AVPL plans to invest $12 million in drones in next 24 months

AVPL International has announced a $12 million investment to support the country’s growing drone ecosystem within the next 24 months. The company has set up 31 Drone Aero-Vision Labs in India, onboarded 30 Remote Pilot Training Organisations (RPTOs) across the country, laid the foundation stone to establish two manufacturing units, and is co-building a robust AI powered agriculture drone with IIT Kanpur. AVPL is also building India’s largest RPTO in Hisar, a ₹15 crore facility in Bihta, Bihar, alongside a key drone production unit in Hisar, Haryana. Together, these projects form part of AVPL’s broader vision to train the new generation of drone pilots and entrepreneurs, while boosting domestic manufacturing. The announcement was made at a launch event attended by Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Kamlesh Paswan, who visited the event to understand the on-ground implementation of drone didi scheme across the country, BJP National General Secretary, Tarun Chugh also attended the event virtually. Many industry leaders like Naveen Parashar (CMD, SN Capital) and Uday Pal Singh (CEO, Innovision Ltd.) also commended the company’s initiatives. “With drones transforming how we farm, build, and connect, this kind of investment helps equip our youth with future-ready skills,” said Paswan. “It’s a big step towards empowering rural India, and such initiatives will contribute immensely to the youth and women in our hinterlands.”