On Nov. 1, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced that it had selected four companies — Aurora Flight Sciences, Bell, Northrop Grumman and Piasecki Aircraft — to design prototypes for a high-speed vertical takeoff and landing (HSVTOL) X-Plane.
The US Air Force and Army awarded contracts to multiple firms to develop heavy-lift vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drones.
As 2023 was coming to a close, the leading electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developers appeared to accelerate their efforts to bring their ambitious plans to fruition.
Here’s our roundup of recent news on battery-electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) and electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft for advanced air mobility (AAM) applications.
Odys Aviation is developing a multi-role uncrewed VTOL UAS, according to a Nov. 30 report by Future Flight.
Rolls-Royce announced on Nov. 28 that it would sell its business unit responsible for developing engines for electric-powered aircraft.
Jump Aero and the Oregon Department of Aviation signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the potential of Jump Aero’s JA1 Pulse eVTOL aircraft, the California-based company revealed on Nov. 28.
Moya Aero announced that it completed the first flight of a prototype of the Moya eVTOL uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) on Nov. 15, the Brazilian company announced on Dec. 4.
Honeywell reported on Nov. 13 that its AAM business unit had secured contracts amounting to more than $10B.
MightyFly announced on Nov. 2 that the US Air Force’s AFWERX innovation unit had awarded it a $1.25M contract for work on its Autonomous Load Mastering System (ALMS).
