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.
successful projects include Lakshya (an aerial target), Nishant (a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle), Ghatak, Nirbhay (a subsonic cruise missile), flight simulators (for LCA, Ajit, Kiran, and Mig-21) and avionics packages for Tejas-LCA (display and FCC).
It earlier worked on Sparrow (mini-uav) and Ulka (aerial target).
Shri Y Dilip, Outstanding Scientist is Director of Aeronautical Development Establishment since 1 January 2022.