Sensonic and Skylark Drones Sign MoU for Rail Infrastructure Monitoring Technology
Written by Jennifer McLawhorn, Managing Editor
Left to right: Gaurav Mehta (Kaynes Technology), Sanjeev Kumar (Skylark Drones), Apoorv Srivastava (CFO Skylark Drones), Yogesh Sharma (Sensonic) Ashish Upadhyay (CEO Sensonic), Rakesh Gowda (Kaynes Technology), Alok Sinha (Sensonic), sign a Memorandum of Understanding between Sensonic and Skylark Drones for technology collaboration.
Sensonic, Inc.
NEW DELHI, India - Sensonic announced it has partnered with Skylark Drones to provide railway infrastructure monitoring technologies.
Sensonic is an international railway infrastructure monitoring firm, and Skylark Drones is a “pioneer of Indian Drone ecosystem.” A Memorandum of Understanding was signed at IREE2025 between Skylark and Sensonic. It solidifies a “shared commitment” to addressing rail infrastructure challenges that include inspection, maintenance, security, and other hazards. This collaboration will utilize the vibration sensing solution from Sensonic that “transforms existing fiber optic cables into a continuous network of highly sensitive acoustic sensors” with Skylark’s ability to dispatch autonomous drones to record evidence and assess threats.
Sensonic CEO Ashish Upadhyay said “Sensonic is proud to combine our cutting-edge fiber optic sensing technology with Skylarks ability to respond rapidly and autonomously via drones to enhance both rail safety and security. . . By combining Distributed Acoustic Sensing and advanced Bharat series of Drones, we’re enabling real-time detection and monitoring capabilities along the rail corridor. This actionable intelligence is key to building safer, smarter, and more resilient transit systems.”
Skylark Drones co-founder Mr. Mrinal Pai said, “At Skylark Drones, we see the integration of drones with Distributed Acoustic Sensing and other IoT networks as a paradigm shift from reactive to proactive railway operations. Our fully autonomous Bharat Series drones can be deployed in less than one-third the time required for manual intervention, and at significantly lower costs. Together with Sensonic, we’re demonstrating how intelligent aerial systems can make critical infrastructure safer, smarter, and more resilient.”
