Small UAV (multirotor)
Small multirotor unmanned aircraft — the dominant civil/commercial drone class. Finished-drone imports banned (2022) while components remain 'Free': FY25-26 customs recorded $8.3M finished drones vs $767M aircraft/drone parts. Catalogued in Who Builds India's Drones? (Techadyant
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Industrial importance3/5
Initial score derived from current Atlas ecosystem coverage.
Strategic importance3/5
Initial score derived from relationship breadth and entity type.
Import dependency2/5
Domestic entity; dependency must be resolved at component/process level.
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- Manufactures / ProducesDJI- ~70% commercial / >90% consumer global share.
- Component ofDrone flight controller- Autopilot is the control core of the UAV.
- Component ofBLDC drone motors- Propulsion subsystem.
- Component ofDrone battery packs- Energy subsystem.
- Component ofGNSS navigation modules- Navigation subsystem.
- Manufactures / ProducesideaForge Technology Limited- India's leading listed tactical-UAV OEM.
- Manufactures / ProducesDhaksha Unmanned Systems- Defence and agri UAVs.
- Manufactures / ProducesGaruda Aerospace- Agri/multi-use drones.
- Manufactures / ProducesIoTechWorld Avigation- Agribot agricultural drones.
- RegulatesDirectorate General of Civil Aviation- Type certification + UIN registration under the Drone Rules 2021.
- RegulatesNational Test House- Designated type-certification body (Dec 2023).