Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC), began as the Engineering Department of Hindustan Aircraft Limited during 1948-49 and has grown into a full-fledged R&D Centre ARDC has designed several aircraft ranging from basic piston Trainers namely HT-2, Pushpak to the frontline combat aircraft like Marut , LCA .

The Combat Air Teaming System (CATS) is an automated-operated unmanned drone in the design phase