Summary
At Farnborough (July 20, 2026), Anduril and Archer Aviation unveiled a jointly developed series hybrid-electric autonomous VTOL platform. Defense variant Thunder is a Group 5 autonomous attack rotorcraft designed as a loyal wingman for crewed attack/assault aircraft; commercial customers to be announced later in the week. Tiltrotor + hybrid-electric design targets runway-independent ops with range/endurance beyond traditional eVTOL air taxis. Surrogate full-scale test flights completed; Thunder first flight planned for 2027.
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Draft Article
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