AstraSky // Aerospace & Defense Directorate
The Architects of Sovereign Autonomous Flight.
An engineering team of aerospace aerodynamicists, flight software developers, systems architects, and precision manufacturing specialists building sovereign carrier-launched strike drones and autonomous guidance systems.
18+
Specialized Engineers
Aerospace, autonomy, systems infrastructure & verification
0 dB
EMCON Architecture
RF-silent passive navigation & high-speed edge compute
100%
Sovereign IDDM
Indigenous defense design, software stack & intellectual property
FOUNDER & HEAD OF OPERATIONS // SYSTEMS & EXECUTION DIRECTORATE
Founder and Head of Operations directing aerospace manufacturing, supply chain coordination, delivery pipelines, and day-to-day company execution. Leads cross-functional engineering teams through complex production milestones while managing strategic partnerships and defense stakeholder relations.
Core Responsibilities
Aerospace Manufacturing
Supply Chain Operations
Production Delivery
Cross-Functional Leadership
Defense Partnerships
Strategic Operations
CO-FOUNDER // AVIONICS & FLIGHT SOFTWARE LEAD
Co-Founder directing autonomous flight control, embedded avionics, and real-time guidance software. Leads the engineering of onboard optical navigation, sensor fusion, and target tracking architectures operating under heavy electronic countermeasures.
Core Responsibilities
Autonomous Flight Software
Embedded Guidance & Avionics
6-DoF Control Laws
Passive Optical Tracking
Inertial & MagNav Navigation
Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation
Avionics & Guidance Directorate
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP // HEAD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Head of Information Technology directing AstraSky AI’s enterprise IT landscape, mission-critical software foundations, cloud architecture, and technical product delivery. Based in Frankfurt, Germany, with over a decade of systems engineering leadership across Germany, New Zealand, and India, including high-assurance environments (Deutsche Bundesbank, European Banking Authority, Accenture). Commands vast architectural range spanning Azure cloud platforms, scalable data pipelines, secure service boundaries, enterprise IT resilience, regtech compliance, and disciplined automated software engineering. Directs AstraSky AI's enterprise IT operations, security protocols, system observability, and cross-border delivery infrastructure.
Core Competencies & Architectural Range
Enterprise IT Strategy & Administration
Cloud & Azure Platform Architecture
Mission-Critical Backend Services
Data Movement & Integration Pipelines
Systems Observability & CI/CD
High-Assurance Security & Compliance
Full-Stack Product Delivery
Automated Systems Verification
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP // HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Head of Human Resources leading global people operations, defense talent acquisition, and organizational development at AstraSky AI. Directs engineering workforce planning, executive recruitment, and multidisciplinary talent onboarding across India, the UAE, the United States, and Canada. Builds and scales high-performance teams across transonic aerodynamics, on-edge neural computing, avionics, and composite manufacturing. Drives engineering culture, performance management, retention frameworks, and cross-border HR compliance to support AstraSky AI's mission and rapid scaling.
Core Competencies & People Strategy
Global Defense Talent Acquisition
People Operations & Organizational Scaling
Cross-Border HR Compliance (India, UAE, US, Canada)
Aerospace & Defense Systems Recruitment
Culture, Retention & Performance Frameworks
Workforce Planning & Team Onboarding
01 // EMCON ALPHA
Zero RF Dependency
No drones tethered to vulnerable high-power SATCOM dishes. We build systems that navigate and engage with absolute electromagnetic silence on edge.
02 // ASYMMETRIC ECONOMICS
16x Cost Advantage
Targeting replacement of $200M imported strategic ISR platforms with $12.5M sovereign kinetic assets. Asymmetric economics ensure India commands overwhelming maritime inventory depth.
03 // CO-DESIGN CONVERGENCE
Hardware-Software Union
The airframe, guidance software, and avionics are engineered together. Flight dynamics, optical tracking models, and composite structures are built in lockstep.
04 // SOVEREIGN STRATEGY
Zero Foreign Black-Boxes
100% IDDM compliant. Sovereign flight control software, domestic composites, and non-ITAR propulsion give defense leadership complete strategic autonomy.
People & Talent Directorate // Directed by Jyoti Gaikwad
Build Sovereign Defense Technology at the Frontier.
Our global people operations and talent strategy are directed by Jyoti Gaikwad (Head of Human Resources). We are actively recruiting elite engineers and researchers across transonic aerodynamics, on-edge neural computing, enterprise IT infrastructure, and composite manufacturing.
Embedded Guidance Software Engineers
Transonic BWB Aerodynamicists
Enterprise IT & Infrastructure Engineers
Embedded RTOS / Jetson Engineers
Composite Aerostructure FEA Leads
Naval Guidance & MagNav Specialists
Direct Technical Engagement
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