Archer and Anduril unveil Thunder EVtol variant for military and commercial use

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Archer Aviation, with defense company Anduril, has revealed an EVtol aircraft variant called Thunder. The platform is intended to support both military and commercial missions, not just city air taxi routes. Archer’s design work builds on its Midnight air taxi concept while incorporating characteristics of established vertical takeoff and landing platforms. Anduril, founded by Palmer Luckey, presented the variant at Farnborough. While not a cyber incident, the defense-linked manufacturing and integration introduces new supply-chain and systems-security risks for future operations.

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