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  • NADDSO : A drone association of India.

    NADDSO : A drone association of India.

    NADDSO (National Association of Drone and space organization) is a drone association of India, the concept of which was driven by AICRA (All India Council of Robotics and Automation) after understanding the non-availability of drone association and aerospace Industries in India to drive the sector and help the industry to flourish and move forward to fulfil the national agenda as highlighted by the Prime Minister.


    The Purpose of the association is to create a single window mechanism between Government bodies and companies by taking their issues in consideration and formulating right policy advocacy for the stakeholder to ensure aerospace safety and control and way forward with business growth.
    NADDSO is a vertical which is dedicated equipped to drive the drone & aerospace sector by identifying the bottlenecks and do thread and bear research to advancement at par with the global market. NADDSO, the drone association of India was developed by keeping the same concept in mind by the technology steering committee.
    The all India association is under the guidance of CEO (Dr. Sabyasachi Ghosh) who is also the vice president of AICRA and is Ex. Regional Director for Eastern and North Eastern States of India in Export Promotions Council for EOUs and SEZ, with a demonstrated history of working with the Fortune 500 , Top MNCs and with Government administration more than decades of experience , with knowledge of Foreign trade having skills in Negotiation, Analytical Skills, Operations Management, Coaching, and Databases, Information Technology and Services and Multi Manufacturing sectors.

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    The Team NADDSO have Chief Strategy Officer Lt Gen PJS Pannu , PVSM, AVSM, VSM(Retd) Former Deputy Chief Indian Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) who is Former Deputy Chief Indian Integrated Defence Staff (Operations) responsible for coordinating military operations of the three services. He was responsible for raising the Defence Space and Cyber Agencies, as well as the Special Forces Division. He conducted the first ever space exercise in India nicknamed IndspaceX in 2019. He served three tenures in the Military Operations Directorate at Army Headquarters and on two UN missions, Mozambique and Sudan both as Chief Operations Officer. He was the Chairman of the Executive Committee of CENJOWS (Centre for Joint Warfare Studies) and USI (United Services Institute) of India both premier Defence Think Tanks. He is a distinguished fellow at the USI, India. He is pursuing a PhD in Indigenisation of Defence Industry. He is a regular contributor to publishing articles and a regular speaker in the media channels. He has recently published the USI National Security Paper 2021 on Role of Niche and Disruptive Technologies in India’s Deterrence and War Fighting Capabilities.


    Lt. Gen. PJS Pannu who is the Chief Strategy Officer of NADDSO stressed upon technology and discussed how technology is empowering the nation and it’s extremely important to lay stress on niche technology which our country needs to adopt very quickly if we have to make sure we have to occupy the global arena.

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    Maj Gen Luv Chand who is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of NADDSO also shared his views “drones have evolved from RPV to UAV- Aerial to autonomous drone. The evolution is literally at break neck speed. This throws up many ethical and social issues. Drones are going to be the primary vehicle for AI extending from NAPE of the Earth troposphere and beyond. Drones cousins in the form USVs-land/ Sea too are revolving at rapid pace”.

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    Maj Gen Luv Chand


    Keeping everything is mind, AICRA president Mr. Rajkumar Sharma came up with the need of developing a vertical NADDSO (National Association of Drone Developers and space organizations) with Vice President Dr. Sabyasachi Ghosh and created a vertical specifically dedicated to resolve the issues of drone and aerospace industry by generating a trade body/ Drone association.

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  • NADDSO coming up with an exclusive Drone pavilion in the 3rd Edition of “India First Tech Startup Conclave’23”

    NADDSO coming up with an exclusive Drone pavilion in the 3rd Edition of “India First Tech Startup Conclave’23”

    NADDSO (National Association of Drone Developers and Space Organization) today announced that they are coming up with an exclusive Drone pavilion in the 3rd Edition of “India First Tech Startup Conclave’23” to be organized by AICRA ( All India council for Robotics & Automation ) at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 25-26 April’23. It’s great opportunity for the budding entrepreneurs associated with Drone and Aerospace Industry. NADDSO will have 15 exclusive booths especially for Drone and Aerospace Industry.


    This year’s theme is “STARTUP KA MAHAKUMBH” Sh. Narayan Rane – Hon’ble Union Minister of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) would be present to inaugurate the programme among other prominent dignitaries from Sr. Government Official to various departments. CEO of NADDSO Dr. Sabyasachi Ghosh, said “Drones from Military to Hobby and Commercial. Their Application in Crop Management , Delivery System, Installation Inspection / Monitoring, Mapping, Disaster Relief , Emergency Response, Security Surveillance is well established. List is growing and new discoveries are being made as industries discover novel use of drones to assist in their business. Regulators industry leaders and stake holders are working together to allow their employment in more complex operations and without a proper industry body like NADDSO the issues cannot be addressed uniformly across the sector”.


    Lt. Gen. PJS Pannu who is the Chief Strategy Officer of NADDSO stressed upon technology and discussed how technology is empowering the nation and it’s extremely important to lay stress on niche technology which our country needs to adopt very quickly if we have to make sure we have to occupy the global arena. Further, he discussed about the need for drone industry and it’s ecosystem in the country reviewing the current scenario prevailing the world related to drones in the field of industrialization, inspection, disaster management, even in the warfare that the contemporary battlefield has got drone as a major element of power projection and also delivery of combat power.


    NADDSO provides them a unique common platform. Maj. Gen Luv Chand who is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of NADDSO when asked about his views he said “drones have evolved from RPV to UAV- Aerial to autonomous drone. The evolution is literally at break neck speed. This throws up many ethical and social issues. Drones are going to be the primary vehicle for AI extending from NAPE of the Earth troposphere and beyond. Drones cousins in the form USVs-land/ Sea too are revolving at rapid pace”.


    “Responsible use of smart drones is a necessity internationally”!


    President of AICRA Shri Raj Kumar Sharma who attended a 2 days DEF × TECH, held on 21-22 March, 2023 that was conducted mainly to showcase the use of technology in Defense and Navy. President met Air chief Marshall V.R Chaudhary, Naval Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar, said that NADDSO will be focusing on the roundtable chaired by the prominent leaders including Lt Gen. PJS Pannu (Rtd) who is the Chief Strategy Officer of NADDSO and the visionary of the field. He also added that AICRA is setting up industry specific technology governance and steering committee, think tank. While, concluding to inform that this body would comprise national experts from different field and added more and more people from the industry should take this opportunity to participate in this roundtable.