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Office of Strategic Capital Founder Dr. Jason Rathje joins Elroy Air’s Defense Advisory Board

Dr. Jason Rathje, the founding director of the Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) - an office dedicated to attracting private investment in critical technologies vital to U.S. national security - has joined Elroy Air's Defense Advisory Board.

Elroy Air selected to provide autonomous aerial cargo delivery as part of new White House program

Elroy Air has been selected for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), to accelerate safe eVTOL and advanced air mobility operations across the United States.

Barq Group Signs Initial Agreement with Elroy Air to Set Up $200M Joint Venture for Chaparral Manufacturing and Services in Abu Dhabi

Barq Group, the leader in smart mobility and logistics solutions in the MENA region, and Elroy Air signed an agreement establishing the framework for a joint venture that will invest $200M to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi to produce and service the Chaparral.

Elroy Air makes first A to B cargo delivery with its hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft Chaparral

Elroy Air successfully completed its first point A to point B cargo delivery using the first-of-its-kind hybrid-electric VTOL drone, Chaparral.

Kratos to be Exclusive U.S. Manufacturer for the Elroy Air Chaparral VTOL Cargo Drone

Elroy Air has selected Kratos Defense & Security Solutions as its exclusive U.S. manufacturing partner for the Chaparral in a new five-year strategic manufacturing agreement to accelerate expected high-volume production of the Chaparral hybrid-electric autonomous vertical takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) cargo drone.

Elroy Air Achieves Major Milestone With Transition of Chaparral Aircraft from Vertical Takeoff to Wingborne Flight

Company successfully flies its hybrid-electric VTOL cargo drone at 70 mph: Elroy Air autonomously transitioned its hybrid-electric Chaparral VTOL cargo drone from vertical takeoff to forward flight three times in July and August, marking a major milestone and key technical achievement in the development of this type of aircraft.

Dean Donovan joins Elroy Air Board of Directors

Dean Donovan, Managing Director of DiamondStream Partners, has joined Elroy Air's Board of Directors.

Elroy Air brings on Dr. Andrew Clare as CEO and secures additional funding to scale business

Elroy Air's new CEO Dr. Andrew Clare assumes chief role with fresh investor funding to advance Chaparral UAS to be autonomous logistics workhorse for the U.S. and allied forces, as founder Dave Merrill shifts role to Executive Chairman.

Leidos and Elroy Air to demonstrate autonomous aerial resupply drone for U.S. Marine Corps

Leidos and Elroy Air have been approved to demonstrate an autonomous Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle – Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) prototype for the Navy and Marine Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems program office (PMA-263). The flight test activities are scheduled for July 2024.

Elroy Air achieves industry-first flight of turbogenerator-hybrid hVTOL aircraft

Elroy Air flew the world’s first turbogenerator-hybrid electric vertical take-off and landing (hVTOL) aircraft on November 12 at its test-flight facility in Byron, California - the Chaparral C1.

Elroy Air demonstrates autonomous cargo delivery systems for Air Mobility Command and AFWERX

Elroy Air recently demonstrated its autonomous cargo delivery system at Travis Air Force Base. The demonstration was part of Mobility Guardian 2023, a large Air Mobility Command (AMC) full-spectrum readiness exercise.

Elroy Air announces commercial demand exceeding 1,000 Chaparral eVTOL cargo drones

At the UP.Summit, Elroy Air, the company developing an end-to-end autonomous hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) cargo system, announced the demand backlog for its Chaparral aircraft exceeded 1,000 vehicles in 2023.

Bristow Secures Early Delivery Positions for Five Elroy Air Chaparral Aircraft

Bristow Group Inc., the world's leading global provider of innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, has reserved early delivery slots via deposit and will receive some of the first commercially certified Elroy Air Chaparral VTOL cargo systems off the production line.

Elroy Air Announces Defense Advisory Board

The board includes former senior military officials from the Navy, Army, Special Operations Command and Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Elroy Air demonstrates capabilities of Chaparral aircraft at Travis Air Force Base

Elroy Air demonstrated the autonomous ground navigation and cargo-handling systems of its Chaparral aircraft for United States Air Force senior and executive officers as part of the Golden Phoenix Technology Demonstration Event.

Elroy Air Secures More Than $2B in Total Aircraft Demand and Moves Flight Test Operations to New Facility

Elroy Air has signed an agreement with LCI—a leading aviation company and a subsidiary of Libra Group—for commitments to purchase up to 40 of the company’s Chaparral vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, with deposits paid for the first 20 vehicles.

Elroy Air Unveils Its Chaparral, a First-of-its-kind, Autonomous, Hybrid-electric VTOL Cargo Aircraft

Company announces commitments for more than 500 aircraft representing more than $1 billion in aircraft demand from commercial, defense, and humanitarian customers.

AYR Logistics Partners With Elroy Air to Deploy Autonomous Aerial Delivery Service for Humanitarian Aid

AYR Logistics signs agreement to purchase up to 100 Chaparral autonomous, hybrid-electric VTOL delivery aircraft.

Elroy Air’s Series A Financing

Elroy Air raises $40MM Series A financing including Lockheed Martin Ventures to accelerate the development of its Chaparral Autonomous VTOL Cargo Aircraft. Strategic and financial investors back the California-based aerospace company leading the industry in large autonomous VTOL delivery drones for middle-mile express commercial shipping and Defense logistics.