Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
ERC Unveils Victor Hybrid-electric VTOL Cargo Drone
First prototype was unveiled at the ILA 2026 air show this week in Berlin
ERC System's Victor cargo drone
ERC System said it aims to start delivering its Victor hybrid-electric cargo drone in 2028.

ERC System has unveiled the first full-size example of its Victor U250 hybrid-electric cargo drone. Revealing a full-scale mock-up at the ILA 2026 air show in Berlin on Wednesday, the German start-up said it aims to be ready to start delivering the 250-kilogram-payload (550 pounds) model in 2028, with military resupply and commercial logistics deliveries expected to be the main applications.

The company said it aims to start flight testing the first Victor prototype during the third quarter of this year. Additional aircraft could join the flight test program in 2027 as it works towards approval under EASA's Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) process.