Joby Aviation this month flew for the first time an autonomous vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft it and L3Harris Technologies are developing for defense applications. Why it matters: It's a major ...

BAE Systems has announced that STRIX, a new type of VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft, made its first flight in late October. The flight was reportedly successful, paving the way for ...

Joby Aviation on Thursday announced the first flight of its new turbine-electric, autonomous vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, marking a major step toward hybrid VTOL operations for commercial ...

STRIX's first VTOL flight involved testing the ability of the UAS' autonomous system to control a VTOL configuration during launch, sustained hover, and recovery. (BAE Systems) BAE Systems Australia's ...

The Cavorite X7 is designed to fly safely in clouds and known icing conditions at faster speeds and lower operating costs than helicopters, aiming for undisrupted flight operations worldwide TORONTO, ...

For vertical takeoff and landing aircraft known as VTOLs, the technical path from vertical takeoff to horizontal flight is anything but a straight line that can take years to achieve. But when it ...

What could be cooler than a jet-powered equivalent of a quadcopter drone? Well, how about a larger passenger-carrying version? That's exactly what aviation firm FusionFlight has just revealed, in the ...

Pipistrel has successfully completed the first hover flight of its Nuuva V300 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff and landing (VTOL) prototype. The flight of the uncrewed cargo VTOL was conducted at ...