India's first private UAV factory opened at Adani Aerospace Park in Hyderabad

India’ first private sector unit for manufacturing **unmanned aerial vehicles** (UAVs) opened at Adani Aerospace Park here on Friday. Built by the Adani Group and Israel-based Elbit Systems, the 50,000 square feet facility will develop Hermes 900 medium altitude long-endurance UAVs for the Indian and global markets. [caption id=“attachment_5732081” align=“alignnone” width=“1280”] An Elbit Systems Ltd. Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is seen at the company’s drone factory in Rehovot, Israel. Image: Reuters[/caption] The unit will begin with the manufacture of complete carbon composite aerostructures for Hermes 900, followed by Hermes 480, catering to global markets. It will further be ramped up for assembly and integration of complete UAVs. The plant has been built at Adani Aerospace Park, the first defense and aerospace complex of Adani Group, at Hardware Park on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The facility also houses advanced composites and high precision machining capabilities. The plant was inaugurated by Telangana’s Home Minister Mohammad Mahmood Ali in the presence of Pranav Adani, Adani Enterprise Ltd, Karan Adani, CEO, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zones, Bezhalel Machlis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Elbit Systems and Ashish Rajvanshi, Head Adani Defence and Aerospace.