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 & AutonomyAnduril Teams With eVTOL Developer Archer To Pitch UK Military and Civil Aircraft Anduril Industries’ UK subsidiary this week announced it is leading a team with Archer Aviation to bid for future military and civil flight opportunities with the latter’s Midnight electric vertical Takeoff and…
Air TaxiLilium Announces Buy-out Deal With American and European Investors - Dec. 24, 224, AIN A group of European and American investors as the Mobile Lift Corporation agreed to acquire the assets of the German eVTOL aircraft developer Lilium, AIN reported. On Dec. 24 Lilium announced an…
Air TaxiArcher Tops 400 Flights with Midnight Aircraft - AIN, Sept. 3 Archer Aviation completed 402 flight tests thus far in 2024 with its Midnight eVTOL air taxi prototype, AIN reported. The company is seeking to gain FAA certification in 2025 and enter into…
Air TaxiLilium Completes Key Stage of Electric Propulsion Tests for eVTOL Aircraft - AIN, Aug. 21 Lilium finished the first phase of integration testing for the electric propulsion system it plans to power its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, AIN reported. The company this month said…
Electrification and SustainabilityArmy Details Hybrid-Electric VTOL Interest, Aims For Tech Demos In FY ‘26-’30 The Army has detailed an extensive plan for evaluating hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) platforms and enabling technologies, with an aim to hold capability demonstrations between fiscal years 2026 and 2030.…
Air TaxiEve Reports Progress in Building Full-scale eVTOL Prototype - May 10, AIN Eve Air Mobility released images to show progress in building the first full-scale proof-of-concept four-passenger eVTOL aircraft it plans to bring to the market in 2026, AIN reported. The airframe is being…
Air TaxiBravo Air Plans To Operate SkyDrive eVTOL Aircraft - AIN, March 15 Private U.S. charter operator Bravo Air signed a letter of intent with Japanese company SkyDrive to buy up to five three-seat SD-05 eVTOL aircraft, AIN reported. Under this deal, Georgia’s Augusta Regional…
Advanced Air MobilityGlobal eVTOL sector is attracting increased interest from professional investors The rapid growth in the Advanced Air Mobility market and advances in establishing a regulatory framework for the sector is making electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) an increasingly attractive market for…
Advanced Air MobilityBETA Chooses G3000 Integrated Flight Deck for its eVTOL This week, Garmin announced that it will be providing the Garmin G3000 integrated flight deck to BETA Technologies. BETA will be incorporating the G3000 into its electric fixed-wing aircraft, the CX300, as…