Drone Delivery in India: ANRA Hits 100 Hour Milestone

Drone delivery in India moves forward, as ANRA hits 100 hour delivery milestone.

by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby

ANRA Technologies, an industry leader in integrated airspace, mission management, and delivery systems for unmanned aircrafts, has reached a 100-flight hour milestone while carrying out Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) delivery operations in India. ANRA led their consortia on a project awarded by the Directorate General of Aviation (DGCA) and the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA).  ANRA made history alongside partner Swiggy, India’s largest online food ordering and delivery platform, by launching the first end-to-end BVLOS drone delivery trials as part of this project last June. One of the requirements was to fly 100 hours to collect data and information to inform the Indian regulatory process as government stakeholders prepare the next set of drone rules for BVLOS operations.

ANRA’s team flew 90 percent of the total flight hours alongside partner…