India to become the drone capital of the world: Aviation ministry

In a move that would help create ecosystem for drone operations in the country, Redbird Flight Training Academy, a training Institute, has in a first trained a batch of drone pilots.

“We will become the drone capital of the world and we all need to work together to make this happen effectively. There is a lot of demand on the defence and civilian side. The Svamitva project by the Survey of India itself includes 6.6 lakh villages to be mapped by 2024. This is a stiff target, but we must surprise the world. We are a nation of large numbers and the scope for adoption of drone technology is immense basis existing development and agriculture projects being executed,” said Amber Dubey, joint secretary, aviation ministry.