KONA
About
About KONA
KONA is Natilus' uncrewed blended-wing-body cargo aircraft under development for regional freight routes. The airframe combines lifting surfaces and cargo volume in one broad body, with a stated payload of 3.8 metric tonnes and a range of 900 nautical miles. Natilus positions it as the first and smallest aircraft in its planned cargo family.
The aircraft is intended to move freight between regional airports using autonomous flight systems and a conventional turboprop powerplant. Its payload-range target places it in a feeder role for express, e-commerce and general air cargo networks. KONA remains a development programme: the published figures describe the planned production design and should not be read as evidence of completed commercial service or fleet deployment.
Timeline
- Natilus raises $28M Series A for full-scale KONA blended-wing aircraft
2026-02-10 - Funding - Type One Ventures, The Veterans Fund, Flexport, New Vista Capital, Soma Capital, Liquid 2 VC, VU Venture Partners and Wave FX participated. Natilus expected the full-scale KONA prototype to fly within 24 months of the announcement. The company was evaluating a 250,000-square-foot production site designed for 60 KONA aircraft per year; that capacity remained planned.
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