Ankathi Raju is elected as a head of DRDL Hyderabad

Distinguished Scientist Ankathi Raju has been appointed as Director, Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad and assumed charge as Director of the Indian missile development laboratory.

Raju received a BE in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University College of Engineering, Hyderabad and M.Tech. in Aeronautical Engineering (Propulsion) from IIT



Bombay.

Over the last three decades, Raju significantly contributed to successful demonstration of solid fuel ducted ramjet propulsion system, design & development of liquid propulsion systems for missiles include Prithvi, Agni, PAD, PDV, Mission Shakti (ASAT), reaction control systems, interceptors of Air Defence and design and development of Axial flow compressors, a press release said.