Garuda Aerospace

Garuda Aerospace is a drone manufacturer based in Chennai, India. The company provides drone-as-a-service offers across precision agriculture, industrial and enterprise operations, and consumer use. Its site says these services are meant to support data-driven decisions, more efficient operations and wider adoption of drone technology. The company also runs a remote pilot training organisation approved by the DGCA. Its site says the business supports wider adoption of drone technology across India.

Agricultural drones

• Crop monitoring: drone-enabled monitoring of crops and farm conditions.
• Precision spraying: targeted spraying that the site says can reduce labour, resource costs and crop loss.
• Farm intelligence: data-driven farm management to guide decisions. The site says this improves operational efficiency and supports scalable adoption.
• Smart Farmer programme: a route for people to become drone pilots or dealers.

Pilot training and entrepreneurship

The training programme combines classroom sessions, simulators and real flight practice to prepare people for drone careers. The company also describes a plug-and-play model that helps individuals start a business in the drone industry. The site presents the programme as a route to entrepreneurship as well as careers, with training meant to build certified, job-ready professionals.

Vision and safety focus

The company says it aims to make India the global drone hub and to position the country as a source of agri-drone innovation. It says its services draw on advanced drone technology, and it lists safety and security solutions alongside its agricultural applications. Its training arm, approved by the DGCA, sits alongside these services.

Key facts

• Based in: Chennai, India
• Products: Garuda drone products, Drone-as-a-Service
• Certifications: DGCA-approved remote pilot training organisation
• Markets: India, with agriculture, industrial, enterprise and consumer customers