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Chaparral

Autonomous hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft developed with AFWERX Agility Prime support.

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Autonomous hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft developed with AFWERX Agility Prime support.

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Autonomous cargo delivery

Cost to the government

AFWERX Agility PrimeFY2025 enacted $20.0M

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AFWERX Agility PrimeDevelopmentAFWERX · United States

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Sep 28, 2026NewsElroy Air, Kratos Defense & Security SolutionsElroy Air boosts funding to $175 million for Chaparral droneDroneDJ

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DVIDS · Mar 21, 2023 · Supports: System
“Chaparral can create a distributed autonomous logistics network in areas that would be challenging and dangerous using traditional manned aircraft.”

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