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Volatus Advances Dufour Aerospace Partnership to Develop Runway-Independent Cargo Capabilities for Arctic, Defence, and Commercial Operations
TORONTO, Jan. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- – Volatus Aerospace Inc. (TSX: FLT; OTCQB: TA...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Volatus Advances Dufour Aerospace Partnership to Develop Runway-Independent Cargo Capabilities for Arctic, Defence, and Commercial Operations\nTORONTO, Jan. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- – Volatus Aerospace Inc. (TSX: FLT; OTCQB: TAKOF; Frankfurt: ABB.F) (“Volatus” or the “Company”), a next-generation aerospace and defence company delivering dual-use crewed and uncrewed systems, aerial intelligence, and mission-critical operational services to commercial and public-sector customers, today provided a strategic update on its previously announced partnership with Dufour Aerospace, highlighting continued progress toward the deployment of runway-independent cargo capabilities aligned with Arctic, defence, and commercial operating requirements. Since announcing the partnership in February 2025, Volatus and Dufour Aerospace have advanced their collaboration from initial alignment toward capability development, with a focus on operational readiness. The partnership is centered on adapting Dufour’s hybrid eVTOL aircraft into a runway-independent, medium payload cargo capability suitable for austere, remote, and infrastructure-limited environments. As part of this progress, a dedicated simulator has been installed at Volatus’ Toronto facility. The simulator is being used to train Volatus pilots and to support the development of a customer-facing training and evaluation platform. This capability is intended to enable operational concept development, mission rehearsal, and training in support of both government and commercial use cases, and to integrate the aircraft into Volatus’ broader operational capabilities offering. The collaboration continues to prioritize three interrelated capability areas: Arctic and Remote Operations – Applying Volatus’ experience in cold-weather and northern operating environments to support platform adaptation, mission design, and operational concepts suitable for Arctic and other austere regions.Military and Government Logistics Support – Evaluating the platform’s applicability for defence and public-sector resupply missions where runway access is limited or unavailable, with an emphasis on logistics resilience and operational flexibility.Commercial Applications –Assessing commercial opportunities in sectors such as criti...