Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC)

1 · [milestone] Issued Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) for LCA Tejas in January 2011; Final Operational Clearance (FOC) in February 2019
2 · [milestone] Certified Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv for international procurement (Ecuador); cleared bio-jet fuel for AN-32
3 · [milestone] Issued provisional clearance to MIDHANI for indigenously developed superalloys in AL-31FP engines (January 2024)
4 · [milestone] Established in 1995 to consolidate fragmented certification activities; regulatory function traces back to 1958 Resident Technical Office
5 · [milestone] Rolled out e-Certification Portal in 2025-2026 to digitise end-to-end airworthiness certification lifecycle
6 · [contract] Operates Design Organisation Approval Scheme (DOAS) to accredit firms for Military Type Certificate applications; 30+ DOs registered
7 · [funding] Signed MoU with ASTM International (December 2022) to advance airworthiness and certification of additive manufacturing parts