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
Relationships
- 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.
- Regulated byDirectorate General of Civil Aviation— Type certification + UIN registration under the Drone Rules 2021.
- Regulated byNational Test House— Designated type-certification body (Dec 2023).