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U.S. Air Force Makes New AFWERX Investment in Boom Supersonic Airliner Research

Woodrow Bellamy III — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 22:28:03 +0000

Boom Supersonic, the Denver, Colorado-based aerospace company developing a supersonic airliner capable of flying at Mach 1.7, announced a new contract award from the U.S. Air Force on Tuesday valued […]

BETA’s eVTOL Receives First Air Force Airworthiness Approval for Human Flight in Electric Aircraft

Kelsey Reichmann — Fri, 07 May 2021 15:50:41 +0000

After a year of testing, BETA Technologies‘ electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, ALIA, has received the first airworthiness approval for manned flight in an electric aircraft from the […]

AFWERX Invests in Nap of the Earth Flight with Vy 400 VTOL

Kelsey Reichmann — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 16:01:49 +0000

AFWERX is working with Transcend Air through a new contract that will explore “nap of the earth” flight with high-speed vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, according to an April […]

Former Air Force Acquisition Secretary Roper Joins Volansi

Kelsey Reichmann — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 22:28:56 +0000

Will Roper, the former assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology, and logistics, is joining drone maker Volansi’s board of directors, the company said on March 3. Roper […]

Air Force Looks to Hybrid Electric Solution for eVTOL and UAS Energy Concerns

Kelsey Reichmann — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 20:45:00 +0000

The Air Force is investing in LiquidPiston’s X-Engine technology to create a hybrid-electric propulsion system to power emerging technologies like unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and orbs, the company said on […]

Orbs Find Potential Use in Contingency Response & CSAR Missions

Kelsey Reichmann — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:17:07 +0000

Orbs, which are essentially electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, are novel in how they operate and the technology they use presents the military with new potential use for […]

First Military Airworthiness for eVTOL Awarded to Joby Aviation

Kelsey Reichmann — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 22:14:41 +0000

Joby Aviation received the first military airworthiness for an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle from the AFWERX Agility Prime program, Will Roper, Air Force and Space Force acquisition […]