Event
Chaparral selected for U.S. eVTOL Integration Pilot Program
Elroy Air was selected through Louisiana's application to participate in the U.S. Department of Transportation eVTOL Integration Pilot Program with Bristow Group.
Evidence notes
- The planned programme covers cargo operations across Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi.
- Target locations include Gulf Coast and energy-industry sites.
- Elroy Air was the programme's only purpose-built heavy-payload cargo-drone OEM.
Company context
Elroy Air builds Chaparral, an autonomous hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft for middle-mile logistics, military resupply, humanitarian aid and rapid-response missions.
Context
- Company
- Elroy Air
- Segment
- Logistics
- Event type
- Regulatory
- Added to Korthos
- Jul 21, 2026
- Geography
- South San Francisco, California · United States