§  MAV R & D, proposed Aero Society of India Meeting, Hyd 

Apr    1998

§  AR&DB Support for MAV

May   1998

§  Promotion of R&D in MAV by NDRF (Instn Of Engineers)

June   1999

§  MAV Workshop, (Anna Univ & NDRF), MIT-Chennai Target Set -AUW -  400 gms with Payload 40 gms

Aug   1999

§  Sarika 600 mm, 1500 gms – IISc

2001

§  Indian Ornithopter (K. Nandakumar)

2002-2003

§  National Perspective Report (12 Task Teams)
       Mini and Micro Air Vehicles  (NDRF & ADA)

Apr    2003

§  Mini Air Vehicles Proposal - ADE   Formation of SIGMA

2004

§  Decision to take up Micro Air Vehicles (MICAV) only

May   2005

§  Indo US-Workshop on MICAV at NAL

Jul      2005

§  National Perspective Report for MICAVs – (NDRF)

Feb     2007

§  NAL – ADE Project for 300 mm Fixed Wing MICAVs

Aug    2007

§  National Flying Competition MICAV-07 Agra - (AR&DB)

Oct     2007

§  National Research Initiative MICAVS – AR&DB Directive

Jan      2008

§  International Flying Competition-MAV 08, Agra

Mar    2008

§  Indo-US (AFRL), Workshop on MICAVs Indus 08

Nov    2008

§  Final Proposal for NP-MICAV (Submitted by ADE)          

Apr   2009

§  Presentations / Demos to DRDO, DST, CSIR, NDMA, AR&DB (Tech Com)

§  Presented to AR&DB  Apex Board

Nov    2009