XTI Aerospace, and Valkyrie Sciences have announced the Vanguard Platform, an intelligent technology system designed to power the next generation of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft. The platform combines Valkyrie’s expertise in graphene and composite materials, battery technology, and applied AI with XTI’s TriFan 600 program to accelerate advancements in vertical flight performance, efficiency, and autonomy. As part of the alliance, XTI has made a strategic investment in Valkyrie and entered into a services agreement with Valkyrie Intelligence, deepening the collaboration that began with Valkyrie Founder Charlie Burgoyne’s role on XTI’s Corporate Advisory Board.
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“Applied AI will be one of the most significant differentiators in this next era of aerospace and defense,” said Scott Pomeroy, CEO of XTI Aerospace, emphasizing the partnership’s focus on innovation across vertical flight and unmanned systems. Charlie Burgoyne, CEO of Valkyrie, added, “The Vanguard Platform, combining Valkyrie’s applied AI technology for aerospace and XTI’s VTOL engineering, is designed to streamline aircraft development.” Featuring distributed mesh intelligence for real-time system coordination and data-driven, lean production methods, the Vanguard Platform represents a major step toward integrating intelligent systems directly into aerospace hardware.