Question: CVRDE (Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment) is a DRDO laboratory based at which of the following place?
a) Mumbai
b) Kolkata
c) Chennai
d) Ahemdabad
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:-
- On 10th January 2021; the handing over ceremony of Retractable Landing Gear Systems for Tapas and SWiFT UAVs took place at CVRDE Chennai.
- On this occasion 18 types of filters also handed over to concerned authority, for P-75 Submarine.
- CVRDE (Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment) is a DRDO laboratory based at Chennai Tamil Nadu
- CVRDE has indigenously designed and developed Three Ton Retractable Landing Gear (RLG) Systems for Tapas UAV.
- The design, development and testing of this gear system is carried out in co-ordination with CEMILAC (Center for Military Airworthiness & Certification) and DGAQA (Directorate General of aeronautical Quality Assurance) for certification.
- The tricycle nose wheel type multidisciplinary, hydro-electro-mechanical system is now being manufactured by an Industry at Coimbatore.
- First set of Retractable Landing Gear system developed by industry was handed over by Director CVRDE, Chennai to the Director, ADE Bengaluru.
By – Rajesh Tripathi
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https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1687456