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Tacit Spear

Clean-sheet autonomous twin-turbofan airlifter concept sized for about 20,000 lb of cargo (three 463L pallets) and 2,500 nm ferry range; a one-fifth-scale prototype has flown. Now developed by CHAOS Industries' Aerospace Division.

by Atropos Group

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Clean-sheet autonomous twin-turbofan airlifter concept sized for about 20,000 lb of cargo (three 463L pallets) and 2,500 nm ferry range; a one-fifth-scale prototype has flown. Now developed by CHAOS Industries' Aerospace Division.

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  1. 1.
    CompanyCHAOS Industries Acquires Atropos Group, Uniting Sensing and Effects with Autonomous Airborne Platforms

    CHAOS Industries · Jul 29, 2026 · Supports: System

    “flew a one-fifth-scale prototype”
  2. 2.
    NewsAtropos Reveals Subscale Test Model Of Tacit Spear Airlifter

    Aviation Week · Feb 4, 2026 · Supports: System

    “The Atropos Group has completed a subscale flight-test model of the autonomous Tacit Spear cargo aircraft within six months of launching the company.”
  3. 3.
    NewsStartup Aims to Deliver Autonomous Airlifter for USAF By 2028

    UAS Vision (from Aviation Week) · Sep 17, 2025 · Supports: System

    “Meet the Tacit Spear, a concept from the Atropos Group, a two-month-old startup based in Arlington, Virginia.”

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