UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13A-16 OR 15D-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of February 2026

Commission File Number: 001-41169

Vertical Aerospace Ltd.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Unit 1 Camwal Court, Chapel Street

Bristol BS2 0UW

United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K

~~Long~~On February 23, 2026, Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (the “Company”) and its wholly-~~Term~~owned ~~Supplier~~subsidiary, ~~Partnership~~Vertical ~~with~~Aerospace ~~Evolito~~Group Ltd., were named as defendants in a compliant filed by Archer Aviation Inc. (the “Plaintiff”) filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging infringement of Plaintiff’s design and utility patents under the U.S. Patent Act (the “Complaint”).

~~Vertical~~The ~~Aerospace Ltd. (the “~~Company~~”), through~~ ~~its~~believes ~~wholly~~that ~~owned~~the ~~subsidiary,~~asserted ~~Vertical Aerospace Group Limited, and Evolito Ltd. (“Evolito”) entered into a new long-term~~claims ~~agreement,~~in ~~effective~~the asComplaint ofare ~~February 4,~~without ~~2026,~~merit ~~under which Evolito will design, supply~~ and ~~suubsequently~~intends ~~support~~to ~~the~~defend ~~Electric~~itself ~~Propulsion Units~~vigorously ~~(“EPUs”)~~against ~~for Valo,~~ the ~~Company’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft~~allegations.

AsOn ~~part of the partnership~~February 24, ~~Evolito will supply its unique EPU architecture~~2026, ~~delivering~~the ~~high performance, extended range, and built-in redundancy. The~~ Company ~~and Evolito will work~~issued ~~together~~a topress ~~certify~~release ~~the~~in ~~EPU~~relation to ~~achieve airliner-level safety certification with~~ the UKComplaint, ~~Civil~~a ~~Aviation~~copy ~~Authority~~of ~~(CAA)~~which ~~and~~is ~~concurrently validate~~furnished ~~it with European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), integrating it~~ as aExhibit 99.1 ~~core component of Valo’s propulsion system~~hereto.

Evolito holds a CAA Design Organisation Approval, a critical prerequisite for eVTOL Type certification in the UK which is required to enter commercial operations.

Press Release

On February 5, 2026, the Company issued a press release in relation to the Company’s partnership with Evolito, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K (the “Form 6-K”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any express or implied statements contained in this Form 6-K that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, ~~statements regarding a long-term partnership with Evolito for electronic propulsion units, including expected ability to certify~~ the ~~electronic propulsion units for the production version of Valo, Evolito’s~~design ~~supply~~ and ~~obligations under the partnership agreement, the efficiencies, reliability and expertise expected, the design and~~ manufacture of our aircraft and the hybrid-electric variant, certification and the commercialization of our aircraft and our ability to achieve regulatory certification of our aircraft product on any particular timeline or at all, the features and capabilities of the aircraft, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, including the building and testing of our prototype aircrafts on timelines projected, completion of the piloted test programme phases, selection of suppliers, as well as statements that include the words “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “project,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “may,” “should,” “anticipate,” “will,” “aim,” “potential,” “continue,” “is/are likely to” and similar statements of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are not a guarantee of future performance. Actual outcomes may differ materially from the information contained in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including, without limitation, the important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 11, 2025, as such factors may be updated from time to time in the Company’s other filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements contained in this Form 6-K speak only as of the date hereof and accordingly undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. the Company disclaims any obligation or ~~undertaking~~ undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this Form 6-K, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than to the extent required by applicable law.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

The information included in this Report on Form 6-K (excluding Exhibit 99.1) is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statements on Form F-3 (File No. 333-270756, File No. 333-284763, File No. 333-287207 and File No. 333-292448) (including any prospectuses forming a part of such registration statements) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this Report on Form 6-K is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release of Vertical Aerospace Ltd. dated February 524, 2026

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Vertical Aerospace Ltd.
Date: February 5, 2026	By:	/s/ Stuart Simpson
Date: February 25, 2026	By:	/s/ Stuart Simpson
		Stuart Simpson
		Chief Executive Officer

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