UAE’s Lodd Launches Certification For Hili Cargo eVTOL

Graham Warwick July 01, 2026
: Lodd Autonomous Caption: Lodd's hybrid-electric Hili is the first eVTOL aircraft to be developed locally in the UAE

Lodd's hybrid-electric Hili is the first eVTOL aircraft to be developed locally in the UAE.

Credit: Lodd Autonomous
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) drive to lead in advanced air mobility (AAM) continues with Abu Dhabi-based Lodd Autonomous launching the certification program for its Hili hybrid-electric uncrewed cargo aircraft. Lodd plans to certify the lift-plus-cruise eVTOL aircraft with the UAE’s General Civil...
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