Military

The deal with Lockheed Martin also includes an option to purchase an additional 20 fighter jets for the Hellenic Air Force.

The manufacturer’s hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) design goes airborne at neighborhood driving speeds through the use of blown lift propulsion.

Crediting ‘the luck of the Irish,’ Paddy Hemingway said he survived being shot down twice during the battle and twice more during combat in North Africa and Italy.

The Air Force Research Laboratory is studying ways to integrate flights of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) at bases nationwide.

The company’s Alia model moved up to 500 pounds of cargo at a time over the course of a monthlong exercise involving two major commands of the U.S. Air Force.

Wingman could become a remote carrier for Europe’s Future Combat Air Systems (FCAS) initiative, which aims to meld crewed and uncrewed operations together.

Company engineers observed pilots as they performed a variety of tasks, collecting data to identify where automation can be most helpful.

The initiative to field thousands of cheaply produced drones is ‘producing real results,’ according to U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks.

Flight testing of Elroy’s Chaparral, a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (hVTOL) design, is scheduled to begin in July.

The partners are modifying Pyka’s flagship Pelican Cargo aircraft, an uncrewed, fully electric drone, for use by DOD customers.