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Garuda Aerospace — Defence & Security Drone Solutions

Garuda Aerospace has developed a defence-oriented modular drone platform designed for persistent monitoring, perimeter patrol, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) support missions. Built and manufactured entirely in India, the platform is aligned with national priorities around indigenisation, data sovereignty, and operational readiness — delivering capability that domestic defence and security forces can depend on without reliance on foreign systems.

The Challenge

Defence and security forces relied on manned patrols, fixed cameras, and crewed aircraft for surveillance operations — each carrying significant limitations in coverage, cost, risk, and continuity:

Manned patrols require substantial personnel deployment across extended perimeters, straining force strength and exposing personnel to risk in hostile environments

Ground patrols and fixed cameras cannot provide effective coverage across rugged terrain, dense vegetation, high-altitude zones, or coastal environments

Crewed aircraft surveillance is expensive and time-limited, while fixed cameras cover only static fields of view — neither delivers persistent, responsive coverage

Procurement of drone platforms from international manufacturers introduces data sovereignty risks and dependence on foreign after-sales service

Traditional ground-based surveillance and most legacy drone platforms lack integrated thermal imaging, leaving critical gaps during night hours

Without real-time aerial intelligence, response teams must deploy without situational awareness — increasing response time and personnel risk

The Drone Solution

Platform: Garuda Defence-Oriented Modular Surveillance Drone — Indigenously Designed & Manufactured in India

Tools Used: RGB & Thermal Payload, Secure Live Video Feed, GPS Navigation, Loudspeaker Payload

Mission Profiles: Persistent Surveillance, Perimeter Patrol, Night Operations, Situational Awareness

Outcome: Delivered continuous day-and-night aerial surveillance with real-time live feeds to command posts, reduced personnel exposure to high-risk environments, and ensured full data sovereignty compliance with 100% Indian manufacture and support

Outcomes

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Introduced a persistent aerial surveillance layer that complemented and extended ground team capability — improving total situational awareness without proportional increases in personnel deployment.

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Integrated thermal imaging enabled reliable 24-hour operations, filling the most critical gap in traditional defence surveillance coverage during night-time and adverse weather conditions.

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Real-time aerial feeds to command posts transformed the speed and quality of operational decision-making — enabling commanders to see the full picture before committing ground teams.

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100% indigenous design and manufacture ensured full data sovereignty compliance — all mission imagery, telemetry, and operational data remained entirely within Indian systems with no dependence on foreign supply chains.

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