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Sovereign by design
Airframe, flight systems, links and ground software built and integrated in India, with locally sourced spares.
2023
Founded
Pune, Maharashtra
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Vision Series UAVs
Designed and built in India
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Software Applications
Developed in-house
GeM
Registered OEM
Government e-Marketplace
Not just a company — together we are building India's indigenous drone capability, mission by mission.
Recognised by Startup India — DPIIT, Government of India
✓ Registered OEM on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) — our drones can be procured directly by government buyers.
Decouvertes: Indian Drone Manufacturer Building a Secure, Self-Reliant Sky
Decouvertes is an Indian drone manufacturer and defence-technology company. We design, prototype and validate every UAV platform in‑house — carbon-composite airframes, redundant flight controllers, secure data links and ground-control software developed by our own team.
Our goal is to help make India a hub for world-class, high-tech defence manufacturing, in line with the Aatmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) initiative.
Our Engineering Approach
Vision 4.0 · Project Documentary
Why Decouvertes
Engineered for the mission, not the spec sheet
Four principles that hold whether the sortie is a border patrol or a solar-farm inspection.
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Field-proven, not claimed
Our platforms are flown in field trials, not just tested on the bench, including monsoon sorties and evaluations with defence partners.
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Serviceable on site
Modular construction and standard tooling — an operator can maintain and reconfigure a platform in the field.
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One airframe, many payloads
A quick-swap bay carries EO/IR, LiDAR, multispectral or a comms relay — the fit follows the mission.
Our Capabilities
Indigenous UAV platforms engineered for defence, surveillance, mapping, inspection and industrial operations.
Surveillance & Security
Real-time aerial intelligence for public safety, security, monitoring and situational awareness.
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Survey & Mapping
High-accuracy aerial mapping, GIS, photogrammetry, LiDAR integration and terrain analysis.
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Industrial Inspection
Infrastructure inspection for power lines, solar plants, telecom towers, pipelines and assets.
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Disaster Response
Rapid situational awareness, search-and-rescue support and damage assessment for response teams.
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GPS-Denied Navigation
Navigation that keeps working when GNSS is jammed, spoofed or unavailable.
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Direction of Own Artillery Fire
UAV observation of fall of shot to support fast corrections on friendly fire.
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AI Vision
On-device object detection and anomaly flagging on live and recorded drone video.
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Our Products
What we make
Every drone and device here is designed and built by our own team in Pune.
Smallest drone
Vision Nano
For shooting video and keeping an eye on things without a big setup.
Where we started
Vision 1.0
Our first quadcopter, and the one that taught us how to build all the others.
Foldable
Vision 2.0
Folds down for transport and keeps flying when GPS drops out. The one we’ve taken to defence and government users.
Long range
Vision 3.0
Takes off like a helicopter, flies like a plane. Long patrols over wide areas, no runway needed.
Heavy payload
Vision 4.0
Eight motors in an X8 coaxial layout, with redundant lift for heavy payloads and long missions.
Payload
Shell Dropping System
A release unit that drops small items at a set point. Tested with the Indian Army on our Vision drones.
Built to order
All products
Custom UAV
Need something the standard range doesn’t do? We design and build UAVs around your mission.
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Custom UAV Development
Need a drone built around your mission?
We design and manufacture custom UAVs in India, from airframe engineering and flight control to payload, navigation and communication integration, for defence, mapping, inspection and specialized missions.
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Trusted By Industry & Government
Building the Future of Flight
Decouvertes designs indigenous drone platforms for surveillance, industrial and mission-critical operations across India — from GPS-denied navigation to modular payload integration and rapid, single-operator deployment.
One standard across every platform: dependable, serviceable and sovereign.
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Media & Insights
News and drone guides
Media coverage, plus practical guides to choosing and flying defence and industrial drones.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about Decouvertes, our drones and how to work with us.
Still curious? Talk to usCan government departments buy Decouvertes drones on GeM?
Yes. Decouvertes Future Tech is a Registered OEM on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM), so government buyers can procure our Vision series UAV platforms directly from the manufacturer. Read the announcement.
Is Decouvertes a drone manufacturer in India?
Yes. Decouvertes Future Tech is an Indian drone manufacturer based in Pune. We design and build our own UAV airframes, flight software and ground control station in-house, for defence, government and industrial users.
Which drone is suitable for surveillance and security?
Vision 2.0 is our surveillance drone: a foldable quadcopter with a stabilised PTZ camera for day and night monitoring, GPS-denied navigation and a 25 km range. For wider areas, the Vision 3.0 VTOL fixed-wing UAV covers up to 50 km.
Do you make drones for survey and mapping?
Yes. The Vision 3.0 VTOL fixed-wing UAV is built for long-range mapping without a runway, and the Vision 4.0 coaxial drone carries up to 5 kg of survey and inspection payload for 50 minutes.
Do you build defence drones?
Yes. Our platforms are built for defence and strategic use, including GPS-denied navigation and Direction of Own Artillery Fire support, and have been through field demonstrations and trials with the Indian Army and defence partners.
Which drone carries a heavy payload?
Vision 4.0 is our heavy-payload drone. It is an X8 coaxial multirotor with eight motors, a 12 kg maximum take-off weight, 5 kg payload, 50 minute flight time and 35 km range.
What does Decouvertes do?
Decouvertes Future Tech designs, develops and manufactures indigenous UAV (drone) platforms, along with the ground-control and companion software that flies them, for defence, surveillance, mapping, inspection and industrial operations.
Where is Decouvertes based?
Decouvertes is based in Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Maharashtra, India. The company was founded in 2023 and does its engineering, prototyping and validation in-house.
Are Decouvertes drones made in India?
Yes. The airframe, flight systems, data links and ground software are developed and integrated in India, with locally sourced spares.
Which drones does Decouvertes offer?
The Vision series: the Vision Nano 250 g nano drone, the Vision 1.0 training quadcopter, the Vision 2.0 foldable surveillance quadcopter, the Vision 3.0 VTOL fixed-wing UAV and the Vision 4.0 X8 coaxial heavy-payload drone, plus the Shell Dropping System.
Is Decouvertes recognised by the Government of India?
Yes. Decouvertes Future Tech Private Limited holds a DPIIT Certificate of Recognition under the Startup India initiative.
Does Decouvertes make ground control software?
Yes. The Decouvertes Ground Control Station for Windows handles mission planning, live telemetry and payload control, and the company also offers the AI Vision, T12 Drone and Sandesh apps.
How do I request a demo or quote?
Email info@decouvertes.in or call +91 95611 03435, or use the contact page. Share your terrain, endurance, payload and communications needs and the engineering team will propose a configuration.
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Tell us the mission profile — terrain, endurance, payload, comms — and our engineering team will propose a configuration and a demo flight.