Elroy Air completes three unattended Chaparral delivery modes under U.S. Army contract
Elroy Air developed hover airdrop, forward-flight airdrop and autonomous ground-delivery modes for Chaparral under a U.S. Army contract. Army field exercises are the next planned step.
Evidence notes
- Chaparral completed hover airdrop, forward-flight airdrop and autonomous ground-delivery modes.
- The work was performed under a U.S. Army contract for unattended logistics.
- The next programme phase calls for Army field exercises using the three delivery methods.
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.