The collaboration strengthens Redington’s emerging technology portfolio while supporting the structured commercialization of drone-led solutions across agriculture, defense, and allied institutional segments
Leading IT distributor Redington Limited entered into a strategic partnership with Garuda Aerospace to enable large-scale, enterprise-ready deployment of indigenous drone solutions across India. The collaboration strengthens Redington’s emerging technology portfolio while supporting the structured commercialization of drone-led solutions across agriculture, defense, and allied institutional segments.
Under the partnership, Redington will drive the national go-to-market, enterprise sales, channel enablement, and service support for Garuda Aerospace’s drone solutions. The engagement will initially focus on agricultural drones and services such as crop health monitoring, disease and pest inspection, and precision spraying, while also covering Drone-as-a-Service (DaaS) offerings, select defense and institutional applications, and Remote Pilot Training Organization (RPTO) programs. The partnership is solution-led, designed to address specific customer use cases rather than standalone product distribution.
Addressing address key customer challenges
By combining Garuda Aerospace’s indigenous drone manufacturing and application expertise with Redington’s nationwide enterprise reach and channel ecosystem, the alliance aims to address key customer challenges, including fragmented deployments, limited after-sales support, and difficulty in scaling operations across regions. A core pillar of the collaboration is the strengthening of after-sales and service infrastructure, ensuring the availability of spare parts, trained technicians, faster turnaround times, and higher fleet uptime.
“By combining our nationwide reach with Garuda’s drone innovation and application expertise, we aim to accelerate adoption, improve customer outcomes, and build a robust ecosystem for long-term growth.”
Hetal Shah, Vice President & Group Head, Technology Solutions Group, Redington Limited
“Our partnership with Garuda Aerospace unlocks indigenous, mission-ready drone solutions and aligns with ambitious “Made in India” vision. By combining indigenous drone innovation with Redington’s market reach and ecosystem strengths, we aim to unlocking next in innovative capabilities that enhance national security, enable precision agriculture, power intelligent surveillance, and accelerate smarter, more resilient cities and enterprises across India. By combining our nationwide reach with Garuda’s drone innovation and application expertise, we aim to accelerate adoption, improve customer outcomes, and build a robust ecosystem for long-term growth.” said Hetal Shah, Vice President & Group Head, Technology Solutions Group, Redington Limited.
Enabling scalable deployments pan India
The partnership will initially focus on scaling existing, proven solutions while both companies evaluate new offerings aligned with market demand and regulatory readiness. With India’s drone ecosystem moving toward enterprise and institutional adoption, the collaboration is positioned to enable reliable, governed, and scalable deployments nationwide, with a roadmap to explore select global markets in the future.
“This partnership with Redington marks a pivotal step in scaling indigenous drone solutions from successful pilots to nationwide, enterprise-grade deployments. At Garuda Aerospace, our focus has always been on building mission-ready, Made-in-India drone technologies that can operate reliably at scale. With Redington’s deep enterprise reach, service infrastructure, and channel ecosystem, we are well positioned to accelerate adoption across agriculture, defense, and institutional use cases, while ensuring strong after-sales support, governance, and long-term sustainability.” Said Agnishwar Jayaprakash, Founder & CEO, Garuda Aerospace
With Redington’s deep enterprise reach, we are well-positioned to accelerate adoption across agriculture, defense, and institutional use cases, while ensuring strong after-sales support, governance, and long-term sustainability.”
–Agnishwar Jayaprakash, Founder & CEO, Garuda Aerospace
India-built drone technology riding on nationwide enterprise reach
At Redington, we believe success in this next phase will be defined by execution excellence, service readiness, and scalable go-to-market capabilities. Our partnership with Garuda Aerospace brings together India-built drone technology and Redington’s nationwide enterprise reach to enable reliable, enterprise-ready drone deployments and build a sustainable ecosystem for long-term growth.”
The partnership reinforces a shared commitment to indigenous innovation, enterprise-grade deployments, and responsible scaling, supported by robust service, governance, and lifecycle management frameworks.
Delivering scalable, application-driven unmanned aerial solutions
A leading indigenous drone manufacturers and drone services provider, Garuda Aerospace focuses on delivering scalable, application-driven unmanned aerial solutions across agriculture, infrastructure, enterprise, and defence sectors. Headquartered in Chennai, the company designs, manufactures, and deploys drones and drone-enabled services that support precision operations, data-driven decision-making, and mission-critical use cases. With a strong emphasis on Made-in-India technologies, regulatory compliance, and operational reliability, Garuda Aerospace continues to play a key role in advancing India’s drone ecosystem by enabling responsible adoption, strengthening service infrastructure, and supporting the transition from pilot deployments to large-scale, enterprise-grade drone operations.
Enabling end-to-end tech distribution
Empowering businesses in their digital transformation journeys, Redington Limited addresses technology friction, i.e., the gap between innovation and adoption. With business presence in over 40 markets, 450+ brand associations, and 70,000+ channel partners, Redington enables end-to-end distribution for IT/ITeS, Telecom, Lifestyle, 3D printing, digital printing, and solar products across various markets. Through its focus on innovation and partnerships, the company remains a trusted global distributor of products, services, and solutions.
REDINGTON–GARUDA AEROSPACE PARTNERSHIP: THE CRUX OF THE DEAL
- Strategic Alliance for Scale
Redington and Garuda Aerospace have formed a strategic partnership to enable enterprise-grade, large-scale deployment of indigenous drone solutions across India. - Made-in-India Drone Ecosystem
The collaboration strengthens India’s “Made in India” vision by combining indigenous drone manufacturing with a nationwide enterprise distribution and service network. - National Go-to-Market Leadership by Redington
Redington will lead national go-to-market execution, including enterprise sales, channel enablement, and service support for Garuda Aerospace’s drone offerings. - Solution-Led, Use-Case-Driven Approach
The partnership is solution-centric, focusing on real customer use cases rather than standalone product distribution. - Initial Focus on Agriculture
Early deployments will prioritize agricultural drone solutions, including crop health monitoring, pest and disease detection, and precision spraying services. - Expansion into Defense and Institutional Segments
Beyond agriculture, the alliance covers select defense, government, and institutional applications, aligned with regulatory readiness. - Drone-as-a-Service (DaaS) and RPTO Programs
The partnership includes Drone-as-a-Service (DaaS) offerings and Remote Pilot Training Organization (RPTO) programs to support adoption and skill development. - Strong After-Sales and Service Infrastructure
A core pillar of the collaboration is robust after-sales support, including spare parts availability, trained technicians, faster turnaround times, and improved fleet uptime. - Enabling Pan-India, Governed Deployments
The alliance addresses challenges such as fragmented deployments and scaling issues by enabling reliable, governed, pan-India operations. - Long-Term, Sustainable Growth Vision
The partnership is designed for long-term sustainability, with a roadmap to scale proven solutions nationally and explore select global markets in the future.
