The Economic Times

He helped create India's first Made-in-India supersonic missile system: Meet Padma Shri awardee Dr Chandramouli Gaddamanugu, who started with two-member team in 1983 and went on to build Akash, that later starred in Op Sindoor

Dr Chandramouli Gaddamanugu was a key figure behind Akash, Indias first indigenous supersonic surface-to-air missile system. Over more than three decades at DRDO, he worked across design, testing, integration and production, helping take the programme from a small research effort to active service with the Indian Army and Air Force.