Aircraft programme, which began in the 1980s to replace India's ageing MiG-21 fighters...

(display and FCC). It earlier worked on Sparrow (mini-uav) and Ulka (aerial target).
Many new projects are being planned there.

This establishment was the place where former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul kalam started his career.