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TRT at Bengaluru

Blended-wing-body (BWB) tail-sitter delivery drone with just two propellers for vertical takeoff and landing. Gross weight ~1.5 kg with up to 1 kg payload, ~40 km range, ~60 km/h cruise speed, and 60 dB noise. Powered by lithium-ion batteries with a proprietary carbon fiber frame reducing airframe weight to 400 grams.

TRT by Airbound · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Drones

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3-month pilot program with Narayana Health delivering medical tests, blood samples, and critical supplies. Target of 10 deliveries per day to validate proof-of-concept for broader logistics applications.

Key facts

Operator
Airbound
Customer
Narayana Health
Fleet size
Small fleet (pilot phase)

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
pilot lt10

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Safety record

No incidents on record for TRT at Bengaluru.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
TRT
Company
Airbound
Location
India/Bengaluru
Operator
Airbound
Status
pilot
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2025-10-14
ID
8d460130-804d-441a-b5c6-15862ab2c8e1

Timeline

  1. Oct 2025
    First recorded
    TRT first documented operating at Bengaluru.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: pilot, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

  1. Tesla-Backed Startup Aims for 1-Cent Drone Deliveries · https://www.flyingmag.com/tesla-backed-airbound-1-cent-drone-delivery/ · 2025-10-14
  2. India's Airbound bags $8.65M to build rocket-like drones for one-cent deliveries · https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/indias-airbound-led-by-20-year-old-bags-8-65m-to-work-toward-one-cent-drone-deliveries-at-scale/ · 2025-10-14
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
secondary-industry-publication
Industry publication

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Common questions

What is the TRT deployment at Bengaluru?
TRT, built by Airbound, is recorded as a deployment at Bengaluru on the DEPLOY registry. Airbound operates the deployment directly.
Who operates TRT at Bengaluru?
Airbound, the manufacturer of TRT, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the TRT deployment at Bengaluru go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting October 14, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the TRT deployment at Bengaluru?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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