Dufour Aerospace has announced that Areion has placed an order for 40 of its Aero2 tilt-wing UAVs with options on a further 100. The order is, in essence, a reaffirmation of the 2023 commitment from Spright. Areion acquired Spright from Air Methods last year in the midst of the latter’s Chapter 11 restructuring.
As part of the deal, Areion will continue business development activities with Dufour Aerospace’s tilt-wing Aero2 drone, focusing on critical goods transport and other logistical applications.
Commenting on the announcement at the UP Summit, Dufour Aerospace CEO Sascha Hardegger said: “We are pleased to continue our partnership with Areion. Our first product, the Aero2, will soon enter pre-series production with a view to commercial deliveries in 2026, and we believe Areion is the right partner to expand our footprint in the United States. As a testament to the promise of this partnership, we are honoured Thomas Pfammatter, our co-founder, was invited to the UP Summit. It is a key gathering of visionaries on the next phase of flight operations, and we are happy that Aero2 will be on display. Investors will see what’s possible with our innovative tilt-wing platform.”
“Dufour Aerospace has developed an impressive multi-role platform for unmanned air mobility that will allow us to meet our future needs. With today’s announcement, we demonstrate our continuing commitment to their vision and to their technological approach, in which we are proud to be a partner in the US and abroad,” added Areion Managing Director Tyler Kennedy.
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