Flywing has been building GPS-stabilised RC helicopters long enough to know exactly how people destroy expensive things. The California-based company watched buyers drop serious money on scale Huey ...

Do you know Halley? May 19, 2026. US SOF Week 2026. Tampa, Florida. At this event, Tycho.AI debuted a small VTOL. Its name is Halley. Military media outlets were buzzing. FlightGlobal, TheDefenseNews, ...

Whisper Aero unveiled its JetFoil propulsion system, integrating ultraquiet electric engines and ducted fans into a wing's airfoil to enable "runway independence" (short or near-vertical takeoffs) for ...

AltoVolo is up, up, and away. The London-based firm has built and flown a quarter-scale prototype of its Sigma aircraft, with a full-scale demonstrator due for completion at the end of the year.

As the Army accelerates its transformation, it also faces significant challenges from aging platforms and evolving battlefield dynamics. In response, the Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Maneuver ...

The Janus-1 is a twin-rotor personal helicopter with the nickname of the flying suitcase. Developed by the Chinese company, X-Control, the nickname refers to the aircraft's diminutive size, and while ...

Drone-maker Orkid has unveiled a new variant of its Orkid 260 drone that incorporates four technologies to improve aerial data-capture technology. According to the company, the Orkid 260VTOL ...

You might be tempted to think all eVTOLs are the same, that they all look like oversized RC drones, designed by tech bros who've never so much as sniffed an aeronautics laboratory. Maybe that is how ...

When President Trump signed an executive order accelerating U.S. drone production and advanced air systems, many people focused their attention on defense. But embedded within that policy was ...

As we are always looking for news on electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle (eVTOL) progress, the United Kingdom has recently stepped up with Gloucestershire-based Vertical Aerospace in the ...