{"slug": "elroy-air-completes-major-test-under-federal-vtol-program", "title": "Elroy Air Completes Major Test Under Federal VTOL Program", "summary": "Elroy Air, an autonomous hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) cargo drone company, announced it has completed a major test under a federal program aimed at promoting VTOL aircraft. The test marks a significant milestone for the company's autonomous cargo drone technology.", "body_md": "# Elroy Air Completes Major Test Under Federal VTOL Program\n\nBy Ed Garsten, Senior ContributorSource:\n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)Autonomous hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing cargo drone company Elroy Air says it has completed a major test as part of a federal program to promote VTOLS.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/elroy-air-completes-major-test-under-federal-vtol-program", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/elroy-air-completes-major-test-under-federal-vtol-program-hj8f", "published_at": "2026-09-02 20:00:12+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-02 21:22:58.626365+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["autonomous-vehicles", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Elroy Air"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/elroy-air-completes-major-test-under-federal-vtol-program", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/elroy-air-completes-major-test-under-federal-vtol-program.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/elroy-air-completes-major-test-under-federal-vtol-program.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/elroy-air-completes-major-test-under-federal-vtol-program.jsonld"}}