Boeing Autonomous Air Taxi Unit Wisk Aero Acquired by Archer

Aerospace giant signs ‘definitive agreements’ for the sale of Wisk Aero, SkyGrid, and Insitu to Archer.

Jack Daleo

Monday, August 10, 2026 at 01:00 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

Wisk’s Generation 6 aircraft—an electric vertical takeoff and landing, autonomous air taxi—conducts a test flight. [Credit: Wisk Aero]

Key Takeaways:

Boeing is divesting three autonomous aviation businesses—Wisk Aero (self-flying air taxi), SkyGrid (air traffic management), and Insitu (military UAS)—to Archer Aviation in an all-stock transaction.
The deal will make Boeing Archer’s largest outside shareholder, providing it with a significant equity stake, a board seat, and continued access to Wisk's core autonomous flight technology.
This acquisition enhances Archer's autonomous flight capabilities, integrates Wisk's technology and Insitu's revenue, and supports Archer's development of an "end-to-end physical AI platform" centered on its Zee AI.

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Boeing is offloading three autonomous aviation-focused businesses—including its self-flying air taxi arm Wisk Aero—to Archer Aviation in an agreement that one executive described as a “win-win” for both companies.

Archer will acquire Wisk—as well as SkyGrid, an air traffic management provider, and Insitu, a developer of military uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS)—in an all-stock transaction that gives Boeing warrants to purchase up to $200 million of Archer stock in the future. The New York Times reported that Boeing will take a 16.5 percent stake in Archer, while The Wall Street Journal reported Boeing’s equity as nearly 20 percent.