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.”