The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Asteria Aerospace: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDrones
Overview
Indian drone company developing enterprise and defense UAVs. Founded by Neel Mehta and Nihar Vartak (Purdue University alumni). Full-stack drone manufacturer with AT15 and other platforms for surveillance and industrial applications.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Co-founders
HQ
Founded
Products
Full-stack
FICCI role
Incidents
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (1)
- Neel Mehta Co-founder & Directorreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Neel Mehtacofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Asteria Aerospace.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Asteria Aerospace in third-party press
Karnataka fast-tracks drone testing facility near Bengaluru, eyes leadership in India's drone economy - YourStory.com
Top Defense Robotics Companies in India to Watch in 2026 - Analytics Insight
Top 30 Indian robotics companies: Competition, foreign and domestic - Robotics & Automation News
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- acquired
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Asteria Aerospace.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Asteria Aerospace from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Karnataka fast-tracks drone testing facility near Bengaluru, eyes leadership in India's drone economy - YourStory.com
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Top Defense Robotics Companies in India to Watch in 2026 - Analytics Insight
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Top 30 Indian robotics companies: Competition, foreign and domestic - Robotics & Automation News
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How Operation Sindoor Showed the World India’s Drone Power - The CSR Journal
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India’s defence drone industry surges to forefront amid Operation Sindoor response - Moneycontrol.com
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Top Indian Robotics Companies in 2025 - Analytics Insight
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Asteria Aerospace and Beyond: Rajat Khare’s Contributions to India’s AI and Robotics Ecosystem - Vocal
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20 Top Drone Companies in India - Built In
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5 Companies pioneering India’s defence technology evolution - Manufacturing Today India
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RIL made $3 billion acquisitions in three years to boost offerings - livemint.com
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/asteria-aerospace.md
- RSS feed: /companies/asteria-aerospace/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/b5d1a90d-45ca-4c74-aa33-34e0034d70b7
- Revision history: /companies/asteria-aerospace/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
Video
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The first Static Fire of Asteria Aerospace's APHAC Pod. This is a boilerplate model to be improved on in the future. Note that failure was expected to some exte
PM Narendra Modi flies Bengaluru-based drone startup, Asteria Aerospace Limited, surveillance drone during the Drone Mahotsav 2022 #CNBCTV18 #DFI2022 #PMModi
The A200-XT is a versatile drone with payloads that can be quickly swapped between a high-resolution high-zoom day camera, and a night-time thermal camera. With
#shorts #gps #dgca #aerospace #drone #dronevideo #dronevideos #technology #tech #dronetechnology #dronephotography #droneview #dronefootage A200 - India's F
Reality vs attention
Asteria Aerospace draws attention at the 48th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 17, 2026