Archer Lends Electric Air Taxi Powertrain to Anduril’s Omen Concept

Developer views its flagship Midnight as a ‘platform’ to host technologies that could be installed on other aircraft.

Jack Daleo

Monday, November 17, 2025 at 06:00 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

Agreement marks the first time Archer has made its proprietary electric powertrain available to a third party. [Credit: Archer Aviation]

Key Takeaways:

Archer Aviation, an eVTOL air taxi developer, is diversifying its business by supplying its proprietary electric powertrain to third parties.
The company announced its first such agreement with autonomous systems developer Anduril and UAE defense conglomerate Edge Group for their new autonomous Omen aircraft concept.
This strategic move creates a new "high upside" revenue stream for Archer, leveraging its core technology beyond its own air taxi production and validating the versatility of its Midnight platform.

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Most aviators familiar with Archer Aviation know the company as a developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis. But the firm is expanding its horizons.

At the Dubai Airshow on Monday, Archer announced a fresh agreement with autonomous systems developer Anduril and Edge Group—a United Arab Emirates (UAE) based defense conglomerate that sells arms and munitions to law enforcement, security, and military customers—to lend its electric powertrain to Anduril’s newly announced Omen concept.