Haryana-based IG Drones develops superior surveillance, agriculture, and defence applied sciences, specializing in enhancing adaptability and operational precision.
Based in 2018 by Om Prakash and Bodhisattwa Sanghapriya, IG Drones is a drone growth firm specialising in defence, industrial, agricultural, and skilling functions.
Within the industrial sector, the IG Drones Jaga facilitates surveillance and mapping with excessive precision. For agriculture, the IG Drones Kisan offers environment friendly options to guide farming practices by spraying pesticides and fertilisers. In defence, the Delta 400, a hand-launched fixed-wing drone requiring a runway for touchdown, is fitted to prolonged flight missions. The Skyhawk VTOL, able to vertical take-off and touchdown, operates successfully in difficult terrains, making it appropriate for crucial defence functions. These drones handle particular sectoral wants, enhancing each effectivity and flexibility.
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“Past drones, we provide anti-drone methods to counter rising threats. These embody handheld anti-drone weapons and glued installations outfitted for 3D perimeter scans, guaranteeing space safety. Our methods additionally handle non-drone threats, equivalent to road-based dangers, offering complete safety options,” explains Sambit Prasad Parida, Co-founder and CTO of IG Drones.
Sambit additional elaborates on the corporate identify IG Drones, which is derived from its dad or mum organisation, InventGrid India Non-public Restricted. The ‘I’ represents ‘Invent’ whereas the ‘G’ signifies ‘Grid’ reflecting the corporate’s foundational rules.
Headquartered in Noida, IG Drones operates by way of 5 regional places of work strategically situated throughout India. The corporate’s management staff contains founders Bodhisattwa and Om Prakash and co-founders Sambit Prasad Parida, Shuvam Sprint, and Ashish Kumar Jena. With over 150 staff, IG Drones manages various operations specializing in innovation and development.
The corporate manufactures airframes, motors, and avionics elements from its services in Rajkot and Baroda. It operates an in-house lab for composite manufacturing, utilizing chambering machines and structure course of instruments. Motor manufacturing includes winding copper round poles with precision winding machines. Whereas electronics manufacturing is outsourced, the corporate designs elements, sources elements externally, and completes meeting utilizing pick-and-place machines. Every of its 5 manufacturing traces can produce 5 models per week.
IG Drones holds design patents and has pioneered numerous functions and subcomponent applied sciences. These embody superior holding mechanisms, optimised element placement, and patented propeller designs that minimise noise at particular altitudes. Its drones additionally characteristic sensors like thermal and near-infrared cameras for wind blade inspections, enabling the detection of hidden injury. Moreover, specialised elements facilitate contact testing for detailed evaluation. IG Drones has additionally developed India’s first 5G-enabled drone and an indigenously designed simulator.
The corporate’s income mannequin contains drone gross sales, Drones as a Service, and Software program as a Service. Beneath the Drones as a Service mannequin, clients buy drones and entry supplementary companies to maximise operational worth.
IG Drones is growing its analysis and growth efforts to help the military, specializing in medium- and high-altitude drones to cut back reliance on overseas companions. The corporate can be exploring unmanned floor automobiles with underwater capabilities to enhance its aerial methods, addressing a broader spectrum of operational necessities.
