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What is the News?
The Defence Minister inaugurated a seven-storeyed Flight Control System (FCS) Integration facility.
What is the Flight Control System (FCS) Integration facility?
Developed by: DRDO with the help of M/s Larsen & Toubro (L&T).
Located at: Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Bengaluru, Karnataka
Purpose: FCS facility will support Research & Development(R&D) activities for developing Avionics for Fighter Aircraft and FCS for Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft being undertaken by ADE.
Significance of this development: So far, the FCS facilities were scattered across the city and now India will have all the facilities in a single location.
Moreover, this FCS complex has been constructed in a record 45 days, with in-house hybrid technology consisting of conventional, pre-engineered and precast methodology.
Source: This post is based on the article “Defence Minister inaugurates Flight Control System Integration complex” published in PIB on 21st Mar 2022.
