Overview

• Archer acquired Overair’s high-efficiency tiltrotor patent portfolio and hired key engineering talent to bolster its autonomous rotorcraft expertise
• The company secured Mission Critical Composites’ 60,000-square-foot Southern California facility to bring composite manufacturing for prototypes in-house
• These purchases build on Archer’s December 2024 partnership with defense tech firm Anduril Industries and follow the Pentagon’s $13.4 billion proposal for autonomous systems
• Archer aims to shorten development timelines for its next-generation hybrid eVTOL aircraft to meet rising Pentagon and allied demand
• The firm is pursuing a Department of Defense program of record and eventual FAA certification to transition its defense-focused VTOL platforms toward operational deployment