Nuthi Srinivas Rao, an ‘Outstanding Scientist’, has assumed charge as the director of Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL), DRDO. He has taken over from K. Maheswara Reddy, ‘distinguished scientist’ who superannuated on March 31.
DLRL is a premier lab in the field of electronics warfare systems and has delivered integrated systems to the tri-services over the past six decades. Mr. Rao graduated in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from IETE, New Delhi, in 1986 and obtained M.Tech in digital systems and computer electronics from JNTU-Hyderabad in 2001. He joined DRDO, Pune, in October 1986 and subsequently joined DLRL in 1987.
He has made significant contributions and spearheaded the design, development, productionisation and successful installation of diversified state-of-the-art electronic warfare systems onboard platforms for the Indian Navy, said a press release on Monday.
