Oct 24, 2024 | Aerial Vehicles, Air Mobility, Featured
The Federal Aviation Administration has formally recognized a new category of aircraft for the first time in roughly eight decades — a technology not so different from the flying cars of “The Jetsons” and “Back to the Future.” The FAA officially...
Oct 17, 2024 | Aerial Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Defense, Military
Autonomous helicopters have been in the works for years now, and that means we’re already getting to see some incipient results. One such development might take the form of a self-flying Black Hawk helicopter, for which DARPA just gave one of the biggest names...
Oct 3, 2024 | Aerial Vehicles
Self-flying drones and self-driving aircraft are joining forces to deliver your burrito. On Tuesday, Wing, the drone delivery arm of Google parent Alphabet, and Serve Robotics, a manufacturer of sidewalk delivery robots, announced a pilot partnership in Dallas, where...
Sep 26, 2024 | Aerial Vehicles, Featured
Last year, a Californian firm called Alef Aeronautics unveiled the Alef Model A, its bizarre take on a flying car with a $300,000 sticker price and a promise it would reach production in 2025. Many scoffed at this idea, chalking the Model A up as another...
Sep 19, 2024 | Aerial Vehicles, Military
The US State Department has approved a prospective foreign military sale to Japan involving up to nine KC-46A aerial refuelling aircraft and a suite of equipment valued at approximately $4.1bn. This move aims to strengthen Japan’s defensive and operational...
Sep 17, 2024 | Aerial Vehicles
Dubai is set to launch its highly anticipated flying taxi service as early as late 2025, a year earlier than initially planned. Joby Aviation, a California-based air-taxi company, will be partnering with Uber to provide a seamless door-to-door experience for...
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