The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies ideaForge Technology: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryDrones
Appears inMilitary & defense drones
Overview
ideaForge Technology is an Indian drone manufacturer producing UAVs for defense, homeland security, and industrial applications. India's first drone startup. Products include NETRA VTOL, Switch, and Q4i surveillance drones used by Indian military and paramilitary forces.
Reality check
Claim
India's largest drone manufacturer
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Robot
Stage
Scale
NSE
CEO & Co-Founder
Revenue jump
Missions
Defense contracts
Financial stage
Products
Customers
Milestone
NETRA primary product page
ideaForge official product provenance
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company ideaForge Technology has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Lynx-Lawrence & Mayo1× joint
- 2NVIDIA1× joint1112 total
Most recent
ideaForge Technology on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jan 2021. Explore where ideaForge Technology's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full ideaForge Technology deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Ankit Mehta CEO & Co-Founderreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Ankit Mehtacofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for ideaForge Technology.
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)
- ideaForge Technology1 deployment
Recent coverage
ideaForge Technology in third-party press
AIT, ideaForge sign letter of intent for drone joint venture - Investing.com
American Industrial Technologies and ideaForge Sign Letter of Intent to Form Strategic Joint Venture to Accelerate Next-Generation Drone, AI, and Secure Mobility Solutions - Yahoo Finance
American Industrial Technologies and ideaForge Explore Joint Venture for Drone and AI Solutions - citybiz
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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.
Partnerships
2 total · 2 just announced
Every company ideaForge Technology has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1Lynx-Lawrence & Mayo1× joint
- 2NVIDIA1× joint1112 total
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—just announced
- ideaForge x Lynx Lawrence & Mayo (UAV Distribution)withLynx-Lawrence & Mayodistribution—just announced
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 15, 2021
SWITCH V2 at Eastern Ladakh, India
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-29
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for ideaForge Technology.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning ideaForge Technology from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
AIT, ideaForge sign letter of intent for drone joint venture - Investing.com
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American Industrial Technologies and ideaForge Sign Letter of Intent to Form Strategic Joint Venture to Accelerate Next-Generation Drone, AI, and Secure Mobility Solutions - Yahoo Finance
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American Industrial Technologies and ideaForge Explore Joint Venture for Drone and AI Solutions - citybiz
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ideaForge, DMP Deal Focuses On Edge AI Drone Solutions - SMEStreet
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ideaForge Signs MoU with DMP for AI Drones - Electronics For You BUSINESS
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ideaForge inks pact with Japan's DMP to develop next-gen AI-powered drones - ETEnterpriseai.com
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ideaForge Partners DMP to Develop Next-Gen AI-Powered Drones - CEO Insights Asia
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ideaForge Accelerating Global Deployment of Di1-powered AI Drones
ideaForge Technology (BSE/NSE: IDEAFORGE) accelerates global deployment of Di1-powered AI drones. Pioneer and market leader in Indian UAV systems.
IdeaForge, IIT Bombay ink pact to launch programme for identifying emerging deeptech founders - The Economic Times
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ideaForge Secures US School Contract For UAV Surveillance - SMEStreet
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ideaForge lands first US purchase order - Manufacturing Today India
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First Breach and ideaForge Establish US Drone Manufacturing Partnership - Dronelife
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/ideaforge-technology.md
- RSS feed: /companies/ideaforge-technology/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/7fdbe24c-d299-4a18-b509-3cc08cb71552
- Revision history: /companies/ideaforge-technology/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
Video
This high-speed Medi Wing Tactical (MWT) UAV from C‑Astral Aerospace reaches speeds up to 300 km/h and can fly continuously for about 3 hours—delivering tactical payloads up to 1.5 kg over 60 km with stealthy flight and
IDEAFORGE – INDIA’S PREMIER UAV MAKER FOR DUAL-USE SURVEILLANCE & MAPPING ideaForge is the trailblazer of India’s UAS industry—holding a dominant market share
What does it take to build a drone that guards borders and tracks targets? CNBC-TV18’s Madeeha Mujawar visits IdeaForge’s manufacturing hub in Mumbai to see how
(c) ideaForge Technology Pvt. Ltd. www.ideaforge.co.in
In this extensive conversation, we sit down with Ankit Mehta, the visionary co-founder of IdeaForge, a company that didn't just join the Indian drone market it
Our drones are made for ease of assembly and quick deployment to ensure they are always ready for your last mile missions.
RYNO - ideaForge's survey-grade micro drone offers category-defying performance. It features advanced HD imaging payload and state-of-the-art PPK module to deli
NETRA UAV A little speck in the sky sends real-time aerial video of what it sees without being heard or seen. It can get up there in a jiffy from a confined spa
Put the mapping maestro to the test and watch it rise to the challenge across multiple applications #ideaForgeRYNO Learn more about RYNO UAV: https://www.ideaf
In this short, watch the future unfold as a smart robot refuels a car automatically 🤖⛽ No humans, no hassle — just pure innovation and next-level technology in
Headlines Today Clip (c) ideaForge Technology Pvt. Ltd. www.ideaforge.co.in
ideaForge RYNO UAV is a state-of-the-art micro category survey-grade drone designed and specialized for mapping applications. It is equipped with an advanced ma
From Himalayan glaciers to dense city grids - Q6 V2 GEO is ready for what’s next. Launching 20 August 2025 at PRAGYA 2025
Video credit: ideaForge
Technology is taking over even the beaches! In China, advanced robots are now being used to clean sand, remove trash, and keep coastlines spotless. These smart
Heat Index
Serious54/100
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
ideaForge Technology draws attention at the 70th percentile but verifies reality at the 9th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +61.2, 14th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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: Oct 2, 2026