India's First Giga-Scale Electric Air Taxi Manufacturing Hub

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Andhra Pradesh has signed an MoU with Sarla Aviation to set up India's first giga-scale electric air-taxi manufacturing hub on a 500-acre site in the Anantapur district. The facility will create a complete ecosystem for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, including composite manufacturing units, powertrain and avionics lines, India's largest wind tunnel, simulation labs, pilot-training centres, MRO facilities, a two-kilometre runway, and VTOL testing pads. Once fully operational, it will produce up to 1,000 eVTOL aircraft annually. The project aligns with national and state visions for development and aims to strengthen domestic aerospace production and innovation in electric and hybrid aviation.