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Dr. Jaiteerth R. Joshi

Dr Jaiteerth R. Joshi Dr. Jaiteerth R. Joshi, Outstanding Scientist, has assumed charge as the new Director General (DG) of BrahMos, DRDO and CEO & MD of BrahMos Aerospace from 1st Dec 2024.

Dr. Joshi has a unique distinction of rendering leadership in design, development, strategic planning & production of tactical missile systems of the country. He led various initiatives in the Joint development of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile.

As Programme Director, LRSAM, Dr. Joshi has extensively contributed towards design, development and induction of indigenous missile programme and as Project Director he has successfully bolstered the defence capabilities of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier with LRSAM Missiles.

His sustained R&D contributions and technology leadership over the last three decades has been transformative for making India self-reliant in advanced missile systems and technologies.

His contributions strengthened the Defence R&D at the national level through collaborative research involving academia, industry and R&D institutions providing thrust to the defence manufacturing capabilities. As AICTE-INAE Distinguished Visiting Professor, Dr. Joshi has significantly contributed in skill development of engineering students to harness their potential.

Dr. Joshi is President-Elect, ISNT and as Chairman, Indian Society for Non-destructive Testing (ISNT), he has trained and certified large number of candidates in Level-I and Level-II of Radiography, Ultrasonic, Magnetic Particle & Penetrant Testing and trained Welding professionals as a part of his Chairmanship of Indian Institute of Welding (IIW).

For his distinguished contributions towards Defence R&D, he has been conferred with many awards and honours from various organisations and professional bodies including Distinguished NDT'ian of the decade by ISNT, National Technology Day Award by DRDO, IIM SAIL Gold Medal by IIM, Scientist of the Year Award by DRDO, Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Award by Institute of Engineers, Manager of the Year Award by HMA, Dr. N. Kondal Rao Memorial Award by ISNT, Distinguished Alumnus Award (DAA) of National Institute of Technology, Warangal.

He is a Fellow of Indian National Academy Engineering (FNAE), Telangana Academy of Sciences (TAS), Indian Society for Non-destructive Testing (ISNT), Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), Institution of Engineers India (IEI), Indian Society for Mechanical Engineers (ISME) and Indian Institution of Production Engineers (IIPE).

He has published several research papers in leading journals and delivered keynote addresses and guest lectures in many conferences & academic institutions.

  • "Time has come for BrahMos Aerospace to work on Mark-II version of BRAHMOS so that we will still be the market leader in hypersonic cruise missiles." - Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

  • "The traditional partnership between India & Russia has been tested by the time and time and it is the most important stabilizing factor, not only for the asian region, but for the whole world" - Vladimir Putin

  • "Make in India' should not be limited to production & manufacturing only, it should also involve generation of engineering knowledge in the country." - Mr. Sudhir Kumar Mishra

  • "BrahMos is not only a successful Joint Venture but also a model for cooperation which has immense political value for our two countries" - Mr. Dmitry Rogozin

  • "BrahMos JV is a unique venture which has given substantial guidelines in defence design inputs, engineering inputs, production related culture and ultimately in pushing the technology base forward" - Dr. V G Sekaran

  • "BrahMos JV is most suitable model, which has withstood the test of time and is recommended to be followed for realization of all high end products with our country." - Dr. V K Saraswat

  • "BrahMos is the most successful missile company of the nation and it is this unique blend of young and experienced team members motivated with innovation and utmost dedication that has contibuted to the success of the missile system" - Dr. Avinash Chander