{"id":20942,"date":"2022-05-29T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=20942"},"modified":"2022-05-29T14:07:19","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T08:37:19","slug":"adani-buys-50-stake-in-drone-startup-general-aeronautics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/29\/adani-buys-50-stake-in-drone-startup-general-aeronautics\/","title":{"rendered":"Adani buys 50% stake in drone startup General Aeronautics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Adani Enterprises&#8217; wholly-owned subsidiary <strong>Adani Defence Systems and Technologies Ltd. <\/strong>signed a deal on Friday to buy a 50% stake in Bengaluru-based General Aeronautics Pvt. Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center\">In an exchange filing, Adani Defence Systems and Technologies said it will \"<em>use its military drone and AI\/ML capabilities and engage with <strong>General Aeronautics to provide end-to-end solutions <\/strong>for the domestic agricultural industry.<\/em>\"<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/adani-800x600_201907106734.jpg\" alt=\"Adani Enterprises' wholly-owned subsidiary Adani Defence Systems and Technologies Ltd. signed a deal to buy a 50% stake \" class=\"wp-image-20950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/adani-800x600_201907106734.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/adani-800x600_201907106734-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><figcaption>Credits to lokmat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Adani&#8217;s joint venture with Israeli business <strong>Elbit Systems<\/strong> was picked in the first tentative list under the <strong>production-linked incentive (PLI) <\/strong>system for drones and drone components, and the deal is anticipated to close by July 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>General Aeronautics is an end-to-end agri solutions company that was founded in 2016. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>It uses artificial intelligence and analytics to provide <strong>robotic drones and drone-based solutions <\/strong>for <em>crop protection, crop health, precision farming, and yield monitoring in the agriculture sector.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>After the stocks of the ports-to-power conglomerate&#8217;s listed companies boosted his fortunes, billionaire <strong>Gautam Adani went on an acquisition binge.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bloombergquint_2022-05_0bcd3dee-ea69-4eef-8cfd-41b20883ecef_david_henrichs_72AYEEBJpz4_unsplash-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bloombergquint_2022-05_0bcd3dee-ea69-4eef-8cfd-41b20883ecef_david_henrichs_72AYEEBJpz4_unsplash-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bloombergquint_2022-05_0bcd3dee-ea69-4eef-8cfd-41b20883ecef_david_henrichs_72AYEEBJpz4_unsplash-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bloombergquint_2022-05_0bcd3dee-ea69-4eef-8cfd-41b20883ecef_david_henrichs_72AYEEBJpz4_unsplash-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bloombergquint_2022-05_0bcd3dee-ea69-4eef-8cfd-41b20883ecef_david_henrichs_72AYEEBJpz4_unsplash-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bloombergquint_2022-05_0bcd3dee-ea69-4eef-8cfd-41b20883ecef_david_henrichs_72AYEEBJpz4_unsplash-750x394.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bloombergquint_2022-05_0bcd3dee-ea69-4eef-8cfd-41b20883ecef_david_henrichs_72AYEEBJpz4_unsplash-1140x599.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bloombergquint_2022-05_0bcd3dee-ea69-4eef-8cfd-41b20883ecef_david_henrichs_72AYEEBJpz4_unsplash.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Image Courtesy &#8211; BQ Prime<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Adani Health Ventures was formed last week, marking the <strong>Adani group&#8217;s first venture into healthcare (AHVL). <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The new company will be involved in healthcare-related operations such as the establishment of medical and diagnostic facilities, as well as research centres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only four days prior, the Adani family had signed binding agreements to buy Holcim Ltd of Switzerland&#8217;s entire share in two Indian cement companies, Ambuja Cements Ltd and ACC Ltd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The combined value of the Holcim stock and open offer consideration for the two cement companies is estimated to be over <strong>$10.5 billion, making this Adani&#8217;s largest acquisition to date.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company is also attempting to break into the news media industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Adani Enterprises announced plans to buy a 49 percent <\/strong>share in Quintillion Business Media, the parent company of business news site BQPrime, earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned and updated with Aviationa2z.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adani Enterprises&#8217; 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