The Tandur Test Range is an outdoor trial field being built by the Indian
Defence Research and Development Organisation
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is an agency under the Department of Defence Research and Development in the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India, charged with the military's research and development, head ...
(DRDO) for the development of electronic warfare systems.
Location
It is spread over an area of 8000 acres of land. It is located in the
Tandur district of
Telangana
Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...
, 135 km away from
Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...
.
Operational date
The project is being set up with a planned investment of Rs 500 Crores. As of 2010 it was expected to be operational in 2013 and will test communication
electronic warfare systems.
See also
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Pashan Test Range Pashan Test Range is an out-door testing and evaluating facility of Armament Research and Development Establishment for armament stores.
It is located in outskirt of Pune
Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona ...
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Ramgarh Test Range
Ramgarh Test Range is an out-door testing and evaluating facility of Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL).
It is spread over an area of 5500 acre of land and is located at village Ramgarh, District Panchkula, Haryana, 22 km away fr ...
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Chitradurga Aeronautical Test Range Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga is an out-door testing and evaluation facility set up by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) exclusively for unmanned and manned aircraft. The ATR is under the command of the Aeronautic ...
References
Ministry of Defence (India)
Defence Research and Development Organisation
Military installations of India
Weapons test sites
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