Things to know about J Manjula, the first woman chief of DRDO

New Delhi, Sept 10: Manjula has made us all proud being the first woman to lead DRDO. A chief now, she has always been an achiever throughout her life-as a student and a scientist.

Here are certain things about her that are lesser known to the public:

• She was heading the Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE) since July 2014 and was again the first woman to head DARE
• She was awarded the India Today Woman in Science in 2014.
• She was part of the Integrated Electronic Warfare cluster of DRDO's Defence Electronics Research Laboratory, (DLRL) Hyderabad for 26 years
• An alumnus of Osmania University, she is also a practising Electronics and Communications engineer
• She joined DRDO in 1987
• A specialist in ESM and ECM systems, which are configuration of Communication and Radar, Manjula has also been accorded DRDO's Scientist of the Year 2011' and 'Performance Excellence' awards.
• The Army, Navy and the Air Force are using fast signal acquisition receivers, high power RF systems, responsive jammers and controller softwares, all of which have been designed by her.