USAF Expands Interest In eVTOL Under Agility Prime Program

Startup Joby has a Defense Innovation Unit contract to study moving supplies around military areas using its eVTOL.
Credit: Joby Aviation
The U.S. Air Force has expanded its interest in emerging electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft to encompass vehicles able to carry one-two people or more than 500 lb. of cargo. The two new “areas of interest” (AOI) under the Air Force’s Agility Prime program were released on April...
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