NARMA
About
About NARMA
NARMA develops electric dual-tiltrotor VTOL aircraft and the flight software used to operate them beyond visual line of sight. Founded in 2018 as the first research-institute company spun out of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, it commercialised KARI tiltrotor technology through the AF100 and now markets AF100, AF200 and AF400 families for public safety, medical and logistics transport, surveillance and defence logistics.
The company combines airframes with PXN autopilot software, detect-and-avoid, mission AI, communications and ground-control systems. NARMA has a United States subsidiary in Corpus Christi and said in January 2026 that AF100 was undergoing AUVSI Green UAS review; that disclosure described an active compliance process, not a completed approval.
Products
- AF100
AF Series
Supply
Supply chain relationships
- NEO Battery Materials
Inbound - Power Systems - NARMA ordered NEO Battery Materials 34Ah and custom-engineered 22Ah battery packs for integration and validation in its AF100 VTOL aircraft
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Team
- Kijung Kwon - Founder and CEO - Kwon leads NARMA's tiltrotor UAS, BVLOS software and international expansion programmes.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-07-28 - Commercial Order - NEO Battery receives Narma validation order for AF100 VTOL packs
The order covers 34Ah packs and custom 22Ah packs for the AF100 validation programme. NEO says production and delivery are planned in the near term.
Source - 2025-12-02 - Product Launch - NARMA introduces PXN flight-control software
PXN retains compatibility with the PX4 ecosystem while adding secure boot, anti-cloning controls and a verification-focused software architecture. NARMA structures the software around MISRA C/C++ practices and DO-178C-aligned development without claiming standalone aircraft certification. The company lists Pixhawk FMUv5-and-later, selected CUAV and Holybro controllers and NarinFC-H7 among supported hardware.
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Commercial
- NEO Battery receives Narma validation order for AF100 VTOL packs
2026-07-28 · Order / contract · Narma ordered 34Ah and custom 22Ah battery packs from NEO Battery Materials for validation in its AF100 dual-tilt-rotor VTOL drones.
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