Topic: eVTOL
US Air Force to receive electric flying vehicles
The U.S. Air Force has awarded the EV technology startup Joby Aviation a contract to deliver nine Electric Air Taxi Electrical Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft. According to...
US Army evaluates ALIA electric aircraft
The U.S. Army DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center announced on its Twitter account that the first Army pilot completed the initial evaluation flight of the Beta's Alia...
U.S. Air Force evaluates electric aircraft for medevac missions
The U.S. Air Force is evaluating the use of electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, aircraft for missions like medical evacuations (medevac) and search and rescue. Officials...
U.S. Army looks to use silent technology for next-generation aircraft
The U.S. Army has announced that its researchers in cooperation with Uber research lab are working on silent and efficient VTOL, or vertical takeoff and landing operation,...