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The project was set up with an investment of Rs 1300 Crores.
The project was set up with an investment of Rs 1300 Crores.


ATR, Chitradurga has a Range Control Centre (RCC) with air traffic display system. It is equipped with a mission video distribution and display system. It has a Radar Centre which houses primary and secondary surveillance radars. It has two hangars which houses unmanned aerial vehicles Rustom-1 and Rustom-2. The runway is currently 2.2 km long with the capacity to host take off and landing from any end.<ref>{{Cite web|last=M|first=Anantha Krishnan|date=2017-05-28|title=Over to Challakere: Glimpse of DRDO's Aeronautical Test Range|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/photostories/news/over-to-challakere-glimpse-of-drdo-s-aeronautical-test-range-1.1971882|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-18|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref>
ATR, Chitradurga has a Range Control Centre (RCC) with air traffic display system. It is equipped with a mission video distribution and display system. It has a Radar Centre which houses primary and secondary surveillance radars. It has two hangars which houses unmanned aerial vehicles Rustom-1 and Rustom-2. The runway is currently 2.2&nbsp;km long with the capacity to host take off and landing from any end.<ref>{{Cite web|last=M|first=Anantha Krishnan|date=2017-05-28|title=Over to Challakere: Glimpse of DRDO's Aeronautical Test Range|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/photostories/news/over-to-challakere-glimpse-of-drdo-s-aeronautical-test-range-1.1971882|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-18|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref>


The project envisages a runway beside other tracking and control equipments and a rail link to the facility have also been planned.
The project envisages a runway beside other tracking and control equipments and a rail link to the facility have also been planned.
In 2021, ADE planned to expand the runway from 2.2 km to 3 km and setup a high-power computing facility.<ref name=":0" />
In 2021, ADE planned to expand the runway from 2.2&nbsp;km to 3&nbsp;km and setup a high-power computing facility.<ref name=":0" />


Challakere ATR is intended to conduct the trials of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), air-to-ground weapons, parachutes and aerostats.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Subramanian|first=T. S.|date=2010-08-09|title=Test range in Chitradurga coming up|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Test-range-in-Chitradurga-coming-up/article16124750.ece|access-date=2021-03-24|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> It has been planned not to utilize Challakere ATR for test flight of ballistic missiles.
Challakere ATR is intended to conduct the trials of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), air-to-ground weapons, parachutes and aerostats.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Subramanian|first=T. S.|date=2010-08-09|title=Test range in Chitradurga coming up|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Test-range-in-Chitradurga-coming-up/article16124750.ece|access-date=2021-03-24|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> It has been planned not to utilize Challakere ATR for test flight of ballistic missiles.

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Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga is an out-door testing and evaluation facility set up by DRDO exclusively for unmanned and manned aircraft. The ATR is under the command of the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE).[1][2]

ATR, Chitradurga is located at Varavoo Kaval in Challakere Taluk of Chitradurga district on a 4,290 acre plot.[3][4] The land was bought by Ministry of Defence from the state government for Rs.12 crore (Rs.120 million) in a deal negotiated in 2008.[5] The project was set up with an investment of Rs 1300 Crores.

ATR, Chitradurga has a Range Control Centre (RCC) with air traffic display system. It is equipped with a mission video distribution and display system. It has a Radar Centre which houses primary and secondary surveillance radars. It has two hangars which houses unmanned aerial vehicles Rustom-1 and Rustom-2. The runway is currently 2.2 km long with the capacity to host take off and landing from any end.[6]

The project envisages a runway beside other tracking and control equipments and a rail link to the facility have also been planned. In 2021, ADE planned to expand the runway from 2.2 km to 3 km and setup a high-power computing facility.[1]

Challakere ATR is intended to conduct the trials of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), air-to-ground weapons, parachutes and aerostats.[7] It has been planned not to utilize Challakere ATR for test flight of ballistic missiles.

The Challakere ATR was partially activated on 15 December 2010.[8] The facility was formally inaugurated by Union Defence and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 28 May 2017.[9][10][11]

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ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 M, Anantha Krishnan (2021-01-11). "DRDO lab preps for tests of upgraded cruise missile, UAV". The Week. Retrieved 2021-03-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Historical Background | Defence Research and Development Organisation - DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Government of India". www.drdo.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  3. ↑ "DRDO to set up test range for UAV at Challakere in K'taka". OneIndia. 2008-11-01.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Karnataka allots 4,290 acres to DRDO project". The Hindu Business Line. 2011-02-27.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "DRDO to set up test range for UAV at Challakere in K'taka". November 2008.
  6. ↑ M, Anantha Krishnan (2017-05-28). "Over to Challakere: Glimpse of DRDO's Aeronautical Test Range". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2021-03-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ Subramanian, T. S. (2010-08-09). "Test range in Chitradurga coming up". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  8. ↑ "New DRDO test range becomes operational". The Hindu Business Line. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2021-03-24.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ Peermohamed, Alnoor (28 May 2017). "Jaitley inaugurates new aeronautical test range in Karnataka's Challakere". Business Standard India. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  10. ↑ Urs, Anil (28 May 2017). "Defence Minister inaugurates DRDO's Aeronautical Test Range in Karnataka". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "Defence Minister inaugurates Rs 1,300 crore Aeronautical Test Range in Karnataka". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
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