Garuda Aerospace has presented its indigenous defence-drone capabilities to the Indian Army’s Design Bureau during a visit by Major General Gopal Kapoor, Additional Director General of the Army Design Bureau, to the company’s Chennai facility. The visit focused on Garuda’s technology base, manufacturing infrastructure, research activities and localisation efforts, according to the supplied report from The Week.The company briefed the delegation on its current and planned defence programmes, production capabilities, R&D activities and industrial partnerships. It also highlighted its drone-pilot training network, including Remote Pilot Training Organisations. These facilities form part of a larger proposal submitted to the Chief of Defence Staff to train 80,000 Agniveers across the three services.Garuda’s Chennai facility covers approximately 50,000 square feet and supports the complete drone development cycle, from design and prototyping to manufacturing, testing and deployment. Infrastructure includes injection-moulding equipment, industrial 3D-printing systems and battery assembly and testing facilities.The company said the facility’s work is supported by more than 50 PhD-level researchers working in areas such as printed circuit board manufacturing, RF antenna technology, communications and Ground Control Stations. The Army Design Bureau team also examined Garuda’s vulnerability assessment checklist and testing procedures, which are conducted with authorized agencies to meet applicable defence standards.Major General Kapoor reportedly commended the company’s investment in indigenous drone manufacturing, infrastructure and R&D. The engagement emphasized indigenisation as a key part of India’s defence preparedness and the Atmanirbhar Bharat objective, with the broader principle of designing, developing and manufacturing defence technology domestically.Founder and CEO Agnishwar Jayaprakash said that greater cooperation among industry, government, academia and the armed forces would be necessary to achieve defence self-reliance. He described the Army Design Bureau visit as an opportunity to demonstrate Garuda Aerospace’s contribution to a stronger domestic drone ecosystem and reiterated the company’s ambition to help position India as a global centre for indigenous drone development and manufacturing.
