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Advanced Air Mobility Report, December 10, 2025

VOL. 5 NO. 50 December 10, 2025
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Technology

Electra EL9
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Electra Forms Defense Division To Seek Hybrid Ultra-STOL Opportunities

Dec 03, 2025
Advanced air mobility startups are looking to defense for early revenues, so Electra.aero is forming a dedicated defense unit to pursue potential military uses.
concept art of barbells carried by drones approaching a finish line
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DARPA Wants To Revolutionize Drones And Reestablish U.S. Leadership

Dec 04, 2025
The agency’s Lift Challenge aims for at least a fourfold increase in drone payload-to-weight capability.
The DJI drone comes with an electric winch and a 30-m. cable.
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DJI Unveils FlyCart 100 Cargo Drone

Dec 05, 2025
The uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) is designed to operate in challenging environments, such as flying over mountains, rivers, lakes, and bays.

Regulatory

kyle clark at house subcommittee hearing
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Beta CEO Defends Electric Aviation At House AAM Hearing

Dec 08, 2025
A house aviation subcommittee meeting turned unexpectedly combative as Beta Technologies CEO Kyle Clark clashed with lawmakers over electric aircraft.

Infrastructure

Zuri has flown a half-ton, 11-m wingspan demonstrator in hover mode. Credit: Zuri
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Zuri Prepares Hybrid Tiltrotor For 2026 First Flight

Dec 04, 2025
Prague-based hybrid-VTOL startup Zuri is planning a major shift from years of subscale demonstrators to a full-envelope tiltrotor prototype flight campaign in 2026.

Business

Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Caption – Hydrogen-electric-powered ST-5 Stingray could be used to monitor ocean convection currents in the North Atlantic
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Cranfield Pauses Hydrogen Islander, Pivots To UAS

Nov 21, 2025
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions has put development of a hydrogen-electric powertrain retrofit for the Britten-Norman Islander on hold.
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Caption – Hydrogen-electric-powered ST-5 Stingray could be used to monitor ocean convection currents in the North Atlantic
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Cranfield Pauses Hydrogen Islander, Pivots To UAS

Nov 21, 2025
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions has put development of a hydrogen-electric powertrain retrofit for the Britten-Norman Islander on hold.
TU Munich’s Team Horyzn multicopter eVTOL
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GoAero Reveals Round 2 Winners In Emergency-Response eVTOL Competition

Dec 03, 2025
GoAero Prize announced eight teams that will move on to the 2027 fly0off for it's $2 million competition to create VTOL emergency response aircraft.
Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, a key node in Archer’s planned South Florida air taxi network.
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Bizav Infrastructure Key To Archer’s Miami EVTOL Plans

Dec 04, 2025
The key role business aviation could play in the rollout of advanced air mobility is clear in Archer Aviation’s unveiling of its planned air taxi network in South Florida.

AAM Briefs

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AAM Briefs: Archer, Sarla & More

Dec 09, 2025
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation has partnered with Archer to accelerate deployment of eVTOL aircraft.

Industry Data

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Flight Hours vs Press Releases

Dec 10, 2025
A graphic illustration comparing flight hours and press releases for Archer, Beta Technologies and Joby.