Nautical Wings Aerospace, a manufacturer of propulsion systems for aviation, unveiled its next-generation UAV propulsion system at the Bharat Drone Stack Conference 2025, held from June 5 to June 6, 2025, at the Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The propulsion platform, based on Axial Flux technology, was presented as part of the event’s focus on accelerating supply chain localization for drones in India.
The new propulsion system was officially unveiled by Satyanarayana Murthy P V, Chief Scientist and Head of the UAV Division at CSIR-NAL, Bangalore, and Smit Shah, President of Drone Federation India.
Bharat Drone Stack 2025, organized by the Drone Federation of India, brought together over 80 CEOs, CTOs, and policymakers, with more than 40 exhibitors and over 500 participants, including OEMs, defence users, investors, and industry experts. The conference emphasized the development of a self-reliant ecosystem for drone components, materials, and subsystems, and covered topics such as GNSS-denied navigation, secure communications, critical subsystems, and advanced materials.
According to the company, the introduction of its new propulsion system is part of its effort to develop electric UAV technologies. The company also noted that this development contributes to India’s goal of increasing self-reliance in the defence sector, particularly in UAV technology and component manufacturing.
Nautical Wings Aerospace is a Bengaluru-based company founded in 2020 by Shiv Rajput Singh Rajput (CEO), Praveen T (CTO), and Vikas Kamath (COO). The company provides design and manufacturing solutions for advanced propulsion systems, focusing on electric propulsion for aviation.
Its product portfolio includes electric propulsion technology platforms for both manned aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), standard and custom rotor blades, axial electric motors, and composite engineering accessories. Nautical Wings Aerospace has raised funding across two rounds, with Venture Catalysts, 1Crowd, and ideaForge as investors. The company aims to support sustainable aviation through electric propulsion technologies.