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BonV Aero starts building ₹300 crore drone facility

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Company
BonV Aero
What it does
Cargo drones for high altitudes
Kind
Launch
Amount
₹300 Cr
Based in
Bhubaneswar
Founded
2021
Sector
Government, Defense & Space

What they do

BonV Aero builds heavy-lift drones for the armed forces, disaster response and commercial logistics

What happened

In April 2026 it began work on a ₹300 crore drone facility on 2.5 acres at Khordha, Odisha

Why it matters

The site will hold assembly lines, a drone centre of excellence, a skills centre and Odisha's first drone park

The details

  • BonV Aero began preparatory work on a ₹300 crore UAV facility in April 2026.
  • The site is at Khordha, Odisha, on 2.5 acres.
  • It will house drone assembly lines and a centre of excellence.
  • It will also include an industrial skilling centre and a drone park.
  • It adds to a planned UAV test corridor at Rangeilunda.

The bigger picture

  • The company wants Odisha to become a drone manufacturing hub.
  • It reflects a shift of drone making away from older centres.
  • Defence demand for logistics drones is growing.

About the business

  • BonV Aero makes cargo and logistics drones.
  • It supplies the Indian Army.
  • It is based in Odisha.

About BonV Aero

Product
Heavy-lift UAVs and related drone systems.
Customers
Logistics operators, industrial users, and defense and government buyers.
How it makes money
Sells drone hardware and related deployment solutions to enterprise and government customers.
What sets it apart
Focuses on high-altitude logistics missions and military use cases.
Operations
Expanding production in Odisha and building manufacturing and test infrastructure.

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