AI & Autonomy

Q&A With Chief Operating Officer of UMILES Next

In late October, the electric air taxi prototype Concept Integrity performed its second successful test flight. The electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft was designed by UMILES Next and was equipped…

Electrification and Sustainability

Ampaire's Hybrid-Electric Grand Caravan Takes Flight

Ampaire has achieved a major milestone using a modified Cessna Grand Caravan. The Los Angeles-based electric aircraft developer flew its first hybrid-electric regional aircraft on a 30-minute test flight above southern California…

Air Taxi

Lilium Closes $119 Million Capital Raise

Leading eVTOL developer Lilium has closed a $119 million capital raise—a concurrent private placement and registered direct offering (RDO). Participants included existing shareholders, strategic partners, and new investors. Honeywell, Aciturri, Tencent, and…

Embedded Avionics

Space Avionics from L3Harris Propel Artemis I Launch

Northrop Grumman successfully launched NASA’s Artemis I on Nov. 16 with the help of L3Harris’s space avionics. L3Harris’ avionics systems ensured that the launch and the first eight minutes of remote command…