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Archer’s Midnight completes California city-to-city flight as eVTOL sector advances commercial and defense applications

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Archer Aviation’s piloted, all-electric Midnight prototype flew roundtrip between Salinas Municipal and Monterey Regional airports on July 30. Separately, Korean Air is exploring a military transport version with Archer, while Indonesia’s Whitesky Group ordered 60 Volant VE25-100 aircraft in a deal valued at approximately $221 million.

Discovered 2026-08-04T01:45:09.889798-07:00 | 2026-08-04T01:45:09.889798-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Archer’s piloted roundtrip between Salinas and Monterey demonstrates progress toward practical city-to-city eVTOL operations, moving beyond static testing toward representative missions.
  • The Korean Air collaboration points to defense applications for eVTOL platforms, including troop deployment, medical evacuation and rescue missions.
  • Whitesky’s order for 60 Volant VE25-100 aircraft, valued at about $221 million, provides a significant commercial demand signal for passenger eVTOLs in Southeast Asia.

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