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Garuda Platform Onboard mission compute
About Sightforge

Indigenous by Design. Engineered in India. Built for Strategic Sovereignty.

Sightforge is building indigenous onboard AI computing platforms for defence and aerospace applications. Through the Garuda family of onboard mission computing systems, the company is creating a sovereign perception layer for next-generation ISR, autonomous platforms, and mission-critical systems.

Sightforge focuses on real-time perception at the edge, where systems must operate with low latency, high reliability, and minimal dependence on external infrastructure. The team believes true indigenisation is defined by ownership of architecture, firmware, and system intelligence.

What We Build

Onboard mission compute designed for contested environments

Garuda platforms are engineered to deliver deterministic performance in communication-constrained missions, integrating directly into real-world UAV, defence, and embedded aerospace systems.

  • Process live video streams entirely on-device
  • Perform real-time detection and persistent tracking
  • Generate structured metadata for mission and control systems
  • Integrate directly with flight, guidance, and payload architectures
Our Approach

System-first onboard intelligence

Compute Close to the Sensor

Reduce latency and dependence on external links by executing mission intelligence on-device.

Deterministic Execution

Ensure predictable, mission-ready behavior under operational stress and constrained conditions.

Integration-First Design

Fit directly into deployed UAV, defence, and embedded architectures instead of requiring custom workarounds.

Platform-Based Engineering

Enable reuse, scalability, and long-term evolution across successive system generations.

Leadership Team

Operators and engineers building sovereign onboard intelligence

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Ashwin Krishna — Founder & CEO

Ashwin Krishna is the Founder and CEO of Sightforge Technologies, leading the mission to build sovereign onboard AI computing platforms for defence and aerospace applications.

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Akshay Mathur — Co-founder & CTO

Akshay Mathur is the Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Sightforge, responsible for architecture, design, and system realization of the Garuda platform.

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Abhas Kumar — Co-founder & Chief Product Officer

Abhas Kumar is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Sightforge, leading product vision, architecture strategy, and platform evolution for the Garuda family.

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Srinivas G — Co-founder & COO

Srinivas G is the Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Sightforge, responsible for operations, strategic partnerships, and organizational scale-up.

Strategic Advisory
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Air Cmde Ashit Mehta (Retd) — Advisor (Defence & Strategic Programs)

Air Commodore Ashit Mehta (Retd) serves as Advisor for Defence & Strategic Programs at Sightforge, bringing over three decades of leadership experience in the Indian Air Force and aerospace ecosystem.

Team Philosophy

Built in India. Owned in India.

Sightforge is built and led by engineers and operators committed to creating sovereign onboard intelligence systems owned, designed, and developed in India.

Our philosophy is simple:

  • Build systems that work in the real world.
  • Build platforms that endure.
  • Build technology that India owns.