CSIR - National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL)

National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), is Indias first & largest aerospace research firm. It was established by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Delhi in 1959. The firm closely operates with HAL, DRDO, and ISRO and has the prime responsibility of developing civilian aircraft in India. It concentration on research in advanced topics in aerospace and related disciplines. Established - 1 June 1959 Field of research - Aerospace President- Prime minister of India Director - Jitendra J Jadhav Location - Bangalore, India Operating agency -CSIR Based in Bengaluru, India, NAL employs a staff of about 2500 of which 350 are full-time R&D professionals.[citation needed] NAL is equipped with the Nilakantan Wind tunnel Centre and a computerized fatigue test facility. NAL also has facilities for the investigation of failures and accidents in the domain of aerospace engineering. History On 1 June 1959, the National Aeronautical Research Laboratory (NARL) was set up...