UAV
Chaparral
Elroy Air · United States
Autonomous hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft from Elroy Air. It completed the first fully autonomous uncrewed flights authorised under the FAA's eVTOL Integration Pilot Program, and the US Army awarded Elroy Air a $46 million contract to develop it further as a Group IV cargo UAS.
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Airframe / lift type | VTOL hybrid – quadplane |
| Control / autonomy level | Fully autonomous (human-off-the-loop, AI-navigated) |
| Domain | Aerial (UAV/UAS) |
| Mission / use case – civil | Delivery / logistics |
| Mission / use case – military | Logistics / resupply |
| Origin / supply chain | Military-grade |
| Propulsion | Hybrid |
| Range / endurance | Medium range (150–650 km) |
| Signature / detectability | RCS – medium, RF-emitting |
| Speed regime | Medium (50–150 km/h) |
| Weight / class | Class II – Tactical (150–600 kg) |
| Confidence | low |
In the news 6
Elroy Air secures fresh funding to scale Chaparral drone productionElroy Air’s Chaparral flies pilot-free under FAA oversightFAA announces test flight with remotely-piloted hybrid-electric cargo aircraftUS Army awards Elroy Air $46M for heavy-lift droneU.S. Army awards Elroy Air $46 million cargo drone dealElroy Air eyes Nasdaq debut with $1 billion valuation
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Review-stage catalogue data — specs corroborated from manufacturer and secondary sources; not for procurement decisions.