RattanIndia Enterprises announced today that its company Throttle Aerospace Systems (TAS) received Type-Certification for its drone product, DOPO, from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). DOPO is a multipurpose drone, and with this Type-Certification, it can be deployed across multiple industries like Survey, Mapping, Inspection along with Agriculture, Surveillance & Disaster management.

DOPO is a ‘Small' class drone weighing less than 5 kilograms, with a flying time of 49 minutes. It can travel at ariel speeds of 32.4 Kms / hr and operates up to a maximum temperature of 50°C. DOPO can map 1.5 Sq kms in a single flight and can operate at low, medium, and high altitudes and supports multiple payloads.

TAS was India's first company to receive provisional drone license from DGCA, Qualified for Government of India's Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme and is licensed to make drones for the Defence industry. The company designs, develops and manufactures drones in India as part of the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat' initiate. The parent company NeoSky also has a DGCA license for a Drone Remote Pilot Training Organization (RPTO), one of the handful of companies/ groups to have a complete portfolio of manufacturing & training in the drones sector. The company has marquee clients from Defence, Government, Enterprise & Institutions, across India.