BETA Technologies, Inc. is an electric aerospace company focused on designing, manufacturing, and selling high-performance aircraft, propulsion systems, and charging systems. The firm designs and manufactures the ALIA, a family of electric aircraft with a conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) and vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) variant. It serves cargo, logistics, defense, passenger, and medical end markets and operates a growing network of charging sites across the U.S. and internationally. The company was founded by Kyle B. Clark in 2017 and is headquartered in South Burlington, VT.

AeroVironment, Inc. is a defense technology company delivering integrated capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. The company develops and deploys autonomous systems, loitering munitions, counter-UAS technologies, space-based platforms, directed energy systems, and cyber and electronic warfare capabilities-built to meet the mission needs of today's warfighter and tomorrow's conflicts. At the core of these technologies lies AV_Halo, a modular, mission-ready suite of AI-powered software tools that empowers warfighters and enables full-battlefield dominance: detect, decide, deliver. With a national manufacturing footprint and a deep innovation pipeline, AV delivers proven systems and future-defining capabilities at speed, scale, and operational relevance. The company was founded by Paul B. MacCready, Jr. in July 1971 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.