Business Description

Overview Archer is developing the technologies and aircraft to power the future of advanced aviation. We are building a platform to deliver advanced aircraft, technologies and services to customers worldwide across commercial and defense sectors. Midnight is our electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) aircraft purpose-built for air taxi operations globally. To prepare for commercial operations, we are working with aviation authorities, governments, and strategic partners in key U.S. and international markets to certify Midnight and build out air taxi networks. These planned networks will connect major population and business centers with key transportation hubs in select metropolitan areas through partnerships with airline operators to integrate eVTOL flights into passenger journeys and collaborations with infrastructure partners to develop vertiports. • In the U.S., we have applied to participate in the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (“eIPP”), a White House initiative to accelerate air taxi deployments in American cities. We have partnered with cities across California, Florida, Texas, Georgia, and New York on multiple applications to launch initial air taxi operations under the eIPP later this year. As part of broader commercialization strategy in the U.S., we recently acquired control of Hawthorne Municipal Airport (“Hawthorne Airport”) located near Los Angeles International Airport and Downtown Los Angeles. We plan for the airport to serve as the operational hub for our Los Angeles network and an innovation hub for developing and commercializing next-generation AI-powered aviation technologies. • Outside the U.S., through our Launch Edition program, we are offering aircraft, technologies, and services to governments and customers to support the commercialization of Midnight in select international markets with the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) leading the way. In the UAE, we have been working closely with the country’s federal aviation regulator, the General Civil Aviation Authority (“GCAA”), over the past year to establish the optimal regulatory pathway for commercial operations. Following hot weather flight testing last year, we are on track to deliver additional Midnight aircraft this year in preparation for initial passenger operations and are working with strategic partners to build out a vertiport network across Abu Dhabi and the country. Our commercial readiness progress is driving growing global demand across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific for this new category of transportation. We are also advancing a dual-use hybrid-electric, autonomous vertical take-off and landing (“VTOL”) aircraft platform for both defense and commercial customers. Through our strategic partnership with Anduril Industries Inc. (“Anduril”), this aircraft platform is intended to meet the vertical lift needs of the U.S. and its Allies for decades to come. For commercial customers, that aircraft can be tailored for cargo and medical evacuation. To support certification and early commercial deployments, we are currently scaling production of our aircraft and electric powertrain at our "golden manufacturing lines" in Silicon Valley and our high-volume facility in Georgia. We are also developing artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomy technologies to support the advancement of our air traffic control system from concept to a scalable reality. Our Planned Lines of Business By maintaining an innovative and disciplined approach to new product and service development, manufacturing, and commercialization we believe that we can deliver advanced aviation technologies and solutions that can service a broad range of industries and use cases. We intend to operate in the following areas: • Commercial : This is planned to consist of the sale of our commercial aircraft and related technologies and services, as well as providing direct-to-consumer air taxi services in select metropolitan areas worldwide. • Defense : This is planned to consist of the sale of next-generation aircraft and related technologies for defense applications. Our initial product is intended to be the hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft discussed earlier that we are jointly developing with Anduril. Our team is advancing opportunities around at how we can bring the proprietary technologies we’ve built for our commercial aircraft to defense applications, such as our electric battery pack and electric engines.…