Business Wire·Jul 22, 2026, 7:00 AM ET

Introducing Halo: Archer’s Commercial Variant of Dual-Use Autonomous VTOL Aircraft Platform Developed With Anduril

Archer Aviation announced Halo, the commercial variant of a dual-use platform jointly developed with Anduril.
Anduril unveiled Thunder, the defense variant of the same platform, at the Farnborough International Airshow.
The Halo & Thunder platforms share a common airframe, hybrid-electric powertrain, & core systems with configurable payloads.
The dual-use platform builds on eight years of Archer's eVTOL development, featuring a clean-sheet design with series hybrid-electric propulsion & dual tiltrotors.
The aircraft supports global self-deployment or transport via standard shipping containers using air, road, rail, or sea.
Halo capabilities include long range, high speed, heavy modular payload capacity, autonomous operation without a pilot, & VTOL functionality.
Commercial use cases identified include offshore energy resupply, freight logistics, humanitarian cargo, & maritime missions.
Marubeni Aerospace Corporation was named as a strategic launch partner for Halo, focusing on market research & customer introduction.
The platform is designed for low-cost, high-volume production using commercial supply chains to meet defense & commercial scale requirements.