Air Force leaders working to support the development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in the U.S. acknowledge that this new segment of aerospace will require a robust supply chain to rapidly develop prototypes and achieve expected production rates. Officials from Agility ...
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The Air Force may spend hundreds of millions on development and procurement of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft before 2025, according to officials behind Agility Prime. That project, which officially launched earlier this month, aims to leverage commercial investment in this ...
At the conclusion of the Air Force’s Agility Prime event on revolutionary VTOL aircraft, California-based Sabrewing Aircraft revealed their ‘Rhaegal-A’ prototype, an unmanned heavy-lift cargo aircraft that the company says will be capable of moving heavy payloads almost anywhere in the world ...
Leaders from across the U.S. Air Force, joined by Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, underlined the importance of revolutionary VTOL aircraft —and an associated U.S. industrial base — to the future of the military, speaking on the first day of the virtual kickoff of Agility Prime. Driven ...
The Air Force will host a digital launch of Agility Prime, its ‘flying car’ development and acquisition effort, April 27-May 1, a week-long “immersive virtual experience” kicked off by service acquisition chief Will Roper. Inspired by rapid commercial progress on all-electric aircraft ...
The Pentagon’s interest in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft continues to grow, with the Marine Corps’ Warfighting Lab now partnering with the Air Force’s Agility Prime program to explore unmanned aerial logistics solutions. For years, the service has worked with industry ...