<span style="color: #000000;">CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories in Bengaluru is the only government aerospace Research and development laboratory in the country’s civilian sector. CSIR-NAL is a high-technology oriented institution focusing on advanced disciplines in aerospace.<br />”<br />”CSIR-NAL has provided significant value added inputs to all the Indian national aerospace programmes. It has developed many critical technologies for the strategic sector and continues to support the mission-mode programmes of the country under Aatmanirbhar Yojana. Director of National Aerospace Laboratories Jitendra Jadhav spoke exclusively to AIR News on their initiatives to build civilian aircrafts within the country.<br />”<br />”CSIR-NAL’s mandate is to develop aerospace technologies with strong science content, design and build small, medium sized civil aircraft, and support all national aerospace programmes.</span><br />