The concept of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft has been circulating for decades, but only these past few years have they become a much-needed transportation tool that could play a major ...

The aircraft is capable of routine takeoff and landing in 30 knot (15 m/s) winds as well as conducting operations in extreme temperatures ranging from -20°C to +50°C (-4°F to 122 °F). The Penguin B ...

Various startups continue to try to reinvent aviation with personal aircraft that look like consumer drones scaled up enough to fit a human. Now, newcomer Jetson Aero throws its hat into the ring with ...

BAE Systems has unveiled a fascinating new autonomous, hybrid, VTOL UAV for military use. The STRIX, developed in Australia, folds to fit inside a shipping container, and is capable of carrying 160 kg ...

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Aurora Flight Sciences has revealed its latest concept for a low-drag, fan-in-blended-wing body design for DARPA's Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program aimed at producing a ...

One of DARPA’s latest projects is set to reshape the future of aviation for the US Armed forces - the SPRINT X-Plane program.

With political and military tensions between China and the United States escalating rapidly, the US Navy and Marines are ...

GM Design has unveiled the P5 VTOL Concept, one of four futuristic vehicles created for the reimagined Test Track attraction at Walt Disney World's Epcot.

At a “shark tank”-style aerospace pitch competition during Revolution.Aero last week, Aviation Safety Resources (ASR) won both the audience and judges’ vote for their patent-pending parachute system ...

The U.S. Marine Corps is looking for a new autonomous, vertical-takeoff-and- landing (VTOL) system to supply austere ...