Reliance-backed Asteria Aerospace and Adani-backed General Aeronautics, were among five drone manufacturers who received ‘Type certification’ from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. The third of five drone manufacturer includes Chennai-based startup Dhaksha Unmanned Systems.
Type Certification is necessary for regulatory compliance as per Drone Rules 2021. It is also essential to comply with international ISO/IEC17065 standards and also for taking part in the government procurement process, said the Quality Council of India (QCI), the government body which handles the Certification Scheme for Unmanned Aircraft System (CSUAS).
Asteria Aerospace became the first to receive certification in the Micro class of drones for its A200 model which weighs 2 kg and can fly up to 8,202.5 feet, the Digital Sky website showed on 6 October.
The DGCA categorises drones based on their weight. Drones with an all-up weight of 250 g to 2 kg fall under the micro category of drones. Medium class of drones that weigh more than 25 kg and up to 150 kg.
Bengaluru-based General Aeronautics received certification in the Medium class of drones for its model Krishak, which weighs 49 kg and can reach up to 9,843.0 feet in height.
Similarly, Dhaksha Unmanned Systems, too, received certification in the medium class, for its model DH-AG-H1, weighing 47.60 kg and with a maximum attainable height of 49.22 feet.
In a statement, Asteria Aerospace Limited said that Asteria’s A200 drone had been developed for surveying and mapping applications in GIS, agriculture, construction, mining, and other industries.
The A200 has a survey-grade GPS and a high-resolution imaging camera that can map land parcels. It can be also used in agriculture, such as for monitoring crop growth and so on.
List of Type and Non-Type Certifies UAVs
Type Certified
Manufacturer/ Importer UAS class UAS Model name
IOTECHWORLD AVIGATION SMALL AGRIBOT
CBAI technologies SMALL Model V
ASTERIA AEROSPACE LIMITED MICRO A200
DHAKSHA UNMANNED SYSTEMS MEDIUM DH-AG-H1
GENERAL AERONAUTICS MEDIUM Krishak
Non-Type Certified
Manufacturer/ Importer UAS class UAS Model name
3DR SMALL S110A
4DRC MICRO MARK300
Aarav Unmanned Systems SMALL AUS T5OOi
Aarav Unmanned Systems SMALL Insight 1.0
Aarav Unmanned Systems MICRO Sparrow-RTK
Aarav Unmanned Systems SMALL Insight 2.0
Aarav Unmanned Systems SMALL Insight 2.1
ACCEL UAV PVT LTD SMALL ACE1
ACSL SMALL Pf2
Aero Drone Technologies MICRO A610
Aero Drone Technologies SMALL A410
AEROAEON AVIONICS SMALL DX
Aerosys Aviation India MICRO VEDANSH
Aeroworks SMALL YAK 54
AFI Technology MICRO AGRI DRONE
Aibotix GmbH SMALL AIBOTIX X6 V2
AIRSELFIE LIMITED MICRO AIRSELFIE2 As02
Non-Type Certified
Manufacturer/ Importer UAS class UAS Model name
Kitemaps AMS Pvt Ltd SMALL RW042021H005
Prime UAV SMALL Prime Ag10
PASHAAN TECHNOLOGIES SMALL X-UAV TALON
Kitemaps AMS Pvt. Ltd SMALL RW062021H006
Kitemaps AMS Pvt. Ltd SMALL RW052021M003
Skye Air Mobility SMALL Skye Ship onee
Skye Air Mobility SMALL Skye Ship 1.0
Ayaan Autonomous Systems NANO SPYD-NANO
ABC SMALL kv
AIRSERVE INITIATIVES LLP SMALL AST-001
AIRSERVE INITIATIVES LLP SMALL AS100S
AIRSERVE INITIATIVES LLP SMALL AS101S
Powervision Robot Inc SMALL Power Egg
AIRSERVE INITIATIVES LLP SMALL AS102S
AIRSERVE INITIATIVES LLP SMALL AS103S
AIRSERVE INITIATIVES LLP SMALL AS104S
AIRSERVE INITIATIVES LLP SMALL AS105S
