Leidos, Elroy To Demo Hybrid-Electric Chaparral For Marines’ Cargo UAS

Elroy Air’s hybrid-electric Chaparral is designed to autonomously pick up and drop off a cargo pod.

Credit: Elroy Air
Working with prime contractor Leidos, startup Elroy Air plans to demonstrate its Chaparral hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) uncrewed cargo aircraft in July for a U.S. Marine Corps’ autonomous resupply requirement. A two-week competitive fly-off for the Medium Aerial Resupply...
Graham Warwick

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