Dr Jitendra J Jadhav on Friday took over as Director of Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Programme Director (Combat Aircraft) Bengaluru. He replaced Dr Girish S Deodhare.
ADA is a department under the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO).
Before taking over as Director, ADA, Jadhav had served as Director of CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bengaluru. His term at CSIR-NAL ended on June 26. He is credited to have steered the revival of the SARAS project. He was also the project director of Light Combat Aircraft-Tejas and was instrumental in steering its Initial Operational Clearance in 2011.
