Former cricketer MS Dhoni, Garuda Aerospace launch surveillance drone named Droni

Garuda Aerospace: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, a former captain of the Indian cricket team, and the drone manufacturer Garuda Aerospace have introduced the “Droni” surveillance drone. Dhoni is an ambassador-cum-investor in the low-cost drone manufacturer. Dhoni had unveiled the camera drone called Droni at The Global Drone Expo in Chennai last year. Droni is a battery-operated quadcopter surveillance drone.

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At the launch, MS Dhoni has said that he got interested about drones during the COVID-19 lockdown and learned about the important role drones can play for farmers and agriculturalists. Garuda Aerospace recently became the first-ever drone company in India to get dual DGCA approvals for both drone manufacturing type certificate and RTPO. Recently, MS Dhoni and Garuda released a short film called “Kheton Ke Kaptan” with the goal of encouraging young people and farmers to take charge of their respective farms. The film was conceptualized by Garuda Aerospace and jointly produced with Dhoni Entertainment. The film ‘Kheton Ke Kaptan’ illustrates the need of farmers in their daily lives and how Garuda drones can help farmers with pesticide spraying, surveillance, and mapping while saving water and time.