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The '''Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment''' (ADRDE) is a laboratory of the Indian [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO). It is located in [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] in [[India]]. Its research scope includes development of systems for dropping heavy loads, brake parachutes, towed targets, aircraft arrester barriers and [[aerostats]].<ref>[http://www.salta2007.com Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE)]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105113054/http://www.salta2007.com/ |date=5 January 2008 }}</ref>

== Projects ==
Significant projects undertaken by ADRDE during the last two decades include: 

* Armament delivery parachutes
* Space recovery parachutes
* Balloon barrage and surveillance systems
* Airships and related applications. 

The projects enter the production at [[Ordnance Parachute Factory]], Kanpur.
ADRDE was involved in the design and development of a recovery parachute for the [[DRDO Nishant|Nishant Unmanned Aerial Vehicle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/16/stories/2005061606030700.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026030729/http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/16/stories/2005061606030700.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-26 |title=Nishant completes 100th flight |date=2005-06-16 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2012-01-28}}</ref> The organisation developed brake parachutes for [[HAL Tejas|LCA Tejas]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mod.nic.in/samachar/dec15-02/html/ch10.htm |title=LCA : The Will of the Nation |publisher=Mod.nic.in |accessdate=2012-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207204312/http://mod.nic.in/samachar/dec15-02/html/ch10.htm |archive-date=7 February 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and parachutes for the space capsule of [[Space Capsule Recovery Experiment|Re-entry experiment SRE-1]] by [[ISRO]] .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2402/stories/20070209005312600.htm |title=Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, Agra, provided the parachutes |publisher=Frontlineonnet.com |date=2007-02-09 |accessdate=2012-01-28}}</ref> Akashdeep, a 2000 cu. m aerostat, was successfully test-flown with actual and dummy payloads. 

ADRDE developed the Controlled Aerial Delivery System to deliver payloads through [[Parachute#Ram-air|ram-air parachutes]] at designated coordinates via an on-board electronics unit. This accomplishment is considered one of the unit's major achievements.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071210070622/http://www.drdo.org/labs/aero/index.shtml DIRECTORATE OF AERONAUTICS]
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