Electrification and SustainabilityAFWERX Agility Prime to Take Hit in FY 2026 Budget In the upcoming fiscal 2026 budget request, the U.S. Air Force is to request a winding down of the Agility Prime electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) project by the service’s AFWERX…
AI & AutonomyU.S. Air Force Trials Autonomous Flights with Joby, Reliable Robotics - AIN, Aug. 26 Joby and Reliable Robotics demonstrated military uses for their remotely piloted Cessna Grand Caravans during the Air Force Agile Flag 24-3 exercise in early August, AIN reported. The service’s Afwerx innovation unit…
AI & AutonomyCollaborative Autonomy Tested in EpiSci/USAF Autonomy Prime Flights - May 2 California-based EpiSci said this week that the company finished multiple collaborative autonomy tests last month under the U.S. Air Force’s Autonomy Prime program to train operators on the company’s Starling Tactical Artificial…
AI & AutonomyReliable Robotics Gains Fresh Funding for Autonomous Flight Tech - March 26, AIN The autonomous flight and aviation company Reliable Robotics announced two contracts from the Defense Department and NASA that will help it bring remotely piloted aircraft to market, AIN reported. Reliable and Ohio…
AI & AutonomyShield AI Launches Autonomy Product For Multiple V-BAT UAS Having recently completed successful testing and demonstrations of its artificial intelligence piloting software for drone swarms, Shield AI has launched a new product that allows the company’s V-BAT uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to…
Advanced Air MobilityJoby Aviation Delivers First eVTOL Aircraft for U.S. Air Force’s 412th Test Wing California-based Joby Aviation, Inc. [JOBY] said on Sept. 25 that it has delivered its first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for the U.S. Air Force to Edwards AFB, Calif.’s 412th Test Wing…
Air TaxiU.S. Air Force Expands Partnership with Archer In a significant advancement for both the eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) industry and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Archer Aviation Inc. has announced an expanded partnership with the U.S.…
MilitaryUSAF Selects Electra for up to $85M in Funding for eSTOL Development Today, Electra announced that the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX program has selected it for a Strategic Funding Increase award. This award secures up to $85 million for Electra to continue developing a…
MilitaryAFWERX Mulls Software and Hardware Efforts For eVTOL Aircraft to Pass Sniper Pod Data The U.S. Air Force’s innovation arm, AFWERX, is considering hardware and software efforts under the Project Fast Open X-Platform Agile Combat Employment (FOX-ACE) to pass targeting data from Lockheed Martin [LMT] Sniper pods and…
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)…