Archer Acquires Former Competitor Wisk Aero
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Archer Aviation 与 Wisk Aero 在结束商业机密诉讼三年后,关系进一步转向整合。公司披露显示,波音同意将 Wisk Aero 及另外两家子公司出售给 Archer,换取后者的股权。

这笔交易还包括数字空域与空中交通管理软件公司 SkyGrid,以及无人机制造商 Insitu。对 Archer 来说,这不仅是一笔并购,也意味着其电动垂直起降飞行器业务将从单一机型推进,扩展到自动驾驶、空域软件和无人机资产。

交易以股权交换完成

根据周一披露的监管文件,波音不会直接收取现金,而是以出售 Wisk、SkyGrid 和 Insitu 的方式,换取 Archer 的持股。这种安排使波音从 Wisk 的单一母公司,转为 Archer 的股东。

Wisk 与 Archer 的关系曾长期紧张。2021 年 4 月,Wisk 起诉 Archer,指控后者窃取机密信息和知识产权。双方随后陷入两年诉讼拉锯,直到 2023 年才达成和解。

和解不仅结束了 Wisk 的起诉,也终止了 Archer 对 Wisk 提出的 10 亿美元反诉。双方当时还启动合作,约定由 Wisk 独家提供自动驾驶技术,并给予 Wisk 以每股 0.01 美元购买最多 1317.66 万股 Archer 普通股的选择权。

Wisk源自 Larry Page 支持的项目

Wisk 的前身可追溯至 Kittyhawk。这家电动航空初创公司由 Alphabet 登月工厂 X 联合创始人 Sebastian Thrun 参与创立,并获得谷歌联合创始人 Larry Page 支持。

Kittyhawk 于 2022 年 9 月关闭,但其多个飞行器项目中,Cora 最终被保留下来。这个双人自动驾驶空中出租车项目在 2019 年底被拆分,并与波音成立合资企业,随后更名为 Wisk,继续推进电动自动飞行出租车商业化。

波音随后持续加码。2022 年初,波音向 Wisk 再投资 4.5 亿美元。到 2023 年,Wisk 已成为波音全资子公司。

Archer同步推进国防与商业化

Archer 成立于 2018 年,总部位于加州,2021 年通过与特殊目的收购公司合并上市。公司最初聚焦空中出租车网络,但近两年开始把业务延伸至国防领域。

其中,Archer 在 2024 年 12 月融资 4.3 亿美元,用于支持 Archer Defense 项目。2025 年,公司又从贝莱德和 Wellington 等机构投资者处融资 3 亿美元。Archer 还与军工企业 Anduril 达成独家合作,共同开发面向关键防务用途的混合动力 VTOL 飞行器。

在商业飞行器方面,Archer 也在推进其全电动 Midnight 机型。本月稍早,该机型完成了从 Salinas 市政机场到 Monterey 地区机场的往返载人飞行。公司正准备在今年晚些时候,依托白宫 eVTOL Integration Pilot Program 启动运营。

补充信息:这笔交易把 Archer 的资产范围从单一 eVTOL 制造,扩展到自动驾驶飞行、空域管理软件和无人机业务,整合后的业务线明显更宽。

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