Garuda selects Airbus Flexrotor to expand its UAS leasing portfolio

Garuda will offer Flexrotor services to its customers through both dry and wet lease options for a broad spectrum of civil and parapublic missions.

Published on Mar. 11, 2026

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Airbus Helicopters and Garuda Technologies Inc. (Garuda) have signed a contract for the delivery of up to 18 Flexrotor Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS). Garuda will offer Flexrotor services to its customers through both dry and wet lease options for a broad spectrum of civil and parapublic missions including infrastructure inspection, law enforcement, search, wildfire monitoring and disaster relief.

Why it matters

This partnership between Airbus and Garuda expands the availability of advanced UAS technology for critical missions across various industries, demonstrating the growing demand for unmanned aerial solutions that can handle a wide range of applications.

The details

Garuda, a Delaware-based subsidiary of India's Garuda Aerospace Limited, is scaling its global UAS leasing portfolio by integrating the Flexrotor, an expeditionary and versatile light tactical UAS from Airbus Helicopters. The Flexrotor can carry a variety of sensors, operate from confined areas, and be quickly deployed for missions lasting over 12 hours.

  • The contract was signed on March 10, 2026.

The players

Garuda Technologies Inc.

A Delaware-based wholly owned subsidiary of India's Garuda Aerospace Limited that is expanding its operations in the North American market to support critical missions across the energy, public services, agricultural, defence, and industrial sectors.

Airbus Helicopters

The helicopter manufacturing division of the Airbus aerospace company that has developed the Flexrotor, a versatile light tactical UAS.

Agnishwar Jayaprakash

The Founder and CEO of Garuda.

Olivier Michalon

The Executive Vice President, Global Business for Airbus Helicopters.

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What they’re saying

“Our collaboration with Airbus Helicopters to integrate the Flexrotor into our global leasing portfolio marks a significant milestone in our international expansion and investment strategy.”

— Agnishwar Jayaprakash, Founder and CEO of Garuda (justhelicopters.com)

“We are very proud to partner with Garuda as they have selected the Flexrotor to support the development of their global UAS portfolio.”

— Olivier Michalon, Executive Vice President, Global Business for Airbus Helicopters (justhelicopters.com)

What’s next

Garuda plans to offer Flexrotor services to its customers through both dry and wet lease options, expanding the availability of advanced UAS technology for critical missions across various industries.

The takeaway

This partnership between Airbus and Garuda demonstrates the growing demand for versatile and expeditionary unmanned aerial solutions that can handle a wide range of applications, from infrastructure inspection to disaster relief.