The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has built a multi-storey building in just 45 days to test the flight control system at Aeronautical Development Establishment in Bengaluru. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is slated to inaugurate the building on Thursday ( March 17).
The seven-storey structure has a plinth area of 1.3 lakh square feet and it will be the headquarters for research and development facilities for the fifth-generation medium weight deep penetration fighter jet for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
‘The DRDO has completed the construction of a multi-storey infrastructure for flight control system at ADE Bengaluru with hybrid technology consisting of conventional, pre-engineered and precast methodology in record 45 days,’ said one of the officials.
DRDO has built a seven-storey building in record 45 days which would be used as the R&D facility for the indigenous development of fifth generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) in Bengaluru. The building would be inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today pic.twitter.com/70yM1rVMMP
— ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2022
The official further added that the complex will have facilities for developing avionics for fighter aircraft and flight control system (FCS) for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) project.
India has been working on the AMCA project to develop a fifth-generation medium fighter jet with advanced stealth features for the air force and the initial development cost of the project has been estimated at around Rs 15,000 crore.
Earlier in the week, the defence ministry said it has initiated the process of obtaining the approval for the design and prototype development of the AMCA from the prime minister-led Cabinet Committee on Security.
Regarding the information on the building,it has been constructed using composite construction technology in the ‘shortest time frame’ of just 45 days to provide the necessary infrastructure for the AMCA project.
“It is a unique record of completing a permanent seven-storey building with hybrid construction technology, that too in ready-to-move condition for the first time in the country,” the official involved in the project claimed had told PTI.
The building has been constructed using hybrid construction technology and the column and beam elements of the structural frame are built with steel plates, the columns are of hollow steel tubular section.
As per reports, the design check and technical support were provided by teams from IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee and its building features include air-conditioning, electrical, and fire protection systems as per the standard national building code.
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