Our Team
The Minds Behind Mission-Ready Engineering
Team
Leadership & Team
Omkar Lad
CEO & Founder
An embedded systems and UAV specialist with deep experience in military-grade electronics, Omkar leads Defendron’s vision and technical direction. He defines the architecture of our systems and drives innovation across hardware and software, ensuring everything we build is mission-ready, reliable, and engineered for real-world defense operations.
Kiran P.
Embedded Firmware (Drive Systems)
Kiran specializes in drive firmware and low-level control systems. He builds and optimizes the firmware that powers Defendron’s motion and stabilization systems-ensuring precise, reliable, and responsive actuation across all operating conditions.
Hemanshu Kale
System Software
Hemanshu works across the entire software stack-from embedded systems to operator-facing interfaces. He leads development of video pipelines, camera control systems, and user interaction layers, ensuring seamless data flow and a responsive, intuitive experience from sensor input to end-user control.
Abbaas Zaidi
Mechanical Design
Abbaas brings strong expertise in precision mechanical design for UAV and defense systems. At Defendron, he translates product requirements into rugged, field-ready hardware-designing structures, enclosures, and mechanisms that are optimized for durability, performance, and real-world operating conditions.
Manthan Jogi
Product & BD
With a background in defense product development and sales, Manthan operates at the intersection of technology, market needs, and deployment realities. At Defendron, he defines what gets built-translating operational requirements into product specifications, shaping the roadmap, and aligning engineering with customer use-cases. He also drives customer engagement, partnerships, and go-to-market strategy.
Nikhil Salunkhe
Customer Success & Operations
With nearly a decade of experience in mission-critical field environments, Nikhil leads system integration and deployment for Defendron's EO/IR payloads. He works directly with customers to ensure every system is configured, integrated, and mission-ready — turning technical capability into dependable performance in the field, when it matters most.
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