Aeronautical Development Agency

{{Short description|Indian governmental aircraft design agency}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}

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| formed = {{Start date and age|1984}}

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| headquarters = Vimanapura, Dodda Nekkundi, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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| minister1_name = Rajnath Singh

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| minister2_name = Samir Kamat, Chairman DRDO and ex officio Secretary, Dept of Defence Research and Development

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| chief1_name = Jitendra Jaisingh Jadav{{Cite web |last=Deshpande |first=Smruti |date=2024-09-13 |title=Man behind Tejas milestone, Jitendra Jadhav takes over as chief of aeronautical development body |url=https://theprint.in/defence/man-behind-tejas-milestone-jitendra-jadhav-takes-over-as-chief-of-aeronautical-development-body/2265852/?amp |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}

| chief1_position = Director General – ADA (since 11 September 2024)

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The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), under the Department of Defence Research and Development (DR&D) of India's Ministry of Defence, was established in Bangalore in 1984 to oversee the development of the India's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme.{{Cite web |date=22 February 2023 |title=BEL inks MoU with ADA for advanced medium combat aircraft programme |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/bel-inks-mou-with-ada-for-advanced-medium-combat-aircraft-programme-123022200217_1.html |access-date=7 February 2025 |website=Business Standard}} It has developed the Tejas and is developing the Tejas Mk 2, TEDBF and AMCA.