Compact cargo drones
- PayloadInside the fuselage
- TakeoffVertical
- PowerElectric
The annular wing at drone size, with the load carried inside.
0.7 m frame78 km3 kg
1.1 m frame86 km6 kgUncrewed heavy-lift aircraft
Annular-wing aircraft, from heavy lift to small drones.
Damjan Zabovnik explains the aircraft
Unmanned Systems Technology · Sept 2026
The annular wing at drone size, with the load carried inside.
0.7 m frame78 km3 kg
1.1 m frame86 km6 kgHovers like a helicopter, cruises on its wing.

Technology

Traction
Completed June 2026
Grants awarded
Cohort 3
Circular-wing prototypes
4 U.S. applications