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Manohar Parrikar, the then Defence Minister of India, on 15 October 2015 renamed DRDO Missile Complex at Hyderabad into Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, after Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the former President of India also regarded as the Missile Man of India. [4] [3] [5]
The Integrated Test Range (ITR) is a missile testing facility composed of two complexes - Launch Complex-IV (LC-IV) located on Abdul Kalam Island and Launch Complex-III (LC-III) located at Chandipur. As of April 2024, DRDO is working to establish a missile test range at Junput area in West Bengal .
The missile is being developed at the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex in Hyderabad with other DRDO laboratories and industry partners. [ 24 ] [ 5 ] The Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (VRDE) assigned the responsibility for developing the dummy article to simulate load and force on the vehicle during trials to Sterling Techno ...
The lab is responsible for research and development of missile systems, guided weapons and advanced avionics for the Indian Armed Forces. [2] It was established by APJ Abdul Kalam in 1988. [3] It is currently headed by Anindya Biswas. He is the new Director of RCI Hyderabad with effect from July 1, 2023. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Kalam referred to the island as his "Theatre of Action". [14] [15] The first missile test conducted on Abdul Kalam Island was the successful test of the Prithvi missile on 30 November 1993. All three armed forces services chiefs witnessed the event. Dr. S.K. Salwan stated that "the entire Island was on fire after the strike, which had hit ...
This led to the birth of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme with Dr. Abdul Kalam, who had previously been the project director for the SLV-3 programme at ISRO, was inducted as the DRDL Director in 1983 to conceive and lead it. While the scientists proposed the development of each missile consecutively, the Defence Minister R ...
Reportedly, they will invest ₹ 3 to 4 billion (US$66 to 88 million) for setting up a much-needed hypersonic wind tunnel at Hyderabad's Missile Complex. [12] The advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) test facility was finally commissioned at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex on 20 December 2020. [13]
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex Houses following 3 laboratories: Advanced Systems Laboratory Research and development on motors, jet vanes and structures for launch vehicles and missiles Research Centre Imarat (Develops navigation and electromechanical actuation systems)