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RattanIndia Enterprises gets DGCA's Type Certification for its Drone 'DOPO'

Nov 1, 2023

By: BlinkX Research Team

RattanIndia Enterprises Ltd. on Wednesday morning announced that its company Throttle Aerospace Systems (TAS) received Type-Certification for its drone product, DOPO, from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

DOPO is a multipurpose drone, and with this Type-Certification, it can be deployed across multiple industries like Survey, Mapping, Inspection along with Agriculture, Surveillance & Disaster management, the company said in a statement.

Accordingly, DOPO is a ‘Small’ class drone weighing less than 5 kilograms, with a flying time of 49 minutes. It can travel at ariel speeds of 32.4 Kms / hr and operates up to a maximum temperature of 50°C. DOPO can map 1.5 Sq kms in a single flight and can operate at low, medium, and high altitudes and supports multiple payloads.

TAS was India’s first company to receive provisional drone license from DGCA, Qualified for Government of India’s Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme and is licensed to make drones for the Defence industry. 

The parent company NeoSky also has a DGCA license for a Drone Remote Pilot Training Organization (RPTO), one of the handful of companies/ groups to have a complete portfolio of manufacturing & training in the drones sector. 

Commenting on the occasion, Anjali Rattan, Business Chairperson of RattanIndia Enterprises Limited said, “We are thrilled to receive the prestigious DGCA’s certification & approval for the quality and performance of our drone, DOPO. This certification is a testament of our unwavering dedication towards ensuring the highest standard of safety, reliability & performance of our products & services."

On Wednesday early morning trade, RattanIndia Enterprises was surging higher by 7.74% at Rs 55.71 per share on the BSE.