Kratos to Manufacture Elroy Air Chaparral Autonomous Cargo Aircraft in Expanded California Facility
Kratos to Increase Current Sacramento Workforce of 450+ High-Tech Employees as Production of Elroy Air’sAutonomous Cargo Aircraft Accelerates
Kratos to Increase Current Sacramento Workforce of 450+ High-Tech Employees as Production of Elroy Air’sAutonomous Cargo Aircraft Accelerates
The deal brings together Archer’s work on electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, unmanned aircraft and artificial intelligence with Boeing’s investments in autonomous flight and defence technologies.
The week-long Dragon Rider trials were conducted by the Maritime Aviation Strike Operational Advantage Group (formally the Wildcat Maritime Force) and linked a specially modified Wildcat helicopter with multiple unmanned aerial systems.
Instead of carrying battery packs as separate components, the system stores electrical energy directly inside the airframe’s crossbeams.
The expanded facility will increase ePropelled's propulsion system production capacity by more than 4X, enabling the company to meet rapidly growing demand from U.S. government programs, allied partners, and commercial drone manufacturers seeking secure, American-made propulsion solutions.