Deepinder Goyal's LAT Aerospace acquires Gurugram-based robotics startup Sharang Shakti

LAT Aerospace has acquired an early-stage defence robotics startup, Sharang Shakti.

LAT Aerospace acquires Sharang Shakti

Deepinder Goyal wrote on social media that the acquisition of the Gurgaon-based startup is their first move toward building indigenous defence capabilities alongside their long-term mission of developing next-generation civil aviation platforms from India.

“Civil aviation and defence are often viewed as separate sectors,” Goyal said. “But the core technology stack is shared across autonomy, perception, sensing, navigation, guidance, and control systems,” he added.

By bringing Sharang Shakti into LAT, the entrepreneur claimed to be building these capabilities in-house, from first principles, with the intent to deploy them across both defence and civil programs over time.

“Slowly but surely,” he concluded.

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About LAT Aerospace

LAT Aerospace is an aviation startup founded by Deepinder Goyal and Surobhi Das in January 2025. The company is building a new generation of Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) aircraft to operate compact air-stops rather than conventional airports.

In a podcast with YouTuber Raj Shamani, Deepinder Goyal revealed the idea behind the aviation startup. He said that it aims to change the aviation sector by providing services like takeoff and landing capabilities within 20 metres.

“Takeoff and landing within, let's say 20 metres, which will in turn eliminate the need for the elaborate airport infrastructure. This has never been done in this world. This is radical in terms of aviation,” said Goyal.

LAT Aerospace has acquired Sharang Shakti, an early-stage defence robotics startup based in Gurgaon.

This is our first move toward building indigenous defence capabilities alongside our long-term mission of developing next-generation civil aviation platforms from India.

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— Deepinder Goyal (@deepigoyal) February 24, 2026

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