Mumbai: ideaForge Technology Limited, India’s leading drone technology player on June 11 announced the successful deployment of FLYGHT, its Drone-as-a-Service (DaaS) model, across more than 10 industries and government sectors.
Since its launch in 2022, the DaaS model has evolved into a full-stack, app-based platform delivering real-time aerial intelligence and analytics. The service has witnessed a year-on-year increase in demand, driven by the growing acceptance of drone technologies for tactical and operational insights. Leveraging AI-driven analytics, the platform moves beyond simple video feeds to deliver actionable, decision-ready intelligence.
The company first served the Uttarakhand Government under this model, deploying Q6 V2 UAV for law enforcement, public safety, and urban city management. The deployment enabled real-time insights for crowd monitoring, traffic management, issuance of challans, encroachment tracking, parking management, and aerial mapping etc.
Post this, ideaForge has served multiple industries through DaaS. In mining, deployments have supported stockpile management, pilferage detection, and mine safety, including instances where tunnel theft was identified through aerial surveillance whereas in the power sector, the service helped detecting structural corrosion and vegetation encroachment along high-tension lines. The platform has also been deployed across sectors such as oil and gas, ports, fisheries, solar farm, IT and Real Estate tracking construction progress, coastal and wildlife monitoring, and forest surveillance etc.
The model has recently evolved to integrate with C-DAC’s Emergency Response Support Systems (ERSS), allowing for “Automated Aerial Dispatch” where drones can reach an incident site within minutes of a distress call.
ideaForge has provided DaaS to some of the marquee companies like Adani, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), Vedanta, SIS Limited etc.
Explaining the growth of the DaaS model, Sachin Pukale, AGM of Product Management at deaForge Technology said, “We developed our DaaS model because we realised that while organisations need aerial intelligence, managing a drone fleet isn’t core to their business. Our pay-per-use approach makes advanced drone capabilities accessible and outcome-focused.
This has now evolved into FLYGHT, an app-based ecosystem that automates everything from on-demand booking to deployment, advanced data analytics and incident workflow management. With strong adoption across diverse sectors, it’s clear that organisations want real-time, actionable insights rather than just data. By offering ‘eyes in the sky,’ we are delivering the continuous situational awareness required for seamless on-ground operations.”
The company has been first to introduce the App-based Drone Franchise model in the country. This is a hybrid strategy where ideaForge developed DGCA-certified hardware, and the FLYGHT software is used by local franchise partners to manage the ground operations.
