+
DGCA Chief Inaugurates Garuda Aerospace Drone Battery Plant
DEFENSE

DGCA Chief Inaugurates Garuda Aerospace Drone Battery Plant

Shri Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Directorate General of Civil Aviation), recently inaugurated Garuda Aerospace’s new drone battery manufacturing facility in Chennai, marking a key milestone in India’s self-reliant drone ecosystem. The event followed the company’s recent defence drone facility launch and underscored closer collaboration between the regulator and the domestic drone industry.
During the visit, Shri Kidwai also inaugurated a new academic block at Garuda Aerospace’s DGCA-approved Remote Pilot Training Organisation, aimed at expanding training capacity and meeting rising demand for certified drone pilots across agriculture, infrastructure, defence, disaster management and logistics. The occasion also saw the unveiling of the ‘Garuda Bharat Drone Udaan Impact Book’, documenting the company’s journey, milestones and contribution to indigenous drone technology.
Garuda Aerospace highlighted that the new battery manufacturing facility and academic block together strengthen its end-to-end capabilities spanning manufacturing, training and deployment. The company stated that the expansion aligns with national initiatives supporting Make in India, indigenisation and the growth of India’s drone economy.
The development reinforces Garuda Aerospace’s focus on local manufacturing, regulatory compliance and ecosystem building, positioning the company to support the rapidly expanding adoption of drones across civilian and strategic applications in India.  

Shri Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Directorate General of Civil Aviation), recently inaugurated Garuda Aerospace’s new drone battery manufacturing facility in Chennai, marking a key milestone in India’s self-reliant drone ecosystem. The event followed the company’s recent defence drone facility launch and underscored closer collaboration between the regulator and the domestic drone industry.During the visit, Shri Kidwai also inaugurated a new academic block at Garuda Aerospace’s DGCA-approved Remote Pilot Training Organisation, aimed at expanding training capacity and meeting rising demand for certified drone pilots across agriculture, infrastructure, defence, disaster management and logistics. The occasion also saw the unveiling of the ‘Garuda Bharat Drone Udaan Impact Book’, documenting the company’s journey, milestones and contribution to indigenous drone technology.Garuda Aerospace highlighted that the new battery manufacturing facility and academic block together strengthen its end-to-end capabilities spanning manufacturing, training and deployment. The company stated that the expansion aligns with national initiatives supporting Make in India, indigenisation and the growth of India’s drone economy.The development reinforces Garuda Aerospace’s focus on local manufacturing, regulatory compliance and ecosystem building, positioning the company to support the rapidly expanding adoption of drones across civilian and strategic applications in India.  

Related Stories

Next Story
Infrastructure Transport

97 Per Cent Of Rongjeng-Mangsang-Adokgre Road Nears Completion

Deputy Chief Minister in-charge of public works Prestone Tynsong said in Shillong on 26 August that 97 per cent physical progress had been achieved on the ongoing Rongjeng-Mangsang-Adokgre road being constructed under the Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR). He noted the project was sanctioned in 2017 and that the stipulated time for completion had been 24 months from issue of the final work order. The deputy chief minister informed the assembly that the government had decided to include the remaining work under a World Bank project. In reply to a query from Rongjeng MLA Jim M Sangm..

Next Story
Infrastructure Transport

First TBM Starts Digging Five Point Three Kilometre Tunnel Under SGNP

The Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) Phase three (B) project has reached a key milestone as the first tunnel boring machine (TBM) began excavation of the first of two tunnels beneath the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). The machine, named Tulsi, started cutting a five point three kilometre bore that will link Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari in Goregaon East with Amar Nagar in Mulund West. Officials issued a statement noting the commencement of tunnelling work under the protected green belt. The twin tunnels are being constructed using mechanised tunnelling methods that aim to limit surface di..

Next Story
Infrastructure Transport

UP Approves Two Expressways And Rs 240 bn Infrastructure Push

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved a series of infrastructure and industrial investment proposals totalling Rs 240 billion (Rs 240 bn), including two major expressway projects, a manufacturing and logistics cluster in Sultanpur and incentives for 11 industrial projects across the state. The decisions, taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, underline the state government’s focus on expanding road connectivity around emerging industrial hubs while attracting manufacturing investment to districts beyond major urban centres. The approvals cover both greenfield expressway c..

Advertisement

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Get daily newsletters around different themes from Construction world.

STAY CONNECTED

Advertisement

SPECIAL OFFER
QR Code