Archive · 14 Sep 2026
IIT Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Sign MoU to Build Drone Ecosystem
IIT Hyderabad and the Andhra Pradesh Drones Corporation have agreed to work together on drones.
Their agreement is called a Memorandum of Understanding, or MoU.
IIT Hyderabad will provide technical knowledge and research support.
Andhra Pradesh Drones Corporation is responsible for developing Drone City in the state.
The partners will study drone technology, testing and safety practices.
They will also work on artificial intelligence, sensors and unmanned aircraft.
Training courses and certification programmes may be created for students, officials, companies and startups.
They also plan to conduct research projects, pilot programmes and innovation challenges.
TiHAN at IIT Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh Drones Corporation signed an MoU to develop Drone City and the wider drone ecosystem.
TiHAN-IIT Hyderabad will serve as APDC’s technical and knowledge partner for planning, developing and operating Drone City initiatives.
The partnership will cover autonomous navigation, unmanned aerial systems, artificial intelligence, machine learning and sensor technologies.
The agreement includes cooperation on drone policies, standards, testing, research, pilot projects and innovation challenges.
The institutions will create training, certification and capacity-building programmes for officials, industry, startups and students.
- Who
- The NMICPS Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation at IIT Hyderabad and the Andhra Pradesh Drones Corporation.
- What
- They signed an MoU to collaborate on developing Drone City and the wider drone ecosystem.
- When
- The articles do not specify when the MoU was signed.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, with the signing held in the presence of officials associated with IIT Hyderabad and the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation.
- Why
- To provide technical cooperation, research, training, policy support and infrastructure development for drone technologies and related initiatives.
- Agreement
- Memorandum of Understanding between TiHAN-IIT Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh Drones Corporation
- IIT Hyderabad’s role
- Technical and knowledge partner to APDC
- Main focus
- Development of Drone City and the wider drone ecosystem in Andhra Pradesh
- Technology areas
- Autonomous navigation, unmanned aerial systems, artificial intelligence, machine learning and sensors
- Policy cooperation
- Development of policies, standards and best practices for drone operations, testing and innovation
- Training
- Curricula, specialised modules, certification programmes and workshops
- Joint activities
- Research projects, proofs of concept, pilot programmes and innovation challenges