Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Some technologies, like smartphones, have a transformative impact on entire sectors of the ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. When President Trump signed an executive order accelerating U.S. drone production and ...

Orkid, an aerospace technology company specializing in tactical uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), today announced its entry into the U.S. market with a new line of SATCOM-enabled, fixed-wing VTOL ...

Joby Aviation and L3Harris are partnering to develop a new gas turbine hybrid, optionally piloted VTOL aircraft for long-range defense missions, with flight testing planned for this fall. The new ...

The Cyclone channel-wing eVTOL cargo UAS is aimed at naval logistics and offshore support missions. Credit: HopFlyt Four small U.S. companies have joined forces to combine novel airframe and ...

There are plenty of companies in this world working on vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, but only one of them seems to be making headway over in Europe: Vertical Aerospace. And the ...

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 ...

Vertical take-off and landing aircraft are seen as the promised land of urban mobility, capable of transporting people from point A to point B much faster than cars presently can. Generally speaking, ...

VTOL jet transports promised a future of vertical take off and landing for fast, flexible air travel. From bold Cold War prototypes to high hopes for commercial breakthroughs, these ambitious aircraft ...