Arc Meridian Systems, Inc.

Arc Meridian Systems, Inc. is an early-stage aerospace company developing unmanned aircraft for emergency response, public safety, and critical logistics. Our mission is to build aircraft capable of reaching areas where conventional transportation is delayed, restricted, or unavailable.

Our first aircraft, Vertex, is a dual-purpose vertical takeoff and landing platform designed to combine critical supply delivery and aerial surveillance. Vertex uses a tandem-wing configuration with four tilting rotors and variable-pitch propulsion. The aircraft is being designed to deliver supplies using an integrated winch without landing while providing real-time visible and thermal imagery to operators.

Our engineering targets include an 8 kg payload capacity, a cruise speed of approximately 161 km/h, and more than 161 km of total range. These specifications represent development objectives and have not yet been demonstrated in flight testing.

Development began before Arc Meridian Systems was incorporated in September 2026. The first full-scale Vertex prototype was completed in May 2026, followed by continued airframe development, propulsion testing infrastructure, computational analysis, and the development of a variable-pitch tiltrotor mechanism in CAD.

Our engineering and manufacturing efforts have received support from organizations including Onshape, SimScale, Protocase, and SendCutSend. These resources help advance development while reducing the cost of engineering tools and manufacturing services.

Our initial target customers are county fire departments, emergency medical services, and other public safety organizations. We intend to introduce Vertex through paid pilot programs before expanding into county fleets and regional deployments. Additional markets include government logistics, disaster response, and long-range surveillance.

Our planned business model includes aircraft sales, charging and launch infrastructure, and recurring software and support services. The proposed pricing is $24,995 for Vertex Standard, $9,995 for a charging and launch dock, and $4,200 annually per aircraft for software and support. These are planned commercial offerings, and the company has not yet generated commercial revenue.

Our development roadmap targets propulsion testing in Q4 2026, controlled hover by the end of Q1 2027, forward flight in Q2 2027, and mission demonstrations by Q3 2027. These milestones depend on engineering progress, available funding, and successful testing.

Arc Meridian Systems is raising between $50,000 and $100,000 to accelerate development of the next Vertex prototype. At the minimum raise, funding will prioritize airframe manufacturing, variable-pitch propulsion, essential flight electronics, and initial testing. At the maximum raise, additional funding will support sensor integration, onboard computing, payload delivery systems, and expanded flight validation.

Our long-term objective is to establish Vertex as a practical aircraft platform for organizations that need to deliver critical resources and maintain situational awareness in difficult environments. We intend to build on this foundation with additional aircraft configurations, supporting infrastructure, and software services as the company develops.