Airbus Helicopter Breaks Speed Record
The Airbus Racer helicopter reaches major achievement by exceeding its level speed objective of 400 kph (reaching 418 kph) less than two months after...
Solar-Electric VTOL Drone Can Fly For 3 Days
The US Navy is going to get KHA’s solar-powered K1000ULE drone, which will be used as part of their Small Unit Remote Scouting System....
MIT Startup Creates Self-Flying Helicopters
Autonomous helicopters signal a new era in aviation – one of a safer sky. Rotor Technologies is a startup founded by MIT PhDs, and...
New eVTOL ‘Quiet as A Dishwasher’ Will Hit the Market In...
Supernal, a company under Hyundai Motor Group's Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), revealed its latest eVTOL vehicle at CES 2024 named S-A2, which represents a...
Butterfly – the Massive New Electric Plane Joins the eVTOL Family
Dynamic demands of evolving personal mobility have seen the eVTOL industry flourish in recent years, with many different aviation startups competing to introduce their...
The World’s First Water-Landing Fixed-Wing Drone
VT-Naut is a cutting-edge VTOSL (Vertical Takeoff and Short Landing) fixed-wing drone. This innovation was developed by Aeromao and is crafted for applications ranging...
The World’s Largest Uncrewed Drone Helicopter
Rotor Technologies Inc. began production of the largest uncrewed civilian helicopter on the market. Called R550X, it is developed as a versatile autonomous helicopter...
Defense Company “Anduril” Unveils VTOL Roadrunner for Aerial Defense
American defense company “Anduril Industries” has signed with a US customer on a new subsonic VTOL drone that can be used for surveillance missions...
The First Turbogenerator-Hybrid hVTOL Takes Flight
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DARPA Unveils New VTOL Aircraft Competitors
DARPA declared the winning competitors for Phase 1A of its SPRINT project, who were chosen to design and build a prototype VTOL.
DARPA explained in...
The US Navy’s 13-Foot Giant Electric Transforming Drone
The innovative folding wing Transwing X-P4 drone by PteroDynamics has completed a critical set of sea trials for the United States Navy. The fully autonomous,...
World’s First Hydrogen Vertical Lift-Off EV Plane
Aerospace startup “AMSL Aero” received $5.43 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to develop a hydrogen-powered eVTOL aircraft that will transform regional...
Giant Cargo Drone to Aid US Air Force in Delivery Missions
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Two Tech Giants Sign Deal for AI Military Surveillance Machine
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First Ever eVTol Testing with a Pilot
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Air Force Begins Testing Electric Air Taxis
Joby Aviation is a California-based startup that recently delivered its inaugural electric air taxi to the Air Force, the first delivery of its kind...
Revolutionary Aerial-Ambulance Service
Jump Aero has unveiled its JA1 "Pulse" all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that will revolutionize emergency medical services.
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Machine Learning Revolutionizes Navy Helicopters Landing on Ships
One of the most difficult tasks for Navy pilots is landing a helicopter on a ship. Those involved have to be incredibly coordinated and...
Air Taxis – Becoming a Reality
Today, roughly 1 billion airline passengers per year are concentrated through only 50 hub airports in the US to reach just the 380 airports...
Deep Water Mine Detection Achieved Autonomously
The US Navy needs an airborne sensor that can detect deeper water mines. A new variant of the Navy’s unmanned helicopter may soon feature...
International Collaboration in Air Mobility
The US and the UK have formulated a joint policy regarding air mobility. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the UK Civil Aviation...
First Electric Unmanned Flight by US Air Force
The US Air Force successfully completed the first flight of an electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft with an Air Force pilot at...
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