CategoryDrones
Overview
Chennai-based Indian drone technology company designing, manufacturing, and deploying UAVs for agriculture, defense, surveillance, mapping, and industrial Inspection. Founded in 2015 by Agnishwar Jayaprakash. DGCA-certified for both drone manufacturing and pilot training — first Indian company to achieve both. 100+ government agencies and 500+ private clients. MS Dhoni is investor and brand ambassador.
Reality check
Agri Kisan Drone (company-claimed)
Crop-spraying drone with flow sensors and RGB camera.
Safety (company-claimed)
Terrain following, obstacle detection and controlled spray flow.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Founded
Funding (reported, Apr 2025)
Investorssee investors →
Data & sources
Web sources
4
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Models (1)
View all models →Garuda Aerospace on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 1 region, newest verified Jan 2022. Explore where Garuda Aerospace's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Garuda Aerospace deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Agnishwar Jayaprakash Founder and CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
Safety record
No incidents on record for Garuda Aerospace.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Garuda Aerospace2 deployments
Recent coverage
Garuda Aerospace in third-party press
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Skydio6 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
Mentioned on (2)
Registry pages whose text names Garuda Aerospace.
Deployments (1)
People (1)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $5.0M
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Series A2023-02-15
$5M(reported)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Garuda Aerospace’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2023-02-15Series A raising $5000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2022
Kisan Drone at India
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedSep 15, 2021
Kisan Drone at Uttar Pradesh, India
Sources (4)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Garuda Aerospace.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Skydio6 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Garuda Aerospace from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
ADG ADB, Visits Garuda Aerospace’s Indigenous Defence Drone Manufacturing Facility
IPO-bound Garuda Aerospace, one of India’s leading drone technology companies, hosted Additional Director General (ADG), Army Design Bureau (ADB), Major General Gopal Kapoor, Ati…
Garuda Aerospace Partners with Timed Automation to Advance Autonomous Drone Technology
IPO-bound drone technology company Garuda Aerospace Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Timed Automation Solutions (TAS), Australia, a provider of…
Garuda Aerospace Partners with Goa ITDC for Women Drone Skilling
IPO-bound drone technology company Garuda Aerospace, along with the Goa Information Technology Development Corporation (GITDC) and the Department of Information Technology,…
Garuda Aerospace, Micron Instruments join forces to expand indigenous defence drone capabilities
Garuda, Extensee Partner for Flexrotor UAVs
Garuda Aerospace partners with France-based Extensee SAS for global Airbus Flexrotor deployment
Garuda Aerospace signs MoU with Extensee SAS to deploy Flexrotor UAVs
How Garuda Aerospace Is Expanding Its Global Drone Footprint
Garuda Aerospace Pre-Files DRHP with SEBI, Plans ₹750 Cr IPO
Northrop Grumman offers details of YFQ-48A Talon Blue
Garuda Partners with REIL to Expand Drone Training Footprint
Garuda Aerospace expands fleet with Airbus Flexrotor drones
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/garuda-aerospace.md
- RSS feed: /companies/garuda-aerospace/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/eded27ec-2925-4cb1-864a-95572b967199
- Revision history: /companies/garuda-aerospace/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Skydio6 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
Video
Step inside the manufacturing ecosystem of Garuda Aerospace, where drones are engineered for real-world performance. From design and aerodynamics to component i
Garuda Aerospace at DEFEXPO 2022 Music: Sam Bahadur Indian Army marching tune, public license by Army HQ
Garuda Aerospace leads the charge in revolutionizing drone technology for India’s holistic progress. With AI-powered aerial intelligence, we deliver cutting-edg
Sneak Peek: Inside the Drone Training Sessions at Garuda Aerospace Take an exclusive look into the rigorous and innovative training sessions at Garuda Aerospa
In this special conversation, Agnishwar Jayaprakash, the co-founder of Garuda Aerospace, shares the inspiring journey of building one of India's most innovative
Garuda Aerospace is emerging as one of the world’s most valuable drone companies — built in India, for India, and now the world. From humble beginnings in 2020
@lifeofsoldiers #GarudaAerospace showcases its cutting-edge drone technology, revolutionising the aerospace and defence sectors. From surveillance and precisio
#BBC #BBCLIVE #wildlife #dronesaregood #beinggarudian #GarudaAerospace #DaaS Garuda's perfect solution to the never-ending man-elephant conflict and for protec
Garuda Aerospace achieves the No. 1 spot in Deloitte India's Fast 5 category, part of the prestigious Technology Fast 50 India 2024! 🚀 This recognition fuels o
India’s drone industry is booming, but there's a critical skill gap. Garuda Aerospace is addressing this challenge with its comprehensive RPTO training programs
Drone technology is quietly reshaping how industries operate. From helping farmers monitor crops and spray efficiently, to enabling infrastructure teams to trac
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Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Garuda Aerospace draws attention at the 68th percentile but verifies reality at the 33rd percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +34.8, 21st widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 45 months ago.
Signal flags
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: Nov 7, 2026