Air TaxiFirst Military eVTOL Airworthiness Awarded to Joby Aviation Joby Aviation received the first military airworthiness approval for an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle from the AFWERX Agility Prime program, Will Roper, Air Force and Space Force acquisition technology…
IIOTVolansi Secures $50 Million Series B for Autonomous VTOL Cargo Delivery Volansi completed a $50 million Series B financing round led by Icon Ventures to continue development of its autonomous vertical takeoff and landing cargo drones. Other participants in the round include Lightspeed…
Air TaxiU.S. Air Force Leaders Witness Manned eVTOL Demonstration by LIFT Aircraft’s HEXA Leadership from the U.S. Air Force observed a manned demonstration of an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft last week near Austin, Texas, as first reported by eVTOL.news. Secretary of the…
Air TaxiAgility Prime ‘Air Race to Certification’ Moves Ahead, Air Force Examines eVTOL Supply Chains Air Force leaders working to support the development of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in the United States acknowledge that this new segment of aerospace will require a robust supply chain…
Air TaxiAir Force May Spend 'Hundreds of Millions' on Electric Air Taxis By 2025 The Air Force may spend hundreds of millions on development and procurement of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft before 2025, according to officials behind Agility Prime. That project, which officially…
Air TaxiThe Funding and Talent Shortfalls Faced by Electric Air Taxis As the Air Force seeks to ensure domestic technology leadership in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, military and industry leaders agree that funding and available engineering talent are likely to…
Air TaxiSabrewing Unveils Prototype ‘Rhaegal-A’ Unmanned VTOL Cargo Aircraft At the conclusion of the Air Force’s Agility Prime event on revolutionary VTOL aircraft, California-based Sabrewing Aircraft revealed their ‘Rhaegal-A’ prototype, an unmanned heavy-lift cargo aircraft that the company says will be…
Air TaxiThe Skyport – April 30, 2020 We have a new acronym to add to the list: eVTOLs, UAM, AAM, and now — courtesy of the U.S. Air Force — ORBs. Not only do we have hundreds of vehicle designs…
Air TaxiThrough Agility Prime, Air Force Commits to Commercial Success of Air Taxis During the Agility Prime virtual kickoff event, speakers from across NASA, the U.S. Air Force, the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration underlined the military and economic importance of U.S.…
Air TaxiAir Force Announces Virtual Kickoff for Agility Prime’s ‘Air Race to Certification’ The U.S. Air Force will host a digital launch of Agility Prime, its ‘flying car’ development and acquisition effort, from April 27 to May 1, a week-long “immersive virtual experience” kicked off…