SiMa.ai, a leader in Physical AI, and Mistral Solutions, a
leader in embedded systems and drone product engineering, have announced a
strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of autonomous intelligence
across the fast-growing drone ecosystem. The companies are exhibiting at this
week’s Drone International Expo in New Delhi from June 24–26, 2026, at Booth
D47.
At the expo, the companies will showcase SiMa.ai’s recently
launched, industry-first agentic environment, Palette Neat. Co-optimised with
its Modalix MLSoC, the environment forms the foundation for an intelligent
multi-sensor drone reference design. By combining Mistral’s domain expertise in
drone hardware design with SiMa.ai’s AI platform, the partnership provides
drone OEMs and system integrators with a faster and validated path to bring
autonomous, AI-powered drones to market.
The industrial-grade reference design is optimised for size,
weight and power constraints, helping improve efficiency and extend flight
times for mission-critical edge deployments. It addresses advanced sensor
fusion alongside the onboard flight controller to support full-stack drone
autonomy requirements, including Physical AI inference at a sub-10W power
envelope, GPS-denied navigation, obstacle detection and agentic mission
planning. These capabilities run on-device without cloud dependency.
“The drone market is at an inflection point, and winning
programmes will be built on platforms that combine proven hardware design with
best-in-class AI compute,” said Durga Peddireddy, Vice President, Product
Management and Partnerships, SiMa.ai. “Mistral brings unmatched drone design,
and together we are giving the ecosystem a complete, validated foundation to
build on.”
“Mistral has a long history of helping customers transform
innovative technologies into deployable products across defence, industrial and
commercial sectors,” said Karthikeyan Sakthivel, Vice President – ESAI, Mistral
Solutions. “Partnering with SiMa.ai gives our customers access to a
purpose-built, industry-leading Physical AI platform that delivers exceptional
performance per watt. The combination of SiMa.ai’s platform and Mistral’s
expertise in embedded systems, drones, robotics and product engineering creates
a powerful foundation for delivering intelligent edge solutions across multiple
industries.”