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Flying Wedge wins first DGCA drone certification
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- What it does
- Bengaluru drone maker
- Kind
- News
- Based in
- Bengaluru
- Founded
- 2022
What they do
The Bengaluru firm received India's first DGCA type certification for an indigenously built unmanned aircraft system on 3 November 2023
What happened
Its founder said no flying object in India previously held this airworthiness approval, which opened doors to government and security work
Why it matters
By early 2024 the company had 52 staff, three co-founders and orders worth about Rs 106 crore for FY24-25
The details
- Flying Wedge got DGCA type certification on 3 November 2023.
- It was the first such approval for an Indian-built unmanned aircraft.
- The company built the country's first production plant for unmanned aircraft with Tescom.
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