<h1>Deep-tech aerospace startup wins Electronic Industries Association of India Certificate of Merit for SME manufacturing excellence and indigenous UAV capabilities</h1> An Indian deep-tech aerospace startup has been awarded the Electronic Industries Association of India Certificate of Merit in the SME category for manufacturing excellence, recognizing quality-driven production, operational discipline and indigenous capabilities in advanced aerial platforms. The company's prior recognitions include military operational deployments, selection for a dual-use technology launchpad, inclusion in a national innovation showcase, and endorsements from government tech bodies; it has demonstrated high-altitude payload lifts and recent disaster-response drone deployments. The firm has proposed an integrated UAV park in Odisha to scale R&D, manufacturing and industry training as part of its growth strategy.