Ankathi Raju

• 03 Nov 2025

On 2nd November 2025, Eminent Scientist Ankathi Raju assumed charge as the Director of Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad — the premier Indian missile development laboratory under DRDO.

• Ankathi Raju holds a BE in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University College of Engineering, Hyderabad, and an M.Tech. in Aeronautical Engineering (Propulsion) from IIT Bombay.
• Over his three-decade-long career, he has made pivotal contributions to India’s missile and propulsion system development programs.
• Raju played a key role in the successful demonstration of the Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) propulsion system, a technology vital for long-range air-to-air missiles.