HAWKE: Tethered aerostats for persistent disaster monitoring and resilient communication.
HAWKE is an innovative tethered aerostat platform providing persistent aerial monitoring and resilient communication during natural disasters. Operating at 300–1,000 meters altitude, HAWKE delivers real-time situational awareness and emergency communication in floods, cyclones, and wildfires, outperforming drones and satellites with rapid deployability and cost efficiency.
40L grant from CSR Fund, Nidhi Prayas Scheme, Sustain TN - Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission.
High-level summary of the technology: Patents pending cover the design of a tethered aerostat and a multi-sensor payload architecture intended for disaster monitoring.
DRDO Dare to Dream 2022 winners, Delhi Police Open Innovation Challenge winners
A 9-member core team with Founders alumni of TU Delft and IIT Madras, and mentors from IIT Madras, Anna University, and Daimler India Commercial Vehicles.
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Technical Officer
