An electric aircraft that takes off like a helicopter and cruises like a conventional plane just completed its first piloted ...

A Pennsylvania-based company has launched a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) logistics drone. Piasecki Aircraft Corporation’s upgraded UAV model offers a payload capacity of over 1,500 pounds (680 ...

Air taxi maker Joby Aviation has partnered with US defence contractor L3Harris Technologies, to develop a new vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft for possible use by the military. The ...

Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE: JOBY) and L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) today announced they are exploring opportunities to develop a new aircraft class for defense applications. The gas turbine hybrid ...

The CAA, sponsored by the Department for Transport, is identifying the proposed regulatory changes needed to accommodate the safe use of new types of VTOL aircraft in the UK. Following our initial ...

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 5, 2026 / New Horizon Aircraft Ltd. ("Horizon Aircraft" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:HOVR) is proud to announce that its hybrid-electric VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and ...

Demonstrator aircraft integrates hybrid turbine into Joby’s proven electric aircraft platform Aircraft flew just three months after announcement of hybrid concept, demonstrating value of vertical ...

ALPENA, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PteroDynamics, an innovator in autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft systems, and AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV ...

When the American administration announced the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) in mid-December 2025, the local vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) makers went into a frenzy. After all, what’s ...

Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) aircraft present significant control challenges due to their nonlinear, strongly coupled dynamics and sensitivity to disturbances, particularly during hover–forward ...

Flight testing expected to start in fall 2025, with operational demonstrations expected in 2026 New aircraft class could be used for a wide range of low-altitude support use-cases Gas turbine hybrid ...