Archer Aviation To Open UK Engineering Hub, Teams With Anduril And GKN On British Army Programs

• Last week, Anduril UK, Archer, and GKN Aerospace convened to announce a teaming agreement in support of the work Anduril is doing with the British Army and Ministry of Defence.
• The collaboration is initially focused on the British Army's Project NYX and the Ministry of Defence's Land Autonomous Collaborative Platform programme, but will also explore future opportunities at GKN Aerospace's Isle of Wight airframe production facility.
• To support its work with Anduril in the UK and beyond, Archer is launching a new engineering hub in South West England under its UK subsidiary, Archer Aviation UK Limited.
• Archer also announced today that it has hired one of the top British eVTOL engineering leaders, Dr. Limhi Somerville, who will be joining its team in early 2026.

Archer Aviation (NYSE:ACHR) today announced plans for a new UK engineering hub in South West England, a region with a long history in aerospace and defence. The company, through its newly established UK subsidiary, intends to build and grow a team in the country to support its work in the region.

Last week's announcement from Anduril UK and GKN Aerospace highlighted the companies' joint work in support of the British Army's Project NYX and the Ministry of Defence's Land Autonomous Collaborative Platform programme, but will also involve exploration of other opportunities at GKN Aerospace's Isle of Wight airframe production facility. GKN Aerospace, a world leading, UK based aerospace manufacturing supplier, will be working alongside Archer and Anduril, with Archer contributing its latest advancements in eVTOL aircraft development and hybrid propulsion to meet the British Army's operational requirements.

Today, Archer announced that one of the top British eVTOL engineering leaders, Dr. Limhi Somerville, will be joining Archer in early 2026. Somerville joins Archer from Vertical Aerospace, where he spent the last six years and most recently led the company's engineering program. Prior to joining Vertical Aerospace, Somerville held engineering and research roles at Jaguar Land Rover and the University of Warwick.