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Joby, L3Harris fly autonomous electric aircraft, eye defense market

Joby and L3Harris hope their autonomous VTOL aircraft could one day carry out military operations, including by acting as a ...

Joby takes first flight of its hybrid demonstrator aircraft in Marina

The demonstrator aircraft builds on Joby’s all-electric air taxi platform and integrates a hybrid turbine powertrain.
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Joby logs first flight of VTOL aircraft it's pitching to the military

Joby Aviation this month flew for the first time an autonomous vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft it and L3Harris ...
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Autonomous electric VTOL aircraft for US military makes successful first flight

Joby Aviation on Thursday announced the first flight of its new turbine-electric, autonomous vertical takeoff and landing ...
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Anduril and EDGE form a joint venture for autonomous aircraft

In a significant move towards the advancement of autonomous air systems, U.S.-based defense technology firm Anduril and UAE ...
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Joby Hybrid Aircraft Goes From Concept to First Flight in 3 Months

When electric aircraft developer Joby Aviation in August unveiled its concept for a hybrid-powered, optionally piloted ...
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This Is How $1.1 Million Fly Away as the Sigma Hybrid VTOL

British VTOL maker AltoVolo started accepting orders for the Sigma hybrid electric take-off and landing aircraft, no word ...
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Joby logs first flight of hybrid VTOL aircraft

The demonstrator first flew on Nov. 7 at Joby’s Marina, CA facility using the company’s autonomy stack, dubbed SuperPilot. It also integrates a gas turbine powertrain into Joby’s all-electric air taxi ...
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Shield AI partners with GE Aerospace to power developmental X-Bat unmanned VTOL fighter with F110-GE-129 engine

Shield AI and GE Aerospace have signed a memorandum of understanding to power the developmental X-Bat unmanned vertical ...
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Czech VTOL developer Zuri secures backing from former Lilium suitor AAMG

Fresh from losing out on Lilium's assets to Archer Aviation, Dutch firm Ambitious Air Mobility Group (AAMG) has turned its ...

IIT Madras aces vertical take-off and landing in aircraft, UAVs with hybrid rocket thrusters

Madras have taken India a step closer to advancing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft and an Unmanned Aerial ...
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CEO shares secret to creating this unique aircraft the Navy is investing over $7 million in to fly parts to broken warships

The US Navy is looking into using drones to deliver critical repair cargo to broken warships. The BlueWater Maritime Logistics UAS project seeks innovative VTOL designs. The unique PteroDynamics ...