Archive · 18 Nov 2025
Aerospace Giants Invest in Andhra Pradesh
Two companies, Sarla Aviation and Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace, are building big factories in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Sarla Aviation's factory will make special electric planes called eVTOLs, which can take off and land straight up and down.
Flying Wedge's factory will make special military planes that can fly without a pilot.
Both factories will create many new jobs and help India make more of its own planes instead of buying them from other countries.
Sarla Aviation and AP government signed an MoU for a 500-acre aerospace campus in Anantapur.
Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace (FWDA) also signed an MoU with AP government for a combat aircraft facility.
Sarla Aviation's campus will manufacture electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
FWDA's facility will produce autonomous combat aircraft, creating over 1,000 jobs.
Both projects aim to boost India's self-reliance in advanced aviation technologies.
- Who
- Sarla Aviation, Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace, and AP government
- What
- Signed MoUs to establish aerospace campuses in Andhra Pradesh
- When
- During CII Summit in Visakhapatnam (Sarla) and on November 18, 2025 (Flying Wedge)
- Where
- Anantapur district (Sarla) and unspecified location (Flying Wedge)
- Why
- To advance India's aviation technologies, create jobs, and reduce dependence on foreign systems
Sarla Aviation
AP Government
Project Goal
Sarla Aviation
To make India a leader in sustainable aerial mobility with eVTOLs.
AP Government
To co-develop infrastructure for certification, R&D, and operational readiness.
- Sarla Aviation Campus
- 500 acres, ₹1,300 crore initial investment, 1,000 eVTOLs per year capacity
- Flying Wedge Facility
- 500 acres, ₹1,169 crore investment, over 1,000 jobs created
Sources
Sky Factory: Sarla Aviation to Invest in Anantapur
Flying Wedge to invest ₹1,169 crore in India’s first autonomous combat aircraft facility in Andhra Pradesh
Drone taxis by 2027? India’s first ‘Sky Factory’ set to build 1,000 electric air taxis a year in Andhra Pradesh
