Company profile
Elroy Air
Elroy Air develops Chaparral, an autonomous hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft for defence, rapid response and middle-mile logistics. The current producti...
Facts
- Segment
- AERIAL
- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- South San Francisco, California
- Founded
- 2016
- Website
- https://elroyair.com
About Elroy Air
Elroy Air develops Chaparral, an autonomous hybrid-electric vertical-take-off-and-landing cargo aircraft for defence, emergency response and middle-mile logistics. The aircraft picks up and releases modular cargo pods without a crew onboard, allowing ground teams to prepare loads separately from flight operations.
The current production configuration targets payloads above 500 pounds and range up to 450 miles, combining electric lift rotors with efficient wing-borne cruise and onboard generation. Mission software manages autonomous flight between austere sites. Kratos handles U.S. manufacturing, while Elroy Air leads aircraft development, system integration, testing and customer programmes.
Market context
DEPLOYMENT
Summary
Type: Cargo UAV company
Core: Chaparral
Function: Autonomous aerial logistics
Audience: Defence / logistics
Products
- Chaparral — cargo_uav
Research, Articles and recent verified events
- Elroy Air wins $46.06M Army contract for autonomous hybrid-VTOL UAS — 2026-08-17
- Elroy Air completes three unattended Chaparral delivery modes under U.S. Army contract — 2026-07-29
- Kratos expands Sacramento line for late-2026 Chaparral production — 2026-07-20
- Elroy Air signs SPAC deal with Columbus Circle Capital Corp II — 2026-06-26
- Chaparral selected for U.S. eVTOL Integration Pilot Program — 2026-03-11
- Barq Group and Elroy Air sign initial Abu Dhabi Chaparral manufacturing JV agreement — 2026-01-08
- Elroy Air completes first airport-to-airport Chaparral cargo delivery — 2025-12-18
- Elroy Air names Kratos exclusive U.S. manufacturer for Chaparral — 2025-09-23