Sri City | September 10, 2026 — Sigma Advanced Systems has started production at its dedicated aerospace manufacturing facility in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, eight months after breaking ground, marking the company’s move from construction and commissioning into active manufacturing.
The first batch of precision-machined aerospace components has been produced at the facility and shipped to Sigma UK for final verification before formal delivery to the customer, the company said. The Sri City operation has also completed the initial stages of the source-change approval process with Rolls-Royce Aerospace.
About 75,000 square feet of the planned 500,000-square-foot campus is currently operational. The functioning area provides annual capacity of 100,000 machining hours, while the first facility is budgeted to eventually reach nearly 300,000 machining hours a year.
The remaining parts of the campus are expected to become operational over the next 12 months, adding further manufacturing capacity and aerospace-related processes. Once the planned capabilities are fully operational, approximately 70 per cent of the manufacturing process is expected to be undertaken in India, according to Sigma.
The company said the facility is being developed to replicate its established aerospace manufacturing capabilities in the United Kingdom and progressively expand the share of the aerospace manufacturing value chain located in India. The campus is also intended to support future acquisitions, Sigma said.
“Sri City is an important milestone in Sigma’s evolution as a global aerospace manufacturing partner,” Sunil Kalidindi, chief executive officer and executive director of Sigma Advanced Systems, said in a statement. “In just eight months, we have taken a greenfield facility from ground-breaking to production and begun manufacturing aerospace components in India to the standards required by global aerospace programmes.”
Kalidindi said the company’s objective was to replicate its UK manufacturing capabilities in India and bring a larger part of the aerospace value chain into the country. He said the facility’s existing capacity and planned expansion would make it an important part of Sigma’s global manufacturing platform.
Sigma said Sri City was selected for its ability to support rapid capability development and long-term manufacturing scale, as well as its access to international logistics gateways. Connectivity to four major ports is expected to support the facility’s export-oriented operations.
The company also plans to develop specialised aerospace manufacturing skills through on-campus training and capability development. It said the initiative would create opportunities to strengthen Andhra Pradesh’s skilled talent pool in advanced manufacturing and support the state’s integration with global aerospace supply chains.
The next stage of the project is the planned expansion of the remaining campus over the coming 12 months, alongside the addition of further manufacturing capacity and aerospace-critical processes.
