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Airbound and AP Drone Corp. sign MoU to develop drone delivery network in Amaravati

Airbound, an aerospace company based in Bengaluru, has teamed up with AP Drone Corporation to create a drone delivery network in Amaravati, the capital region of Andhra Pradesh. This initiative plans to roll out 10,000 daily drone flights throughout the state in just one year, aiming to boost local connectivity and drive economic growth.

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Jun 25, 2026 · 1 min read · 1 views
Airbound and AP Drone Corp. sign MoU to develop drone delivery network in Amaravati

Key Takeaways

  • •Airbound aims to enable 10,000 daily drone flights across Andhra Pradesh within the next year.
  • •The partnership was formalized on Thursday in New Delhi with Union Minister K. Rammohan Naidu present.
  • •Airbound's innovative aircraft weighs just 1.50 kg, significantly lighter than the industry standard of 4:1.
  • •Geetanjali Sharma, CMD of APDC, and Naman Pushp, founder of Airbound, signed the agreement to develop the ACR-DDN.
  • •Naidu highlighted that this initiative could create one of the world’s largest drone delivery networks in Andhra Pradesh.

New partnership looks to shake up drone delivery in Andhra Pradesh. Airbound, a Bengaluru aerospace firm,inked a deal with AP Drone Corporation (APDC) to set up drone delivery network across Amaravati capital region. Signed Thursday in New Delhi,K. Rammohan Naidu,Union Minister of Civil Aviation, was there as Geetanjali Sharma,CMD of APDC,and Naman Pushp, founder and CEO of Airbound,sealed the agreement.

Amaravati Capital Region Drone Delivery Network (ACR-DDN) will link Amaravati,Vijayawada, and Guntur with drone flights. Airbound plans to team up with healthcare,logistics,e-commerce players to get this going . Starts in Guntur, aiming for 10,000 daily drone flights statewide within year.

Airbound’s new blended-wing-body tailsitter aircraft is key here — weighs only 1.50 kg with payload ratio of 1.5:1 . Lighter than industry norm of 4:1. Naidu stressed importance of this move,saying it shows India's aviation potential. Andhra Pradesh teaming with local firm could build one of world’s largest drone networks. Connectivity,jobs,growth…

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