Archer Aviation Inc.
(NYSE:ACHR) and Anduril Industries unveiled Thunder, a jointly developed autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) platform aimed at commercial and defense use.
Thunder combines electric propulsion and rotor design to boost speed, range, and payload.
Archer plans to name its first commercial partners for the platform later this week.
Thunder Targets Commercial and Defense Missions Thunder’s tiltrotor design supports runway-independent operations from austere locations and avoids the range limits of traditional rotorcraft.
