Reliable awarded multi-year US Air Force contract news Yves Le Marquand 16 Sep 24 0 Reliable Robotics has been awarded a contract to provide advanced automation to United States Air Force (USAF) airlift and refuelling aircraft. The Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite… Read more
VerdeGo awarded US military contract for hybrid-electric power plant news Yves Le Marquand 15 Apr 24 0 VerdeGo Aero has been selected by AFWERX for a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract worth $1.24m. The contract, focused on VerdeGo’s VH-4T-RD… Read more
Xwing completes Agile Combat Employment exercise with US Air Force news Yves Le Marquand 14 Feb 24 0 Xwing’s first successful participation in an Agile Combat Employment exercise demonstrates the future of military critical cargo delivery, according to co-founder Maxime Gariel. The week-long… Read more
Xwing’s autonomous logistics opens new opportunities for DoD news Yves Le Marquand 30 Jan 24 0 Xwing’s Cessna 208B has successfully completed an autonomous logistics mission as part of a continuing partnership with AFWERX Autonomy Prime. Watched on by dozens of… Read more
AFWERX, NASA and FAA sign info-sharing ‘MoU of MoUs’ news Yves Le Marquand 31 Oct 23 0 AFWERX Prime, the FAA and NASA have agreed to share flight-test data to accelerate the safe integration of AAM aircraft into the national airspace system… Read more
Mayman awarded $2m grant by US DoD for Speeder development news Yves Le Marquand 30 Oct 23 0 Mayman Aerospace has been awarded a $2m grant via an Other Transaction Authority from the US Department of Defense (DoD). The US-based air utility vehicle… 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 receives first instalment from US Air Force contracts news Yves Le Marquand 4 Oct 23 0 Archer has got the first instalment worth nearly $1m from its recently announced contracts with the US Air Force (USAF). With a total value of… Read more
Joby delivers first aircraft half-year ahead of schedule news Yves Le Marquand 25 Sep 23 0 Joby has delivered its first aircraft to Edwards Air Force Base about six months ahead of the expected 2024 delivery date. On-base operations with Joby’s… Read more
Xwing awarded SBIR contract with US Air Force news Yves Le Marquand 11 May 23 0 Xwing has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with the USAF’s AFWERX Agility Prime programme. Through the agreement, Xwing will… Read more
Joby receives third extension of Agility Prime contract news Yves Le Marquand 27 Apr 23 0 Joby Aviation has received a third extension of its Agility Prime contract with the US Air Force worth $55m. The announcement comes days after four… Read more
Joby begins propellor testing at NASA’s Ames wind tunnel news Yves Le Marquand 20 Feb 23 0 Joby Aviation has begun testing its propellors at the world’s largest wind tunnel facility at NASA’s Ames Research Centre. The National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex (NFAC),… Read more