‘You wouldn’t be able to sell a Ford Cortina as a daily car today and yet that’s what the buyer of a helicopter is expected to do. There’s been no significant advance in helicopter design since the ...
One of 12 Shield AI V-BAT VTOL UASs acquired by the Royal Netherlands Navy undergoing operational testing aboard Zr. Ms. Johan de Witt amphibious assault ship during Exercise ‘Cold Response 2026'.
As the Army accelerates its transformation, it also faces significant challenges from aging platforms and evolving battlefield dynamics. In response, the Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Maneuver ...
Archer Aviation has begun piloted vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) flight testing of its Midnight eVTOL aircraft, marking a significant step toward transition flights and planned commercial ...
It's impossible these days to open a computer, smartphone, or TV without stumbling at least once on some piece of news concerning vertical take-off and landing aircraft. That's understandable, in some ...
Oman will host the world’s first Operational Launch Programme for Laila, a hybrid-electric, fully autonomous VTOL aircraft developed by Odys Aviation. Capable of 725 km range and 60 kg payload, Laila ...
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 ...
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 ...
Hybrid systems are increasingly favoured in aerospace research. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, have achieved a breakthrough in developing a vertical take-off and landing ...
Boeing’s Collaborative Combat Rotorcraft (CCR) is one adaptation of Boeing’s Collaborative Transformational Rotorcraft (CxR) – a modular, unmanned, multi-mission autonomous tiltrotor concept. Boeing ...
Drone-maker Orkid has unveiled a new variant of its Orkid 260 drone that incorporates four technologies to improve aerial data-capture technology. According to the company, the Orkid 260VTOL ...