AFWerx

Joby Aviation has rolled the second production prototype electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi off its pilot line in Marina, California.

Startup VerdeGo Aero has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract to advance development of a turbine-based hybrid-electric powerplant.

Umbra Space is the latest commercial space company to show that bistatic coupling of two radar satellites could be used to implement moving target indication.

U.S. autonomous aviation startup Reliable Robotics has announced the receipt of two new contract awards from the Department of Defense and NASA.

The public-private fellowship partnership placed officers, enlisted personnel and DOD civilians into startups, accelerators and venture capital firms.

U.S. startup Pivotal has four of eight BlackFly ultralight eVTOL vehicles for evaluation by the USAF's AFWerx innovation unit under the Agility Prime program.

The AFWerx innovation unit is focused on cargo applications for advanced air mobility aircraft.

The aircraft has been delivered to New Braunfels National Airport, Texas.

USAF has awarded Xwing a military flight release for its autonomous Cessna 208B Caravan and OK'd the aircraft for flying in the National Airspace System.

U.S. startup Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC) has secured a follow-on contract award from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation program.

A specialist in experimental rotorcraft, Piasecki eyes the transition from R&D to production.

The U.S. Air Force has an interest in exploring small eVTOLs with light payloads between 400 and 500 lb., as well as even smaller aircraft with payloads of 100-250 lb.

Hybrid eSTOL flies; sea-based high-speed VTOL; China’s electric regional; Piasecki’s tilt-duct ARES revived.

X-Bow Systems, a startup that 3D prints solid rocket motors and propellants, has closed an “interim funding round” led by Lockheed Martin Ventures.

Team wants data on S4 dynamics in simulated lunar space.

Beta has been working with AFWerx and Agility Prime for more than three years.

A three-blade test article was delivered to Holloman AFB, New Mexico, for a demonstration of the folding rotor at representative flight speeds.

The creation of the independent council follows last year’s announcement of a strategic partnership with Northrop Grumman.

Predicting contrail cirrus; Autonomy proving ground; eVTOL river crossing; Electric regional seaplane.

Autonomy Prime was established to engage nontraditional players in the development of autonomous capabilities for U.S. Air Force platforms.

Active flutter control; humanoid robot pilot; delivery drone detect-and-avoid; heavy-lift VTOL demonstrators.

The Advanced Air Mobility Stock Composite was little changed during the week ending Aug. 4.

Joby Aviation has confirmed the first flight of its initial production prototype S4 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.

U.S. startup Electra.aero has secured an investment from Statkraft Ventures, a fund that specializes in energy transition and clean technology.

Tunnel test for Nexus; FAA revamps light sport rules; hybrid-electric for eVTOLs; and SMA power for VerdeGo’s hybrid.