Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has allowed 20 entities to conduct Beyond Visual Lines of Sight (BVLOS) experimental flights of drones, as reported by a news website.
During the first stage of testing, drones are usually operated within the visual line of sight and BVLOS acts as the next stage of testing drones and UAVs, which operates them at distance outside the normal visible range of the pilot.
The entities and companies include Aerospace Industry Development Association of Tamil Nadu (AIDAT), ANRA consortiums, Asteria Aerospace Pvt. Ltd., AutoMicroUAS Aerotech Pvt. Ltd., Centillion Networks Pvt. Ltd., ClearSky Flight Consortium, Dhaksha Unmanned Systems Pvt. Ltd., Marut Dronetech Pvt. Ltd., Sagar Defence Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Saubika Consortium, Skylark Drones & Swiggy, ShopX Omnipresent Consortium, Terradrone Consortium B, The Consortium, Throttle Aerospace Systems Pvt. Ltd., Value Thought IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd., and Virginia Tech India.
In a statement MoCA, said, “The preliminary permission grant is envisioned to assist the supplementary framework development of subsequent UAV rules pertaining to Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations.”
The statement read, “BVLOS trials will help create a framework for future drone deliveries and other major applications using drones.”
