# Elroy Air VTOL at Travis Air Force Base, California: deployment

Canonical ID: `276151d1-bb14-43ac-a647-7a97b4f9ea27`

[Elroy Air](/companies/elroy-air.md) demonstrated autonomous cargo delivery system at Travis AFB as part of Mobility Guardian 2023 exercise. Chaparral loaded/deployed from C-17, autonomous taxi and cargo pod delivery.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** elroy-air-vtol-travis-afb-california-usa
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Elroy Air VTOL](/models/elroy-air-vtol.md) (id: `d4ad41e7-7ab0-4544-8fae-38518ae81f6c`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Elroy Air](/companies/elroy-air.md) (id: `ffd40c82-7150-42c8-bc25-873a9765d214`)
- **Location:** [Travis Air Force Base, California](/locations/travis-afb-california-usa.md) (id: `9188bf83-f4c6-41dd-b96a-3211428455e1`)
- **First seen:** 2023-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://elroyair.com/company/news/press-releases/demo-for-air-mobility-command-afwerx

## Common questions

### What is the Elroy Air VTOL deployment at Travis Air Force Base, California?

Elroy Air VTOL, built by Elroy Air, is recorded as a deployment at Travis Air Force Base, California on the DEPLOY registry. Elroy Air operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Elroy Air VTOL at Travis Air Force Base, California?

Elroy Air, the manufacturer of Elroy Air VTOL, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Elroy Air VTOL deployment at Travis Air Force Base, California go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting July 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Elroy Air VTOL deployment at Travis Air Force Base, California?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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