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Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), DRDO

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Filed · aeronautical-development-establishment-ade-drdo · Last verified 2026-07-15
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03
Capabilities attempted
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5 builders
A·01
Fly-by-wire flight control system
Demonstrated hardware
↳ blocks 3 products
2 builders
A·02
Quadruplex redundant flight control computer hardware
Demonstrated hardware
↳ blocks 2 products
3 builders
A·03
Turboprop engine
Emerging hardware

Evidence

independently corroborable, distinct from claims
1 · [milestone] Digital Fly by Wire Flight Control Computer (DFCC) delivered for Tejas Mk1A in April 2024 featuring quadruplex PowerPC-based CPU, DO-178C level-A certified software
2 · [milestone] Tejas LCA Mk1 achieved Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) with quadruplex digital fly-by-wire system featuring fail-op-fail-op-fail-safe capability
3 · [certification] DFCC underwent rigorous certification testing including over 50 hours of pilot testing on Iron Bird test rig before flight clearance

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