One Nation Innovation is facilitating the Group 4+ UAS | Short/Vertical Takeoff and Landing (S/VTOL) Challenge. This initiative aims to effectively communicate its dual objectives to both Army ...

Joby Aviation (JOBY) -- in partnership with defense contractor L3Harris Technologies (LHX) -- has completed a test fight of a hybrid autonomous VTOL defense aircraft using Joby’s SuperPilot autonomy ...

Joby Aviation announced its electric VTOL aircraft, which it is developing alongside L3Harris Technologies, had its first flight in California on Nov. 7. (Joby Aviation) Joby Aviation and L3Harris ...

What if there was a way to fulfill your dreams of taking to the skies behind the controls of an aircraft without the certificate? It turns out, through some clever engineering and extensive testing, a ...

The development began in the mid-1980s when the Air Force needed an engine to produce a thrust in the 129 kN class, while retaining the durability and reliability of the F100-PW-220 and F110-GE-100 ...

Shield AI and GE Aerospace have confirmed that the GE Aerospace F110-GE-129 engine will power the developmental X-Bat unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fighter aircraft. The pair have ...

The Janus-1 is a twin-rotor personal helicopter with the nickname of the flying suitcase. Developed by the Chinese company, X-Control, the nickname refers to the aircraft's diminutive size, and while ...

A San Diego defense technology company unveiled an artificial intelligence-piloted fighter jet Tuesday that can take off vertically without runways, accelerating the Pentagon's push toward a future ...

Shield AI has revealed the X-BAT, a vertical take-off stealth jet designed for runway-free operations and powered by the firm’s Hivemind AI pilot. U.S. defense technology company Shield AI has ...

An artist's rendering of the X-BAT that Shield AI is developing to be a runway-independent unmanned VTOL strike jet. (Shield AI) US company Shield AI is developing an unmanned vertical take-off and ...