{"id":4098,"date":"2026-07-20T14:27:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=4098"},"modified":"2026-07-20T14:27:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:27:51","slug":"archer-evtol-military-anduril-air-taxi-thunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=4098","title":{"rendered":"Electric air taxis go to war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Electric aviation is still in its infancy, but manufacturers are already looking beyond mere air taxi trips across cities. Today, one of the leading air taxi startups, San Jose-based Archer Aviation, unveiled a new aircraft it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/12\/12\/24319087\/anduril-archer-vtol-aircraft-military-investment\">co-developed with defense technology company Anduril<\/a> \u2014 though the platform is designed for both military and commercial uses, the companies said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The new aircraft looks like a cross between Archer\u2019s Midnight air taxi and a more established military vertical takeoff and landing aircraft like a V-22 Osprey. Anduril, which was founded by Palmer Luckey, unveiled the new variant, called Thunder, on Monday at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England. It\u2019s intended to be a fully autonomous attack rotorcraft that flies alongside military crewed aircraft. Archer says it plans on unveiling a commercial version later this week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Thunder differs from Midnight in that it\u2019s a series hybrid powertrain, as opposed to a fully electric one. The hybrid system will help the aircraft achieve significantly longer range \u201cwhile still maintaining the necessary precision to closely optimize power through the full range of flight conditions,\u201d Archer says. Air taxi companies are increasingly turning to hybrid power to expand beyond air taxi applications and tap into broader markets. Archer said it foresees Thunder being used in military strikes, cargo shipment, remote logistics, and other operations in hard-to-reach locations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Air taxi companies are also looking to military partnerships to help stem their enormous losses. Air taxis have yet to obtain the necessary approvals in most markets that would allow them to launch their commercial service and bring in more money. Archer lost $217.7 million in the first quarter of 2026, having generated only $1.6 million in revenue. Archer has said it intends to launch its air taxi service as soon as 2026, with the first market likely to be Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Archer has already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/transportation\/822672\/archer-shifts-to-military-evtol-supplier\">signaled its interest<\/a> in branching out into military and defense programs. Last year, the air taxi company said it would license its electric vertical and takeoff technology to Anduril, including supplying its electric powertrain and other tech to the defense contractor\u2019s Omen drone program. Archer has also delivered one of its Midnight eVTOL aircraft to the US Air Force as part of its evaluation program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/transportation\/967891\/archer-evtol-military-anduril-air-taxi-thunder\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electric aviation is still in its infancy, but manufacturers are already looking beyond mere air taxi trips across cities. Today, one of the leading air taxi startups, San Jose-based Archer Aviation, unveiled a new aircraft it co-developed with defense technology company Anduril \u2014 though the platform is designed for both military and commercial uses, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4099,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[331,46,47],"class_list":["post-4098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets","tag-aviation","tag-news","tag-transportation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Electric air taxis go to war - Silvybrand Lifestyle Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Archer Aviation announced Thunder, a hybrid vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for military purposes it co-developed with Palmer Luckey\u2019s Anduril.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=4098\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Electric air taxis go to war - 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