Grid Aero Partners With Oshkosh Defense on Lifter Cargo Aircraft

Grid Aero has announced a strategic partnership with Oshkosh Defense tied to manufacturing uncrewed cargo aircraft. The U.S. startup is developing its modular Lifter aircraft family and preparing a full-scale prototype for its first flight.

Key details

• The planned full-scale Lifter prototype weighs 7,000 pounds.
• Grid Aero is a U.S. startup developing uncrewed cargo aircraft.

Grid Aero’s full-scale Lifter prototype is planned to weigh 7,000 pounds.

Why it matters

The partnership connects Grid Aero’s aircraft-development effort with Oshkosh Defense’s manufacturing work. The Lifter program’s next concrete milestone is the prototype’s first flight.