With strict rules on drone operation now gradually relaxing in India, European UAV manufacturer Fixar has announced plans to begin marketing its craft in the giant south Asian market with local partner Paras Aerospace, focusing first on its flagship fixed-wing Fixar007.
Producer of autonomous vertical takeoff and landing drones, Fixar will be handing over administrative, legal, distribution, and technical support duties of its India activity to Paras Aerospace, which will also oversee craft certification. Once that’s obtained, the partners will roll out the Fixar007, a UAV designed for enterprise applications that include mapping, inspection, aerial imaging, precision agriculture, surveillance, and monitoring.
In a second phase, the pair will launch Indian sales of the Fixar Indoor, a small, lightweight UAV designed for mapping, inspection, monitoring, surveillance, inventory, and exploration in confined spaces. In making the announcement, Fixar said it…