India’s first Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drone) Common Testing Centre under Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) will be established in Tamil Nadu. According to a communication issued by the State government, this centre would be established over an area of about 2.3 acres at the SIPCOT Industrial Park, Vallam Vadagal near Sriperumbudur. The testing centre would enable the State to be a significant contributor to the self-reliance of the country in the aerospace and defence sectors.
TIDCO had floated an RFP for identifying industrial partners for establishing this testing centre as a joint venture in compliance to the guidelines of the DTI Scheme. A consortium of companies consisting of Keltron, Sense Image Technologies, Standards Testing & Compliance and Avishka Retailers had been chosen based on their response to the transparent bid process to partner with TIDCO for establishing the facility at an estimated cost of ₹45 crore.
