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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox Laboratory
|name           = Aeronautical Development Establishment 
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|established    = 1959
|city           = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]]
|research_field = [[Aeronautics]]
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|director       = Dr Venugopal S<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/when-mavs-will-be-the-eyes-and-ears/article3832623.ece | title=When MAVs will be the eyes and ears|date=29 August 2012 | location=Chennai, India|newspaper=The Hindu | first=Madhumathi | last=D. S. | accessdate=4 September 2018}}</ref>
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|operating_agency = [[DRDO]]
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|address        = New Thippasandra, <br>Bangalore–560 075
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'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drdo.org/labindex.shtml |title=DRDO Labs |accessdate=2008-02-08 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226023517/http://www.drdo.org/labindex.shtml |archivedate=2007-12-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Recent{{when?|date=November 2019}} successful projects include [[Lakshya PTA|Lakshya]] (an aerial target), [[DRDO Nishant|Nishant]] (a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle), [[Nirbhay]](a subsonic cruise missile), flight simulators for (LCA, Ajit, Kiran, Mig-21) and avionics packages for [[HAL Tejas|Tejas-LCA]] (display and FCC). It earlier worked on Sparrow (mini-uav) and Ulka (aerial target).

==History==
Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) was established in January 1959 at High Grounds, Bangalore.<ref name=ade>{{cite web|url=http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/labs/ADE/English/index.jsp?pg=HistoricalBG.jsp|title=Historical Background|access-date=29 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803023020/http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/labs/ADE/English/index.jsp?pg=HistoricalBG.jsp|archive-date=3 August 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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! style="background-color:#cccccc;" | ADE Directors<ref name=ade />
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*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
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==Technology divisions==
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*Aerodynamics Division <ref>{{cite web|url=http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/labs/ADE/English/index.jsp?pg=AreasWork.jsp|title=ADE : Areas of Work|accessdate=23 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019021948/http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/labs/ADE/English/index.jsp?pg=AreasWork.jsp|archive-date=19 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*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==
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==External links==
{{DRDO Laboratories}}

[[Category:Defence Research and Development Organisation laboratories]]
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[[Category:Research institutes established in 1959]]