Jitendra Jadhav has been appointed as the Director General of Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Government of India. He has also been given the additional charge of the post of programme director of the fighter aircraft division. Jadhav has made a significant contribution to the development of fighter aircraft. He played a key role in the production of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Mk-1 and was the architect of the project. Jadhav, a scientist, has now been given more important responsibilities by the Indian government.
The appointment of Jitendra Jadhav as the Director General of the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) is expected to speed up the work of meeting the demand of the Indian Air Force and supplying aircraft to them on time. The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) is an ambitious project of the Indian Air Force. ADA is headquartered in Bengaluru and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is the lead partner of ADA.
ADA is an autonomous organisation established in 1984 by the Ministry of Defence. It was created to develop and produce light-weight fighter aircraft. After the development of Tejas fighter aircraft, ADA is now developing a new design, more lethal Tejas Mk-2 fighter aircraft. Equipped with modern radar systems and electronic warfare systems, Tejas is capable of carrying six-and-a-half tonnes of warheads. With an air-fueling system, it can reach a range of up to three thousand kilometers.
Jadhav, who assumed office on September 11, will be tasked with expediting the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) project and producing the Mk-2 fighter aircraft by the fourth quarter of 2025.
Who is Jitendra Singh?
Jitendra Jadhav was born on 19 December 1965. He graduated in Electronics from the University of Pune in 1987. According to the ADA statement, Jitendra Jadhav had joined the institute in 1999 as a scientist and engineer. Since then, he has made great contributions as a scientist. He has 37 years of experience in fighter aircraft manufacturing, civil transport aircraft manufacturing and pilot training. He has also developed technologies such as weapon installation, technical development, display computer and digital weapon management system on the Tejas fighter aircraft.