What is Asteria, a Reliance unit at centre of CBI's bribery probe?
Vaishnavi Mishra, Published on Apr 25th, 2026

CBI arrested DGCA and Reliance Industries officials, alleging bribery payments to secure approvals for drone imports by Asteria Aerospace. It is a Bengaluru-based drone technology startup providing advanced UAV platforms and AI software. The company, which was started in 2011, was bought by Reliance in a $2.45 million deal in 2019. Reliance Jio Platforms controls 74% of Asteria, Reuters reported.
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