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Sarla Sylla

Sarla Aviation is a Bengaluru-based Indian electric aviation company developing the Sylla eVTOL aircraft, India's largest and heaviest electric aircraft.

Manufacturer
Sarla Aviation
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
prototype
Lifecycle
active

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Sarla Sylla, a aerial by Sarla Aviation (prototype). 1 source back the record.

Appears ineVTOL & passenger air mobility

Overview

Sarla Aviation is a Bengaluru-based Indian electric aviation company developing the Sylla eVTOL aircraft, India's largest and heaviest electric aircraft. The company completed a six-month flight test campaign for the Sylla 1.0 half-scale technology demonstrator. Sarla Aviation is backed by Accel and Nikhil Kamath, and closed a Series A1 funding round.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
prototype(Demo-capable; limited or one-off public appearances.)
Sources on file
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No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

CEO

Adrian Schmidt

Investors

Accel, Nikhil Kamath

Product

Sylla 1.0 eVTOL (700 kg-class)

Milestone

Completed 6-month flight test campaign

Data & sources

Web sources

1

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Sarla Sylla. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Sarla Sylla.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (1)

  1. https://evtolinsights.com/

Common questions

What is Sarla Sylla?
Sarla Aviation is a Bengaluru-based Indian electric aviation company developing the Sylla eVTOL aircraft, India's largest and heaviest electric aircraft. The company completed a six-month flight test campaign for the Sylla 1.0 half-scale technology demonstrator. Sarla Aviation is backed by Accel and Nikhil Kamath, and closed a Series A1 funding round.
How much does Sarla Sylla cost?
Sarla Sylla's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Sarla Sylla from Sarla Aviation. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Sarla Sylla actually deployed in the real world?
Sarla Sylla is at the prototype stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Sarla Sylla?
Sarla Sylla is made by Sarla Aviation, based in Bengaluru, India.
Can you buy Sarla Sylla?
Sarla Sylla is at prototype stage and is not yet available for sale.
What are alternatives to Sarla Sylla?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to Sarla Sylla include Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), MQ-9 Reaper, Wing Delivery Aircraft.
How does Sarla Sylla compare to Skydio X10?
Sarla Sylla and Skydio X10 (Skydio · 20 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. Sarla Sylla has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Sarla Sylla a top aerial?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Sarla Sylla ranks in roughly the top 75% of aerial models tracked by the registry.
What is Sarla Sylla's maturity stage?
Sarla Sylla is at the prototype stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Prototype stage means demonstrations exist but commercial readiness is not yet established.
Where is Sarla Sylla deployed?
No verified deployments of Sarla Sylla are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Sarla Sylla safe?
Sarla Sylla has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: prototype

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Sarla Sylla.

Recent coverage

Sarla Sylla in third-party press