Dr. Jaiteerth R. Joshi assumes charge as new DG (BrahMos), DRDO and CEO & MD of BrahMos Aerospace

NEW DELHI:  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 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 national level through collaborative research involving academia, industry and R&D institutions providing thrust to 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).

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