In a push to domestic drone manufacturing, India’s civil aviation regulator DGCA has given nod the for companies to manufacture Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
In an interview to IANS, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Director General Arun Kumar said the regulator has given its approval to 5 companies for drone manufacturing based on the presentations made to it earlier.
Market watchers told IANS that firms such as Skylark Drones and ideaForge among others, have received the nod to start manufacturing operations. “Domestic drone manufacturers have approached us with their products. These are tested by our engineering department,” Kumar said.
“We are concerned with the safety aspect of these products.” According to Kumar, the move is expected to reduce import dependence and give the necessary push to the nascent domestic industry.
