Aeronautical Development Agency- nodal agency for the design & development of LCA
Q. Which is the nodal agency for the design & development of LCA?- Published on 04 Jul 16a. DRDO
b. ADA
c. HAL
d. ISRO
ANSWER: ADA
- The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) of India's Ministry of Defence was established at Bangalore, in 1984 to oversee the development of the nation's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme.
- Currently, the organisation is involved in design and development of multiple versions of LCA, HAL AMCA and UCAV.
- LCA Tejas has been indigenously developed by ADA.
- HAL is the principal partner in LCA Programme with participation of DRDO & CSIR Laboratories, Public & Private sector industries and academic institutions.