Verdict: Aspera Industries, a Bengaluru startup founded in June 2025, has unveiled Eureka, an autonomous amphibious cargo aircraft that takes off and lands on water, carries 1,000 kg over a stated 2,000 km, and targets an operating cost below $1 per tonne-kilometre. If the numbers hold, it sits exactly in the gap between slow, cheap shipping and fast, expensive air freight. The engineering bet (retractable hydrofoils instead of a draggy seaplane hull) is genuinely clever. The proof, certificati...