Barracuda named Official Partner of Airspeeder Team Australia

News Highlights

• Barracuda to support Airspeeder Team Australia in the world's first AI-powered electric flying car racing championship
• Barracuda branding will feature throughout the 2026 season, with customers and partners hosted at race events and team facilities
• The first race for the Airspeeder International Series will be held in Adelaide in November 2026
  

Sydney, Australia, September 1, 2026 - Barracuda Networks, Inc., the cyber resilience platform leader making security easy for all size business, today announced that it will be the Official Partner of Team Australia in the inaugural Airspeeder International Series. Barracuda will support the Australian entry in the world's first electric flying car racing championship for the 2026 season.

Airspeeder was founded at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2019. It hosts races for AI-powered electric flying cars (eVTOLs), known as speeders. Each race doubles as a live flight test, with the telemetry fuelling the development of propulsion, control and safety systems both in and beyond the sport.

"We are proud to be supporting Airspeeder Team Australia in the very first Airspeeder International Series Campaign," said Dan McLean, Country Manager ANZ at Barracuda Networks. "There is a natural fit with Barracuda. Innovation, frontier engineering and vital telemetry are all areas that matter to cybersecurity as much as to Airspeeder and we are proud to stand behind it."

The announcement follows Airspeeder Team Australia's debut at The Bend Motorsport Park in April 2026, where the team flew competitive demonstrations to mark the launch of the Airspeeder International Series. Team Australia flies the Mk3C, a speeder designed and built in Adelaide, South Australia.

"Modern air sport is technically advanced and data heavy and Barracuda partnership brings enormous value to Airspeeder Team Australia's racing program. We welcome their commitment to Australia and a team underpinned by the best of Australian industry," said Matt Pearson, Co-founder and CEO, Airspeeder.

As Official Partner, Barracuda branding will feature on the Team Australia speeder and team uniforms throughout the 2026 season. Barracuda will also host customers and partners at race events and team facilities during the year.

The Airspeeder International Series features national teams competing with electric flying racecraft. The event is supported by universities, industry, and technology partners across each nation's advanced manufacturing and aerospace sectors. The first race will be held in Adelaide in November 2026.

About Airspeeder

Airspeeder is the world's first racing series for electric flying cars (eVTOLs), combining motorsport, aerospace, and artificial intelligence. It serves as a real-world testbed for the future of autonomous and intelligent mobility.

The Airspeeder International Series Campaign features national teams competing with electric flying racecraft, supported by universities, industry, and technology partners across each nation's advanced manufacturing and aerospace sectors.

About Barracuda

Barracuda is a leading global cybersecurity company delivering complete resilience made easy to buy, deploy and use through a partner-first model. Our intelligent BarracudaONE^® platform provides cyber resilience across email, data, applications, networks, and managed XDR within an open ecosystem. Trusted by hundreds of thousands of organizations and partners worldwide, Barracuda delivers industry-leading solutions and support, powered by people and enhanced by AI, for all sizes of business.

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eVTOL :

eVTOL means electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft, a new generation of electric aircraft such as Airspeeder Mk3C speeder designed to take off and land without a runway.

Augmented Reality Racetracks :

Airspeeder's Augmented Reality Racetracks use digital technology to create dynamic racecourses in the sky, allowing courses to be changed, moved and redesigned without building permanent physical infrastructure. Airspeeder uses Augmented Reality Racetracks to create digital racecourses and gates in the sky, allowing races to take place without the need for traditional permanent tracks.

Airspeeder racing / Flying Car racing :

Airspeeder Racing is a new generation of motorsport where electric flying cars compete head-to-head at high speed, navigating dynamic three-dimensional Augmented Reality Racetracks in the sky. Combining the excitement of traditional racing with advanced electric aviation, Airspeeder brings the spectacle of motorsport into a completely new dimension.