Zerosum Technologies

Indian UAV subsystem integrator — propulsion, autopilots, GNSS-denied navigation, RF, recovery. Partner vs in-house technology unmapped.

drones-uassubsystemsindiaevidence-l3drone-expo-2026OperationalTier A
Maker: Zerosum Technologies
Country: IN·Class: Subsystems
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At a Glance

Type
Private company
Headquarters
India (HQ not verified in this pass)
Primary layer
Subsystems
Technology layers
Propulsion / Propulsion controller; Avionics / Autopilot; Avionics / GNSS-denied navigation; Communications / RF; Manufacturing / Testing
Products (as stated)
UAV propulsion, autopilots, GNSS-denied navigation, RF communications, parachute recovery, testing
Company origin
Indian — Company website (L3)
Design origin
Mixed — Technology-partnership model indicated; split unmapped (L3)
Manufacturing
Unknown — Not established (L5)
Assembly / integration
India — Integration — company claim (L3)
Technology origin
UNKNOWN — Candidate "System integrator"; which lines are partner technology versus in-house design is not evidenced.
Defence relevance
UAV subsystem, navigation and communications relevance (L3).
Overall evidence level
L3 — Company primary source
Atlas intake
Drone Expo & Conference 2026 (New Delhi, 28–30 Sep 2026) — OSINT intake 2026-09-29
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What It Is

Indian UAV subsystem engineering/integration company: propulsion, autopilots, GNSS-denied navigation, RF communications, parachute recovery and testing. Technology-partnership model indicated; which subsystems are in-house is unmapped. Drone Expo 2026 exhibitor. Value-chain position in the Atlas: Develops → Drone flight controller (L3); Develops → GNSS-denied UAV navigation (L3). Evidence discipline: this record separates company claims from independent evidence. Classifications above carry their evidence level; the technology-origin class is 'UNKNOWN'. Exhibiting at Drone Expo 2026 establishes market presence only — not indigenous technology, Indian manufacturing, procurement or deployment.

Sources: [1][2]

Deployments & Procurement

UAV subsystem, navigation and communications relevance (L3).

Import Dependencies

No import share is asserted. The items below are the dependency questions this entity sits on, taken from the Atlas UAS sovereignty table (Techadyant internal estimate) — they describe the layer, not this company's disclosed bill of materials.

ComponentSeverityNotePillarSources
Partner technologyUnknownTechnology-partnership model — which subsystems are foreign is unmapped./research/drones-uas/
GNSS-denied navigation sensorsHighCamera/IMU sensors for alternative navigation typically imported./research/drones-uas/

Intelligence Assessment

Evidence quality
2/5
Emerging

L3 — Company primary source. Scores rise only with independent or procurement evidence.

Sources: [1][2]

Stack criticality of the layer
4/5
Substantial

How strategically important the layer this entity sits in is (not how good the company is).

Sources: [1][2]

Localisation evidence
1/5
Nascent

Strength of evidence that design/manufacture happens in India. Company claims alone score ≤2.

Sources: [1][2]

Knowledge Graph

Timeline

  1. Exhibits at Drone Expo & Conference 2026, New Delhi.

    Sources: [1]

FAQ

What does Zerosum Technologies make?

UAV propulsion, autopilots, GNSS-denied navigation, RF communications, parachute recovery, testing. (As stated by the company unless noted; evidence level 3.)

Sources: [1]

Is Zerosum Technologies's technology indigenous?

Not established. Company origin is Indian; the technology-origin class is 'UNKNOWN': Candidate "System integrator"; which lines are partner technology versus in-house design is not evidenced.

Sources: [1][2]

Why is Zerosum Technologies in the Atlas?

It adds new information on the Subsystems layer of India's drone stack, surfaced at Drone Expo & Conference 2026. Presence at the expo alone would not qualify an entity.

Sources: [1]

Open Questions

  • Who are the technology partners, and which product lines are theirs?
  • Is the GNSS-denied navigation in-house (visual/terrain-referenced) or a licensed foreign product?

Sources

  1. src-01Indicative
    Zerosum Technologies — company website
    Zerosum Technologies·accessed 2026-09-29

    Evidence level 3. Company primary source (OSINT pass 2026-09-29): UAV propulsion, autopilots, GNSS-denied navigation, RF communications, parachute recovery, testing. Technology-origin claims need component-level verification; a technology-partnership model is indicated but not mapped.

  2. src-02Indicative
    Drone Expo & Conference 2026 — official exhibitor list
    Drone Expo & Conference (organiser)·accessed 2026-09-30

    Evidence level 5. Establishes exhibitor presence only. Presence does not establish indigenous technology, Indian manufacturing, procurement or deployment.

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