Defense technology company Shield AI has set Oct. 21 as the unveiling date for a jet-powered, vertical-takeoff-and-landing ...

The Ryan X-13 Vertijet was the Air Force’s 1950s answer to runway vulnerability: a tail-sitting jet that hovered on thrust, transitioned to level flight, and recovered by hooking a vertical line on a ...

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 ...

Not every plane has the luxury of very long airport-worthy runway strips. In fact, many combat scenarios are in non-ideal locations that often do not come with a nice long runway for landing and ...

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 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1954, Bell Aircraft Corporation ...

Munich, Germany-based upstart Lilium GmbH has hired a series of key officials as it continues the development of its miniature all-electric eVTOL – the Lilium Jet. Plans are for the Lilium Jet to fly ...

London-based startup AltoVolo is aiming high with its entry in the developing eVTOL space. It plans to offer a powerful personal hybrid-electric aircraft that will seat three people, deliver 510 miles ...