Additional Director-General, Army Design Bureau, visits Garuda Aerospace’s defence drone manufacturing facility
Major General Gopal Kapoor of the Army Design Bureau visited Garuda Aerospace's Chennai facility to review indigenous drone manufacturing capabilities. The company is currently discussing initiatives to train 80,000 Agniveers in drone technology.
Why it matters
The visit underscores the strategic push for self-reliance in the Indian defence sector through public-private partnerships in drone technology.
IPO-bound Garuda Aerospace, one of the leading drone technology companies, hosted Major General Gopal Kapoor, Additional Director-General, Army Design Bureau, at its defence drone manufacturing facility in Chennai on Friday.
A press release said the Major General reviewed Garuda Aerospace’s indigenous capabilities and the company’s ongoing and upcoming projects supporting India’s defence and drone ecosystem. He commended its investments in manufacturing infrastructure and technology development.
Agnishwar Jayaprakash, Founder and CEO, Garuda Aerospace, said, “India’s journey towards defence self-reliance requires strong collaboration between industry, government, academia, and the armed forces.”
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