Drone Destination plans drone guru for training, drone doctor for fixing issue and drone dost for farmers.
NEW DELHI, Apr 18 (The CONNECT) – Drone Destination has unveiled #Everything Drones their strategic initiative of providing complete end-to-end solutions for the drone ecosystem by enlarging its footprint to 1,000 hubs pan-India over the next two years.
Over the next 3 months, the company aims to roll out 250 such hubs and also aims to establish a network of over 1000 such hubs in the next two years. This network will focus on cost effectiveness, efficiency, and turnaround time.
The company launched the following new initiatives under the umbrella of #EverythingDrones:
- Drone Hub on Wheels – offering integrated services like Drone Sales, Repairs & Maintenance, Drone Services, and Drone Training through “Drone Dost”, “Drone Doctor” and “Drone Guru.” (Dost/ Doctor/Guru are personas of the same Engineer/ Pilot wearing three different hats)
- Drone Shiksha– An initiative to introduce Drones as a new STEM learning in schools starting from the elementary level itself. The students will be trained to build, code and fly Drones.
- Drone Kaushal – For students who intend to make a career in Drones post-schooling, Drone Destination offers several skilling programs including a certified Drone Pilot program.
- A strategic partnership with Hubblefly Batteries Private Limited showcased “New Drone Batteries” which will be used by Drone Destination for all its Drone activities.
- Drone Soccer – in association with the Drone Soccer Association of India, Drone Soccer is a new exciting sport that can be played by children to senior citizens, fit or differently abled. Drone Soccer Association of India (DSAI) is a founding member of FIDA (Federation of Internation Drone Soccer Association). The first Drone Soccer World Cup Championship is scheduled to be held in Korea in 2025 and DSAI in association with Drone Destination will send an Indian Representative Team for the same.
Alok Sharma, Chairman of Drone Destination, said, a pan India rollout of ‘Drone Hub on Wheels’ will offer #EverythingDrones with a focus on turnaround time- from Drones and Drone Services to after-sales and training. Each pilot is trained on multiple skills like ‘Drone Dost’ providing drone services like agri-spray, Drone Doctor ’ for fixing out-of-action drones, and Drone Guru’ for training local youth on drones.
The offerings launched today will provide indigenous solutions for the drone industry in the country, in line with the PM’s call for ‘Make in India’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and shall further boost India’s technological leadership in the world, he said.
Chirag Sharma, MD of Drone Destination, said Drone Destination, has set an example in the start-up ecosystem by being prudent to all its stakeholders and following financial discipline, ensuring profitability ahead of the curve. Going forward with #EverythingDrones, he said, the company is confident of supercharging the company’s growth and creating an impact that shall be visible across multiple industries from – agriculture, survey and mapping, smart cities, infrastructure like rail, road, port, telecom, power, utilities, BFSI to logistics and delivery and much more.
“Also, by combining new-age technology like AI with drone technology, we see ourselves delivering substantial ESG outcomes for businesses. #EverythingDrones, is poised to redefine the industry landscape and set new standards for excellence and innovation,” he said.
Drone Destination leads India’s Drone industry, providing comprehensive services from certified drone pilot training to state-of-the-art Drone-as-a-Service (DaaS) solutions. Headquartered in New Delhi, Drone Destination pioneers commercial drone operations and training across diverse sectors like agriculture and infrastructure