Chennai: IPO-bound drone technology company Garuda Aerospace Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Australia-based Timed Automation Solutions (TAS), a provider of enterprise autonomous drone platforms, to advance technical cooperation, knowledge sharing and growth opportunities in the autonomous drone sector.
The collaboration brings together Garuda Aerospace’s expertise in drone manufacturing and drone-based solutions with Timed Automation Solutions’ capabilities in autonomous aerial operations and enterprise drone platforms.
TAS’s technology portfolio includes drone-in-a-box orchestration, fleet and site control, AI-assisted image review and enterprise integrations.
Under the MoU, Garuda Aerospace and Timed Automation Solutions will evaluate non-exclusive opportunities across product distribution, joint development of drone technologies and participation in domestic and international projects.
By combining their complementary capabilities, the companies aim to support innovation across applications including agriculture, infrastructure inspection and remote operations.
Speaking on the collaboration, Agnishwar Jayaprakash, Founder and CEO, Garuda Aerospace Limited, said: “As autonomous technologies continue to redefine industries worldwide, building strong international relationships is essential to shaping the future of the drone ecosystem.
Our association with Timed Automation Solutions reflects our commitment to expanding Garuda Aerospace’s global reach while developing solutions that address evolving industry requirements. We remain focused on driving technological excellence and delivering long-term value through strategic collaborations.”
Shakil Mansoor, Founder and Director of Timed Automation Solutions, added: “This collaboration with Garuda Aerospace reflects TAS’s vision to build a scalable, software driven UAV ecosystem in Australia.
By combining Garuda’s manufacturing capabilities with our SkyStream platform, we aim to deliver flexible, cost effective, and scalable solutions for industries transitioning towards autonomous operations.”
The collaboration between Garuda Aerospace and Timed Automation Solutions will also explore pilot deployments across Australia and New Zealand.
These deployments are intended to support the evaluation of real-world use cases and operational workflows for autonomous drone technologies.
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The MoU marks another step in Garuda Aerospace’s broader strategy of driving innovation through strategic collaborations.
The company has been building partnerships across the aerospace, defence and technology ecosystem as it expands its capabilities and creates new opportunities in autonomous drone technologies and global markets.
For Timed Automation Solutions, the collaboration provides an opportunity to combine its autonomous drone platform capabilities with Garuda Aerospace’s manufacturing expertise.
The companies will assess opportunities that could support the deployment of autonomous drone solutions across different industry applications and markets.
The partnership will particularly examine opportunities involving product distribution and joint technology development, while also exploring participation in projects in domestic and international markets.
The companies will evaluate these opportunities on a non-exclusive basis.
Garuda Aerospace and Timed Automation Solutions will also look at pilot deployments in Australia and New Zealand. These initiatives are expected to help evaluate operational workflows and real-world use cases for autonomous aerial operations.
Garuda Aerospace has also been expanding its international capabilities. In 2025, the company secured export licence approvals, supporting potential expansion into the Australian market.
The development provides a foundation for exploring opportunities in the region alongside its collaboration with Timed Automation Solutions.
The MoU reflects the companies’ focus on advancing autonomous drone capabilities through technical cooperation, knowledge sharing and strategic collaboration.
Through the partnership, Garuda Aerospace and Timed Automation Solutions will explore opportunities across autonomous drone technologies, enterprise drone platforms and related applications.
