Major Achievements of AR&DB

• Seed projects for fighter aircrafts, missiles, aero-engines and

• Set-up of First Hypersonic Shock Tunnel in the country at IISc,

• Project on LCA Studies at IISc (1981-83) - led to the conceptualization and its first design, which led to launch of LCA

• Set-up and Upgradation of key test facilities for aerospace research

• Prevention of bird concentration near airports contributing in significantly reducing bird strike incidents (acknowledged by IAF)

• Atmosphere studies and weather-forecast-modelling - (Indian Reference Atmosphere benefitted)

• National Wind tunnel Facility at IIT, Kanpur (Significantly used for Aerodynamics research of aerospace vehicles)

• Autoclave facility at NAL (Successful in promoting the local eco-system and mitigating imports)

• Composite materials for LCAand other aerospace applications