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Anduril, Archer Aviation unveil hybrid-electric VTOL for defense and commercial use

Anduril and Archer Aviation on Monday announced the joint development of a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) platform that can serve both commercial and defense applications.The defense variant of the VTOL aircraft, dubbed Thunder, was unveiled by Anduril at the Farnborough Airshow in England.The companies said that the dual-use platform represents a step change in the vertical lift space, leveraging commercial electric propulsion for VTOL aircraft as well as offering the speed, range, payload and operating costs that will be useful for defense and commercial uses.It operates on a hybrid-el...