electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)

By Ben Goldstein
The UAE has OK'd a proposal from Archer to modify the first heliport in Abu Dhabi into a facility that can accommodate helicopters and eVTOLs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Chinese drive/fly eVTOL, logistic resupply autonomy, FAA’s AAM testing center and cryo-compressed hydrogen.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Not everyone is buying into the hype surrounding electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft and distributed electric propulsion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The Texas A&M University System has been selected to establish a federal research center to integrate drones and air taxis into the national airspace system.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Chinese luxury carmaker Hongqi has unveiled the Tianyan 1 drive/fly vehicle and plans to fly a prototype this year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
A new fleet of small, hydrogen-powered, long-range drones could soon become a feasible option to operate from remote, austere bases.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
It’s no secret that Robinson Helicopter Company CEO Dave Smith is no fan of the burgeoning eVTOL industry.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Another Chinese eVTOL flies; artificial intelligence beats human in drone race; detonation-powered hypersonics.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Cormorant Aerospace plans to build the initial version of its planned eight-passenger amphibious aircraft with turbogenerator-based hybrid-electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Artificial intelligence has beaten a human pilot in drone races conducted in Abu Dhabi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
China’s state-owned aircraft manufacturer AVIC has flown a full-scale demonstrator of its AR-E3000 electric vertical-takeoff-landing-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Scout AI has raised $15 million to further develop its vision-language-action artificial intelligence model.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Archer has revealed the specifics of its planned air taxi launch network in New York City.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Skyports Drone Services has acquired Australian startup Redbird Aero.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Japanese trading conglomerate Marubeni performed an initial demo flight at the Osaka World Expo using the Hexa single-seat eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Munich-based Vaeridion has partnered with Bosch Aviation Technologies to support development of the Microliner nine-passenger all-electric regional airliner.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Jet VTOL UAS; CycloRotor flies; cargo gyroplane; and electrified trainer.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Whisper Aero is focused on designing and manufacturing ultra-quiet electric ducted fans for use in drones, eVTOLs and electric regional aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
First hydrogen helicopter, flying quiet electric ducted fans, UK funds AAM enablers, and Rotax engine runs on hydrogen.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Mayman Aerospace has completed flight testing of its Razor P100 high-speed autonomous vertical takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The first flight of the BlackBird cycloidal-rotor electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing demonstrator has been completed by Austria’s CycloTech.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Data shows that more than 1,500 AAM aircraft orders evaporated following the winding down of three companies late last year and early this year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Regulators in Singapore and 23 other Asia-Pacific countries have drafted a paper to facilitate the adoption of advanced air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Survey Copter has unveiled a vertical takeoff and landing version of its Aliaca tactical platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion