Asteria Aerospace receives India's first micro category drone certification from DGCA

India's first micro category drone type certification was received by Asteria Aerospace Limited for its indigenously designed A200 drone from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday.

The drone was found to be fully compliant with the Certification Scheme for Unmanned Aircraft Systems notified in January 2022, the full stack drone technology company said in a statement.

"Asteria's A200 drone has been developed for surveying and mapping applications in GIS, agriculture, construction, mining and other industries," PTI quoted it as saying.

According to the company statement, it is a rugged, reliable, and performance-driven multirotor drone that weighs less than two kg and has advanced features including automated take-off and landing, multiple fail-safes, single pilot operation, tool-less assembly and disassembly, and a flight time of up to 40 minutes.

The DGCA categorises drones based on their weight. Drones with an all-up-weight of 250 gm to two kg fall under the micro category of drones, it was noted.

(With inputs from PTI)