Garuda Aerospace
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| Industry | Drone |
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| Founders 👔 | Agnishwar Jayaprakash,[1][2] Rithika Mohan |
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Area served 🗺️ | India |
Key people | Agnishwar Jayaprakash (CEO)[1] |
| Products 📟 | Drone as a Service - DAAS[4] |
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Garuda Aerospace is a Chennai(India) based dual DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation, India) approved drone start-up company.[3][4] It was founded in 2015 by young entrepreneur Agnishwar Jayaprakash who is also an Asian gold medalist swimmer.[4][5]
Garuda Aerospace drone manufacturing facilities were inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2022.[6][3][7]
Former Indian Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the brand ambassador of Garuda Aerospace as well as its shareholder and Garuda Aerospace is also the official drone partner of IPL team Chennai Super Kings for 2023.[6][3]
Garuda Aerospace which is Make In India venture has also partnered with IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee, Swiggy, HAL, DRDO, Invest India, MIT Boston, Intel, Wipro to innovate new frontiers in technology.[6][8]
History
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) held a successful trial of delivering medicines and food to its employees through Garuda's drones.[9]
In 2021, Garuda Aerospace was roped by National Disaster Response Force for rescue operations after an avalanche in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand.[10][11]
At the Aero India 2023 show, Garuda Aerospace unveiled SURAJ, which is a solar-powered unmanned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aerial J-Glider.[12]
During COVID-19, Garuda aerospace provided their drone services to over 10 states across India, including Assam, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh.[13][14][15]
Union Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurated and launched the Drone Skilling Platform of Garuda Aerospace.[7]
World Humanitarian Drive (WHD), UK-based organisation awarded Global Humanitarian Award to Agnishwar Jayaprakash for Garuda's works in Global crisis of COVID-19.[14]
Garuda provided its drones for the support of Turkey Earthquake relief efforts.[16]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Drones Are Becoming The Indian Farmer's New Best Friend". Forbes India.
- ↑ "Garuda Aerospace to set up drone factory in Malaysia". The Indian Express. 25 June 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Bureau, The Hindu (23 March 2023). "Chennai Super Kings onboards drone tech startup Garuda Aerospace as official partner". The Hindu.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Correspondent, Special (26 February 2022). "Drone start-up Garuda Aerospace eyes to raise over $30 million". The Hindu.
- ↑ Bureau, The Hindu (13 February 2023). "Drone start-up Garuda Aerospace raises $22 million". The Hindu.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Chennai: Dhoni invests in drone startup Garuda Aerospace, to be its brand ambassador". The Indian Express. 7 June 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "India will become a hub of drone technology, Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Shri. Anurag Singh Thakur". pib.gov.in.
- ↑ Nandi, Debanjoli (1 July 2022). "A look at Garuda, the drone startup behind Swiggy's air-delivery plans". The Hindu.
- ↑ Chengappa, Sangeetha (6 May 2021). "ISRO tries out Garuda's drones to deliver medicines, vegetables to employees". www.thehindubusinessline.com.
- ↑ Correspondent, Special (10 February 2021). "Chennai-based drone maker roped in for Uttarakhand rescue operations". The Hindu.
- ↑ Suganth, M. "Chennai-based drone service helps NDRF in Uttarakhand relief work". The Times of India.
- ↑ Bureau, The Hindu (15 February 2023). "Garuda Aerospace unveils solar-powered drone SURAJ". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Indian firm manufactures drones to spray disinfectants and sanitize public spaces to contain spread of COVID-19". pib.gov.in.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "The aerial killer". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ "Indian drone company Garuda Aerospace looking forward to $1 billion valuation by end-2022". WION.
- ↑ "Garuda Aerospace drones to support Turkey earthquake relief efforts". Techcircle. 8 February 2023.
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