AIR

[PRIVATE]

Drones · HQ: Kfar Yona, Israel · Est. 2018 · 1 model registered · 3 deployments

New deploymentRecent press

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies AIR: 1 model, 3 deployments across 3 regions, $23.0M raised, 1 active incident. 1 source back the record.

Ownership

PRIVATE

Capital / Funding

$23M

Headquarters

Kfar Yona, Israel

IP / Patents

Undisclosed

Platform Models

1

Audited Incidents

1

Overview

Israeli aerospace OEM developing eVTOL aircraft for autonomous uncrewed cargo logistics and piloted personal flight. Founded in 2018, AIR produces the AIR ONE platform in both crewed and uncrewed cargo variants, with production cargo aircraft delivered to launch customers. The company operates production facilities in Kfar Yona, Israel and a U.S. operations center in West Palm Beach, Florida, and participates in the U.S. Air Force Agility Prime program.

Audited Posture AssessmentPeer Percentile: 83.2%

Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.

  • AV
  • AERIAL

Key Facts

CEORani Plaut
CTOChen Rosen
COONetanel Goldberg
Funding$23M Series A (July 2025)
Employees~70 (63 in Israel)
Orders$1B+ in pre-orders (company-reported)
Revenue$35M+ from cargo aircraft sales (company-reported)
Financial stagegrowth
FAA certificationExperimental airworthiness certificate (Sept 2025)
Hero image candidatehttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/4X-YHL.webp (source: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Safety & Regulatory Posture

0 entries
Audited Incident & Recall FootprintLatest event: Oct 2025

1 incident on record (1 moderate). Most recent: Oct 2025.

moderate: 1

Leadership & Founders

6 entries

Current Program Leadership & Executives

Rani PlautSEC-verified

CEO & Co-founder

Chen RosenSEC-verified

CTO & Co-founder

Netanel GoldbergSEC-verified

COO & Co-founder

Founding Team

Rani Plaut[Founder]

cofounder · founded 2018-01-01

Chen Rosen[Founder]

cofounder · founded 2018-01-01

Netanel Goldberg[Founder]

cofounder · founded 2018-01-01

Partnerships & Commercial Deployments

2 entries
Total Tracked0
Operating0
Announced0
Concluded0

Operator Customers & Fleet Integrators

AIR - 3 deploymentsAIR

Platform Models

1 entry

Deployments

3 entries

Incidents affecting AIR

1 entry

Sectors & Applications

2 entries

FAQ

15 entries
What is AIR?

Israeli aerospace OEM developing eVTOL aircraft for autonomous uncrewed cargo logistics and piloted personal flight. Founded in 2018, AIR produces the AIR ONE platform in both crewed and uncrewed cargo variants, with production cargo aircraft delivered to launch customers. The company operates production facilities in Kfar Yona, Israel and a U.S. operations center in West Palm Beach, Florida, and participates in the U.S. Air Force Agility Prime program.

What does AIR make?

AIR has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: AIR ONE (AIR builds physical robots).

Is AIR publicly traded?

No. AIR is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who competes with AIR?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to AIR building in the same form factors include Amazon, Anduril Industries, DJI, Autel Robotics.

Who is the CEO of AIR?

Rani Plaut is the ceo of AIR, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in AIR?

AIR is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $23M in disclosed funding.

Where is AIR headquartered?

AIR is headquartered in Kfar Yona, Israel.

How much funding has AIR raised?

AIR has raised approximately $23M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Who owns AIR?

AIR is privately held and venture-backed ($23M raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Where does AIR operate robots?

AIR operates 3 verified deployments, including at Fort Worth, Texas, USA, Kfar Yona, Israel, Auburndale, Florida, USA.

How many robots has AIR deployed?

DEPLOY has 3 verified AIR deployments on record at sites including Fort Worth, Texas, USA, Kfar Yona, Israel, Auburndale, Florida, USA. That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.

Is AIR a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, AIR ranks in roughly the top 17% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was AIR founded?

AIR was founded in 2018.

Are there any incidents involving AIR?

1 active incident involving AIR is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.

Is AIR safe?

AIR has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 moderate). Most recent: Oct 2025. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.