# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/v-k-aatre
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:32:28.537Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/v-k-aatre"
name: "V. K. Aatre"
slug: "v-k-aatre"
description: "Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre is an Indian scientist and former head of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India's premier defence research and development organization. In that capacity, he also served as the Scientific Advisor to the Minister of Defence. He is a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan award."
tagline: "Indian Scientist and former head of the Defence Research and Development Organisation, India's premier Defence R&D Organization"
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gender: "male"
birthDate: "1939"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump