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Elroy Air Announces Bristow’s Reservation of 10 Additional Early Delivery Positions for Chaparral Aircraft

$IPXGPress releaseSep 17, 2026, 4:30 PM ETRead the release

Bristow Group reserved 10 additional early delivery positions for Elroy Air's Chaparral autonomous cargo aircraft, bringing its total to 15, on top of a pre-order agreement for up to 100 drones. The expansion follows the first autonomous, uncrewed flight demonstrations in Houma, Louisiana under the FAA and U.S. DOT eVTOL Integration Pilot Program, with the first production aircraft planned for late 2026 at Kratos' expanding Sacramento facility. For Inflection Point Acquisition Corp.

Key figures

Range
up to 450 miles
Cargo capacity
500+ pounds
Prior reservations
5
Total early delivery positions
15
Pre order agreement up to units
100
First production aircraft timing
late 2026
Additional early delivery positions
10

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