MilitaryAptima Evaluates eVTOL Pilot Training Requirements Through USAF Contract The company Aptima revealed in August that it was awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force to evaluate necessary skills and training for pilots of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)…
UnmannedSabrewing CEO Talks Record-Breaking Cargo Drone Hover Flight Sabrewing Aircraft Company, based in California, recently announced the successful completion of its cargo drone prototype’s first hover flight with an 829-pound payload. According to the company, this set a new world…
Air TaxiAdvanced Air Mobility Center in Ohio Will Enable Collaboration between USAF, NASA, Academia, and Industry Construction of a facility for development of advanced air mobility projects began last month in Springfield, Ohio. The National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence, or NAAMCE, is funded by $9.35 million…
Air TaxiUSAF Pilots Conduct First-Ever Crewed eVTOL Flight with BETA Aircraft On March 9, 2022, two U.S. Air Force pilots became the first Airmen to fly an electric aircraft with military airworthiness approval—the ALIA, an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, developed…
Air TaxiU.S. Air Force Awards Contract to Electra and MIT for eSTOL Flight Controls Electra.aero, the hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft developer, was awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract by the U.S. Air Force. Electra will work in partnership with…
Air TaxiAgility Prime Awards Phase III Contract to eSTOL Company Electra Next generation aerospace company Electra.aero was awarded a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The contract will support the continued development of Electra’s eSTOL…
Air TaxiScaling Up to Advanced Air Mobility The Scaling Up to AAM discussion during the eVTOL Symposium at TVF2022 started with a presentation by Paul Stith, Associate Vice President, Global Transportation Initiatives – Growth Accelerator at Black & Veatch.…
Air TaxiJoby Aviation Receives FAA and USAF Approval For Second Prototype Aircraft FAA Special Airworthiness Certification and U.S. Air Force Airworthiness Approval were both awarded to Joby Aviation for the company’s second pre-production prototype aircraft. The company achieved an initial (stage 2) signed G-1…
ConnectivityUSAF Picks Honeywell's JetWave Satcom for C-17 Fleet The U.S. Air Force has selected Honeywell's JetWave satcom system for use on 70 C-17 Globemaster III cargo planes. JetWave relies on Inmarsat's Global Xpress Ka-band service to provide worldwide connectivity with…
MilitaryUS Defense Department Wary of Drones in Evolving US Airspace The U.S. Defense Department does not think of small drones as toys — it thinks of them as threats, according to Col. Dan Furleigh, the U.S. Air Force’s division chief for military…