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2026

18 August

ReleaseElroy Air awarded $46M U.S. Army contract

26 June

ReleaseElroy Air to become publicly traded company via business combination with Inflection Point-led SPAC

8 January

ReleaseBarq Group signs initial agreement with Elroy Air to set up $200M joint venture for Chaparral manufacturing and services in Abu Dhabi

2025

25 September

The Chaparral cargo drone is expected to carry up to 300 pounds over 300 miles.

Kratos partners with Elroy Air to scale Chaparral drone production

Elroy Air selected Kratos as their exclusive U.S. manufacturer in a five-year deal to expand Chaparral cargo drone assembly for military and commercial use

14 August

ReleaseElroy Air achieves major milestone with transition of Chaparral aircraft from vertical takeoff to wingborne flight

14 January

ReleaseElroy Air brings on Dr. Andrew Clare as CEO and secures additional funding to scale business

2023

16 November

ReleaseElroy Air achieves industry-first flight of turbogenerator-hybrid hVTOL aircraft

5 October

ReleaseElroy Air announces commercial demand exceeding 1,000 Chaparral eVTOL cargo drones

2022

26 January

ReleaseElroy Air unveils its Chaparral, a first-of-its-kind, autonomous, hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft

2021

3 August

ReleaseElroy Air raises Series A financing including Lockheed Martin Ventures to accelerate the development of its Chaparral autonomous VTOL cargo aircraft

29 January

ReleaseElroy Air and NASA partner to integrate advanced autonomous cargo aircraft into US airspace

2020