Events Advanced Air Mobility (eVTOL / Urban Air Mobility) UAV Development & Drone Programs Artificial Intelligence & Autonomy Helicopter Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airbus

VertiCon 2026: 26 helicopter orders, 12,852 attendees and drone/AI demonstrations in Atlanta

VertiCon 2026 in Atlanta drew 12,852 attendees and produced 26 helicopter orders for Airbus, Bell and Leonardo, while exhibitors showcased operational tech — a dedicated indoor drone cage, FlySight's OPENSIGHT mission console with interoperability and AI, and ASU awarding OWL early-adopter recognition.

Discovered 2026-03-11T23:40:39.713521-07:00 | 2026-03-11T23:40:39.713521-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

Airbus, Bell and Leonardo reporting 26 orders at VertiCon — and an attendance figure of 12,852 — provide a clear, near‑term sales signal and buyer engagement metric for the rotorcraft market; this follows other product debuts and eVTOL exposure at [source:fe82cd2c-767d-4874-901c-15918ee93d38] and [source:beaee8a9-0531-446c-b645-aef90f5df748].
On‑floor demonstrations — a dedicated indoor drone cage and FlySight's OPENSIGHT mission console showing interoperability and AI — underscore accelerating vendor focus on UAS integration, autonomy and mission systems, complementing vertiport automation trials and AAM ecosystem work reported at [source:e206b952-21dc-4e5f-9b39-05751a29bda6].

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