Bengaluru agri-drone company, 50% owned by Adani Defence & Aerospace since 2022, offering spray drones, GA Hub software and UAV design services.
General Aeronautics Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian drone company headquartered in Bengaluru that presents itself as India's first agriculture drone company. It was incorporated in 2016 and is led by CEO Abhishek Burman. Early investors included Mela Ventures, a venture capital firm set up by former Mindtree founders. In June 2022 Adani Defence and Aerospace announced the acquisition of a 50% equity stake in the company, positioning it as an agricultural platform provider for the Indian market.
The company's agriculture business is a crop protection platform that combines robotic spray drones with two software tools: the GA Field App, which gives pilots flight controls and telemetry, and GA Hub, which handles mission planning, regulatory clearance and analytics. Its offering covers crop protection services, crop health monitoring, precision farming and yield monitoring using AI-based analytics.
A second business line, Innovation and Design, provides aircraft design and UAV development services for fixed-wing and rotary-wing platforms, aimed at aircraft OEMs. The company lists DSIR recognition for its in-house R&D capability and CEMILAC approval related to design and quality for airworthiness. It lists partners in the regulatory, agriculture and technology domains, grouped as agricultural partners, aircraft OEMs and innovation partners.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Agricultural spray drone operated with the GA Field App and GA Hub mission-planning software.
Platform for drone mission planning, regulatory clearance and spraying analytics.
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https://www.generalaeronautics.comHEADQUARTERS
India
Company Facts
Founded
2016
Primary Role
Manufacturer
Company Size
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Primary Region
Asia-Pacific
Annual Sales
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Funding Stage
Subsidiary / Acquired
Funding Total
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