Archer delivers first aircraft to US Air Force news Yves Le Marquand 16 Aug 24 0 Archer Aviation has delivered its first Midnight eVTOL to the US Air Force (USAF) after the Department of Defense accepted the aircraft’s military airworthiness assessment.… Read more
Joby completes hydrogen-electric test flight news Yves Le Marquand 12 Jul 24 0 With water as the only by-product, Joby has flown its hydrogen-electric demonstrator 523 miles. The landmark test flight, which Joby believes to be the… Read more
Pyka delivers cargo aircraft to US Air Force news Yves Le Marquand 14 Feb 24 0 Pyka has delivered its Pelican Cargo aircraft to US Air Force as part of its contract with the AFWERX Agility Prime programme. Flight operations staff… Read more
AIR moves forward with US Air Force AFWERX programme news Yves Le Marquand 3 Jan 24 0 AIR has moved on to the next stage of its US Air Force AFWERX Agility Prime Program, continuing the joint R&D of its eVTOL aircraft.… Read more
AFWERX backs Piasecki Aircraft with $37m contract news Yves Le Marquand 23 Nov 23 0 Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has been awarded a multi-year contract by AFWERX and the US Air Force Research Laboratory worth $37m. The award, which forms part… Read more
BETA’s Alia begins deployment with US Air Force news Yves Le Marquand 30 Oct 23 0 BETA Technologies has landed its all-electric aircraft at Duke Field, Florida to begin a contracted deployment period with the US Air Force (USAF). BETA’s ALIA… Read more
How the US military is teaming up to get advanced aircraft flying Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 11 Oct 23 0 When the AFWERX Agility Prime programme was launched in 2020, it was focused on planting the stars and stripes atop the summit of Mount eVTOL… Read more
Archer and DoD deal expansion sees order for six Midnights news Yves Le Marquand 31 Jul 23 0 Archer has signed new contracts with the US Department of Defense worth $142m including delivery of six Midnight aircraft that will supplement helicopter operations. This… Read more