BluJ Aerospace has unveiled its Gen #2 prototype aircraft developed on its Vertically Integrated Architecture for Next Generation Intelligent Aerial Systems (VANTIS) platform.

Gen #2 is now in active flight testing following the Hyderabad-based company’s technology demonstrator and India’s first public flight demonstration of a 500 kg class electric Vertical Take off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Gen #1.

Gen #2 is the first commercial-grade aircraft from VANTIS, purpose-built for heavy-payload logistics. It carries an active payload target of above 200 kg, operates under a 500 kg maximum take-off weight, and uses a lift plus cruise configuration.

Fully battery-powered, Gen #2 takes the platform from technology demonstrator to operational aircraft, with major subsystems built to the standards of the certified commercial version. It is now being used for early customer pilots, payload testing and real-world logistics mission evaluations as BluJ progressively expands the missions the aircraft can handle.

VANTIS is designed with scalability built in, extending to larger VTOL aircraft, including a one-ton payload class for heavy logistics and hydrogen-electric long-range passenger variants.

“The next major shift in aviation is the move from single product programs to platform based architectures. Just as the automotive industry builds multiple vehicles on a common platform,’’ Amar Sri Vatsavaya, Founder and CEO of BluJAerospace told newspersons in a press conference here on Tuesday. 

“Advanced Air Mobility will need adaptable architectures that scale across missions, payloads, and customer use cases. That is the advantage VANTIS gives BluJ. Our platform basedapproach lets us develop multiple AAM product classes efficiently and at scale,’’ he added. 

BluJ’s commercial pipeline spans infrastructure logistics, express cargo, energy, airports, and defence. The company has already completed a successful pilot deployment with a leading Power sector PSU for infrastructure logistics, and has active defence partnerships with a major Defence PSU and Indian defence primes..

Published on May 26, 2026