PT. Bentara Tabang Nusantara Unmanned Aircraft Solutions (BETA UAS) is a company based in

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that develops and manufactures

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s (UAVs). This company was established in 2016 by a group of ITB graduates in aerospace engineer, starting as drone service provider company. In 2017, the company started partnership and joint research with universities and other companies. The company focused on designing, developing, manufacturing and selling their own product in 2018. The company has experience in building unmanned aircraft for research and military purposes and now is focusing more on meeting the industrial needs of UAS. Their drones have entered service in Indonesia, both on governmental agency and private sector for aerial mapping, inspection and survey, emergency response, light cargo delivery and military. In 2024, BETA UAS received the 2023 Technology Pioneer (Rintek) Award from the Ministry of Industry of Indonesia, underscores the company's dedication to advancing drone technology and its vital role in supporting the Industry 4.0 initiative in Indonesia. They also chosen as the top ten startups during Startup Studio Indonesia, a collaborative effort supported by Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Informatics in collaboration with

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in supporting Indonesian tech

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founders to achieve product-market fit.

Product

BETA UAS manufactures the following products:

Military

Minibe

The first drone developed by BETA UAS. Originally designed as mapping drone with single pusher propeller, it was later developed into swarm-capable loitering munition with electric ducted-fan propulsion.

Ruppel

Ruppel was unveiled during Indo Defence 2022. It was a hybrid VTOL designed to carry two 60mm mortar or one 81mm mortar made by

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Civilian/Multi-purpose

Feia

Feia is a quadcopter agricultural sprayer drone with 16L tank capacity.

Iris

Iris is a quadrotor drone with multifunction capability depends on sensor carried, include inspecting, survey, and spectrum analysis. With 7 kg payload capacity, it could also utilized as light cargo drone.

Raybe

Raybe is small

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drone designed with dual tilt-rotor on its wings and a below facing rotor on its tail for complex aerial mapping mission in a tight space.

Omnibe

Omnibe is a wide area surveillance hybrid-VTOL platform with longer endurance than Raybe.

Customized Drones

BETA UAS also provide drone customization services for customer with specific needs.

Partnership

* Development: BETA UAS collaborated with

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(BRIN),

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(TNI),

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(ITB), PT. Pindad and several local partners for drone and components development. In 2020, BETA UAS collaborated with ITB and Padjajaran University in developing bag-valve-mask

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to help lessening the physical burden of healthcare worker during COVID-19 pandemic in Bandung. In 2024, BETA UAS collaborated with IBM to develop a visual AI inspection system that could be implemented in various industry using IBM Maximo. * Distribution: BETA UAS collaborated with Terra Drone from

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as their overseas distributor and several other local companies as their local distribution.{{Cite web , last=Mediatama , first=Grahanusa , date=2023-08-14 , title=Kemenperin: Drone Produksi Industri Lokal Diminati Pasar Global , url=https://pressrelease.kontan.co.id/news/kemenperin-drone-produksi-industri-lokal-diminati-pasar-global , access-date=2025-03-22 , website=pressrelease.id , language=id * Operation: BETA UAS collaborated with Indonesia Airnav and Rohde & Schwartz utilizing Iris drone as a platform to carry EVSD1000 VHF/UHF NAV/Drone Analyzer to inspect airport's navigation system. BETA UAS was also chosen by State Electricity Company (PT. PLN) for electricity distribution system inspection, and PT. Pos Indonesia for developing Nusantara Logistic Hub at the new capital city, Nusantara,

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